What is the proper pronunciation of YHWH, the Ineffable Name? What is the related “12-Letter Name of God” and the mystical “42-Letter Name of God”? Are they allowed to be verbalized? Why do we say “Adonai” in place of YHWH, and who was the first to do this? Plus: How do we deal with physical descriptions of God in Scripture? And what is so special about turning 35 years old?
Tag Archives: Apocrypha
The Truth About the Lost Tribes of Israel
What is the spiritual significance of the Twelve Tribes of Israel? Where did the notion of Ten Lost Tribes come from? Do the Lost Tribes exist somewhere today? What really happened to the ancient Israelites? Find out in this class where we also explore the “Apocalypse of Ezra”, the ancient history of Jerusalem, the strange case of David Reubeni, and when exactly “Judaism” became a religion.
For a written summary with sources and lots more information, please see here.
For the stones, symbols, and flags of the Tribes of Israel, see here.
For the videos on Astrology & Astronomy in Judaism, see here.
For the essay ‘Purim: the First Jewish Holiday’, see Volume One of Garments of Light, available here.
Metatron & the Book of Enoch
What really happened to Enoch when God “took him”? Who is the mysterious angel Metatron? And why did Rabbi Elisha ben Avuya become a heretic after seeing him in Heaven? Find out in the class below, where we also compare the three Books of Enoch, discuss Azazel and the Watchers, and uncover the true identity of the Biblical “Son of Man”. Also: who was the teacher of Moses and how did Joseph know 70 languages?
For lots more on the Four Who Entered Pardes and a different interpretation of Elisha’s vision of Metatron, see here.
See also ‘Who is Metatron?’
For part one of the series on the Apocrypha, see here.
For the class on the Watchers and the Book of Jubilees, see here.