"Brit-Am Now"- 468

22 Oct 2004
  
"Brit-Am Now"-468
Contents:
1. Dan the Great
2. Dan in Africa?
3. Brit-Am Rose
4. Other Tribes Amongst the Jews
5. The Original Tudor Rose Motto?
6. Do the Lost Tribes have to Keep the Law of Moses?
7. Re-Organization of Brit-Am

1. Dan the Great
Question:
>Shalom Yair,
>
>I would like to know the "sound and logical" reason that Danites were
>considered the lowliest of tribes.  It cannot be their birth position,
as
>the other sons of the handmaidens suffer the same.
>
>What was it about the Danites that made them considered the lowest of
the
>tribes.
>R. Fermenich

Answer:

No real reason that I am aware of.
Dan is the last tribe in the tribal order of marching:
[Numbers 10:25] AND THE STANDARD OF THE CAMP OF THE CHILDREN OF DAN SET
FORWARD, WHICH  WAS THE REREWARD OF ALL THE CAMPS THROUGHOUT THEIR
HOSTS:
AND OVER HIS HOST WAS AHIEZER  THE SON OF AMMISHADDAI.
<<REREWARD>>: i.e. rearward, Hebrew "Ma-asef" probably from the root
"sof",
end, i.e. the one that comes last
BUT "ma-asef" is also interpreted on a popular level as from the root
"asef" gather up, and that Dan was the one that gathered up everybody
that
dropped out.
Also,
Dan (Judges 18) was the one who wiped out a whole city of peaceful
people,
stole the idol of somebody else, and set up a center of idolatry in
their
newly conquered city. Even Samson the one prophet they did produce is
more
noted (on a superficial level) for womanizing and feats of strength
than
for spiritual insights.
On the other hand the blessing of both Jacob and Moses for Dan are very
positive:
<<DAN SHALL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE, AS ONE OF THE TRIBES OF
ISRAEL.
DAN SHALL BE A SERPENT BY THE WAY, AN ADDER IN THE PATH, THAT BITETH
THE
HORSE HEELS, SO THAT HIS RIDER SHALL FALL BACKWARD.
  I HAVE WAITED FOR THY SALVATION, O LORD>>  [Genesis 49:16-18].
<<AND OF DAN HE SAID, DAN IS A LION'S WHELP: HE SHALL LEAP FROM
BASHAN>>
[Deuteronomy 33:22] .

We have traced Dan as being prominent in Wales, Ireland, and Denmark.
These
peoples per head of population have left an impressive mark on world
history and have proven spiritual qualities, social consciousness, and
military abilities.
According to one tradition the mother of the future Messiah will come
from Dan.
Dan is PRIMARILY to be found amongst the northern peoples and there he
has
his expression.
Nevertheless,  a segment of Dan according to some uncertain traditions
was also to be found in Yemen (amongst the Jews), Ethiopia, Africa.
Dan was very important in early Grek history and in the development of
Western Civilization as we noted at length
and in detail in our bok "Lost Israelite Identity. The Hebrew Ancestry
of
Celtic races".

2. Dan in Africa?
From: "Anthony A. Mayers"
Subject: RE: "Brit-Am Now"-466
NOTE----DANANE IN WEST AFRICA
,SU-DAN. ALSO -----MO-GAD-ISH-U  IN EAST AFRICA?

3. Brit-Am Rose
From: Bob Davis
Subject: RE: "Brit-Am Now"-467

Brit-Am rose

Dear Yair

My 2 pennyworth is this.  The Tudor rose was a symbol of peace between
two warring houses.  The Rose is appropriate for Brit-Am because it will
represent peace between Israel and Judah.  The love : hate relationship
between the two that has existed for centuries would therefore be
replaced
by a flower that symbolises love.  Isn't love what this is all about?  
If its about religion we will just keep on fighting.

Bob Davis

4. Other Tribes Amongst the Jews
We have shown and emphasized that the overwhelming majority of the Jews
descended from the Tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi.
All the other tribes were exiled and lost. They are the Lost Ten Tribes
of
Israel.
We have posted on our site an article by the great sages Nachmanides
emphasizing this:
A shortened version of the article may be seen at:
http://www.britam.org/ShortRETURN.htm
or the more complete version:
http://www.britam.org/RETURN.htm
Nachmanides refers to a Midrash that analyses Biblical verses and comes
to
the conclusion that about
20% of those who returned with Ezra and Nechamia (who were Jews)
actually
belonged to other tribes.
Their tribal affiliation was not mentioned deliberately in order to
emphasize the fact that their tribal expression
would take place amongst their brothers who were with the "Lost Tribes"
and
the majority.
They themselves would be submerged in "Judah".
Amongst the "Jews" elements from Joseph were also present.
  [1-Chronicles 9:3] AND IN JERUSALEM DWELT OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH,
AND
OF THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN,  AND OF THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM, AND
MANASSEH.
In addition amongst the Jews were also to be found people from Simeon,
and
Issachar.
On the whole all the tribes who were on the "blessing" side of the
mountain
are to be find
amongst the Jews:
[Deuteronomy 27:12] THESE SHALL STAND UPON MOUNT GERIZIM TO BLESS THE
PEOPLE, WHEN YE ARE COME OVER JORDAN; SIMEON, AND LEVI, AND JUDAH, AND
ISSACHAR, AND JOSEPH, AND BENJAMIN:
There was also a tradition that about 20% of the Jews of Tunisia were
from
Zebulon.
At all events the other tribes were always a minority and in Biblical
terms
included
amongst Judah.
Amongst the Jews are two sections: Ashkenaz (European) and Sephardic
(Mediterranean and Eastern).
Ashkenazic (European) can be divided into three main sections:
a. German (Germany, Alsace, France, and most of the west): included
many
from the other (ten) tribes
especially those of Joseph.
Characteristics: Correct, precise, brave but conventional, eager to fit
in
with the surroundings.
tends to liberalism but also strict and pedantic. Honest. More
"British" in
character than "American".
b. Lithuanian (Lithuania, Russia, "Misnagdim"):  Judah and Levi
    Characteristics:  Intellectual, Ultra-Orthodox tendencies,  
neurotic,
super-sensitive, when not religious revolutionary.
Takes things to their extremes including the search for truth.
c. Chasidic (southern Europe, Russia): Benjamin and Levi.
Characteristics: Emotional, leader-oriented, community centered,
mystically
inclined, spiritual, good hearted.

The Sephardic leadership is also from Judah while the rest include many
from Benjamin, Levi, Simeon, and the other tribes.
Here too each community is different from the other and should be
examined
separately.

These are just general tendencies based on vague and sometimes
contradictory traditions and speculative extrapolations.
We repeat the Jews are dominated overwhelmingly by Judah, Benjamin, and
Levi and in the Bible
are referred to  by the collective term, "Judah".
At a later stage a more complete study on this subject may be made and
it
might be possible to learn something from
it pertinent to Brit-Am studies in general.

5. The Original Tudor Rose Motto?

“THE MOTTO OF THE TUDOR ROSE”
FROM: Stephen Spykerman – sspykerman@supanet.com

SUBJECT: The  Amazing Motto of the Tudor Rose

Hi Yair

Having followed all the comments about Brit-Am’s proposed emblem, I
thought
I would share my recent discovery about the Tudor Rose. It happened
whilst
my wife and I were on our way back home after keeping the eight-day
festival of Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles in Dorset in the S/E of
England.
After an hours drive we decided to stop off for coffee at a place
called
Wimborne Minster, and ancient little Dorset market town. The town is
dominated by its Minster – an almost cathedral sized church dating back
1300 years. We went around the town twice trying, to no avail to find a
place to park. In the end we parked in the private car park of the
Minster
and consequently we felt duty bound to visit the ancient church. As we
entered the building the lady at the entrance informed us that the
‘CHAINED
LIBRARY’ would be opening in just a few minutes. She told us that it
contained a rare collection of ancient books second only to the
Bodleian
Library at Oxford University. It was called the ‘chained’ library
because
the books were, according to centuries old custom chained to their
shelves
to prevent theft. To get to the library one had to ascend a stone
stairway
into an ancient tower. The direction of the spiral staircase was
opposite
to the conventional. Staircases such as this are known as
ecclesiastical or
security staircases and were designed with the intention of allowing
easier
defence of the rooms above by a swordsman. At that period swordsman
were
generally right handed and a right handed swordsman would have had
considerable difficulty in ascending the spiral with a drawn sword to
attack the treasures held in the library. The library contains classic
works of Plato, Plutarch, Pliny, Cicero and Machiavelli. Also numerous
theological works of the Venerable Bede, Calvin, Erasmus and many
others,
too numerous to mention. Amongst the many different Bibles was a volume
of
the Hebrew Scriptures by Menasseh ben Israel.

The book that really caught my attention was a book written by the
great
Tudor king Henry VIII. It was written before his breach with the Roman
Catholic Church regarding his proposed divorce from Katherine of
Aragon.
Only three copies are known to exist of this book – one is held by Her
Majesty the Queen, the other is held by the Vatican, and the third I
had
the privilege of examining at Wimborne Minster. The thick leather
binding
is embossed with the Royal Arms in its upper half and with the Tudor
Rose
in its lower part. What was so amazing about the illustration of the
Tudor
Rose was that it was surrounded by a Motto written in Latin. I got
really
excited about this, as in all the heraldic books I have researched I
have
never come across one that referred to the motto of the Tudor Rose.

Henry VII, the father of Henry VIII was the first Tudor king to
introduce
the Tudor Rose. He clearly was fully aware of the origins of the
symbolism
of the red and white rose, and he almost certainly devised the text
himself. The words were considered to be of such significance that it
was
subsequently adopted as the royal motto of the Tudor family. What is so
remarkable is that it conveys a powerful allusion to the throne of
David in
ancient Israel. Like all motto’s of that time it was phrased in Latin –
the
text reads – “Hac Rosa Virtutis de Celo Missa Cereno Eturnu(m) Florens
(Fulgens) Regia Sceptra Feret” and in modern English this reads;

“This rose of virtue sent us from on high shall shine in sceptred state
eternally”.

Notice it speaks of a rose of virtue, e.g. (the rose of Israel) sent to
us
from on high, e.g. (by the God of Israel) shall shine in sceptred state
eternally – meaning it shall rule for all of eternity. This text can
only
be a reference to the throne of king David of Israel, as it alone was
ever
established for all of eternity. The patriarch Jacob was the first to
prophesy of this sceptred throne on his deathbed when he addressed his
son
Judah, saying,
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between
his
feet, until Shiloh comes” (Gen. 49:10).
‘Shiloh’ was a reference to the Messiah, the prophesied Deliverer who
would
come to deliver and rule over a restored Israel in the end times.

The prophet Nathan adds a further dimension to the prophecy as he comes
to
king David of Israel and, speaking of his son Solomon, he utters the
most
amazing prophecy about the future of David’s throne:

“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will
set up
your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish
his
kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the
throne of his kingdom forever . . . . And your house and your kingdom
shall
be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established
forever” (2 Samuel 7:12-13,16).

Here we have an immutable promise of the everlasting continuance of the
Royal House and Throne of David. Henry Tudor in devising the motto of
the
Tudor Rose clearly affirmed that he considered himself to be of the
line of
those Davidic descendants seated on this prophesied throne of David
that
was to last forever.
The divine promise is further confirmed in the book of Psalms and its
absolute certainty is heavily emphasised once again:

“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant
David:
‘Your seed I will establish forever, and build up your throne to all
generations’” (Psalm 89:3-4).

Your seed, your throne and your kingdom will be established forever and
to
all generations! What could be clearer than that! This is what the
Tudor
family, being themselves of the line of David, had uppermost in mind
when
they devised the motto for the Tudor Rose. They considered the Tudor
Rose
to be ‘that rose of virtue sent from on high’ as a sacred charge in
that it
represented the throne of David that shall shine in sceptred state
(ruling
over Israel) eternally.’

Baruch Hashem

Stephen Spykerman –

6. Do the Lost Tribes have to Keep the Law of Moses?
Bob  wrote:
>Should anglo saxons celts who know they are the lost tribes do they
have
>to keep kosher and follow Jewish law ? I am a anglo american do I have
to
>keep kosher is it a sin if I dont ?

Shalom,
In answering one must distinguish betwen the beliefs of Yair Davidiy
and
those of Briti-Am as a whole.
Brit-Am has no official stand on the matter. Brit-Am works to establish
recognition of Israelite Identity
and for reconciliation between Judah and Joseph and nothing beyond
that.
Yair Davidiy understands from the sources including the Bible that
eventually the Lost Ten Tribes will
return and accept the Law.
On an individual level however someone who knows that they are from the
Lost Tribes does not have to keep
the law for two reasons:
(a) Membership in "spiritual" Israel of the Ten Tribes was suspended.
They
were divorced (Jeremiah 3:8) and considered "not my people" (Hosea 1:9)
and
not obligated
(until they return) by the Law (Yebamot 17). An individual is part of
the
whole and only obligated according to what everybody else
as one community takes upon themselves. The individual is not obligated
unless the whole community re-accepts the law.
(b) The Legal Principle that a person is not liable unless proven to
be,
i.e. he does not have to prove his "innocence".
So too, even though someone may know in his own heart with almost
absolute
certainty that he is descended from Israel
he has no proof of it on the individual level and is not so regarded by
those around him. He would therefore not be obligated
to keep any of the peculiar Israelite laws (such as Shabat, etc) since
no-one can prove that he is obligated to do so.

Apart from all that everyone has his own considerations and his own
personal encounter with the Almighty and must do
as he feels led.

7. Re-Organization of Brit-Am
Brit-Am as an organization will be re-organized shortly. Mistakes from
the
past will be corrected we hope.




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