From the Four Corners of the Earth!

For those of you who have been asking me why I don't blog as much as I used to the truth is I do. But I've been blogging on my new blog Point of Pinchas. In any case every once in a while I still find something to share with Kumah as well. Here's is blog about a fascinating story that was all over the news last week.

Iraq
1948 Jewish population: Approximately 150,000
Today: Approximately 11

Afghanistan
1978: Jewish population: Approximately 40,000
Today: 1

United States of America
1998 Jewish population: Approximately 5,800,000
Soon: ?

Israel
1998 Jewish Population: Approximately 4,847,000
Soon: Everybody, including you!

Yes, yes, it's already been all over the blogsphere.

There were two Jews left in Afghanistan and shul politics - but of course - came between them. One has just died.

But no one seems to have mentioned this angle. What it means is that the ingathering of the exiles is complete from Afghanistan. (This last Jew's wife and family are already living in Israel and they want him Home!) Two years ago there were reports that there were just 11 Jews left in Iraq - also known as Bavel, which 1500 years ago looked like 13th Avenue and Avenue J in terms of the sheer number of Jews living there! The clock has been ticking for some time already. How much longer will there still be more Jews in the Diaspora than in our homeland? Not very much longer I dare say...