November 11, 2002
Contents:
1. Question. Irish ancestry
2.Stephen Spykerman: "AN EMBRIONIC
REUNIFICATION"
3. "Biblical Truth"
1. Question. Irish ancestry
At 22:06 10/11/2002 -0500, Mrs. T
wrote:
>Good evening Rabbi Davidy,
[I am not a Rabbi]
> I came
across your website by chance while searching for unrelated
> information as part of home-educating
my two daughters.
> Perhaps
you can lead me in the right direction. I have been studying
> the Noachide laws for about fourteen
years.
>Before relocating to Maine with my
husband, I had studied under the
>guidance of an orthodox rabbi
in Columbus, Ohio.
>He had suggested casually that I research
my ancestry to find a possible
>Jewish root. The idea fascinated
me, as I have for most of my life,
>including childhood, been inexplicably
drawn to Judaism. So many people
>and events have entered my life,
strengthening and encouraging my
>interest, which, in retrospect, seem
to have been surely more than
>coincidental. At the time that
my rabbi mentor in Columbus had mentioned
>the concept of searching my family
roots, I had put it aside reluctantly
>as too impossible to pursue.
I had reasoned that my mother was Irish, and
>from a deeply devout Catholic family,
and how would I ever be able to find
>Jewish roots there ? So I merely
saved the suggestion in the back of my
>mind as precious and something known
only to my Creator. That was about
>nine years ago, when my oldest child
was a tiny infant.
>
>My sincere question is this:
is there any avenue by which I can find any
>possible Jewish roots in my background
?
Answer: There are several web sites
and discussion groups that you could
find on the web. I am not familiar
with any of them.
>I do have a geneological record on
my mother's side that goes back to
>Ireland in the late 1800's, but that
is as far as I have been able to
>find, with the help of relatives.
Answer:
Anything is worth checking. On the whole
if it was England there would be a
good chance of finding Jewish ancestors.
If your ancestors were English-Irish
there is also a good chance. Otherwise
the possibility of finding records
of Jewish ancestry for Irish or Scottish
people are quite slim. On the other
hand many individuals of Irish descent
feel a strong instinctive identification
with the Jewish people.
> My concern
is mainly for my children. If there is a possibility that
> they are Jewish, and if there would
be a way to know, it would surely be
> a tragedy were they, may the Holy
One in His Mercy and Wisdom forbid, not
> to know.
Answer:
The knowledge would be beneficial to
them but in practical terms if they
wished to be recognized as Jews
they would have to convert due to the
length of time that has passed and
other reasons.
We in Brit-Am are concerned mainly with
the Lost Ten Tribes in general.
No one tribe is necessarily better
than any other.
If one believes in Judaism and wishes
to live in Israel then knowing that
one has Jewish ancestry can help
psychologically but that is about all.
God bless you
Yair
2.Stephen Spykerman: "AN EMBRIONIC
REUNIFICATION"
FROM: Stephen Spykerman
stephen@identityrevelation.com
DATED: 10th November 2002
SUBJECT: "AN EMBRIONIC REUNIFICATION"
Dear Yair
Recently, I was invited to attend a
special function at the Bevis Marks
Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue
in England, situated in the City of
London.The synagogue is the only one
in Europe that has enjoyed
uninterupted peaceful and undisturbed
use, as a HOUSE OF PRAYER, for over
three hundred years. In its time it
has had some famous Rabbis and sons of
the congregation. The most famous member
undoubtedly was Sir Moses
Montefiore, the great Jewish philanthropist
of the Victorian era, who
visited Palestine no less than seven
times. There he endowed hospitals and
almshouses and actively encouraged
the growing of agricultural crops. His
windmill for the milling of grain for
his many workers can still be seen
opposite the walls of Jerusalem. Queen
Victoria knighted him for these and
many other noble services in 1837,
and he was created a Baronet in 1846.
Another famous son of the congregation
was Isaac d'Israeli, the father of
Sir Benjamin Disraeli who was to become
the famous Prime Minister of
England during the zenith of the British
Empire. Apparently Isaac d'Israeli
left the congregation over a dispute
involving the payment of a fine. He
then had his children babtised as Christians.
It was not until 1858 that
Jews were allowed to become Members
of Parliament. Thus, had it not been
for this quarrel, it is extremely unlikely
that Benjamin Disraeli would
have become Prime Minister of England.
Benjamin, though, despite his
conversion, consistently remained a
well-wisher of the Jews. The
congregation is still in possession
of the Register of Births with the
entry Benjamin d'Israeli, stating that
he had been circumcised by David
Abarbanel Lindo, his uncle.
We were invited by the Jewish community
of London, who wanted to express
their thanks for our participation
in the Pro-Israel demonstration in
Trafalgar Square in May of this year.
You may remember, I wrote about this
event in May, and you kindly published
my comments at the time. Altogether,
the leaders of some twenty-five Christian
ministries had been invited.
First of all we were addressed by Rabbi
Avraham Levy, followed by the
Israeli Ambassador, and the person
who had organised the rally in Trafalgar
Square. The response was given by Geoffrey
Smith, who is one of the leaders
of Christian Friends of Israel. He
spoke with great eloquence about
Christian solidarity with the Jews
and with Israel. So much so, that he was
given a rousing standing ovation that
went on for several minutes, as Jew
and Christian alike responded to his
words. What really touched me most was
when he spoke of Christians being not
only the "friends" of Israel but also
that they considered the Jews to be
their "brothers." Whilst neither the
Rabbi, nor the Christian minister,
or indeed their assembled Jewish and
Christian guests had any idea about
their true tribal family relationship,
they responded almost as if by instinct
to the reference to their
brotherhood. Here was a prominent Christian
minister, speaking on behalf of
all the Christians gathered there in
this ancient Jewish House of Prayer,
referring to the Jewish people as their
brothers! Once again, I was aware,
that in a very small way, in the unseen
prophetic realm, in a brief moment
of time, the stick of Joseph and the
stick of Judah were being made one
stick. It was a vision of the future!
I remembered how I had the same sense
when I stood amongst my Jewish brothers
in that rally in Trafalgar Square,
when - at the end of the rally - two
national anthems were sung. As I
witnessed nearly fifty thousand Jewish
people all around me singing "GOD
SAVE THE QUEEN" - it really did something
for me. Then when, subsequently
some five thousand Christians joined
the Jews in singing "HATIKVA," I
realised that this was a prophetic
moment of great significance in the
heavenlies. The Jews, when they sang
"GOD SAVE THE QUEEN," did not realise
that they were singing a prayer to
God in which they asked Him to preserve
the Queen of Israel. The British national
anthem is the only one in the
world that is actually a prayer addressed
to the One and Only True God. The
very first word mentions His very Name.
Elizabeth II, is indeed the linial
descendant of King David, seated upon
the very throne of Israel. The
Christans for their part did not realise
that in singing the "HATIKVA,"
that they were singing a prayer to
God to bring about His promised
Messianic Kingdom, in which Messiah
Ben David would rule over the UNITED
KINGDOM OF GREATER ISRAEL, COMPRISING
THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL. I
believe that this is the true 'HATIKVA',
THE TRUE 'HOPE' OF ISRAEL. It was
a truly fantastic moment. It has made
a deep impression upon me. I will
never forget it, because there in that
moment I saw in embryo the House of
Israel and the House of Judah coming
together as one. There was such a
spirit of oneness and brotherhood in
that Square, and I sensed the same
warmth of oneness and brotherhood in
this ancient and most beautiful
synagogue in the City of London. I
thank God for the privilege of being
there on both of these occasions to
savour these prophetic moments.
Finally, I want to say that the Queen
of Great Britain holds the crown by a
divine stewardship. She is merely the
present day custodian of God's
promise to King David.
I HAVE MADE A COVENANT WITH MY CHOSEN.
I HAVE SWORN TO MY SERVANT DAVID:
"YOUR SEED WILL I ESTABLISH FOREVER,
AND BUILD UP YOUR THRONE TO ALL
GENERATIONS." "ONCE I HAVE SWORN BY
MY HOLINESS; I WILL NOT LIE TO DAVID:
HIS SEED SHALL ENDURE FOREVER, AND
HIS THRONE AS THE SUN BEFORE ME; IT
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER AS THE
MOON, EVEN LIKE THE FAITHFUL WITNESS IN
THE SKY". (Psalm 89: 3-4 & 35-37).
It is because I have come to appreciate
these wonderful thruths, that the
singing of 'God Save the Queen' and
the 'Hatikva' by Christian and Jew
alike on that day in Trafalgar Square,
it made such a deep impression upon
me. Then when Christian and Jew gathered
in that historic synagogue in the
city of London AS BROTHERS ACKNOWLEDGING
THEIR BROTHERHOOD, I realised that
something was being worked out in the
heavenlies. What I experienced was A
PROPHETIC EMBRIONIC REUNIFICATION OF
THE HOUSE OF JUDAH AND THE HOUSE OF
JOSEPH.
BARUCH HASHEM - WHAT A WONDERFUL GOD
WE SERVE!
SOON MAY HIS KINGDOM COME!
God bless you Yair - keep up the good
work - greetings from your fellow
"Watchman on Mount Ephraim."
Stephen Spykerman
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