Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 01:10:56 +0000
Subject: Yair Davidy: USA and the Ten Lost Tribes
Reply-to: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org

USA AND THE TEN LOST TRIBES

BRIT-AM is an ORTHODOX JEWISH Organization

#1) Do Orthodox Jews believe in Replacement theology? NO
#2) Do Orthodox Jews believe in Christian British Israelism? NO

"Brit-Am Israel". (Brit = Covenant, Am = People in Hebrew)

"Brit-Am Israel" at present is headed by Yair Davidy and by Rabbi
Abraham Feld.

The address of "Brit-Am Israel" is Yair Davidy, "Brit-Am Israel",
P.O.B. 595, Jerusalem 91004, Israel.

The e-mail is : britam@netvision.net.il

"BRIT-AM ISRAEL" BELIEVES:

* The Hebrew Bible is the message of God.

* Out of the original 12 Tribes of Israel Ten were lost. Two
remained. The present-day Jews are descended mainly from the two
remaining Tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

* The Khazars were a Kingdom in southern Russia many of whose
leaders converted to Judaism. The Khazars were descended from the
Lost Ten Tribes. The Khazars were blood-relatives of the Picts who
went to Scotland, and of the Anglo-Saxons, and of peoples in
Scandinavia.

* In addition to the Khazars, many other converts to Judaism
through the ages were descended from assimilated Jews or from members
of the Lost Ten Tribes.

* Most of the Lost Ten Tribes migrated to Northwest and Western
Europe and their descendants are now in those areas or in North
America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

* We do not claim that all residents of the said nations are
descended from Israel. We do however affirm that most descendants of
the Lost Ten Tribes are residents of those nations. On the whole
they are unaware of their Israelite Identity. Even so in the course
of history the Israelite origins of peoples in those areas have
influenced national developments and national characteristics.

* The Tribe of Joseph was divided into two other Tribes: Ephraim
and Menasseh. People from ALL of the Israelite Tribes congregated in
North America but in general the U.S.A. is dominated by Menasseh.
Britain has characteristics of Ephraim.

* Reuben was important in France, Issachar in Switzerland, Benjamin
in Belgium, Zebulon in Holland, Dan in Denmark, Naphtali in Norway,
Gad in Sweden, the country of Finland was influenced by the Tribes of
Simeon, Issachar, and Gad; Simeon, Dan, and Ephraim were important in
Ireland.

* There is a need for the present-day "Jews" of Judah and the Lost
Ten Tribes to recognize each other, and to work towards
re-unification and reconciliation.

* Proof exists confirming "Brit-Am Israel" Identity beliefs. Some
of the evidence has been presented in works by Yair Davidy such as
"The Tribes" (1993), "Ephraim" (1995), and "Lost Israelite Identity"
(1996), as well as in articles in our journal "Tribesman". Much
additional evidence is available and needs to be uncovered and
published. Our sources include the Bible, Talmud, Midrashim,
Commentators, Classical Greek and Roman historians, Chroniclers,
Legends, Linguistics, Archaeology, and where pertinent racial and
other scientific studies.

* Even though much of the evidence has been revealed by ourselves it
is not ours alone. Our proofs have never been properly refuted. The
basic claims we have made are irrefutable. If one cannot deny our
claims and there is nobody else who can it follows that one should
accept them. This means that the identity of the Lost Ten Tribes of
Israel with western peoples should be acknowledged. Once this
acknowledgment is forthcoming it is possible to discuss whatever
practical conclusions need to be made.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, IN DISCUSSION, AND/OR IN
JOINING "BRIT-AM ISRAEL", please make contact by Return Mail.

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NOTE FROM EDDIE:

FYI: Yair Davidy is an ORTHODOX JEW. He does NOT believe in:

#1) Replacement theology
#2) Christian British Israelism

Yair Davidy / Brit-Am / Orthodox Jews DO believe in:

#1) The Restoration of BOTH houses of Israel in the future (the
Messianic redemption or the Ingathering of the Exiles) (Ezekiel
37:15-28) when the house of Israel (The Ten Lost Tribes) join
themselves to / with the house of Judah in the end of days.

Recently, I ordered from Brit-Am and read the first three issues of
the MAGAZINE BRIT-AM. The articles and the information in the magazine
was OUTSTANDING.

It is VITAL in these days in which we live to understand that the
belief in the restoration of both houses of Israel / Messianic
Redemption / Ingathering of the Exiles and the reuniting of Ephraim
(Ten Lost Tribes) with Judah and Ephraim returning to Torah is a
fundamental and foundational belief of Orthodox Judaism. It is one of
the 13 articles of Jewish faith and a prayer for the Messianic
Redemption / Restoration of both houses of Israel is prayed THREE
times a day by Orthodox Jews.

I would HIGHLY recommend that our newsgroup members subscribe to the
Brit-Am magazine to gain a greater understanding of Orthodox Jewish
belief regarding this issue. In a recent edition of the magazine,
Brit-Am stated that they have come to the conclusion that the primary
religion of the Ten Lost Tribes today is Christianity.

Brit-Am declares that this information is VITAL to your
understanding of the Bible and Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l
agrees. Please consider obtaining the first 3 issues of the Brit-Am
magazine and subscribing to future editions.

Yours for the restoration of both houses of Israel,

Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l

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From: yair davidi (britam@netvision.net.il)
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Nitzavim-Vayelech s. 1, 2

Nitzavim-Vayelech s. 1, 2
Nitzavim-Vayelech
DEUTERONOMY 29:10 to 31:30

[DEUT 29:11] YOUR LITTLE ONES, YOUR WIVES, AND THY STRANGER THAT IS IN THY
CAMP, FROM THE HEWER OF THY WOOD UNTO THE DRAWER OFTHY WATER:

Note: "THY STRANGER THAT IS IN THY CAMP" From the very beginning they had
people of foreign non-Israelite origin with them. These had the same rights
and the same obligationsas anyone else.

[DEUT 29:28] AND THE LORD ROOTED THEM OUT OF THEIR LAND IN ANGER, AND IN
WRATH, AND IN GREAT INDIGNATION, AND CAST THEM INTO ANOTHER LAND, AS IT IS
THIS DAY.

"INTO ANOTHER LAND" = THE "NEW WORLD" = AMERICA = LOCATION PREDICTED TO BE
THE PLACE OF THE LOST TEN TRIBES!

It was predicted that if Israel did not keep the commandments they
would be cast out into an "Eretz Acheret" which is translatable from the Hebrew
as meaning both "another land" (Deuteronomy 29;28*q) and/or a "New World".
The Mishna (Sanhedrin 10) opines that the verse in Deuteronomy refers to
the Lost Ten Tribes who are destined to remain in "Eretz Acheret" until
close to the End Times. The American hemisphere when first revealed in our
era to European eyes was known as "The New World"*r. Deuteronomy (29;28)
and the Mishna, may be therefore understood as saying that the Lost Ten
Tribes would be mainly in "The New World" (i.e. "Eretz Acheret") after its
discovery (or re?discovery) by Europeans since only then did the term
become applicable. It follows that either North or South America was
intended as a place of exile and all other evidence points to Northwest
Europe and North America.

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From: yair davidi (britam@netvision.net.il)
To:heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Isaiah-2

Isaiah-2

[ISA 2:5] O HOUSE OF JACOB, COME, LET US WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE
LORD.

Jacob stands for Israel. When Jacob is juxtaposed with Israel Jacob
means Judah but Jacob stands alone it often refers to the Ten Tribes.

Jack and James are forms of the name Jacob.
The Union Jack is the flag of Britain. The King James Bible (as
pionted out by Dempsey Brutton) is the major Bible in use. Jamestown
was the first settlement in America. The word "Yank" is also a form
of Jacob.

[ISA 2:16] AGAINST ALL THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH, AND AGAINST ALL THE
BEAUTIFUL CRAFT.

"Tarshish" can refer to the Atlantic Ocean area and to the USA as
explained in "The Tribes". Historically Tarshish was centred in Spain
with colonies in Gaul and Britain. It was just past the Straits of
Gibraltar and so the name (in Biblical exegesis) came to represent the
whole Atlantic Ocean area and in a future sense Noth America. Just
received an article from Gunnar Jeremia Gishron of Jerusalem. This
article will appear in a coming issue of our magaine "Brit-Am".
Gishron traces the dollar to a coin issued by a Swedish monarch. The
original coin included the name of God in Hebrew and the motto in
Swedish "In God WE Trust"! Later Spanish adapted the coin and the USA
took it from the Spanish. The Spanish version bore Heraldric sign of
the Spanish Royal family and represented the two pillars of Hercules
at Gibraltar. These pillars gave rise to the dollar "$" symbol! The
ancient northern Israelites (LTTS) wrote Hebrew interspersed with
Egyptian-like hieroglyphics. In hieroglyphic system where we to use it
today instead of writing "AMERICA" or the USA all the time we would
substitute "$" as a hieroglyph representing the USA since this one
sign could only in the context stand for the USA. This is the sign of
Gibraltar, i.e. the sign of Tarshish. Isaiah (60;9) says that ships of
Tarshish will be the leaders in returning the exiles.

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From: yair davidi (britam@netvision.net.il)
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Tribes of Israel in Asia

Question:

>From: PapaBlewz@aol.com
> There was a special on Nova ( a show on PBS) about the Lost Tribes.
> In it, they featured several peoples from China, Afghanistan, Japan, and
> Africa, who have distinctly Jewish customs. It was related that Shintoism
> in Japan resembles Judaism, and that artficats have been found in Japan that
> links the island to the Israelites. Many Japanese words are nearly identical
> to their Hebrew counterpart.
>
> Also there was a section on a Scottish misisonary in the early
> 1900's who went to China, somwhere arund Tibet, and he found a
> tribe of people who practiced ancient Jewish customs. Such as
> plowing with 2 oxes, rather than an ox and an ass. These people
> worshipped one god, and thier name for him resembled "yawei".
>
> These are just a few of the examples, also featured was the Lemba
> Tribe of southern Africa, and the Falashas of Ethiopia.
>
> Do you think the notion of these being descendants of Isarelites has
> any true merit?
>
>

Yair Davidy (an Orthodox Jew) replies:

On the whole NO!

In some cases groups of Jews or people who adopted Jewish customs and
lore reached the above places.

In an upcoming issue of BRIT-AM magazine the case for Japan will be
examined and we will explain why we reject it. What applies to Japan
is pertinent to the others.

BRIT-AM has better evidence than the above cases and our beliefs are
confirmed by the Bible. Nevertheless the media ignores us.

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