Ten Tribes Studies (17 December 2015, 5 Tevet, 5776)
Contents:
1. Weekly Torah Portion, "VaYigash", THEN HE CAME NEAR, Genesis chs.44 to 47
Transference of the First-Born Right.
2. A Message from the late Lubavitcher (Chabad) Rabbi:
Judah should COME NEAR unto Joseph and be influenced by Joseph.
3. New Comments on YouTube Video Clips
4. New Message and Important Appeal
5. New Article with Maps. Amerindians in North America
A Rough Outline of Tribal Divisions
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1. Weekly Torah Portion, "VaYigash", THEN HE CAME NEAR, Genesis chs.44 to 47
Transference of the First-Born Right.
http://britam.org/Genesis/Gen44to47VaYigash.html
Extracts:
Genesis 44:18] THEN JUDAH CAME NEAR UNTO HIM, AND SAID, OH MY LORD, LET THY SERVANT, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK A WORD IN MY LORD'S EARS, AND LET NOT THINE ANGER BURN AGAINST THY SERVANT: FOR THOU ART EVEN AS PHARAOH.
CAME NEAR in Hebrew "VaYigash". Commentators emphasized the traumatic experience this was for Judah. He was prepared to beg, bargain, and threaten all at once. In the case of Joseph he had failed morally and otherwise. He was not going to let it happen again.
Joseph was the son of Rachel the favorite wife of Jacob and the wife for whom he had indentured himself. Leah his other wife had been inserted through trickery. This was before the giving of the Mosaic Law so different laws were then effective. The rights of the firstborn could be moved from one son to another according to certain rules and the will of the father.
Jacob had four wives but only Leah and Rachel were the senior ones. The firstborn was Reuben but he lost the birthright through his fathers concubine. Then came Simeon and Levi but they misbehaved by overzealously destroying the menfolk of Schechem. Then came Judah. Judah from the beginning was something of a decision-maker, independent, and locally regarded as some kind of prince in his own right.
Joseph was the firstborn of Rachel the favorite wife. Joseph was to receive the birthright but the rights of rulership were to be given to, Judah.
"NOW THE SONS OF REUBEN THE FIRSTBORN OF ISRAEL, (FOR HE WAS THE FIRSTBORN; BUT FORASMUCH AS HE DEFILED HIS FATHER'S BED, HIS BIRTHRIGHT WAS GIVEN UNTO THE SONS OF JOSEPH THE SON OF ISRAEL: AND THE GENEALOGY IS NOT TO BE RECKONED AFTER THE BIRTHRIGHT.
"FOR JUDAH PREVAILED ABOVE HIS BRETHREN, AND OF HIM CAME THE CHIEF RULER; BUT THE BIRTHRIGHT WAS JOSEPH'S:) [1-Chronicles 5:1-2]
Judah said to Joseph. "OH MY LORD, LET THY SERVANT, I PRAY THEE... " [Genesis 44:18]. The expression I PRAY THEE in Hebrew is "Bi Adoni" which literally means "Please, My Lord". In Hebrew the word "Bi" translated as "please" can also mean "in me". The "Sfat Emet" links the expression "in me" to "My Lord". He says that Judah was hinting to Joseph that his power of overlordship was "in me" i.e. in Judah. In other words Joseph was able to rule by virtue of the exertions of Judah.
See:
Through Judah. We Live because of Religious Jews!
Hasidic Homily Teaches a Universal Truth.
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/inme.html
Extract:
From the "Sefat Emet":
Joseph represents the Ten Tribes who do not know their ancestry.
Joseph can also represent righteous Gentiles in general who become powerful.
Joseph represents the assimilated Jew who does good for humanity on the whole.
Joseph can also symbolize any Jew who does other than learn Torah yet still does good for others.
Judah represents the Jewish People as against the Ten Tribes.
On a closer level,
Judah symbolizes the Jew who learns Torah and keeps the Commandments.
At a spiritual level,
what JOSEPH achieves is by virtue of Judah.
This was the message of Judah to Joseph.
The Haftorah (section of the Prophets) for this week is:
from Ezekiel 37 onwards. See item no.2 below.
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2. A Message from the late Lubavitcher (Chabad) Rabbi:
 Judah should COME NEAR unto Joseph and be influenced by Joseph.
http://britam.org/Genesis/Gen44to47VaYigash.html
[Ezekiel 37:16] MOREOVER, THOU SON OF MAN, TAKE THEE ONE STICK, AND WRITE UPON IT, FOR JUDAH, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL HIS COMPANIONS: THEN TAKE ANOTHER STICK, AND WRITE UPON IT, FOR JOSEPH, THE STICK OF EPHRAIM AND FOR ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL HIS COMPANIONS:
Both the side of Judah and Joseph have HIS COMPANIONS. Amongst Judah there are descendants of the Ten Tribes and amongst Joseph are descendants of Judah.
In our work Joseph we quoted the Commentary of Malbim saying that the above passage indicates that in the future union of Joseph and Judah it will be Joseph who at first will be in the political ascendancy.
The Commentators say on this weeks portion ("VaYigash") that because Judah took responsibility for Benjamin he merited to be given responsibility as part of his Tribal Destiny. From Judah emerges the House of David and future Messiah.
The late Lubavitcher (Chabad) Rabbi on VaYigash. s.1
[GEN 44:18] THEN JUDAH CAME NEAR UNTO HIM, AND SAID, OH MY LORD, LET THY SERVANT, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK A WORD IN MY LORD'S EARS, AND LET NOT THINE ANGER BURN AGAINST THY SERVANT: FOR THOU ART EVEN AS PHARAOH.
FOR THOU ART EVEN AS PHARAOH : the Rabbi quotes the source saying that Judah meant to say that Joseph is as powerful as Pharaoh and that Judah acknowledges his authority. Because of this Judah merits the Promise in Ezekiel (from the Haftorah) MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR EVER. The Rabbi says that in order for Judah to bring on the Messiah and realize the promise MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR EVER Judah must first do as the Patriarch Judah did when he CAME NEAR UNTO Joseph and be influenced by Joseph.
The Rabbi then went on to mention how the USA is a merciful state that does kindness and enables the Jews to practice their religion and has good principles. He used the term Chesed meaning kindness. The Kings of the Ten Tribes Kingdom of northern Israel before their exile were also described as merciful kings, kings of chesed (1-Kings 20:31).
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3. New Comments on YouTube Video Clips
(a) Unconvinced!
The Celts Called Themselves Hebrews!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USAZi_ocp2w
(b) Support for Israel
The Foreign Agents Revealed!
Freediver HD
I stand with Israel
(c) Hatred of the Talmud. A victim of Anti-Jewish Propaganda!
The Foreign Agents Revealed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcnxC66zFlc
James Robertson
Of course I stand with Israel. I am a Gentile Descendant of the Gael, the Gaelic Peoples, a Scattered and "Lost" Remnant, of the 12 Tribes of Israel/Jacob. We are the Jacobites, and this is the Song of OUR Struggle, OUR Endurance, OUR Victory. https://youtu.be/BR-csWS1bcM I WORSHIP/ESTEEM, the God of Abraham, FOREVER I will NOT support those "Jews", however, who will NOT cast down the Talmud and Trample it in the dust. PERIOD
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Yair Davidiy Replies:
You are a victim of Anti-Jewish Propaganda!
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4. New Message and Important Appeal
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The leading aims of Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations
may be represented by Three Rs:
Research: Proving where the Ten Tribes are especially concerning those of Western Europe.
Revelation: Spreading knowledge concerning the identity of the Lost Ten Tribes
Reconciliation: Moving towards bringing the Jews of Judah and the Ten Tribes together.
Regarding the Future redemption, the Midrash (Yalkut Shimeoni on Song of Solomon 1:16) states:
"..THE TEN TRIBES WHO WERE EXILED BEYOND THE SAMBATION RIVER ARE THEY WHOM THE EXILED OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN ARE DESTINED TO GO UNTO AND TO BRING THEM BACK IN ORDER TO MERIT WITH THEM THE DAYS OF THE MESSIAH AND LIFE IN THE WORLD-TO-COME, AS IT SAYS,
 "IN THOSE DAYS THE HOUSE OF JUDAH SHALL GO UNTOE5 THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, AND THEY SHALL COME TOGETHER OUT OF THE LAND OF THE NORTH TO THE LAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN FOR AN INHERITANCE UNTO THEIR FATHERS" (Jeremiah 3:18).
Concerning the Three Rs.
We concentrate on the first two points, Research, and Revelation.
The third point, Reconciliation, for us means firstly improved psychological and spiritual attitudes at this stage rather than actual physical union.
Judah is preparing the way for the Ten Tribes.
Joseph however should also do his share.
Israel Feld (brother of Rabbi Avraham Feld) was one of the very first supporters of Brit-Am and helped bring up about the publication and distribution of our preliminary works. Israel Feld is a personal friend of Yair Davidiy. Israel, by profession is a sheep farmer as well as being a care-taker, Special Education authority, and known guidance counselor. Israel lives in a small settlement to the south of Hebron in the hills of Judah. Over the years he has also served numerous visitors as a source of spiritual direction. Israel (last I heard) has about 16 children (or more?) and numerous grandchildren. Israel does what he can and he does a lot.
Israel is still a strong supporter of Brit-Am. In line of this his message below is of especial interest.
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Conclusions From Rabbinical Sources as Supplied By Israel Feld:
Adapted from "Ephraim. The Gentile Children of Israel" by Yair Davidiy.
Historically, it may be claimed that to a significant degree the initial arousal of the Jewish people to return and re-build the Jewish State of Israel was preceded by British thinkers. This is documented in such works as "The Vision Was There" by Franz Kobler, U.K., 1956.
http://www.britam.org/vision/koblercontents.html
After the Six Days War the Jews may have been able to begin establishing a State based on Biblical principles. This did not happen partly because the Tribes of Joseph (in Britain and North America, etc.) did not have a movement of their own working in that direction. They did not provide the psychological and material support for such a step.
The support of the Ten Tribes is needed for certain policies of the Israeli State that are connected with the country's survival and welfare as well as being Biblical injunctions. An example is Israel's control of the West Bank territories of Judah and Samaria. In practice, Israel is often limited in its possibility of action due to its dependence on overseas aid, its sensitivity to world opinion, and manipulation of the media inside and outside of Israel. Elements within Israel that America desires to strengthen receive direct and indirect material and other support. The groups and individuals that are encouraged in this way are not necessarily those that have the true interests of the Jewish people at heart.
If there would be stronger outside support and identification from Bible-believers in the Western World, the Israeli public may well be enabled to further their own uniqueness and destiny and thus come closer to realizing Biblical ideals.
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Yair Davidiy
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5. New Article with Maps. Amerindians in North America
 A Rough Outline of Tribal Divisions
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/peoples/amerindians/north.html
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