Was the Ark of the Covenant actually an electrical machine? What really happened to it, and where might it be hidden today? What are some of the deeper mysteries behind God’s “Tent of Meeting” and Tabernacle (Mishkan)? Plus: the secret history of the Holy Temple that you’ve never heard, the alternate Jewish Temple that operated for centuries in Egypt, the significance of the Dome of the Rock, the true origins of Rastafari, and scientific mysteries of the number 26.
Vav or Waw?
This article is a follow-up to the previous one about the correct pronunciation of God’s name (יהוה), YHWH. Recall that our Sages teach that the nekudot vowels on God’s name are shva, cholam, and kamatz, meaning that the right way to pronounce the name would be “Yehowah”. A number of people reached out arguing that the letter vav is pronounced with a “v” sound, and therefore the name is “Yehovah”. Some referred to the work of Dr. Nehemiah Gordon, who makes the case for the vav being “v” partly based on words in Ezekiel (more on that below), and partly based on a poem by Elazar haKalir (c. 6th century CE) where he rhymes levi (לוי) with navi (נביא). The implication is that Jews as far back as the 6th century were pronouncing the vav as a “v” sound. Gordon himself notes that great rabbis like the Ibn Ezra were puzzled by this rhyme, because it was common knowledge then that the vav is really a “w” sound. Indeed, we find that the vav was a waw for most of Israelite and Jewish history. Below are ten big reasons for why the vav is a waw. Continue reading
Preparing for the Final Redemption
A conversation with Rabbi Aron Sokol of Parsha Inspired about the true history of Zionism and its fulfilment of ancient prophecy; on ascending the Temple Mount, and understanding how the Third Temple will be built and used, as well as the era of Judges and its parallels to modern Israel. Also discussed: the true story of Al Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock, the Quran as a Zionist text, and prophecies about the Holocaust and today’s Christian support for Israel.