here is my paper, with title as "JEWISH TEMPLE IS CENTER OF JEWISH HEBREW CIVILIZATION" (and my response to rejection, their Call for Papers, also included)

[Thirumala Raya Halemane]

here is my paper, with title as

"JEWISH TEMPLE IS CENTER OF JEWISH HEBREW CIVILIZATION"

(and my response to rejection, their Call for Papers, also included)

(1) My Paper for Jewish Hebrew Language and Culture in response to Jewish Educational Leadership invites proposals for its upcoming spring 2026 issue, focusing on PERSONALIZING AND DIFFERENTIATING JEWISH STUDIES

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(2) My Reply to the EditorIn Chief, Jewish Educational Leadership,, on receiving "not Interested" in my article response (as in email included below) from them

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(3) Subject: Call for Papers - Hebrew Language and Culture: Article Proposals Due in 1 Week!

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(1) My Paper for Jewish Hebrew Language and Culture in response to Jewish Educational Leadership invites proposals for its upcoming spring 2026 issue, focusing on PERSONALIZING AND DIFFERENTIATING JEWISH STUDIES

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From: Thirumala Raya Halemane <trhal...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Subject: My Paper for Jewish Hebrew Language and Culture in response to Jewish Educational Leadership invites proposals for its upcoming spring 2026 issue, focusing on PERSONALIZING AND DIFFERENTIATING JEWISH STUDIES
To: <z...@lookstein.org>, The Lookstein Center <in...@lookstein.org>
Cc: Shilpi Halemane <shi...@gmail.com>, Kavi Halemane <khal...@gmail.com>, Usha Halemane <uhal...@gmail.com>, Halemane Usha <usha.h...@diag.bracco.com>, Rajendra Halemane <hale...@gmail.com>, Ravi Bhat Halemane <ravibh...@gmail.com>, Ravi Bhat Halemane <madhur...@gmail.com>, keshavaprasad s <mithaja...@gmail.com>, Vijaya Subrahmanya <vijikar...@gmail.com>, Udaya Bhanu Halemane <udaya.bhan...@gmail.com>, Keshava PRASADa Halemane <K.Pra...@gmail.com>, Thirumala Halemane <raya...@yahoo.com>

2025 December 6

Subject:

My Paper for Jewish Hebrew Language and Culture in response to Jewish Educational Leadership invites proposals for its upcoming spring 2026 issue, focusing on PERSONALIZING AND DIFFERENTIATING JEWISH STUDIES

Dear Editors and others,

here is my paper, with title as

"JEWISH TEMPLE IS CENTER OF JEWISH HEBREW CIVILIZATION"

I read your "CALL FOR PAPERS: PERSONALIZING AND DIFFERENTIATING JEWISH STUDIES", which gives very nicely written, clearly described, well-presented perspectives and objectives.

It is indeed a quite remarkable and extraordinary achievement that the Jewish people are able to make Hebrew as the center of their culture and language, saving it from extinction over many many many generations, and bringing it back into extensive use, study, practice, a common daily national language . It is noticed, appreciated, admired by all world-wide, although not many would have thought or predicted it as feasible. So, this in itself is a learning point for all of us, as to how and why something can happen, despite many odds working against it. 

As you have described the happenings of the last several decades in the Jewish arena worldwide, the prevailing attitudes relate to and emerge out of the existing social, economic, political environments and contexts, which themselves are dynamic, not static, usually changing over time, predictably and unpredictably also. The question then is how to safeguard the Jewish people, language, culture in solid ways going forward, transcending any practical limitations of life and living that may come forth, and whether this is possible.

Here is my answer = 

Jewish Hebrew Civilization in Israel and the worldwide diaspora, as well as other supporters and well-wishers will be served much better if the ancient  temples in Jerusalem and elsewhere can be revived, re-constructed etc and if these temples become centers again of the Jewish Civilization, similar to what was the case in the ancient past, but well adapted to and working nicely in the modern times. 

This type of temple-centered activity can bring in a huge sea of further transformative good changes to the Jewish community as well as to the views of the rest of the world towards Jews, meaning this can serve as a means to removing anti-Jewish hostile enemy agendas, which otherwise can thrive directly or indirectly or subtly or deceptively etc

The impacts are much much more than the physical structures. Temples are Centers of Culture, of Civilization. We can visualize the main Jerusalem Temple, also additional ones there and elsewhere, even like replicas of the famous ancient ones etc. 

For further appreciation, please note the enormous impacts, emotional uplift, mental invigoration, spiritual energising, cultural elevation, all-around re-surging with increased focus and activity centered around temples among Hindus, in India & elsewhere, including the recently inaugurated newly built Shree Rama temple in Ayodhya. Huge, huge impact from it exists there and everywhere.

And, of course, this is likely to attract opposition from various quarters including from Islam as the meaning or understanding or interpretation of "believers" and "non-believers" has been different in different "religions". although the nature of TRUTH is not really based in how the religions are defined or were developed historically etc. 

So, that means re-building the famous Jerusalem Temple as the center of Jewish Civilization would mean a strong huge re-negotiation, new-understanding with Islam, which could result in a complete re-visiting of all religions in the context of governance in current times as opposed to ancient times of tribes and kingdoms, monarchies etc, that are less relevant today with democracies thriving, people aspiring for democracy, all over the world, for government by the people for the people of the people. 

And it means the notion of Divinity God also needs to be understood, imagined, interpreted, more universally, as well as personalized, and done so for inclusivity, not for exclusivity.

So, this seems to be the direction we are all headed in, and it is for the benefit of ALL, including Islam and all religions, all peoples, that we all need to turn towards..

PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

DO WELL. ALL THE BEST, GOOD LUCK. BE BRAVE, BE WISE. TAKE CARE.

Jai prajaa-prabhutwa-dharma. Best Wishes. Aummm...

Our Many Thanks, Regards and Best Wishes

Dr Thirumala Raya Halemane

13 Eagles Pass, Pronceton, NJ 08540, USA

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YES, OUR SONS SUFFERED, WERE TARGETED, YES = PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. BEST WISHES. AUMMM...

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(2) My Reply to the EditorIn Chief, Jewish Educational Leadership, on receiving "not Interested" in my article response (as in email included below) from them  

From: Thirumala Raya Halemane <trhal...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: My Paper for Jewish Hebrew Language and Culture in response to Jewish Educational Leadership invites proposals for its upcoming spring 2026 issue, focusing on PERSONALIZING AND DIFFERENTIATING JEWISH STUDIES
To: <z...@lookstein.org>, The Lookstein Center <in...@lookstein.org>
Cc: ...

Dear Editor-in-Chief & Editors at Jewish Educational Leadership, The Lookstein Center,

Okay, No Problems, and, Thank You, Thank you for your response.

🙂🙏👍🌹♥️🙏🙂

(no hard feelings, no worries about it)

Do Well. All the Best. Good Luck. Be Brave. Be Wise, Take Care.

Best Wishes. Aummm...

Our Many Thanks, Regards and Best Wishes

Dr Thirumala Raya Halemane

13 Eagles Pass, Princeton, NJ 08540

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Although in severe shock and great stress, we have faced the challenges and moved forward crossing the barriers biases impediments etc that came before us, it was tough, not easy, for my wife and sons and the others also I brought up my two sons Kaviraj and Shilpi as future presidents of usa, with that attitude/ outlook/ mindset, supporting and encouraging the leadership nature already in them. They are born in usa, grew up in usa and consider themselves as Americans. The country, the people and the whole world including India where we parents are originally from will need their leadership and contributions to go forward towards better future vision in true spirit of America. It is the nature of truth, nature of nature, nature of humanity.  

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On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM <z...@lookstein.org> wrote:

Thirumala –

 

Thank you for your interest in Jewish Educational Leadership. The editorial team has decided that it is not interested in your article. Best wishes.

 

Rabbi Zvi Grumet, Ed.D.

Editor-in-Chief: Jewish Educational Leadership

The Lookstein Center

Bar-Ilan University

www.lookstein.org

 

 

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(3) Subject: Call for Papers - Hebrew Language and Culture: Article Proposals Due in 1 Week!

From: The Lookstein Center <in...@lookstein.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Subject: Call for Papers - Hebrew Language and Culture: Article Proposals Due in 1 Week!
To: <trhal...@gmail.com>

Jewish Educational Leadership invites proposals for its upcoming spring 2026 issue, focusing on Hebrew Language and Culture The revival of the Hebrew language in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was truly remarkable. Outside of Israel, that revival found expression in Hebrew-speaking camps, Hebrew-infused Zionist youth groups, and Jewish day schools in which the language of instruction was Hebrew (Ivrit be-Ivrit). The latter portion of the 20th century saw a dramatic decline of interest in Hebrew in all of those arenas, a decline which continued through most of the first quarter of the 21st century. Recently, however, there has been an uptick in interest in shelihim (adults as Hebrew teachers and Israeli post-high school volunteers like benot sheirut, shinshinim, etc.), and there is an intensifying Israel engagement amongst some day school graduates—including aliyah, volunteering for national service in Israel, or enlisting to the IDF—which is making Hebrew more relevant in certain communities. The trauma of October 7th, the reaction to global intensified antisemitism, and the emerging identity of an Israeli diaspora comprising more than a million Israeli expats and their children, all contribute to what appears to be a surge in the desire to connect to Hebrew language and culture in a broader swath of the Jewish community. The journal is intended for teachers, educational leaders, and interested laypeople across a range of Jewish educational settings. Proposals should be 150-250 words and briefly share the focus of the proposed article and the key points the article will present. Please send proposals or queries to the Editor-in-Chief by December 12, 2025. For this issue, proposals and articles will be accepted in both Hebrew and English. See the Hebrew Call for Papers here. Full articles will be 1000-2000 words in length, with no footnotes or academic references. Call for Papers Submit Proposal The Lookstein Center | (646) 568-9737 | www.lookstein.org You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

 

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In the old photo here, from our India visit in May / June 1985, we see our son Kaviraj with his paternal grandparents, that is my father Sri H Shama Bhat & my mother Smt Thirumaleshwari. We had traveled from the USA and visited them before I joined my new job at AT&T Bell Labs in Holmdel NJ. as my father had suddenly fallen ill and was in the hospital, he recovered and was released from there, came home a few days after we arrived. Photo taken at our then home there, in Nanthoor, Mangalore-KudLa, Dakshina Kannada district, TuLunaaDu region, Karnataka State, India.