Jewish New Year

The Hebrew New Year falls next week. It lasts for two days from Monday Night to Wednesday night.

We take stock of the past and make resolutions for the future.

Last year

On the whole Brit-Am improved especially in its e-mail and web-site services

though much room for further improvement still exists.

We hope to increase our Biblical based output as well as publishing more historical studies.

These are areas where we intend to place our immediate emphasis.

Betty Rhodes hopes to greatly increase the scope of the Brit-Am Genealogical Section.

The magazine did not come out as often as it should have. There is a problem with funding that

may be resolved and if we can in the future we will publish the magazine once every two months or more.

Brit-Am Branch activity was in most cases almost non-existent but we will take steps to

re-invigorate this field. The same applies regarding all related activity, lectures, meetings,

badges,  videos, etc.

We will endeavor to involve more people in our activities. We made several false starts in this direction in

the past but have now  begun to make some progress.

Last year, Financially we went from near-crisis to near-crisis but looking back we were enabled to operate fairly well

and meet most of our obligations.

Last year some of our followers dropped out of sight but less than had done so over comparative periods

in  the past and many more joined our ranks or watched encouragingly from the sidelines.

The impression is that on the whole those who are with us are pleased with us though most

know  of aspects in which they would like to see improvement. Please send us your input.

Regarding research some important breakthroughs were made but greater effort should

have been made in this direction.

All of the above is important but not the main point.

The main thing is that the message of Brit-Am regarding the present-day identity

of the Lost Ten Tribes is a true message and needs to be made known.

This is what we believe the Almighty wills of us and what we should all keep in mind.

It is for the good of both Judah and Joseph.

We all have a stake in this.

Brit-Am exists to do its duty and to bring a message to, and a blessing on, all our peoples

meaning all of us.

The Three Rs of Brit-Am

Research: Searching for the Truth of Israelite Brit-Am Identity

Revelation: Propagating the knowledge obtained through Research and

working for its internalization.

Reconciliation: Working with the aim that the Results of  our Research

and Revelation will lead to a Reconciliation between Joseph and Judah which is a pre-requisite for

ultimate re-union.

We bless all of you and your families

Yair Davidiy

on behalf of

Brit-Am,

Jerusalem, Israel

http://www.britam.org

http://www.geocities.com/hiberi

Shalom Aleichem Mr. Davidiy,

I hope that this quick e-mail finds you well.

I have followed this web-site for the past three years.

And what your research has to say does make sense to me.

I have a question about the Ten Lost Tribes ever being in Italy.

My ancestors came from Benevento Italy as my mother's maiden name was Benevento.

How does this fit into the scheme of origins of the Ten Lost Tribe's??

Thank you for your time in this matter, and answering this question.

(Please hold back on my last name)

Yevarekh Otkha HaShem~

The L-rd bless you and keep you; the L-rd make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the L-rd lift up His countenance upon you, and give you Shalom!

Numbers (B'midbar) 6:24 to 26...