Articles By Moshe Aharon Shak
Moshe Aharon Shak is a very experienced and knowledgeable Bible codes researcher from whom I (Keith York) have learned much. Since he has now contributed a number of articles to this site, I have decided to collect them all into one area for easy access.
On May 14, 2000 I posted his first contribution to this site, WHO WANTS A GOOD REPORT. In this article he discusses the proper statistical evaluation of surface text terms in an array (i.e., those that are found at +1 skip distance).
His next contribution, Ariel Sharon Election, was posted on February 2, 2001. It analyzed a number of arrays he had found concerning the Israeli election for prime minister that had been called for that February 6. He showed that a number of inter-related Bible code arrays predicted that Ariel Sharon would be elected. (An important additional term he found was reported a few days later in 2000 – 2001 ISRAELI’S LEADERS.) The article he wrote brought up a number of important issues, including the use of the codes to predict the future, so I wrote a Post-Election Analysis which I posted on February 13, 2001.
Much of Moshe's experience and knowledge in codes research has come from developing his own personal family matrices. He is the tenth generation descendant of a famous rabbi, the Rav Shmuel Shick. In his article, THE RAV SHMUEL SCHICK CLUSTER (finished June 6, 2001; and which I posted June 8), he describes and analyzes in depth the matrices he has found. This work he and I consider to be his masterpiece. Not only do the matrices describe Shmuel Schick and his role as a rabbi, but also include every individual in his lineage from Shmuel Shick to Moshe's own children (eleven generations) in chronological sequence (as described in the article). There are many other special features described in the article as well. The main article is 21 pages. Linked to that article are two sections containing twenty Annexes. The Annexes go into further depth regarding such issues as selection and spelling of terms, bibliographical evidence, statistical analysis of various features of the arrays, and some control studies he performed. They are intended for the serious researcher, and most readers may want to skip this section and read only the main article. (Note that the page numbers of its Table of Contents reflects the fact that this is one article, although it is posted in three parts for the reader's convenience.) In addition, he has written a short article Why is the Rav Shmuel Schick Cluster different from all the other clusters? in which he briefly summarizes how this cluster differs in statistical significance and certain features as compared to some clusters found by others. This article serves as a good introduction to the main article itself.
Any e-mail directed toward Mr. Shak can be sent to mailto:keith@thebiblecodes.com and I will forward it to him.