led by Rabbi Monty Eliasov
SUMMARY
OF STUDY TOPIC #1:
IS
THERE A CELTIC CROSS OR A MANDALA IN THE HEBREW BIBLE?
Yes,
for sure! But only in verbal form as can be found in the
Biblical Book of Numbers Chapter 2.
More
broadly and universally, this is a Mandala (which is a Sanskrit word
and also valuable as a Jungian term) in written form which is very a
characteristic of the teaching style of the Hebrews!
The
student is invited to re-visualize this after reading the background
sources and the information provided.
SUMMARY
OF STUDY TOPIC #2:
THE
LEVITES WERE WERE AN EXTENSION OF THE REFORMS OF MOSES.
So,
if the Aaronic Priests were to dump on the Levites, they would then
in essence also be dumping on Moses!
By
rewriting Leviticus as a prelude to the Second Temple era to make
Moses out to be agreeing with the Priests, they were revoking both
Moses himself AND the Mosaic Levites.
This
factor alone caused a steep decline starting in post-Second Temple
Judaism.
The
rest is history! Literally!!
SUMMARY OF STUDY TOPIC #3:
THE
VITAL REVELATION FROM SARAH AND ABRAHAM
The
original revelation to Sarah and Abraham was a huge step forward
towards integration of the genders in both their view of the Creator
and within Humanity.
EL
is a symbol of male power, as EL translates to "strong, powerful,"
with the Bull being an obvious symbol of male virility.
SHADDAI is
a symbol of female Priestly power, as EL translated to strong,
powerful, with Shaddai related to the Hebrew shadayim / breasts.
In
essence, El Shaddai, was “Father-Mother God,” as essential
insight which the Mosaic Revelation can never replace, but only can
build upon.
SUMMARY
OF STUDY TOPIC #4:
THE
IDENTITY EVOLUTION WITHIN TORAH HISTORY
The
Hebrew Bible contains a story of identity shifts over long periods
of time.
Starting
with Abraham and Sarah, through Jacob, then Moses, and towards the
1st and 2nd Temple eras, each identity represents stages which may
repeat themselves.
While
originally physical or geographic, they can also be viewed as
spiritual in nature.
We
will examine how these identities still interconnect today, for the
2nd Temple conflict set into motion a whole drama, impacting
history in unpredictable ways.