1. Question on Ethiopian Jews and the
Tribe of Dan
Dear Yair,
I was wondering something. I receive newsletters from The International
Fellowship of Christians and Jews. It had an article about the Ethiopian Jews.
It said in the article that the descend from the tribe of Dan from the line of
King Solomon and Queen of Sheba. Is Dan also part of the tribe of Judah? Did
it mix with the tribe of Judah and become part of Judah also? I was wondering
because supposedly most of the ten lost tribes lost their identity and
intermarried with gentiles or something like that. I think that's how it goes.
I know Levi and Benjamin did join with Judah but what about Dan? Are most of
the other tribes amongst the gentiles and unknown to their identity? Val :)
Brit-Am
Reply:
The idea that part of Dan went to Ethiopia dates back for quite a
while.
There may be something in it as we discussed in our work "Ephraim".
Nevertheless there is no evidence that this was ever an Ethiopian or Ethiopian
Jewish tradition but
rather something that other said about them.
If it is true it could apply to a small portion of the ancestors of the
Ethiopian Jews
who from Iran moved to Yemen and from there to Ethiopia.
Most of Dan according to our findings went to Scandinavia (Denmark), Wales, and
Ireland.
The Brit-Am understanding is that most of the Lost Ten tribes are at present
amongst nations identified as being
non-Jewish or 'Gentiles".
Some have intermarried but traditions that exist indicating that the rate of
intermarriage in the End Times will
be revealed to have been much less than one would suppose.
2. Leah: Reactions to Brit-Am Comments
on Noachide
Movement
Re: Brit-Am Now no. 1167
Yair,
You wrote concerning the Noachide movement.
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"It is a large movement, with a lot of
backers, a
lot of discussion and decisions behind it, a
sophisticated approach, and extensive social networking.
This is important and is something Brit-Am cannot offer. At least not for now."
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From what I have seen in the past few years concerning the Noachide movement is
that
it is providing a group to be part of. Those who are coming out of Christianity
and realize
that they are of the lost tribes feel a need to be part of a recognized group.
They love Judah and desire for Judah to recognize them.
This is what draws them away from Brit-Am to become a Noachide. I say this
because
I have a friend that has done this.
The only problem that I see with being a Noachide is that you are making a
statement that
you are not a covenant people. The Lost Tribes are a Covenant People and
should be
instructed accordingly. Noachide does not recognize the Lost tribes or emphasize
the
importance of the covenant.
The covenant is what was written, The Torah.
2Ki 23:24
Moreover those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the terafim,
and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Yehudah
and in Yerushalayim, did Yoshiyahu put away, that he might confirm the
words of the law which were written in the book that Chilkiyah the Kohen
found in the house of YHWH.
25 Like him was there no king before him, who
turned to YHWH with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his
might,
according to all the Torah of Moshe; neither after him arose there any like him.
Maybe this should be a goal for the Brit-Am to come together no matter what our
difference
of religious beliefs and re-affirm the covenant. To be part of a Recognized
group without
having to deny our identity, but maybe this is asking too much. Maybe one of the
three Rs should be Recognition and leave the Reconciliation up to the Almighty?
Shouldn't Recognition come before Reconciliation?
You Wrote:
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Since "Joseph" (i.e. the Ten Tribes)
technically
and temporarily may not be bound entirely by the Law at present
there is no real reason why they should relate to the Oral Law one way or
another.
On the other hand,
Something like this should not be reject just for the sake of rejecting it.
We do not need any more cause for Division than we already have.
The Sages said that willingness to accept the
Oral Law is a mark of Israelite Ancestry.
Nearly all major points in the Oral Law also have roots in the Hebrew Bible.
One should be very careful about not accepting it.
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The majority of those that are at present re-affirming the Covenant do not
completely reject the
Oral Law. Many of us do some of the Oral Traditions but do not consider them as
important as
the written Torah. I do not believe that any of the Lost Tribes reject the Oral
Torah just for the
sake of rejecting it. We just do not see it as important
as the Torah. If we do not keep all of the
Oral Law does that make us not a Covenant people?
Many Blessings,
Leah
3. The Brit-Am Web Site: Favorites Artcles and Search Strings
What are the major search entries that bring people to our site?
tarshish
2 33 1.08% tribe of dan
3 32 1.05% brit-am
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7 17 0.56% brit am
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What are the most popular articles at present?
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Brit-Am
Note:
The above represents the situation at a given moment.
It is fairly representative of what prevails most of the time apart from
our article on the Khazars usually being included while the articles on DNA
and Edom are not permanently represented.
4. Prophetic Outlines of Biblical
Books
Main Brit-Am Scripture Points
http://www.britam.org/MainPOINTS.html
This article was published some time ago but it is still worth drawing attention
to.
It provides a quick five-to-ten minute read with many of the
important points of Biblical Prophecy immediately concerning the Lost Ten Tribes
given in very brief (half-sentences) outline.
Sip a cup of coffee or herbal tea and scan through it.
5. Single-horned 'Unicorn' deer found in
Italy
By MARTA FALCONI, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_fe_st/italy_unicorn
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ROME - A deer with a single horn in the center of its head, much like the
fabled, mythical unicorn, has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park
officials said Wednesday.
"This is fantasy becoming reality," Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of
Natural Sciences in Prato, told The Associated Press. "The unicorn has always
been a mythological animal."
The 1-year-old Roe Deer, nicknamed "Unicorn", was born in captivity in the
research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, Tozzi said.
He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns. |
Calling it the first time he has seen such a case, Tozzi said such anomalies
among deer may have inspired the myth of the unicorn.
The unicorn, a horse-like creature with magical healing powers, has appeared in
legends and stories throughout history, from ancient and medieval texts to the
adventures of Harry Potter.
"This shows that even in past times, there could have been animals with this
anomaly," he said by telephone. "It's not like they dreamed it up."
Single-horned deer are rare but not unheard of, but even more unusual is the
central positioning of the horn, experts said.
"Generally, the horn is on one side (of the head) rather than being at the
center. This looks like a complex case," said Fulvio Fraticelli, scientific
director of Rome's zoo. He said the position of the horn could also be the
result of a trauma early in the animal's life.
Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including
the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.
6. Questions from a Red-Haired
Identifier with Esau
Mr. Yair Davidiy,
The questions I would ask of you may be unusual, but I hope you can understand
why they are important to me.
I live in America, and My name is MS. I was born under the same biblical
description of Esau, i.e. red hair. Even other "white people" give and have
given redheads a hard time, from public school on. There is even a new group of
white supremacists "identity christians" now who persecute redheads and anyone
who may very well be descended from you-know-who. I have searched the Internet
and the bible but can find nothing on where we with this recessive mutation came
from. Only Esau have I found. As a redhead and suffering much persecution (in my
formative years) I can personally understand how he'd rather destroy than unite
peoples. I really like and agree with Christ's teachings, but don't consider
myself a typical "christian". I, unlike most christians I've known don't seek to
condemn everyone, but rather to save my own soul. I guess I take Esau's plight
to heart. Someone was telling me of a talk-show they watched a few months back,
in which they were seemingly ragging that redheads were gonna be gone in ten
years. The story that vividly depicts Esau as a redhead seems to have doomed us
all. I feel forsaken by other people and even by God. Please help if you will, I
have nowhere else to turn.
Here are some questions (feel free to edit for posting if you'd like).
For Esau to have red hair wouldn't his parents have to be, well, "white?" In
other words, wouldn't his parents have to have recessive biological traits
("fair")?
Are the descendants of Esau cursed forever?
Why does the bible go out of it's way to mention Esau's physical attributes? Was
it intended to hurt the world's number one minority of people? Because it did
and does.
Are redheads covenant people or not? There aren't many of us left so I'll
groupall of us together...
Everyone and even the bible seems to condemn us. Is there anything you can say
to make me feel not so damned?
Please take my questions seriously and answer them for me.
In spiritual dire straits,
MS
Brit-Am
Reply:
You apparently DID NOT read through our web-site before sending
your post.
We have a Search Engine on our site
http://www.britam.org/SearchEngines.html
and I found 60 entries on the subject of Red Hairs all of them interesting
and pertinent to your predicament.
You say you searched the Internet but why did you not search our URL before
writing to us?
King David had red hair (1-Samuel 16:12, 17;42).
So do many Jews, many Irishmen, many Scandinavians, Rumanians, Caucasian
Mountain People, etc.
Yair Davidiy as a youth had blond hair but when growing a beard a definite
reddish streak becomes apparent.
(a) For Esau to have red hair wouldn't his parents have to be, well,
"white?" In other words, wouldn't his parents have to have recessive
biological traits ("fair")?
Brit-Am Reply:
Probably but not necessarily so. Even dark people sometimes show
evidence of red hair.
(b) Are the descendants of Esau cursed forever?
Brit-Am Reply:
No. They were not cursed at all. Esau was actually blessed with a
similar blessing to Jacob.
He was to dwell in a very fertile land, and be militarily powerful.
Here too, you have failed to read what we wrote on the subject.
http://www.britam.org/Questions/QuesEdom.html
[Genesis 27:39] AND ISAAC HIS FATHER ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, BEHOLD, THY
DWELLING SHALL BE THE FATNESS OF THE EARTH, AND OF THE DEW OF HEAVEN FROM ABOVE;
[Genesis 27:40] AND BY THY SWORD SHALT THOU LIVE, AND SHALT SERVE THY BROTHER;
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS WHEN THOU SHALT HAVE THE DOMINION, THAT THOU SHALT
BREAK HIS YOKE FROM OFF THY NECK.
Here Esau was to be given a very fertile land and to live by the sword. Esau in
effect was to become a "Master Race" of warriors like the Spartans, Ancient
Romans, and part of the Germans.
(c) Why does the bible go out of it's way to mention Esau's physical attributes?
Brit-Am Reply:
Why Not? He had them. The Bible also mentions that David was red
haired
(d) Was it intended to hurt the world's number one minority of
people? Because it did and does.
Brit-Am Reply:
That is what you say. Apparently you mix with the wrong circles.
What ethnic group do you belong to?
Winston Churchill had red hair.
(e) Are redheads covenant people or not? There aren't many of us left so I'll
groupall of us together...
Brit-Am Reply:
Red Hair according to our understanding is an autosomal trait that
can occur independently amongst different
peoples without there being any familial or racial connection between them. It
proves nothing in itself
but if other evidence of genetic connection is available it could be taken in to
consideration.
(f) Everyone and even the bible seems to condemn us.
Brit-Am Reply:
The Bible does not condemn redheads. On the contrary.
(g) Is there anything you can say to make me feel not so damned?
Brit-Am Reply:
Maybe you have other problems and being redhaired merely compounds
them?
You should make it a source of strength.
7. Question on DNA Tests and Identifying
with Judah
Just in case you don"t remember me I had a DNA test done at FTDNA
and I share a common ancestor with a Jew from Spain, we match 12 out of 12
markers back 600 years and with another 7 men I match 11 out of 12 markers.
But where does this leave me, I know the Jewish community does not accept me
because I'm not Israeli thru my mother. I listen to Rabbi Tovia Singer and
Rabbi Amon Itzak(please forgive me if I misspelled his name) my heart is very
open to Torah and Hashem but again-where does this leave me?
Brit-Am
Reply:
DNA tests and the relative importance we may attach them are still
somewhat controversial.
Nevertheless what you are asking
is basically a religious question of the type Brit-Am seeks to avoid since it
is not part of
what we are meant to be doing and are qualified for.
Everyone must seek their own path.
For those who believe there is nearly always an answer sometimes quite close to
you.
God bless you
Yair Davidiy
Brit-Am is the "still small voice" that contains the truth.
[1-Kings 19:12] AND AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE A FIRE; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE
FIRE: AND AFTER THE FIRE A STILL SMALL VOICE.
