"…Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations." Exodus 3:15 THE LAWKEEPERS’ MONTHLY JOURNAL AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2001 ESTABLISHED FOR THE EXALTATION, PRAISE, AND RECOGNITION OF THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB AND HIS EVERLASTING LAW "Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy sons and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey." Deuteronomy 6:1 - 3 "O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord."
Jeremiah 22:29
EXALTATION OF THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ISRAEL:
"Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
"O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
"Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
"She me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
"Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou are the God of my salvation’ on thee do I wait all the day."
Psalm 25:1 - 5
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:
ALL PRAISES TO THE HOLY ONE OF YISRAEL, YIHOVAH, OUR ELOHIM!
Shalom Lekol Yisrael,
ALL PRAISES TO THE HOLY ONE OF YISRAEL!
Shalom
Yehudah Benyamin Ben Yisrael, President
The LawKeepers, Co
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PLEASE TAKE PART IN "SIGHTING" THE NEW MOON -
START THE NEXT NEW MOON WATCH ON THE EVENINGS OF AUGUST 18 - 21, 2001
BY LOOKING IN THE "WEST" JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON.
"Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
"For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob." Psalm 81:1 - 4
"Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God:
I am the LORD your God." Numbers 10:10
THE TORAH READINGS FOR SHABBAT AND
THE NEW MOON FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST/SEPTEMBER ARE AS FOLLOWS:
NEW MOON WATCH - 8/18 - 21/01
Psalm 81:1 - 10
Numbers Chapters 17 - 19
Psalm 94th Chapter
Ezekiel 36:24 - 28
Isaiah 51st Chapter
Isaiah 8th Chapter
Joshua 4:1 - 14
Jeremiah 33rd Chapter
Isaiah 64th Chapter
Joel 2nd Chapter
Psalm 35th Chapter
SHABBAT READINGS - 8/25/01
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 31:12-18
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 20 - 22
Isaiah 8:13 - 18
Psalm 37:25 - 40
Psalm 99th Chapter
Psalm 107th Chapter
Isaiah 41st Chapter
Nehemiah 9:6 - 37
Psalm 140th Chapter
SHABBAT READINGS - 9/1/01
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 31:12-18
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 23 - 25
Zechariah 8th Chapter
Psalm 3rd Chapter
Psalm 4th Chapter
Jeremiah 4th Chapter
Jeremiah 7th Chapter
Psalm 62nd Chapter
SHABBAT READINGS - 9/8/01
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 31:12-18
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 26 - 28
Joshua 14th Chapter
Joshua 22nd Chapter
II Samuel 6th Chapter
I Chronicles 16th Chapter
Ezra 3: 1 - 7
Lamentations 2nd Chapter
Psalm 20th Chapter
SHABBAT READINGS - 9/15/01
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 31:12-18
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Numbers Chapters 29 - 31
Isaiah 25th Chapter
Ezekiel 45th Chapter
Psalm 50th Chapter
Isaiah 19th Chapter
Jeremiah 44th Chapter
Nahum 1st Chapter
Psalm 22nd Chapter
A complete Hebrew Calendar displaying all the months and expected New Moons, Sabbaths of Rest, and Holy Days for this New Year can be found on The LawKeepers WebSite: www.thelawkeepers.org.
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SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER:
After King Josiah "brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves," why did he fill their places with the "bones of men?" (II Kings 23:14)?
Did any of the Laws in GOD’s Book of the Law change AFTER the Nation of Israel came out of the Wilderness?
Please feel free to respond to these questions, and if so, they will be published in the next Newsletter.
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HINTS FOR HARDY, HEALTHY HEBREWS
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We’ve all heard about the "Fountain of Youth," and we all figure that there is no such animal, right? Well, maybe we’re all wrong! Maybe there is such a thing as a "Fountain of Youth." You be the judge!
"BEER AND PIZZA CAN HELP YOU LIVE LONGER!"
"Nutritional research is find ing that ‘many of the foods we thought were unhealthy actually have health-protecting benefits,’ reveals Connie Diekman, R.N., spokeswoman for the American Dietary Association. Take, for example…
PIZZA: ‘A slice or two of pizza provides a well-balanced meal,’ confirms Diekman. ‘It’s a rich source of vegetables, calcium and protein, as well as vitamins B and C and the cancer-fighter lycopene,’ - all of which scientists now say play an important role in warding off weight gain, osteoporosis, heart disease and colon cancer! But what about all the fat? No problem - a new study shows it can simply be patted away! When researchers used an absorbent paper towel to blot up the grease from the surface of the pizza, then removed almost 20% of the saturated fat and cholesterol!
BEER: ‘Believe it or not, scientists now know that beer, especially the dark, flavorful type, is a rich source of antioxidants - natural compounds that ward off disease and help you live longer! Canadian studies even convincingly suggest that it may keep cataracts and heart disease at bay! Concerned about osteoporosis? All the more reason to reach for some brew! In a study of 445 people, researchers at Creighton University recently found drinking about four beers a week leads to stronger bones and as you age!
MASHED POTATOES: ‘University of Toronto researchers found that the carbohydrates in mashed potatoes can boost your memory as much as 30%! Experts say it’s because the carbs are converted quickly into glucose, which the brain needs to function well."
August 7, 2001 Woman’s World
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I just couldn’t resist including this article knowing how much we enjoy beer and pizza. Pizza and beer just might help us live longer, but we don’t want to sport a beer belly while doing so. Hence, let’s take into consideration how much beer we consume.
Tziona Yisrael
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY AND FOREVER:
Let’s keep YIHOVAH and HIS Law our focus and pray for deliverance and fulfillment of all of GOD’s Word, so that every Nation will show forth HIS Praise and Exalt HIM above all other gods.
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THE GREATEST "SPOIL" OF ALL
Learn about the Reparations Mass Movement and how YOU can get involved: Go to www.thelawkeepers.org and click on "Repnow."
The Israelites received Reparations for their free labor when they left out of Egypt (Exodus 12:35,36, Psalm 105:37). And it is prophesied that we will again receive compensation for our free labor and bondage in this modern-day Egypt:
"The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction." Jeremiah 15:11
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EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE:
THE HEBREW CALENDAR
On August 5, I attended The "One Nation Forum" meeting on the Calendar discussion at Beth Hephzibah in Darby, Pennsylvania. There is no question that some Hebrews are working in earnest to establish a Hebrew Calendar acceptable to all Hebrew Israelites. Although this is a most difficult task, trying to please everybody, I commend the Brothers and Sisters for their efforts to bring everyone together for this much needed exposure and discussion on the Calendar issue.
At this meeting we were fortunate to have a scholar presenting information and slides on the moon and answering questions, while trying ever so hard to remain neutral on our individual interpretations regarding the New Moon "Sightings," Genesis 1:14, and whether this verse deals with the actual astrological side (dark side) of the moon. This gentleman kept his presentation strictly scientific and not cultural (Biblical). Yet, he was helpful in providing a better understanding of the phases of the moon and its appearance as we see it from Earth.
While I enjoyed the presentation and discussion and found it to be most worthwhile, there still was no "final" conclusion on the determination of the First Day of the month. While some of us already feel we have the proper determination for the beginning of each month, I attended this meeting to see if I could find more information in support of how I established my Hebrew Calendar or Laws giving me reason to make changes to it. Since I found my understanding for my Hebrew Calendar to be accurate, I remain satisfied with the Scripture I use to determine the First Day of each month, as well as the start of each New Calendar Year: The actual New Moon "Sighting" for the First Day of each month (Genesis 1:14) and the first New Moon on or after March 20,21 (the equinox) for the start of the season for the New Calendar Year (Psalm 104:19).
By using the equinox for a fixed point in the year to determine when the old Calendar should "end," and the new one should "begin," it serves as a safeguard to maintain a lunar and solar calendar of 365 days, enabling the "beginning of months" to start around the same time each year depending on the First New Moon "Sighting" on or after the equinox. Not under any circumstances or for any reason do I agree to making adjustments in the Calendar. The days, months, and years of the Calendar should flow just as easily as do the seconds, minutes, and hours in a day. Each Calendar year should follow the other exactly as GOD has planned, if we just leave them alone to do so.
Unfortunately, after all the energies spent to provide for us a forum for our benefit, to invite a speaker, and to prepare food, there was only a hand full of Israelites present when there should have been standing room only. This is not a good example of Israelites seeking to learn the truth about our Hebrew culture.
Too many of us use the White Jewish calendar for GOD’s Holy Feast Days, and we all know by "their" own admission that "their holidays" are manipulated to fall when "they" choose. And some of us use the "Dark Side" to determine the First Day of the month, while still others use the New Moon "Sightings." I realize that we have a myriad of other problems and situations within congregations and without that must also be resolved, but it is imperative that we try to come to an agreement on GOD’s Calendar Year that HE gave to our forefathers. Some issues we have jurisdiction over and some we don’t, so, we may as well focus on that which is in our realm to resolve.
I would like to see us establish a Hebrew Calendar based on the following criteria:
I applaud all Brothers and Sisters who have it in their hearts to pray to the Holy ONE of Israel for wisdom and humility in establishing this our Hebrew Calendar. And I thank Sister Penninah for all the copies provided and for the food provided, and I greatly appreciate all who made this meeting possible.
GLORY YIHOVAH, CLEAVE TO HIM, AND EXALT HIM AND
HIS BOOK OF THE LAW ALWAYS!
Tziona Yisrael
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To all Messianics:
Cleave to the Most High GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and wait on HIM, as this is what we are Commanded to do!
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
"That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them."
Deuteronomy 30:19,20Tziona Yisrael,
Servant of the Most High GOD of Israel for HIS Holy Name’s Sake
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"Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
"And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob,
and I will look for him."
Isaiah 8:16,17
Let us put the Most High GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel back into our lives, our hearts, our thoughts, and in everything that we do. Focusing on HIM as we come and go in our daily routines is ever so helpful in maintaining healthy ideals about HIS Paths of Righteousness.
"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him
while he is near:"
Isaiah 55:6
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"I will declare thy name unto my brethren:
in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee."
Psalm 22:22
LET US EXALT, PRAISE, AND SANCTIFY THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL IN TRUTH AND IN RIGHTEOUSNESS BEFORE THE WORLD FOREVERMORE! AND LET US MAGNIFY HIS LAW, WHICH IS OUR ONLY TICKET INTO HIS KINGDOM, SO THAT ALL PEOPLES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND WORSHIP KNOW THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ABRAHAM AND MOSES AND TO SERVE AND WORSHIP HIM ACCORDING TO HIS WORD AND HIS WILL!
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Poetry With A Message:
FINDING THE TRUE AND LIVING GOD
Remember how GOD chose and lead the Prophet Abraham?
HE took him from Ur and offered him a lasting program.
The deal was to keep GOD’s Covenant and live HIS Holy Law,
And to hope and trust in only HIM in fear and in much awe.
Abraham believed, and to this he did not hesitate,
To take the opportunity to serve the True GOD and never to abdicate.
This All-Mighty GOD made a Covenant with Abraham’s Seed,
With Isaac and with Jacob/Israel and all 12 of his sons HE did plead.
HE told them all to serve and worship HIM in Truth and Righteousness,
And they’d never suffer from any kind of plague, enemy, or duress.
Now, I’ve considered the Program of this All-Mighty GOD and Savior,
To do according to HIS Ways and never, ever to waiver.
I’ll hold fast to this ROCK, as I want no other choice,
But to listen to him and in HIS Truth only to rejoice.
Strange isn’t it how things happen in actuality,
How I found My GOD, or in Truth, did HE in fact find me?
"…know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself..."
Psalm 4:3Tziona Yisrael
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READING FOR THE SOUL…
T H E E X O D U S
A SHORT STORY ABOUT
THE TRUE GOD AND HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE
The astonishing revelation
of the true identity
of an oppressed people.
Who can answer the questions that
you dare not ask the Church?
and
Is the Church the answer for God's Chosen?
To the law and to the testimony:
if they speak not according to
this work
it is because there is no light in them.
Isaiah 8:20
By
Tziona Yisrael
T H E E X O D U S
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that
the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped
of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay
upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon
the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth."
Isaiah 10:20
FIFTH ENTRY:
Sleep was the last thing on James' mind. He knew there was something he had to do. He had found his God, and now, he had to learn to know Him and to please Him. James got up and walked to each bedroom to check on his family. They were all fast asleep. James didn't care about them seeing him in prayer; he just didn't want them interrupting him once he got started. He thought to himself as he walked back to the living room that one day he was going to have a house big enough to have a room just for prayer with a sign outside the door indicating whether or not the room was occupied.
As James entered the living room, he determined which direction was the east or Jerusalem and knelt on his knees. He wasn't quite sure where to begin as he had so much on his mind.
"Dear God of Israel, I've only recently found out about you, therefore, I don't know much, but I'm interested, and I want to learn everything I can in order to be acceptable in your eyes. Forgive me and my family for our sins. Lead me and guide me, Holy One of Israel. Help me to teach my family about you and your laws.
"Put your laws in my heart and in the hearts of my wife and children so that we serve you in harmony and one does not turn the other away from worshipping you.
"Please, Almighty God of Abraham, if Israel is our home, then allow us to return where we can worship you in Jerusalem, your holy city, and show the world that YOU are the true and living God and that there is none else.
"Remember the promises you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to Moses, King David, King Solomon, and to the Prophets to recover a remnant.
"Take us home, God of Israel. Don't prolong the days. Don't let our captors say that you have cast us off forever. Let them know that your covenant with your people is real and still exists.
"God of Israel, since I've known the truth about you, I've wanted to go home to Israel. Please, give us patience to wait on you and don't let us destroy ourselves while we wait.
"Take me home, God of Israel. Please, take me home."
James fell asleep while kneeling on the floor over the living room chair. Hattie awoke in the middle of the night and was startled to see that her husband wasn't in bed. She quickly ran through the apartment turning on lights and looking for James. When she found him kneeling on the floor, she knelt beside him, hugged him, and whispered his name.
"James," she said softly, "honey, you fell asleep here in the living room. It's late. Let's go to bed, sweetheart." James turned to Hattie, and she could see from his swollen eyes that he
had been crying.
"But...Hattie...Hattie, I want to go home."
"Behold, I will gather them out of all countries,
whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in
my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them
again unto this place, and I will cause them to
dwell safely:
"And they shall be my people, and I will be their
God:
"And I will give them one heart, and one way, that
they may fear me for ever, for the good of them,
and of their children after them:
"And I will make an everlasting covenant with them,
that, I will not turn away from them, to do them
good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that
they shall not depart from me.
"Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and
I will plant them in this land assuredly with my
whole heart and with my whole soul.
"For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought
all this great evil upon this people, so will I
bring upon them all the good that I have promised
them."
Jeremiah 32:37-42
The Epilogue will be in the next issue of The LawKeepers’ JOURNAL…
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CLOSING SCRIPTURE EXALTING THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL:
"I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
"I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
"Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
"Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
"Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Psalm 77:11 - 15
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KNOWING THE BEAUTY AND THE REWARD OF THE FEAR OF
THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL AND
SERVING AND WORSHIPPING ONLY HIM,
AND NOT MAN OR IDOL IS A SALVATION IN ITSELF!
Blessed be the Most High GOD of Israel and blessed be HIS Holy Name
forever and ever! Touch my mouth, Lord GOD of Abraham, and let me declare your Praise.
Tziona Yisrael
Servant of the Most High GOD of Israel
For HIS Holy Name’s Sake
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OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION WRITTEN BY HEBREWS:
For information about the happenings in Hebrew Israelite Congregations, News, and Health, please contact:
fao3@worldnet.att.net (Floretta A. O'Brien).
For a totally Black Hebrew Israelite Newspaper, please know that the Jerusalem Chronicle subscriptions are now on-line. Visit:
www.jcnonline.com.
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We welcome your articles, poems, and Exaltation and Sanctification of Our Most High GOD, YIHOVAH, The Holy ONE of Israel!
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"Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no God but me:
for there is no saviour besides me."
Hosea 13:4
Yehudah Benyamin Ben Yisrael, President (yehudah@thelawkeepers.org / jwright@blackomahaonline.com
Yehudah Yacob, Vice-President (MilzAhead@AOL.COM)
Tziona Yisrael, Executive Secretary / Editor of The LawKeepers Newsletter (Afraqueen@AOL.COM)
(www.thelawkeepers.org / Click on Newsletter for past issues.)
(We Exalt and Sanctify the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and profess the Laws HE gave to HIS Prophet Moses.)
Please support our desires to establish a TORAH Hebrew Community (housing, K-12 School, farm and equipment, and Health Center). Please contact
Yehudah Benyamin Ben Yisrael at the above E-mail addresses in this regard.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding, Proverb 4:7 / Deuteronomy 28th Chapter is all about The African Slave Trade.