Russian Orthodox priest Fr. Alexander Men dedicated dedicated the numerous volumes of his “History of Pre-Christian Religions” to Vladimir Soloviev. Fr. Alexander Men was also a big fan of Jose María Escribá and translated 'The Way' into Russian. bit.ly/2DEpQoT
Russian Orthodox journalist, Eugueny Pazukhin, writes the first biography of Jose María Escribá in Russian. Pazukhin states Orthodoxy and Opus Dei agree on the "the deification of man" bit.ly/2DCbWmZ Pazukhin is also a huge fan of Soloviev bit.ly/2DCbVPX
Russian Orthodox member Alexander Dianin-Hubbard is also a member of Opus Dei. He says the writings of Vladimir Solovyov, Nikolai Berdiaev, Sergei Bulgakov, Alexander Schmemann and Alexander Solzhenitsyn are close to him and Opus Dei's Escriba. bit.ly/2DEqBhJ
The New Russian Idea and the Teaching of Blessed Josemaría Escrivá by Alexandre Dianine-Havard cedejbiblioteca.unav.edu/web/centro-de-… How Jose Maria Esciba's concepts resemble Vladimir Soloviev's and why Esciba's ideas found acceptance among Russian intellectuals.
Patriarchate of Moscow welcomes Opus Dei presence in Russia bit.ly/2Q8kx7R Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, "Opus Dei has as its mission strengthening Christian values in today’s society, which moves us to sympathy" & Opus Dei's "Christian ideals are worthy of great respect"
Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer writes letter to Amschel Mayer Rothschild (son of Meyer Amschel Rothschild) in 1836 that the time has come for Jews to settle in Palestine is now and rebuild the Temple as the Rothschild family's success is a sign that they are the messiah.
In the letter to Rothschild, Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer writes he is a, “student of the great, famous, and pious gaon, rabbi of all countries, our teacher and rabbi Akiva Eger, head of the rabbinic court of the holy community of Posen.”
Excerpt from Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer's letter to Amschel Mayer Rothschild. bit.ly/2xPzW21
“In fact, the founder and president of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, was having breakfast with Rabbi Arthur Schneier at his Park East Synagogue in New York when the two jets struck the World Trade Center, Schneier said.” jta.org/2002/02/05/lif…
“With Schneier´s assistance, Schwab decided to commemorate the world disaster by moving his forum — traditionally held in the Swiss ski resort of Davos — to New York City, Schneier said. And he doubled the number of religious leaders to 40, including eight Jews.”
“[Schneier] brought 60 religious leaders to Ground Zero on Sunday morning for a ceremony… Standing alongside Israel´s chief Ashkenazi rabbi, Yisrael Meir Lau…the group concluded by holding hands and chanting “We Shall Overcome.” Schwab and others in the group were in tears.”