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The prophecy of the blessing of fertility is explicitly written in the Torah, after the Jews making aliyah to the Land of Israel and conquer it.
"The Lord your God will again bring you to the land of which your fathers took possession and you shall take possession of it, and He will do good to you, and increase you beyond your fathers" (Deuteronomy 30: 5).
Moses our Teacher promises us that we will be better off and our fertility will increase more than that of our ancestors.
The prophet Jeremiah promised in God’s name: "Behold, I am restoring the returnees of the tents of Jacob, and on his dwellings, I will have compassion; and the city will be built on its mound, and the palace will be inhabited established in its rightful manner. And from them will come thanksgiving and the voice of merry-making and I will multiply them, and they will not be diminished" (Jeremiah 30:18-19).
A Beautiful Dream
In 1898, Simon Dubnow, the leading Jewish demographer and historian of his time, defined Herzl's political Zionism as a "beautiful Messianic dream" totally divorced from reality. He predicted that within 100 years, a maximum of 500,000 Jews "slightly more than the population of Kiev", would come to the Land of Israel.
He made a big mistake. Within 50 years, 500,000 Jews were already in the Land of Israel. And after 100 years, there were 6 million Jews in the State of Israel: a difference of 5.5 million Jews from his projection.
In the 1960s, the birth rate among Israeli Arabs was more than nine children per woman. The birth rate of the Jewish mother was three and a half children per woman. Demographers were concerned that the State of Israel would eventually have an Arab majority.
In those years, demographic experts did not think that any immigrants would come from the Soviet Union and that the maximum number of immigrants to Israel would be 150,000 – 200,000. In reality, they were wrong, and more than a million Jews came from the Soviet Union. This reality should make the demographers realize that the reproduction rate of Jews and Arabs in the Land of Israel is matched with the
prophecies written in all the books of the Torah and Prophets, and not to any other parameter.
Economics and the Birth Rate
Today (2022), the average fertility rate in Israel stands at 3.16 children per woman. This figure is truly miraculous; in all of the countries of the world, either the economic situation is bad and the birth rate is high, or the economic situation is good and the birth rate is shrinking. The State of Israel is the only country in the world that is both in an excellent economic state thank God and has a high fertility rate. This is in addition to the astonishing fact that in Israel the fertility rate is on the rise, while throughout the entire Arab and Western world, fertility is on the decline.
The improvement in fertility in Israel denotes a high level of optimism, connection to our past and responsibility for the future of the nation. Increased fertility brings with it much blessing, among other things, it is fuel for continued economic growth independent on imported foreign labor.
This is truly a prophecy which is enfolding against all odds. "For I will assuredly bless you, and multiply your descendants" (Genesis 22:17). And "He will love you, bless you, and multiply you; He will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain, your wine and your oil, the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flock, in the land which He swore to your forefathers to give to you" (Deuteronomy 7:13). Blessings both for economic growth and a high birth rate.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
