Katnut d'Katnut

See this interesting article on the maternal Jewish ancestry of John Paul II.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/the-pope-was-jewish-says-historian-1067739

John Paul II's mother Emilia came from a Litvak Jewish family from Biala or Bialystok in Poland. His grandfather Felix Kacz was a Jewish merchant. All the maternal surnames of the Pope's family are found in the Biala Jewish cemetery. Biala at the time of Emilia's grandmother Zuzanna was 70 % Jewish with a strong Litvak community as well as some Hasidic Jews. Most historians mention that John Paul's mother was of Lithuania ancestry not realising that Litvak means Lithuanian.

On February 10th, 2005 I posted this on the Hebrew Catholic discussion board about a talk I listened to by Rabbi Ginsburg based on Genesis 32 about the 'Dawn breaking'. In the talk Rabbi Ginsburgh links his discussion to the Heavenly Rachel.

A Hidden Treasure: A High History of the Holy Grail

Chapter 1

A Hidden History

This book outlines the hidden Jewish Christian (Hebrew Catholic) history of ancient Scotland, Britain, Ireland, France and Iraq. This book recounts the story of one dynastic family – the Davidic House of Nathan- who came to reign over the nations of Europe. This Jewish dynasty was established by Mar Joseph of Babylon in Britain in the 2nd century BC.

Adoration of the Heart:A Hebrew Catholic Way

“What is His Heart?”, asks the ancient Jewish mystical Book of Bahir in the 63rd section. The reply,  

“He said: Mother, thus Ben Zoma is outside, and you are with him.”  

This seems a strange reply to make to this question but it has deep spiritual significance.

In the Beginning

The Jewish mystical book the ‘Bahir’ had its genesis in the teachings of Rabbi Nehunia ben Ha Kanah’s mystical school of Emmaus. The ‘Bahir’ seeks to explain the mysteries of the Divine Presence or Shekinah. Bahir means Brilliant Light and is one of the lights of Mystical vision and prophecy.

I Beheld The Lord Through The Mirror: A Hebrew Catholic Reflection

“But all of us, with open (unveiled) faces, behold (see/adore/contemplate) the magnificence (Beauty/Glory) of the LORD (YHVH) like (as) in a mirror, and we are being transformed in to that Likeness from glory to glory by the Spirit who is the Lord (YHVH).” 2 Corinthians 3:18. Thus writes St Paul in his second letter to the followers of the Way in the city of Corinth.