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4/8/2011 8:02:00 AMA7 Radio's "The Shmuz" with Rabbi B. Shafier
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In 1996, sociologists Gordon and Horowitz published a study entitled, “Will Your Grandchildren Be Jewish?” Their conclusion: based on the general Jewish population’s ever-decreasing birth rates and skyrocketing intermarriage rates, the odds that any Jews will remain at the end of the 21st century are slim to none. and .However, one category of their study stood out in stark relief -- the Orthodox. Based on the average birth rate of 4-6 children per Orthodox Jewish family, and the intermarriage rate of less than 3% amongst Orthodox Jews, it was the only segment of the Jewish population that was burgeoning and increasing. We should therefore expect that by the end of this century, the Jewish Nation will be alive, vibrant, and strictly Orthodox. But what about the Jews that are alive today?. How many of them will survive, and how many of their grandchildren will be Jewish?
Rabbi Ben Zion Shafier is Director of www.TheShmuz.com. His lectures, books and articles have impacted thousands of Jews worldwide. You can hear him on radio in Israel, on Hidabroot in Brooklyn, read his written parsha and video column on Arutz Sheva, or visit his website at TheShmuz.com. On the site you can down load over 200 shmuzin for free, as well as purchase his two books "The Shmuz on the Parsha" and "Stop Surviving Start Living". You may also choose to contact by phone @ 1-866-623-TORAH. Rabbi Shafier hosts The Shmuz every Thursday from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Israel time on Israel National Radio.
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