Rabbi Dale Cohen's blog

The Talpiot tomb as it is known was first unearthed on March 28, 1980, as the result of a construction project. The next day after its discovery, the site was visited by the area supervisor for the Israel Antiquities Authority. Kloner then requested a permit for a salvage dig which was directed by Yosef Gath. Although the Discovery Channel reported that the tomb was in East Talpiot, the actual location of the tomb is located in the Armon HaNatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem. Upon hearing of the discovery of the tomb The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) assigned the tomb the designation of IAA-80, and the ten ossuaries found inside were catalogued with the numbers 500-509.

Of the ten ossuaries discovered, six of the ossuaries contained inscriptions. The six inscriptions mention seven individuals including: Yeshua bar Yehosef, Aramaic for "Jesus son of Joseph", Maria, written in Aramaic script, but a Latin form of the Hebrew name "Miriam" ("Mary") , Yose, a diminutive of "Joseph" mentioned as the name of one of Jesus's brothers in the New Testament (Mark 6:3), Yehuda bar Yeshua, Possibly Aramaic for "Judah son of Jesus", Mariamene e Mara. suggested by scholars as Mariamene, or Mariamne, the actual name of Mary Magdalene, Matya, Hebrew for 'Matthew' . On March 4, 2007, the Discovery Channel aired “The Lost Tomb of Jesus”. The documentary was produced by James Cameron and directed by Simcha Jacobovici. Jacobovici claims that one of the ten ossuaries should be identified as that of Mary Magdalene. Jacobovici views the inclusion of Mary Magdalene's ossuary in the family tomb of Jesus as proof that she and Jesus were married. The fact that all ten of the ossuaries contained human bones has led Jacobovici and his associates to interpret the findings as proof that Jesus had not risen from the dead as the New Testament describes. When the documentary first aired many scholars immediately criticized the program, saying it contradicted much of what we know historically.

A scholarly conference organized in Jerusalem by the Princeton Theological Seminary to assess the likelihood that the Talpiot tomb is indeed the tomb of Jesus. has sparked a second wave of controversy. It is unfortunate that the field of archaeology is strongly influenced by what we call "minimalists" which do not believe the scriptures and view them as nothing more than fairy tells.

Pres. Bush was on his way to Israel to lay down the framework for the establishment of a Palestinian State and the division of Jerusalem when a “freak tornado” hit the town of Jerusalem, Arkansas. To add to unusual timing of the tornado is the fact that it destroyed a church called Mt Zion in Pope County. Reports name only one man killed in the wake of the tornado, a Pope County resident named Billy Carter.

I know that this sounds like something that we would see or read about in a science-fiction movie or book, however this event actually took place. I do not believe in coincidences nor do I try to force events as being prophetic, however, I cannot look at this event without recognizing that G-d was trying to tell Pres. Bush and the residents of the United States something.

For more information on the tornado check out the website.

http://www.cwarkansas.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=51301@video.fox16.com&navCatId=5

If you have not yet read the book “Eye to Eye” I would recommend that you read it. In the book the author shows how that within 24-48 hours after the United States had made a negative decision concerning Israel that the US has been hit with some type of natural disaster. I do not see this as being a coincidence.

The events of Jan 8 sparked many discussions on several of the Jewish blogs. Many of the people have asked the question “Is G-d trying to warn us?” Maybe we need to look at what is being forced on Israel and ask if it is good idea or not.