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In other articles I have written over the years I have mentioned the Jewish evangelist Joseph Wolf or Wolff of the London Jews Society who married Lady Georgiana Walpole a daughter of Lord Orford. The story about the reason Lady Georgiana's brother Lord Orford allowed the marriage is amusing and colourful however is it the whole truth? In fact Joseph Wolf may have been known by the crypto-Jews and Frankists as The Wolf Lord and this was why he was selected for training with the Jesuits and sent to Rome.

Joseph Wolf or Wolff the Jewish Evangelist

These Wolf Lords and their spouses known as Lady Wolf goes back to the son of Shabtai Zevi called Adam (b.1652) who went to live in Scotland using the names Wolfson and Wilson.

One comes across anti-Jewish literature and statements that the Talmud teaches that non-Jews are not human beings. What is the truth about this? One may find some intolerant and narrow religious Jews who will twist the teachings of the Talmud to interpret it that way. However, most scholarly and educated religious Jews and Rabbis will point out that the misquoted phrases from the Talmud do not refer to non-Jews in general nor to human beings (enash) in general.

The whole world and Commonwealth of Nations has been saddened by the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and consort-spouse of our great Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen and Prince have kept us steady and from the abyss over the last 70 years.

I recently posted the insights of Yehochanan ben Yosef on Hebrew Catholics and their spouses. Yehochanan has now written a further reflection on Hebrew Catholic Identity. This is just his thoughts at this stage as a new Catholic of Jewish heritage or a Hebrew Catholic.

I have been given permission to share the thoughts of a Hebrew Catholic, who is a married man of maternal Jewish ancestry with a family, on the role of a spouse of a Hebrew Catholic who embraces the Hebrew Catholic vocation and rearing of their children. This reflection of his is the fruit of recent conversations with some other Hebrew Catholics. These are thoughts for discussion not a final understanding or position at this stage.