An Interview with acclaimed speaker and author; Roy Neuberger
Robin Meyerson, Co-Founder Project Inspire Arizona
I recently had the incredible fortune to speak with Mr. Roy S. Neuberger, the author of many books including; 2020 Vision, a novel that starts out on the 5th of July in the not-too-distant future. A day like any other until the unthinkable occurs. Set in the days and weeks that follow a global terror attack, 2020 Vision takes you on a daring and unforgettable journey as a group of Jewish survivors trek through the chaos, pursuing their hope of reaching Israel. As they get closer to their destination, the dangers intensify, until the book reaches its spellbinding climax.
It is a compelling novel that not only confronts the concerns and challenges of our times, but offers readers a glorious vision of faith and hope in the future.
2020 Vision gives you something to think about it...as it keeps you on the edge of your seat!
It was a book about 2020 and it was published in 2008 yet it’s all about today and must be read today!
Amazingly, the day I interviewed Mr. Neuberger, July 5, 2020 was the actual day when the whole story began in his book.
Roy is the author of five books. His wife Leah is his first editor. Since the publication of Roy’s first book, they have spoken together at hundreds of locations in fifteen countries.
When Roy wrote 2020 Vision he had seen these things coming for decades even back to when he was a kid he had these feelings. He became observant as an adult because he felt when he was young he had nothing to hang on to...no Torah and no God and through learning he realized that the best way to have a happy and fulfilling life was through Torah.
12 years later he is in shock that it is 2020 - and the world is unfolding in a very similar way to his novel. It is truly amazing!
It's fantastic because people come up to him on the street and say “hey- it’s 2020! It’s happening now - hey Mr. 2020!
And yet the title was so difficult to come up. He had gone through dozens of titles but when you get the right one then its sounds so right.
And how did he come up with the title for 2020 Vision? Leah woke up one morning - and she said the title is 2020 Vision!
The story is taking place in 2020. Isn't that amazing? It's a brilliant title. Because It's a triple pun:
The year 2020. 2020 is a perfect vision. Roy says he is not a navi (prophet)- but you seem to see what is about to happen. It is amazing how much of the book is coming to pass:
USA and western culture is turned upside by a terror attack (coronavirus)
Jews are unable to get to Israel
Airlines are not flying
Even El Al is not flying
And Israel not letting people in
The book is happening in real life
There is even a virus in the book
Whatever you want to call the present social unrest in the USA the practical effect is similar to the Arab effect. The unrest is extremely destructive.
The very basis of the book - the chaotic conditions and the desire of the Jews to get to Israel and they are unable to do so is really happening and it is 2020
The book ends with the sound of the Great Shofar and everyone ends up in Jerusalem and its clear to me that this is what we are experiencing now
Since 2020 Vision was so spot on, it behooves us to check out Mr. Neuberger’s new book out this year, Hold On! Surviving the Days Before Moshiach.
In this book he shouts out to the world and is very straightforward and in the most responsible and palatable way. It is such a positive and uplifting book to surviving coronavirus and all the craziness of today’s world. In some ways he compares to what Jews in America are going through today as the plague of darkness of the time in Egypt. Back then and today a large majority of Jewish people did not choose to go with Moses out of Egypt. In fact it was only 1 in 5 Jews who left Egypt and some say it was only 1 in 5000 Jews that left Egypt.
So in Hold On, the message is loud and clear; “Hello everybody! Wake up! In Egypt the vast majority of Jews did not pay attention to Moshe Rabbeinu. They were caught up in Egyptian culture like so many are caught up in western culture today. The Torah replays in history. With what is going on in the world today, the status quo is not going to work anymore. We can be very comfortable in the culture of the Western world yet If you want to be there for the future you need to rethink your values, yet very few people are seeing this reality.
Hold On is a book that has a very positive message of hope. It's possible to get through all this and be all together in Israel and meet up in person. Let’s all hope it will be very soon!
To learn more about Roy and his wife Leah and to order his books visit 2020 Vision.
You are also able to order his books from Feldheim Publishers or Amazon.