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The point is : how would the re-erected temple fit with the then existing Jewish religion? I mean, by the time the foundatons of rabbinical judaism had been already laid (in fact a couple of centuries ago), and the Jewish worship was more centered in Torah study than in animal sacrifices...

What would have happened if Jesus Christ had been born somewhere else, but not too far away?. I mean , if we want Christian religion developing similar to OTL's, we need a charismatic Jewish-born preacher, born in a modest family, who starts His ministry claiming Divine descent, etc, and who is...

OK, but you must consider that OTL Israel is a real Jewishwank

About Sabbatai , I agree that this colorful character did not cause any irreparable damage to the Jewish faith, in fact the entire story was a very bizarre one: he ended up converting to Islam when the Sultan got fed up of him, leaving most of his followers lost and in a state of total confusion...

Well, it seems that it´s just a matter of dates: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/JosephNasi.html Joseph Nasi is best known for his attempts with his aunt to establish an independent Jewish community in Tiberius. As early as 1558 or 1559, Gracia Mendes had obtained from...

The Rabbis are the communal leaders, and hold both spiritual and political authority on the Jewish population, but the wealthy merchants of Acre, who contribute with generous donations to the funding of yeshivot and synagogues, enjoy a great degree of influence on them. On the other hand, the...

Chapter IV: The supression of the Sabbatean heresy By middle of 17th century, it became clear that the rabbinical élite of Jewish Galilee had risen to prominence in world Jewry; Not only because they inhabited (some parts of) Eretz Yisrael, but also because this Land hosted the highest...

The quest for the Jewish independence will last for a long time, longer than the duration of the allegiances in the Near East. In fact, you must consider that the Maronites and the Duze were intermitent allies in Lebanon for several centuries and they have ended up massacring each other.

Chapter III: The Loyal People The Lebanon Crisis entailed some realignments in the region: the Porte tried to divide the power as much as possible and rule without opposition. Consequently, the Ottoman Government regarded the Galilean Jews as a potential counterbalance to any insurgency...

Chapter II: Rise and fall of the Maans. After the death of Ben Adruth, the Sanjak of Safed fell under the influence of the lebanese walis of Tripoli, who began with the custom of appointing Muslim rulers for the province. From then on, the Jewish communal leaders had to do their best for...

Chapter I: The Exodus of Jose Nasi In 1560s, Don Jose Nasi, a jewish magnate and statesman, personal friend of the Sultan’s heir Selim, was a rising star in the Ottoman’s Court . Taking advantage of his influential position, he obtained a grant giving ruling authority over an area in Eretz...

Why the Maronite Christian population remaned relatively high during Arab and Ottoman rule in Lebanon and Palestinian Jewry did not? What were the factors which allowed or prevented them?

I didn't know it ! That's a very interesting possible starting point .... Perhaps if he had just been partially successful in resettling jews in Galilee..... stronger jewish population than OTL..... I do think that the best chance for a JNH is slightly different Palestine.... In fact, every...

OTL Old Yishuv was actually composed either of Sephardic jews, more compliant to the Zionist cause, or elderly jews of Eastern Europe, whose last years were devoted to the study of Torah. This jewish population, due to his size, his total dependence on aid from abroad managed by autocratic...

IMO that's inevitable, because most of the wars of that period ended in ethnic cleansings like this one. Remember the outcome of Russo-turkish war of 1870s; the alleged cause for Russian attack had been Ottoman mistreatment of Christian subjects, and the turkish defeat resulted in mass expulsion...

Alternate succession of events: 1 Pelatine retains a more stable, economic and politically active jewish minority in Ottoman Palestine, which reaches aprox 25% of the population by 1800 (Jaffa or Acre remain a Salonika-like jewish city, for exemple ) 2 Minor migrations pre-1880 (Damascus...

Of course, if the jewish population in Palestine in this TL is higher before 1880 than in OTL, and remains politicaly active with strong ties with the european jewry, the Zionist idea is far less quixotic than in OTL. In fact, it's a realistic project wich has been planned earlier.

Well, that isn't yet the goal of this thread, but in outline this TL will comprise: 1 A more stable, economic and politically active jewish minority in Ottoman Palestine of aprox 25% of the population by 1800 (Jaffa remains a Salonika-like jewish city, ) 2 Minor migrations pre-1880 (Damascus...

I'm working in a TL where Israel already exists since 1880. This Israel, on the eve of WWI is a British Protectorate, comprising roughly current State of Israel + West Bank & Gaza, and with a population of 1-1.2 milion with a 85 % jewish majority. Port of Haifa is already running , and there is...