TheHOPE ~ התקווה
The New Vision 
for Israel & Zion


Essays, Articles & Stories

JEWISH EXPLORATORIA OF THE FUTURE

Dror, a former Jewish Museum curator, advocates a shift from Greek to Jewish paradigm of art and turning the museum visitor to an active participant.

MEDITATIONS ON THE NAME OF JERUSALEM

Dr. Yitzhaq I. Hayut-Man http://thehope.tripod.com/jeruname.htm 02.01.2013
MEDITATIONS ON THE NAME OF JERUSALEM

The crucial Arab-Israeli conflict over Jerusalem has its own logic that is not rational but semantic. Understanding the names of Jerusalem-Yerushalayim and Zion-Tsion gives the clue for resolving the conflict.


Heavenly Jerusalem, its invocation and modern function

John Michell The Dimensions of Paradise 26.11.2012
Heavenly Jerusalem, its invocation and modern function

John Michell, the master writer on Sacred Geometry and secret history, summarizes the desirable realization of the Heavenly and our work towards this.

I WILL BUILD AGAIN

Hugh Joseph Schonfield 24.09.2012
I WILL BUILD AGAIN

In the darkness of WWII and the Holoucast Hugh Schonfield's vision of re-establishing the Holy Peoples of the Universal .


The Case of the Lost Imam

Al Is-Haqi 19.09.2012
The Case of the Lost Imam

A key player in disarming/using the Iranian Bomb is the long-awaited Imam Mahdi who disappeared long ago. Why is he hiding? What kind of character might he be? and how would he approach the contemporary waring parties? Would he ever want to use th...

CONVERSATION THEORY AND CONVERSATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS

Short Survey of Pask's Conversation ory and its possible applications for social nets and net games: 1. Conversation ory; 2. Main Concepts; 3. Strict Conversation; 4. Generalizations; 5. Novel Conversational Environments; References.


RAV KOOK ON EVOLUTION

Rav Kook. 19.08.2012
RAV KOOK ON EVOLUTION

Religions are often set against the of Evolution. Here the greatest Jewish thinker of the 20th century puts a contradictory and optimistic view.

Enhancing AMITY through Knowledge Architecture

Yitzhaq I. Hayut-Man 06.08.2012
Enhancing AMITY through Knowledge Architecture

… we are.. dealing with actors who interact and their evolving meshes ... The quality and quantity conserved and generated in this interaction is AMITY, or, if you prefer it, LOVE…. Gordon Pask.


Jerusalem: The Scandal of Particularity

Norman Podhoretz Commentary Magazine July/August 2007 01.08.2012
Jerusalem: The Scandal of Particularity

Discussing apparent "scandal" of Jerusalem's particularity - and that of belief of choseness of Jews - writer Norman Podhoretz shows m to be paradoxes, not scandals. He brings empirical grounds to accept this particularity as a gift to world.

A LOVE For The WORLD

Rav Kook; transl. Rabbi B.Z. Bokser 30.07.2012
A LOVE For The WORLD

"Great souls cannot dissociate themselves from the most universal concerns...The whole cannot achieve its highest fulfillment except through the perfection of its particular individuals, and the particular communities, whether small or large, of w...


CYBER - ZIONISM

Dr. Moshe Dror 19.07.2012
CYBER - ZIONISM

Moshe Dror calls us here to enact the Zionism for the 21st century, based on "Virtual Aliyah" and world-wide Zionist involvement. This article may become a kick-start for many comments, certainly by me (Yitzhaq Hayut-Man)

The Love of Humankind and The Love of the Nation

A strong voice against religious (even Jewish) chauvinism. "It is only a person rich in love for people and love for each individual person who can reach the love for his own nation in its noblest dimension, spiritually and practically", plus more...


Rav Kook on Relating Israel and Humankind - 2

Translated by Itzhaq Marmorstein; comments by Yitzhaq Hayut-Man 04.07.2012
Rav Kook on Relating Israel and Humankind - 2

We bring here two more entries of Rav Kook relating Israel and humankind, sequel to note 162

Rabbi Kook Understanding of Israel and Humankind

Rav Kook, Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein & Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man 24.06.2012
Rabbi Kook Understanding of Israel and Humankind

Israel as the servant Nation for the process of humankind's unification into One Family.


RAV KOOK - Master Of The Lights

Rabbi Itzchak Marmorstein 04.06.2012
RAV KOOK - Master Of The Lights

Published in 2010 in Tikkun Magazine, this article introduces the enlightened universal teachings of the premier modern Jewish sage.

Echoes of a WORLD INSTITUTE  - Purpose and Outcome, Julius Stulman

Written in 1973, when the World Institute Jerusalem operated, It was followed the next year by a major turnaround (see below)


The Cosmotheistic Hypothesis of Mordechai Nessyahu

How could the People of Israel be leaders of the ultimate development of the Universe (An appendix of the Book "Futurizing the Jews").

THE FUTURE OF JEWISH SPIRITUALITY

Rabbi Dr. Moshe Dror 14.05.2012
THE FUTURE OF JEWISH SPIRITUALITY

Chapter by Moshe Dror of the Book "Futurizing the Jews". From discussions of Values and of Light and of cyberspace to spirituality in real life - "From Information to Action - From Torah to Mitzvot".


Dr. Moshe Dror on VIRTUAL MINYAN

Dr. Moshe Dror, 2007 01.05.2012
Dr. Moshe Dror on VIRTUAL MINYAN

Statements by with some responses by Yitzhaq Hayut-Man

Moshe Dror: What the New Age Means to Me

Dr. Moshe Dror, 1982 26.04.2012
Moshe Dror: What the New Age Means to Me

was a founding associate of the "Bridges to the Future" (Sha'ar Yamim) group that was meeting in the early 1980's. Here is his statement, one of the 13 members of the group who gave their understanding of "The New Age".