Date: Tue Aug 27, 2002 4:37 am
Contents:
1. Question on Israelite origins and
Native Americans.
2. Phone numbers
3. Spiritual Seeking Irish
4. South Africa: A new possibility?
1. Question on Israelite origins and
Native Americans.
Question:
At 08:35 26/08/2002 -0400, Aliza wrote:
dear rabbi; i am of both jewish as
well as native american origin i'm active
in native ways as well as most jewish
ways as well. i've heard that tyhe
native american is also one of the
lost tribes; according to your studies, is
that so? truly yours aliza anani
Answer:
I am not a rabbi. A rabbi is an Orthodox
Jew who has learned for some time
under supervision,
passed certain examinations, and been
declared worthy to be a rabbi by
accepted authorities.
I have not fulfilled these criteria
nor endeavored to do so.
Regarding Native Americans: This is
not my field but it is that of others
(such as Steven Collins) who are involved
with
these studies.
In general the impression of Brit-Am
is that:
a. Most North Amerindians were from
descended from Japhet.
b. There were also settlers from other
origins including Kedar of Ishmael
so that some references to Kedar in
the Prophets may refer to North America.
c. There were also people of Israelite
origin who settled among North
American tribes.
I once read a history of the Amerindians
and saw that:
Red Indian tribes after wars and disasters
frequently absorbed the remnants
of other tribes into their cultural
system.
Towards the end of their struggles
with the Whiteman, some of the tribes
had become quite intermixed with each
other and also included individuals
of mixed African, Spanish, French,
and English origin.
It is therefore feasible (as some evidence
suggests) that in the distant
past Israelites and Jews on several
occasions had reached American shores
and been absorbed by the majority population.
2. Phone numbers
People coming to Israel who wish to
contact me in Jerusalem may do so by
ringing:
067-414063
(02) 5664693
3. Spiritual Seeking Irish
From: Jeremy Evans
Hello,
Just a note of thanks for this site,
I am of
Irish-Celtic heritage, not that it
makes a difference,
but the Irish lean towards the divine
and will do so
blindly, it almost seems inherent in
our bodies, at
least for me.
Mostly because of strange synchronicities,
more likely the ability for a person
to find the
information that fits their ideas,
I have found
reference to Jeremiah in Ireland,
statements such as he was Ollam
Fola, the great law maker, the true
Patriarch of
Ireland, arrived around the time of
the destruction of
Solomon's Temple, a lot revolves around
the etymology
of the Hebrew and Celtic languages
and historical
reference.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Scott Evans
From: Ryno Opperman
Subject: The Dispersed Daughter
Hi Yair
Thank you once again for the work Brit-Am
is doing, truly a sign of the
good shepherds in Yisrael as opposed
to those who couldn't care.( Ezek
34:6,11) As soon as we have some extra
finance we will certainly be sending
a decent donation.
Yair how do you understand the reference
the dispersed daughter beyond the
rivers of Ethiopia or Cush, that will
bring a special gift to Hashem at the
time of the end spoken of in Zeph 3
and Isa 18? Why is she also called the
daughter of Tsiyon, and also a reference
the the Holy Mountain of Hashem,
could thid be the new place spoken
of in 2 Sam 7:10 that Hashem would
prepare for the time of the Kingdom?
The only remnant this can refer to
at present seems to be the remnant in
South Africa.
Kind regards
David
Answer:
"Cush" in the Bible could also refer
to Afghanistan-Pakistan, India, or
even Central Asia.
Zephaniah 3:10 speaks about,
"the dispersed daughter beyond the
rivers of Ethiopia or Cush"
[Zephaniah 3:10] FROM BEYOND THE RIVERS
OF ETHIOPIA MY SUPPLIANTS, EVEN THE
DAUGHTER OF MY DISPERSED, SHALL BRING
MINE OFFERING.
We understood this verse to apply to
the Anglo-Saxons whose ancestors were
once in Central Asia which could be
referred to as "Cush".
The verse however does apply to present
times or the end times and may well
refer to "the remnant in South Africa".
Thank you for this insight,
Yair