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Brit-Am Questionnaire.
(Shevat 5771, January 2011)

10. MLH
> The Questionaire.
> 1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am?
I think a search about the 10 tribes on google

> 2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve?
More Torah proofs on how the 10 tribes, those who are not considered Jewish, become or, are Jewish?
How the things might happen back to 12 tribes, distribution of land, since we don't have a final number?
what might change? is it that Shimon and Levi are still separated?
If you have two kings, Joseph and Judah, is it a shared rulership like the sun and moon?
the king/s is supposed to arrive before 6000 years? ect.....

> 3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more?
same as 2, it's your site you have full control.

> 4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am?
That one finds the time to run such an intensive site.
Which tries to give the most accurate info.

> 5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?
To many color schemes on web-page makes it look unprofessional.
Needs a one screen page that gives links not so much scrolling down.
Look at "judaism 101" layout has great layout organization.
http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm
too many flowers, is that from the zohar red and white green?

> 6. If you do not support Brit-Am financially for reasons other than
> lack of means is there anything Brit-Am could do to change this?
> Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we
> need to function?
Ask those who have more to give more?
or ask everybody if you have enough people, for 5 or 10 or 18 of their currency.
That's not an easy one, fund raising; find ways to cut costs - probably did that already.
Paying speaking engagements. see how others make there money,
advertise things that you morally agree with and get a commission.

> 7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing?
I won't call it convincing but trying to be factual as possible.

> 8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the
> weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation?
More professional looking web site, looks like a kids coloring book.
sorry not trying to be mean. flower on bottom and smaller.
like a corporate symbol. the websites weird layout.
needs organization and writing in black and not bold.
can be bigger then this 10 font size. some size easy to read.
one size unless for a reason.
very soft one color backgrounds not bold colors. perhaps sky blue.
Link to everything in categories.
and a very interesting paragraph on front page about your organization.
Have to get people with first impressions, fast food nation.

> 9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?
A strong person behind the scenes, willing to push forward, invest time and effort.
The strong research, What can you do that others are not able to do.
What makes you stand out. nothing really like it on the net.

> 10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to?
I don't go to the web site it's all over the place, very confusing to say, sorry, hurts my eyes a bit.
I get these e-mails, easy to look at and find if i would like to read it.
I like the kings, i look forward to the commentary, wish more Meam Loez like commentary.
and fun facts of things in the here and now and in the past.

> 11. Future Publications:
> We have several projects in various stages of completion.
> Which of the following would you most like to see:
> Something else?
I think most people would want a proof on their belonging to the 12 tribes,
People pay for DNA test and genealogy.
It's a question who am I and what am i doing here?

> 12. Organization.
> The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings > may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
> Would you be interested? Do you have any ideas on this matter?
Well get your name out there, ask people to find out if in their country there is a desire for this and would pay to have you come and speak.
JUST BE CAREFUL!!!

11. Henry Rhea.
Yair, hello. Here are my responses to your questionnaire.   Thanks for making the effort to enquire, whatever your reaction to the results.

The Questionnaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am?
On a forum of former Worldwide Church of God members several years ago.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve?
A more open minded approach to consideration of sources of information currently not acceptable to Brit-am; namely, The New Testament and the possibility that it may actually contain worthwhile information not available in your traditional sources of accepted information. Many and I suspect most of your readers feel at least as passionately about the validity of New Testament as you appear to do about the Talmud, and your intransigence concerning that may be in the long run more harmful to your cause and intended goal than helpful.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more?
Research into the witness of God himself. What it is, how to recognize it, how it might be obtained.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am?
Your single mindedness of purpose.

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?
Your tendency to read what you want to believe into the words of others on occasion.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing?
Convincing, no. Intriguing, yes.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation?
DNA.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?
The apparent biblical arguments in support of your cause.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to?
Back issues of Brit-Am Now, and DNA articles.

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Do you have any ideas on this matter?
At this time, no. Possibly in the future.

12. Duane Hiebert.
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am?
Searching for truth to my history and searched the word "Israel" and "lost" or "teutonic".

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more?
You are doing a good job all around as far as i know.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am?
The links that tie past Israel to present Israel.

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?
Standing firm for a belief will always irk someone, saying the truth does not always pay, i.e. i know i come from Israel and we went whoring after gods, and i repent...but to hear it hurts and stings.....do you stop saying the truth? No!

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing?
Yes.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?
You put forth the fact, of the 2 houses and do your best to explain who they are and where they were.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to?
Articles on the lost tribes, finding my roots.

13. Charlotte Mecklenburg.
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am? From a friend

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve? All is fine with me.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more? The subjects I am most interested in I read, your headings are sufficient for me to skip the ones that are not important to me.   So this too is fine.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am? That any news that is important to Joseph comes out and I like hearing what others think, regardless of whether I agree with them or not.

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?
Giving unreasonable people a platform to show their stupidity. It is one thing to think differently, it is another to speak as if what you think is the only way that a subject can be looked at or approached. However, if you do publish these people and I don't want to read it I skip, so it is not a big deal with me.

6. If you do not support Brit-Am financially for reasons other than lack of means is there anything Brit-Am could do to change this? There are so many things here in Israel that want money as well as in the U.S. Every request pulls at our heart, however, we are limited in funds and pray about where to give money all the time then we listen to the little voice.
Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we need to function? Yair, if you received my message yesterday, there is a mention of Frank and I wanting to start a small museum. If this generates income above expenses we would like to give it to  Brit-Am and any worthy Joseph project. However, as well, we would like   to see it become larger than what we will start with when all is said and done.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing? Yes, all that is based on Tanach, artifacts, history, and I even believe the DNA in the long run will prove the message. In fact in the museum, I would like to show charts of DNA that is known now of those who believe they are of Joseph. But these are ideas and we must get together with you and others about this project.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation? Nothing comes to mind at the moment.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am? Your e-mail and links to articles.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to? DNA, archeology, people who are found and think they are descended from Jacob.

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Yes. If Joseph gets organized into an association, we would encourage all those here at the time to attend. Do you have any ideas on this matter?

14. Bruce McKerras
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am?    Internet search.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve? more Bible based.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more?   as above.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am?   I agree with what you say.

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?   nothing.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am? independent research.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to? ones to help my own research.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
A book of Commentary and Explanation on one of the works of Prophecy;
Isaiah; Jeremiah, etc ?    yes

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings
may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Do you have any ideas on this matter? I hope to see you again in Jerusalem
Bruce McKerras, currently living in Amman.

15. Janelle Williams-Young
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am? I believe I heard of you from Steven Collins and Noel Rude.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more? I would like to see more emphasis put on the Tribes return, though I know this is more of a biblical subject than a historical one.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am? I like the Bible Studies with your commentary.

6. Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we
need to function? You need to be more widely known. I have mentioned you to many people. Could you stick bookmarks or business cards in the books you send out? These could be handed out.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing?   Yes, you footnote your sources and include archeology.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?   Your years of research and knowledge of history and the Bible.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to?   Bible Studies and archaeology.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
A book of Commentary and Explanation on one of the works of Prophecy;
Isaiah; Jeremiah, etc ?   Ezekiel would be great!!!
A work on ancient history and the Ten Tribes, dolmens migrations, etc.?   This would be great, too. I love history and archeology.
New editions of The Tribes, Ephraim, etc.?   This would be great, too. I missed out on the book, Ephraim, tho I am fairly sure I am Manasseh.

12. Organization. I would be interested in Brit Am social meetings. That would be a way for Tribers to become acquainted, tho I think we are a very scattered lot.

16. Susanna Garlitz.
Yair Davidy,

Here are my answers. I hope they are not too lengthy, you asked the questions so I offered my thoughts, all of them.

1. I found Britam with a Google search for the 'Lost ten tribes of Israel' and quickly determined it to be the best. Something from your site, I don't remember exactly what, was toward the top of the search results.

2. I think that you should try to increase the number of links to the Britam site from sites that are likely to attract people from the Lost ten tribes of Israel. This should help to spread the message further. I include here my two suggestions of sites that may attract these Israelites that you are attempting to reach.

There is an organization in the USA, the Heritage foundation, which concerns itself with American heritage, particularly regarding the founding of the USA and responsible constitutional practices. Their mission overlaps with yours regarding the 'responsible representation' that is associated with Manasseh.    Their website, www.Heritage.org, is a gold mine of well researched material just like the Brit-Am website. They are clearly pro-Israel, their articles will confirm this statement. They have also identified the 'Israel lobby' that President Obama complained about during the campaign as being the American voters, a position not inconsistent with positions taken by Brit-Am. (Americans will not vote for a candidate who is against Israel, Obama had to pretend to be a centrist on Israel and many other topics to get elected.) It may be helpful for you to contact the Heritage Foundation from the position of offering a deeper insight into American heritage particularly concerning the secular proofs of the Brit-Am identifications of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. If they display interest they may be willing to offer a link to your site.

Also, another site that may attract Israelites from the lost ten tribes which does not appear to know about Britam is Catholics for Israel, www.israelcatholic.org . I conducted a search of their site for the Lost Ten Tribes and turned up an article that mentioned their return but expressed ignorance of where they are or how they would be found. It may be useful for you to contact this site also.

3. I found this site recently and I am still trying to get through everything currently on the site.

4. I deeply appreciate the colorful symbols in the background of your site and the colorful presentation of the information, it is refreshing to see so much color when so many websites have gone drab. I think regarding your site you should concern yourself with what the ancient Hebrews would have liked in a website because their decendants will like it also. I personally think that your low visibility and popularity has much to do with your telling the truth about the ten tribes. Think of how popular and accepted monotheism is even in modern times and also of how much disagreement there is among those who proclaim belief in only one G_d. No matter what you do there are only two ways to improve your popularity: 1. Wait for G_d's plan to play out in the fullness of time. 2. Compromise the truth and begin telling lies. Lies are very popular these days, however... this might not be wise...

5. One thing that is slightly bothersome is a missed opportunity to help your Christian readers feel more welcome by noting where the messianic prophecies overlap in substance with Christian endtimes prophecies, there may be more overlap than we might realize.
     The other thing that does irk me is your reason for Christians to not preach to the Jews. To me it sounds a lot like the Muslims who forbid exactly the same thing against everyone as opposed to dissuading the same practice by Christians. This makes me think (of the Muslims) that they are afraid of the truth. The difference between this and your statement is that yours is narrower. This makes me think that your real reason to persuade against attempts at conversion is something quite different. Attempts to convert Jews historically tended to be followed by persecution of Jews. I think that you may be defensive against this trend and I think that you should offer this as the reason to not try to convert Jews. I think most of your Christian readers will understand this if the reason is given gently. If both of these concerns are addressed I think that the perception of your site to Christians will be quite different and much more welcoming.

6. Lack of means is my reason, however I offer a thought. How many of us would give money or more money if our spouse was supportive or more supportive of Brit-Am?

7. Yes I found your message convincing, it is clearly the best site of all those that search for the Lost ten tribes of Israel.

8. One thing I found missing which doesn't surprise me a bit is how you consider a people's aversion to pork because I believe there is a way that a partial aversion may manifest itself.   I personally will only eat pork when it does not taste like pork. I will assume a lack of experience on the part of those at Brit-Am and explain some. My father told me that the Yorkshire hogs, popular in America, have a stronger pork taste then the hogs with a more rounded back. (He did not remember the name of this variety.) Foods such as bacon, ham and sausage taste more like the seasonings than like the pork they were made from, although the pork is important because attempts to make the same foods with other meats encounter difficulty. There is also barbeque sauce which will cover up the taste of pork quite well, the result tastes more like the sauce than the pork that it is on. Perhaps identifying peoples who display a partial aversion to pork will help your research. I hope the detail and directness here does not bother you, because it is my intention to help you not to irritate you.

9. The strongest part of Brit-Am is the multiple lines on inquiry all pointing to the same result. A summary of these lines and how they point together to the same conclusion would be very helpful as well as having a link to it from the main page.

10. I usually read articles that I haven't read yet, although the work on the Bible code is fascinating despite its status as a non-definitive source of information. Also, I find the traits of the tribes quite fascinating and have returned there as well.

11. I think an introductory book would be very helpful because it could give a taste of everything that you have done while also helping the reader identify additional books of interest.

12. Yes I would be interested if it is close enough to where I live and if it is family friendly. Expect parents to bring children of all ages along with the accompanying chaos and noise. There are too many groups here that forget this major detail and then wonder why people don't attend. Also don't exclude men or women, there seems to be a trend here to organize events for a specific gender and age (while eventually offering something for everyone) so please mix the ages and genders, don't leave anyone out.

17. Athol Bloomer (Australia).
Dear Yair,
I am now a consecrated brother with the Apostles of Perpetual Adoration. My new name is Brother Gilbert of the Divine Presence.

The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am? Too long ago I can't remember.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve? Keep out of religious discussions about the merits or defects of other religions.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more? More BAMAD posts on DNA etc.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am? Its emphasis on the teaching of the Jewish Sages.

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am? Negative comments about other religions and their beliefs.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing? Yes.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the
weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation? The link between DNA and tribal and national identities. Also its reluctance to accept Spain and Portugal as Israelite nations even though they are Y-DNA R1b nations.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am? Historical and Jewish sources.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to? DNA, khazars, Celts, everything historical and Jewish.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
A book of Commentary and Explanation on one of the works of Prophecy;
Isaiah; Jeremiah, etc ? Could offend others if not done carefully.
A work on ancient history and the Ten Tribes, dolmens migrations, etc.? Definitely yes
New editions of The Tribes, Ephraim, etc.? yes.
Something else? Anthology of different viewpoints.

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Yes. Do you have any ideas on this matter? Like to see groups in Australia.

18. Shelley Cadd (now in China!).
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am? Surfing the Web to research my own possible connection to the Lost Tribes.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve? Refine and systematize your pleas for financial support.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more? What does it mean to observe Torah today from a purely Biblical (sans rabbinical tradition) perspective?; Tracing family names/genealogy back to Hebrew tribal affiliation; How and where around the world can males and females get DNA testing, and who should we trust to do it? I LOVED the STORIES regarding Jeremiah/Teah Telphi, in Ireland, etc. More of those! RESEARCH RE: the periods that THE VARIOUS TRIBES (NOT JUST JEWS) changed their names; Info on how the Freemasons, etc., fit into all of this; All of this translates into - more practical help for individuals.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am? Openness and respect for other sincere worshippers of [the Almighty] and your acknowledgement of the other tribes - the community, in all honesty, should not be calling themselves exclusively JEWISH, but HEBREW; that there are 13 tribes - not just 1. I think that when the current Jews in Israel finally soften, let go of dishonest prejudices, and accept us (remember how they were so sadly afraid of Joseph in Egypt?) - things will finally begin to go well for Israel. We are - ALL TOGETHER - "His People, Israel" - inheritors of, not only our God, but our God-given portions in The Land. When Judah finally relents and tears down the barriers to our coming back to The Land, Israel shall have plenty of rain and blessing, and the final era before Meshiach's coming will be able to happen, as we trust in His strong arm, especially during the scary parts. (I don't know where I'll wind up, as it appears I'm of Levi with a lot of Davidic Judah on my father's maternal side.); Careful Scriptural undergirding; Your AMAZINGLY PROLIFIC RESEARCH - ESPECIALLY THE SCHOLARLY STUFF - makes me so proud of you. Thank you thank you for your faithfulness! I SO APPRECIATE your embrace, brother Judah!

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am? Seeming dishonesty re: [Christian Messiah] as "son of Joseph" and "Son of David"; Limiting research to basically Anglos. I find I feel embarrassed about that, as it makes you seem racist, and makes me hesitate to share the site on FB, for instance. (I live in China and see SO much evidence of Hebrew, or at least, Adamic-Noahic Roots here - as well as amazing similarities to Scottish culture) - would love to do doctoral studies regarding this, if someone will pay my way . . ; Sometimes a whining tone at us personally re: financial support.

6. If you do not support Brit-Am financially for reasons other than lack of means is there anything Brit-Am could do to change this? I support BA to the best of my ability.
Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we need to function? Make your pleas more professional; advertise on Radio and T.V. - INR, Solace, Sounds of Shalom, WSTW, HEBREW NATION, etc., for instance; remind us to put it on FB, etc.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing? Absolutely - because it proves out the written Word that I've noticed for years in my own study, and is scholarly as well as respecting our spiritual intuitions/experiences.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation? Ignorance of the B'rit Chadashah (Renewed Covenant Scriptures; New Testament) and its incredible inclusion of and fulfillment of Tanach (Old Testament) prophecies and the fact that it does not teach us to forsake Torah; reliance on interpretations of rabbis who weren't there.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am? Tracing the movements of the Diaspora and sharing the information in ways we can digest - i.e., the emails and website, books, videos, etc.; providing a place for everyone to share responses and further information; it incorporates multi-media, which is wonderful to suit different moods of your readers from one session to the next; humility to understand the times and embrace the other tribes, sharing in our one identity together, even though we'd been temporarily separated by HaShem, and even though we still have a long way to go in reconciling our passionately-held differences.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to? All that have to do with me learning about my own heritage, and that of China; I always read all articles that you send in our emails. I would listen to the audios more if I had an easier time understanding your S. African [?] accent; the first thing I did was devour the info regarding the tribal personalities and traits.

11. Future Publications: The human drama of the movements of the tribes in novel form; movie script form
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
New editions of The Tribes, Ephraim, etc.? YES!
Something else? - Novels and screenplays of the stories of the movements of the tribes and individuals within them. I'd love to help as a research/writing/editing assistant.

12. Organization
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Absolutely.

Do you have any ideas on this matter? I would just hope you'd do it when some of us most isolated folks could plan to be there. I think it's a GREAT idea! Don't forget to invite everyone from every nation, even though you focus primarily on the Brit-Am nations.
--
Shelley Cadd
Ding Tai Feng Hua, Nanshan
Shenzhen, China (an hour from Hong Kong).

19. Donna O'Rourke.
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am? On a Facebook group, WCG Survivors

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve? Maybe better organize your website so that the information is more easily found on there.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more? More in-depth biblical and historical research/evidence into the ten tribes and more stuff dealing with the DNA.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am? I like that you are sharing this much needed information on the ten tribes and that you are trying to get the word out. The ten tribes have to be made know who they are and warned about the coming captivity (for their refusal to turn to G-d).

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am? Nothing really.

6. Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we
need to function? Maybe consider producing DVDs that cover the biblical and historical evidence for the lost ten tribes. Maybe more books on varied subjects (perhaps a series). Maybe touring in the United States and bringing your message here ? taking it to the Sunday keeping "Christian" Churches. Most of these people have no idea that they may be of the ten tribes. The message has got to reach them. I know that the former Worldwide Church of God under Herbert W. Armstrong taught about the lost ten tribes and now most of the Church of God (COG) splinter groups that have come of WCG also teach about the ten tribes, I think it would benefit them to hear your viewpoint.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing? Yes, very much so. I am a Jew through physical descent and I am very familiar with the Worldwide Church of God and I have studied their teachings, along with yours, and also seeing what the bible says.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation?
Right now, I am convinced of what you teach.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?
Your information on your website, your YouTube videos, your books

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to? It depends on what I am looking for at the time.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
A book of Commentary and Explanation on one of the works of Prophecy;
Isaiah; Jeremiah, etc ? Yes, this would be very beneficial.

New editions of The Tribes, Ephraim, etc.? Yes, this too would be very beneficial.

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Do you have any ideas on this matter?
Yes, I would be very interested. If it could be organized to where it would be feasible, we need people to be able to take and present the message about the ten tribes to the Christian churches. Of course, the churches would have to be contacted to see if they would be interested. I think trying to get some tv interviews would be helpful too. If the finances were available, maybe producing a tv documentary show to be presented in the U.S. and elsewhere. Maybe taking the message to the college campuses.

Donna Geis O'Rourke.

20. Sally Bird (Australia).
1. Surfing the net I stumbled upon it.

2. Presentation of email type and page set up. Sentences are all broken up etc.

3. Nothing springs to mind. Wonderful stuff!

4. Connection between Bible and Brit-Am, where we are at, today.

5. The Eschatology bit - but then I have always found it confusing.

7. Of course. I'm no rocket scientist, it's just common sense, (good old).
For most mainline churches today, the 10 tribes went up in a puff of smoke
never to be seen again. Yeah right! Pull the other one!

8. Where do we Aussie's fit in, or are you blokes all having a party we are
not invited to ha ha! How do you work out Ephraim for British, Manasseh for
America, Dan for Scandinavian countries etc. How can you work us out because
now oppressed peoples of the wide world flee to us the great southland - are
we some sort of city of refuge sort of thing perhaps?

9. Again, the connection between Abraham and us, even we Aussies are in
there somewhere. Where I have yet to find out! And you have yet to tell me??

10. I rush around like a kid at a party, grabbing every tasty morsel I can
find. End up confused!

11. A Dictionary that links up then and now worldwide.

21. P. J. Rieke.
The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am?
Ans.: That's somewhat difficult, as it's been several years since your material came to my attention. I believe I came across it, through the inter net, while doing research on some of the subject matter Brit-Am deals in.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve?
Ans.: Many times, while reading your pieces, I'm wondering where the locations spoken of are, in the geography of the area. While I realize all aspects of your efforts consume time and energy, it would facilitate better understanding of the message and history if there was a link(s), whether within your site or not, with a series of maps one could access for any given geographical area mentioned.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more?
Ans.: The diversity of "kind" that each of the Twelve Tribes represent, inherent in any given tribe. That maybe easier said than done.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am?
Ans.: BritAms' Heaven given capacity to realize that the "other" Ten Tribes have been used to "bless" all of the nations of the earth; that the Ten Tribes are to be found/realized as being of and amongst the "nations" of the earth. That some "nations" exist as a direct result of being descended from the Ten Tribes.

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?
Ans.: There seems to be a preponderance of belief, in Brit-Am, that the "correct" way to follow the Laws of Heaven is only realized through what's known as Judaism today, that all Israel is essentially "Jewish" in nature, which then is used to measure the degree of return the other Ten Tribes have to implement, in order to "return" to the Law of the Father.

I disagree (Were Abraham, Issaac or Jacob "Jews"?); ALL of the Tribes have "house cleaning" to accomplish to achieve "at-one-ment" with the Father and His Ways. After all, ALL/BOTH Israel AND Judah rebelled and turned from the path (2 Kings 17:20, Hosea 6:4-7).

To be fair, Brit-Am has come a long way in attempting to break away from such biased attitudes, but further progress can still be made on it's part.

6. If you do not support Brit-Am financially for reasons other than
lack of means is there anything Brit-Am could do to change this?
Ans.: If the efforts of BriAm are sanctioned by our Heavenly Father, then Brit-Am should be more interested in their direct appeal to Him. After all, He IS the Source for meeting all of our needs.

What is the example in Scripture? When any Patriarch or Prophet, seriously following the Fathers' Ways "needed" anything, Whom did they appeal to? Unless otherwise instructed/inspired by the Father, they brought their problems to Him and He provided.

I don't remember Moses asking for "contributions" from Israel to sponsor his attempt in requesting Pharaoh to let Israel go. I do understand Brit-Am has needs, but the proper avenue to have those needs met, is primarily through the Father. It's possible you already understand this and practice what Scripture has advocated; I don't know, but He's much more capable of supplying them then men.

6b. Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we need to function?
Ans.: Again, amp up your supplications to the Heavenly Father. Insist on your membership joining with you in these prayerful supplications. There's power in the collective prayer of His children. Remember Esther 4:3. Remember Moses praying and appealing to the Heavenly Father for the salvation of all Israel, upon their murmuring and rebellion in the wilderness, in order to prevent their complete destruction. Need I go on?

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing?
Ans.: Large parts of it, yes, but I was predisposed in understanding that the Seed of Abraham is responsible for many of the nations and peoples of the Earth. If one understands that the descendants of Israel are to be determined based not only on cognizant Tribal identity, but also on the blessings given them by the Heavenly Father through the mouths and lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their descendants, then all one has to do to "find" the "lost" Ten Tribes, is to study where and in which peoples those blessings were, and are today, realized. That simplifies much.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation?
Ans.: Again, the attitude that all of Israels' potential "spirituality" is to be measured and exampled in Judaism. That's just wrong thinking. BOTH Houses of Israel need to repent and return to the Fathers' Ways; that's the lesson Scripture is teaching. The Ten Tribes don't need Judahs' assistance in breaking the Fathers' Laws (when Judah succeeds in breaking those laws); Israel is quite capable of Law breaking all on it's own. The converse is true for the Ten Tribes incorrectly influencing Judah.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?
Ans.: The Father has, apparently, given Brit-Am some capacity to recognize that "Israeliness" is NOT summed up exclusively in the ranks/Tribe of Judah. Because of this understanding, Brit-Am has better capacity of realizing where the rest of Israel is in the world and disseminating that information. Brit-Am has also demonstrated it's capacity to "learn" from some of the biased mistakes of Judah and "christianity" and correct them. By the Power of Heaven, Brit-Am will continue to grow in that regard, minimally.

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to?
Ans.: I am drawn especially to the articles, of Brit-Am and others, delineating Israels' position amongst the other nations as history has unfolded. It's fascinating to have the Israeli "idiosyncrasies" realized amongst the histories and legends/myths of other peoples and to then understand that those were the vehicles through which the Heavenly Father preserved His children/people, their customs and histories.

The fact that many of those nations were preserved from destruction, time and again, because of the presence of one or some of the Tribes in its' midst, is AWESOME! It's with the same degree of awe that one, also, realizes any given nations destruction because of the acquired sin/Lawlessness of the inherent Israeli element.

All of the Tribes of Israel have carried great responsibility for good or ill, blessing or cursing, into the nations. The Heavenly Father provided nations to be used as the vehicle to move Israel through time and space. Israel is a type of leaven; good leaven causes a nation to "rise" to the occasion, while bad leaven destroys a nation. Their inclusion in, or expulsion from, any given nation is exampled in the story of Jonah.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
A book of Commentary and Explanation on one of the works of Prophecy;
Isaiah; Jeremiah, etc ?
Ans.: And Ezekiel; all of those would be welcomed. Create commentary as the Father leads. Brit-Ams' work will flourish as He continues to open our collective understanding.

11b. A work on ancient history and the Ten Tribes, dolmens migrations, etc.?
Ans.: Please, by all means. This is another excellent subject, ripe for development.

11c. New editions of The Tribes, Ephraim, etc.?
Ans.: BritAm has a certain cognizance of it's own capacity in knowledge of "all things Israeli". While many out here can and do contribute to that reservoir of information, only Brit-Am will be able to determine when any given subjects information store grows to the point needed, to bear further editions of any subjects dealt with here. I'm confident that with the guidance of Heaven, any forthcoming editions will only improve the collection of information.

12. Organization. The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested?
Ans.: Of course.

12b. Do you have any ideas on this matter?
Ans.: It would seem that the simplest way to accomplish this, would be to follow the "Meet Up Group" pattern of associates interested in all things Brit-Am. The "Meet Up Group" template is used effectively throughout the USA, already, accommodating many varied interests on many different subjects. To do so otherwise, would be cost prohibitive to the participants. This doesn't preclude a gathering of "Brit-Amers" in a central location from time to time, but many wouldn't be able to practically attend, as the costs to accommodate such an endeavor would be prohibitive.

Thanks, Brit-Am, for providing this particular vehicle for feedback. I look forward to your replies you'll have in regard to my answers above.

Sincerely,

pjr.

Discussion Concerning Tithes.
Answers to P.J. Rieke:
P.J. Rieke made some very interesting and pertinent remarks above. His recommendations concerning maps etc will probably eventually be enacted since it corresponds with an intention we already had. Other matters will be consdiered or replied to elsewhere. This series of replies to our Questionairre is not intended to be a forum for debate though we are always open to discussion.
There were however a few points made by P.J. Rieke we considered worth replying to here:

P6. PJ said:

# I don't remember Moses asking for "contributions" from Israel to sponsor his attempt in requesting Pharaoh to let Israel go. I do understand BritAm has needs, but the proper avenue to have those needs met, is primarily through the Father. #
Brit-Am Reply:
Moses instituted that all Israelites should give at least one-tithe (if not more through trumah, etc) of their income to the Levites of which he was part. Moses did not tell the Levities to ask the Father for sustenance. He commanded the rest of Israel to sustain them!
The Levites were entrusted with communal service of a religious nature. Brit-Am is in a similar position.
As far as I know you have never made an offering to Brit-Am.
If you ever were to do so your criticism might by more palatable.

Wikipedia. Tithe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithe
The sons of Aaron were appointed to be priests and the tribe of Levi were appointed to minister to the priests and help in sacred matters (Numbers 18:1-7). The Children of Israel were commanded by God to give Bikkurim (first-fruits of fields and flocks) Numbers 18:11-24 and Terumah (gift offerings) Exodus 25:1-27 to the kohanim (priests) and tithes to the sons of Levi (Levites - Leviim). ...As to the tithe offerings, the Leviim were commanded by God to give a tithe (a tenth) of the tithes they received to a priest. Numbers 18:26.

P8. PJ criticized:

# the [Brit-Am] attitude that all of Israels' potential "spirituality" is to be measured and exampled in Judaism. #

Brit-Am Reply:
We see your point BUT you should also see ours.
For us Judaism is not merely an evolution of the Hebrew Bible. It is the Hebrew Bible. The Sages (e.g. Maimonides) allow Religious Jews to debate and discuss Biblical matters with Christians but not with atheists or Muslims. It is assumed that basically Christians accept the truth of the Hebrew Bible even though they add something of their own on to it.

P.J.
Rieke wrote us answering:
Also, this tithing was done, minimally, "three times in the year" and given to the Tribe of Levi (Aaron IS of Levi). Again: "If the efforts of BritAm are sanctioned by our Heavenly Father, then BritAm should be more interested in their direct appeal to Him. After all, He IS the Source for meeting all of our needs". That does not mean Brit-Am can not ask for monetary support from it's audience, but the brunt of your requests should be "leaned on", i.e., "asked of" the Heavenly Father.

Brit-Am Reply:
Before answering you, we should clarify matters.
In ancient times one tenth of the produce went to the Levites.
Another tenth was the property of the producer BUT had to be eaten in Jerusalem as did one tenth of all new-born animals.
This was in order to encourage Israelites to dwell in Jerusalem (where food would have been plentiful and cheap) and also that as many families as possible would support at least one of their members learning Torah full time in Jerusalem.
See our mini-article:
The Full-Time Torah-Warriors of Israel Today.
http://www.britam.org/Kings/2Kings12.html#The

Jacob (i.e. the forefather Israel) himself had undertaken to tithe:
[Genesis 28:22] And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.

Nowadays, there is no commandment to give a tenth of one's income to work of the Almighty or to charity etc.
Nevertheless, many religious Jews do take it upon themselves as an obligation.
At least one opinion says that Gentiles should as well since we find that Abraham gave one tenth (Genesis 14:20) to Melchizedek, King of Salem (Jerusalem) " the priest of God Most High" (Genesis 14:18).
Even so, most authorities would agree that today it is not really a duty though many take it upon themselves as such.
There is a commandment to give charity. How much is up to the individual.
At the same time all seem to agree that tithing is a worthy practice and that the promised blessings are still in effect.
The Prophet Malachi spoke of this concerning the obligatory tithing of produce. Most seem to agree that the blessing promised by Malachi also applies to the tithing of income in general.

Malachi 3:
8 Will a man rob God?
Yet you have robbed Me!
      But you say,
     'In what way have we robbed You?'
      In tithes and offerings.

       9 You are cursed with a curse,
      For you have robbed Me,
      Even this whole nation.

       10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
      That there may be food in My house,
      And try Me now in this,?
      Says the LORD of hosts,
     'If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
      And pour out for you such blessing
      That there will not be room enough to receive it.

To whom should tithes be given?
In our opinion each Israelite in our generation should tithe. Tithes should be given to whomsoever you consider officiates of the Almighty though in some cases any charity in general or even needy family members may also qualify. We are not trying to decide for you.

Brit-Am also considers itself to be doing a good service for the benefit of all Israel and so should receive consideration.

P.J. Rieke said:
In todays' attempt to accomplish tithing, many are of the innovation that money has somehow been sanctioned by Scripture to take the place of the tithe. As laid down in Scripture, that opinion could not be further from the truth. If anyone gives money to a legitimate, functioning priest of Levi, the most they have accomplished is to have given a freewill gift, or as stated in Scripture, a freewill offering.

Brit-Am Reply:
Not so. The freewill offerings were in addition to the tithes. You quoted from Moses as not asking for money. We replied that according to the Law of Moses the giving of the equivalent of money (i.e. in those days agricultural produce) was obligatory.
You are now bringing up other matters which we have answered in our Preamble above.

P.J. Rieke said:

P.S.: When did Wikipedia become a "clearing house" for doctrinal issues (the "set apart" tithe and the Priesthood) best explained by the Word of the Father? Isn't that analogous to mixing linen (Word of the Father) with wool? Wiki is a bought and paid for, unclean, crass, secular mouthpiece of opinion, accomplished through innovations, those innovations NOT sanctioned by the Fathers' Word. I concede they have their place for some things, but not the issues of doctrine involving the Priesthood (of Levi or otherwise) of the Father, much less the correct, Lawful methods of Scriptural tithing. That's what Scripture is for.

Brit-Am Reply:
We quoted Wikipedia as summarization of the main points with the relevant sources.
We do not care what Wikipedia may or may not be, it was the brief reference to pertinent Biblical sources that concerned us.

22. Jim Wright
Greetings Yair Davidiy -
Here are my answers to your survey:

The Questionaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am?
From Judy Lankford (AKA Judy Snyder) on a Yahoo Group on the Bible Codes, not sure of the year, I think it was 2002 or 2003 maybe.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve?
I hope and pray your fiances improve

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more?
I would like to see more Bible Codes, but I'm not so sure this would help you with the general public.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am?
Your thoroughness in studying history and your understanding of Hebrew and The Talmud

5. What (if anything) most irks you about Brit-Am?
I know you can't help it, but your lack of understanding of ... The New Testament.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing?
I was totally convinced long before I met Judy or heard of Brit-Am.

I read HW Armstrong's "The US and Great Briton in Prophecy" in 1980 - I read the Bible through twice trying to prove it wrong, and then spent a year in the library every day and I finally had to admit he was right on almost everything he wrote.

It changed my life in a major way - I have been observing the Sabbath and 7 commanded Annual Holy Days for almost 30 years now.

And yes I find your case very convincing and effective.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation?
Your lack of understanding of The New Testament

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am?
You, your determination, understanding of Hebrew and The Talmud

10. If you come back to the site more than once what articles do you go to?
I have been there hundreds of times on too many subjects name.

The DNA info interests me very much, I have learned a great deal from your site on most any subject you can name.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
A book of Commentary and Explanation on one of the works of Prophecy; Isaiah; Jeremiah, etc ?
A work on ancient history and the Ten Tribes, dolmens migrations, etc.?
New editions of The Tribes, Ephraim, etc.?
Something else?

All of the above , I will be praying The LORD guides you because I don't know what would be best or the most effective.

I thought your book on the Khazars was great (helps me to battle the hate mongers), and have thoroughly enjoyed everything of yours I have read, I think that whatever you decide to accomplish will be worthwhile.

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Do you have any ideas on this matter?
I am pretty much a loner, and generally do not join anything, but I would not rule out attending something like that.

Many Blessings to you, your family, and your work -

Jim Wright.

23. Elisheva Raskas
The Questionnaire.
1. How did you first hear about Brit-Am? I think through the search engine.

2. What aspects would you like Brit-Am to improve? I would like to see Brit-Am get, if possible, some support from the Gedolim [Contemporary Leading Rabbis], or at least to get their attention more in these matters concerning the Lost Tribes being in the West. Also I'd like to see Brit-Am giving lectures throughout the world in the areas where the tribes are scattered (the West) such as interested church groups. I believe groups such as the Mormons who believe they're descended from Israel would be interested in this type of thing. I realize this is dependent on finances, but that could hopefully entice people to give more as they'd see the information spreading in a more organized way. To take the load off Yair Davidiy there could be ambassadors for Brit-Am sent out to do this who are fully knowledgeable in the material.

3. What subjects would you wish to see Brit-Am emphasize more? The process of returning and giving people more direction on what options they have e.g. becoming a Noachide, possible conversion to Judaism.

4. What most pleases you about Brit-Am? The wealth of information and research done.

6. If you do not support Brit-Am financially for reasons other than lack of means is there anything Brit-Am could do to change this? I think more attempts at outreach as I said above.

Do you have any ideas as to how we could increase our income that we need to function? I think more publicity would help.

7. Do you find the Brit-Am message convincing? For the most part, yes.

8. If you are not convinced by everything Brit-Am says, what is the weakest point in the Brit-Am presentation? Lack of solid backing by the Gedolim [Leading Rabbis of Today]. But I'm not sure how possible this is at this point.

9. What do you consider the strongest point of Brit-Am? Research.

11. Future Publications:
We have several projects in various stages of completion.
Which of the following would you most like to see:
Something else?
Maybe smaller publications or brochures to be distributed in the West that will direct them to your research and website. A lot of people don't have time to study major historical books but they would have a strong interest sparked within them should they come across the material in a more abbreviated form.

12. Organization.
The Brit-Am organization as a social activity with regular meetings may be soon re-activated in Israel, the USA, and elsewhere.
Would you be interested? Do you have any ideas on this matter?
I think this is a great idea. I'd love to see Brit-Am groups starting up for discussion and like-minded people getting together. Again if there were Brit-Am ambassadors being sent out to give regular lectures and guidance I think this would be the beginning of something important.

Thank you for all your work and dedication!!!

24. Richard Johnson
Yair,

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your questionnaire. I hope you are still accepting responses. If I don't have an answer to a specific question, I will simply move on to the next question.

1. I'm almost sure that I found your website searching with Google for subjects regarding the Ten Tribes.

3. Secular, archaeological, historical, and linguistic studies. I love the biblical studies too but I know that if we are to successfully bring this message to the Anglo-Saxon/Christian community, we need to have plenty of secular evidence to back up the biblical evidence.

4. My favorite website!

5. At times, you seem somewhat ambiguous as to whether we really are descended from Israel. I know none of us can really be sure if we are of Hebrew descent or not but I believe that the proofs and evidence you provide make your conclusions as you say "irrefutable" when taken as a whole. This doesn't really bother me that much; I just wanted to let you know.

6. We need to actively, as a group/organization, take this message to the Evangelical Christians through the vehicle of Brit-Am. I believe that Evangelical Christians represent the largest group who would be the most receptive to the Brit-Am message.

7. Yes!

9. Secular/biblical proof and the names of various tribes as they migrated through Asia and Europe.

10. Whatever seems interesting at the time.

11. Ancient history, migrations, dolmens, etc. and a new edition of "Ephraim".

12. I would be very interested in a Brit-Am social organization.

God bless you Yair

Richard Johnson Jr

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