Contents:
1. Activity in UK.
2. Brian James: Making Contact
3. Questions on (a) setting up a new
Brit-Am branch and (b) the attitude
of the State of Israel
1. Activity in UK.
The following message indicates one
characteristic of a growing interest in
Brit-Am in the
UK., i.e. very few (if any) really
active branches of Brit-Am BUT an
interest in, and adoption of,
Brit-Am interests by other similarly-minded
groups and individuals.
From: Cath
Subject: RE: Making Contact
Hello Yair,
Thank you for your e-mail and the desire
to make contact with us. All I feel
I can do is tell you a little about
ourselves, our aims and how this fits in
with yourself. I live in Huddersfield,
England with my wife Cath and
daughter Jenny who has just started
her college education. My son is in
U.S.A. married to an American girl.
We are not in fellowship at the moment
but do try to attend meetings if they
sound in line with what we are
pursuing, even if this means travelling.
Oftentimes we simply spend Sabbath
(7th day) in the nearby hills equipped
with the Scriptures, study notes and
a picnic hamper. Wonderful fellowship
with each other and with the Almighty.
Much of our study times centre around
the weekly Torah portions and whenever
possible we share our thoughts, mostly
with Cath's sister and her husband
who have like-minded views to ourselves.
They live about 70 miles from here
so we meet up whenever we can. In actual
fact we are spending the Feast of
Tabernacles with them and some other
friends over in Wales (one month later
than Judah, due to the timing of the
moon in relation to the Spring Equinox
this year). As sons of Jacob we feel
a need to live out a Torah-based
lifestyle and to promote this understanding
among others. We do this mainly
by publishing a magazine called Mal'akh.
The approach is one of seeing Judah
coming to completion in the Messiah
and the restoration of the two houses,
and therefore it is not our intent
to missionise Jewish people to a
Christian Religion. We are in fact
running a series of articles by yourself
regarding teaching on the 10 tribes,
along with other teaching that the
whole house of Israel has to return
to a Hebraic understanding of the
scriptures and a Torah lifestyle.
Hope that this gives you a flavour
of who we are and what we are about. We
value the work you are doing and look
forward to further interaction with
you in the future.
Shalom,
David and Catherine (Lodge)
2. Brian James: Making Contact
Subject: Re: "Brit-Am Now"-115
Yair I did recieve your "making contact"
as well....i have been trying to
read as much as i can and i am enjoying
it. I am a student of middle
eastern History, so i do find your
topic very informative for my own
studies. As for the Topic of "Law"
(Torah) it will go forth from Jerusalem,
to all the world. Thanks for your unrelenting
efforts to inform all those
"who have ears to hear". Shalom.
Brian James
3. Questions on (a) setting up a new
Brit-Am branch and (b) the attitude
of the State of Israel
Questions:
"Scott" wrote:
(a)
>I don't see one [a Brit-Am branch]
for [my state] . I wouldn't know what
>to do, or how to do it, but am willing.
>I was raised in this knowledge from
my youth upward by my father. It
>appears he will soon pass, and it
would be a good way to fulfill the
>commandment to honor my father by
carrying on his work.
(b)
>On another subject, We will fight together,
Judah having drawn first
>blood, against all the enemies of
Ha Shem. We will, however, have
>suffered a great depletion in the
mass return due to various trials, and
>will, in the end be defeated militarily.
At the lowest point, however,
>Messiah will come, and we will be
rescued.
>On another subject, I tried to immigrate
to Israel in 1995, but the folks
>in the immigration office wouldn't
hear of it.
I was perfectly willing to be used for
cannon-fodder, but that wasn't good
enough. How can there be a reconciliation
while one side just doesn't want
it? Nevertheless, "the two shall be
made one stick," in God's own time.
>
Answers:
(a) Regarding the setting up of a Brit-Am
branch in your area:
All you have to do is serve as an address,
receive contacts of those
interested,
then arrange meetings and supervise
them so that nobody with outside agendas
disrupts them or tries to take them
over.
The meetings should have some point
of interest centered on a Brit-Am theme
or teaching.
and some light refreshments, e.g. water,
soft drinks, biscuits, etc.
All of the above could result
in your having to go to some trouble and
perhaps minor expenses.
If you think you can go ahead with
this please let us know,
If not, it does not matter, not everyone
can do this and sometimes people
think they can arrange meetings properly,
then find it more difficult than they
expected.
(b) Regarding the attitude of the Israeli
immigration authorities and
Israel in general:
They sometimes hassle everyone including
people more Jewish than themselves.
This is the reality but things are
getting better. The Israeli bureaucracy
should learn
manners and efficiency from the British
though in some areas the British
and others
could learn from the Israelis.
In other areas:
The State of Israel, once convinced
of a certain line of action, has
proven itself capable of making overnight
changes and complete
transformations of its attitude and
policies. It has pulled itself away
from the brink of military, social,
and economic disaster
on numerous occasions, reformed its
forces, changed its attitude, and made
a "comeback" with resounding success.
It can (and one day will) do the same
with Brit-Am.
It may seem hard to comprehend the
potential at present but we only need a
few "breakthroughs" at a crucial level
and everything should change
completely.
We (Brit-Am) are working in this direction.
Rabbi Feld is constantly pushing the
Brit-Am cause at the rabbinical,
governmental, and social levels.
We have proven that the potential is
there and the capability is within us
given the necessary means.
4. Questions on a. What can we do now?
b. What will happen in the future?
Questions:
At 12:44 20/09/2002 +0100, Malcolm
OSBORNE wrote:
>Dear Yair
>
>Further to my representation of 09/09,
may I respectfully say that a
>response would be helpful.
>
>If as you say, it is your thought
that Judah will assist the 10 Tribes in
>renewing their covenant with the Almighty
One, yet these will "not
>necessarily have to convert to Judaism
in our sense of the word" -
>
>How can those who are Torah Observant
Gentiles/Israelites, help in this
>process?
>
>
>Christians would be aware of the words
of Jesus as given as "The Sermon on
>the Mount." Therein, Jesus clearly
illustrates the need for people to obey
>Torah from the Heart and not merely
externally. Is this not a suitable
>platform on which to reach out, at
least to his genuine followers?
>
>I can imagine some problems with this
line of thinking/ action for those of
>an Orthodox persuasion who would like
to keep Jesus out of it, but how else
>can we teach those who become challenged
by the message of our pending
>Return, as given by "Brit-Am," others
and of course the Tanach?
>
>In Deuteronomy chapter 30, Moshe says
this:
>
>1And it shall come to pass, when all
these things are come upon thee, the
>blessing and the curse, which I have
set before thee, and thou shalt call
>them to mind among all the nations,
whither the LORD thy God hath driven
>thee, 2And shalt return unto the LORD
thy God, and shalt obey his voice
>according to all that I command thee
this day, thou and thy children, with
>all thine heart, and with all thy
soul; 3That then the LORD thy God will
>turn thy captivity, and have compassion
upon thee, and will return and
>gather thee from all the nations,
whither the LORD thy God hath scattered
>thee. 4If any of thine be driven out
unto the outmost parts of heaven, from
>thence will the LORD thy God gather
thee, and from thence will he fetch
>thee: 5And the LORD thy God will bring
thee into the land which thy fathers
>possessed, and thou shalt possess
it; and he will do thee good, and multiply
>thee above thy fathers. 6And the LORD
thy God will circumcise thine heart,
>and the heart of thy seed, to love
the LORD thy God with all thine heart,
>and with all thy soul, that thou mayest
live.
>
>The King James Version, (Cambridge:
Cambridge) 1769.
>
>The Almighty has promised to return
us, When we return to Him.
>
>As the message of our Identity becomes
known, those of the tribes, will need
>help in understanding their covenant
responsibilities. Yet as I cannot see
>mass conversions to Judaism [either]
and bearing in mind that The Almighty
>generally uses human agents, I suggest
we all need to get our heads and
>hearts around this, looking to HaShem
for wisdom.
>
> >Again regards,
> Malcolm Osborne
Answers:
Your question may be divided into two:
a. What can we do now?
b. What will happen in the future?
a. What can we do now?
What we are doing at present is working
well but there should be more of it
and the quality and quantity can be
improved on greatly,
i.e. learn, internalize, spread the
message, and seek where possible
means of association with others of
like mind; increase support for Brit-Am
in Jerusalem,
maintain contact. Once the basic principles
of Brit-Am are accepted most
differences prove
to be superficial and can be worked
out. The idea is to do go ahead at full
speed with the points we
agree upon.
b. What will happen in the future?
I now realize that once the beliefs
of Brit-Am become known and are
accepted at an
official level by "Joseph" then that
will be the first and major step
contained in the legal
concept termed "conversion".
"Joseph" has to know his identity and
acknowledge it and then it will be
acknowledged
by Judah.
Brit-Am is doing what it can to forward
the message both in "Joseph" and
"Judah".
http://www.britam.org/
http://www.geocities.com/hiberi
"And I will make of you a great nation.
And I will bless you and make your
name great.
And you shall be a blessing.
"And I will bless they who bless you,
and curse him who curses you.
And in you shall all the families of
the earth be blessed.
(Gensis 12;2-3).
The Principles of Brit-Am require:
1. Acceptance of Prophecy.
2. Self-Respect (no hatred of fellow
Israelite groups, no antisemitism)
3. Acknowledgement of The Israelite
Identity of many people amongst
Western Nations.
The aims of Brit-Am are to encourage:
1. The spread of Identity Awareness.
2. Increased Identity research and
clarification.
3. Association of members together
for the sake of mutual-empowerment,
learning and fellowship.
The giving of donations
together with the ordering of publications
enables
Brit-Am to function.
Send to:
Yair Davidiy
POB 595
Jerusalem 91004
Israel