![]() In any event, however, I think Klein is on to something. I found much of his argumentation convincing, but I must confess to readers that I am not a professional paleo-linguist so, while I can follow his arguments I cannot critically adjudicate on their ultimate accuracy. Klein traces not only linguistic sound-patterns for the names of God back to Egyptian roots, but the very forms of key archaic Hebrew letters used in them, especially in the Tetragrammaton, as used in Jewish mystical tradition, the making of amulets, etc. the bishop’s staff) presided over the court of final judgement in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The cone-shaped episcopal miter used in Catholic tradition, likewise, goes back to the double royal crown of the pharaohs, specifically the white crown of Osiris who, holding a scepter, a crook, and a flail (cf. In Christian tradition, the superimposed Chi-Rho (Greek letters for the Ch & R sounds that begin the name, or, more precisely, title “Christ”) flanked by alpha (first letter of the Greek alphabet) and omega (the last letter), that is the faith affirmation that Christ, as God, is “the beginning and the end,” easily transpose from the Egyptian Ankh, the sign of life. The Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur (Yom ha-Khapporet or ha-Kippurim) goes back to Kheprer/Kephru, the self-produced Beetle-God, identified in Egyptian mythology with a winged solar disk and with the Creator-God, and so on. Hence, Aten yields Adon(ai), who was early conflated with the Semitic god, Elohim. Essentially, its thesis, elaborated upon in numerous interesting and thought-provoking ways, is that the Hebrew names for the One God go back to Egyptian origins in sun-worship. As he explains, the mystery of the divine name, the unpronounced Tetragrammaton, has been an absorbing passion and avocation since before his bar mitvah. The West Hartford YMCA is located at 12 North Main St.Joel Klein is an ordained rabbi, a practicing psychotherapist, a survivor of the Holocaust, and a professor of psychology at a Catholic college. To learn more about how you can support the Y’s cause, please contact Shawn Fongemie, Executive Director at 86, or email. To join the YMCA in a night of painting and inspiration, visit or find the West Hartford YMCA on Facebook. “Cure With Paint” will have a huge impact on participants and survivors alike. The relationship between healing and expression goes particularly deep and serves as a powerful outlet for anyone going through tough times. Without the support of the community the Y would not be able to offer programs like these. The West Hartford YMCA is currently in the midst of their 2015 Annual Campaign, having raised $61,000 or 86 percent of their annual goal of $85,000. The program is for adult survivors from the point of diagnosis through the balance of life and includes a family membership during the 12-week program. The West Hartford YMCA offers the LIVE STRONG program to help cancer survivors feel alive again! This 12-week program is designed to help survivors overcome the effects of fatigue and deconditioning from treatment and the disease. ![]() Artists may also donate their piece to raise funds to send more survivors through the fitness program. At the event, participants will create a meaningful painting that they may dedicate to a cancer survivor. In order to attend this “Cure With Paint” event, contributors must raise a minimum of $250 to support a cancer survivor’s participation in the LIVE STRONG at the YMCA program by asking for donations on a Friends Asking Friends social media platform. The event will be hosted at The Muse Paint Bar on 69 Raymond Road in West Hartford on May 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The West Hartford YMCA is proud to announce the first “Cure with Paint” event in support of the LIVE STRONG at the YMCA cancer survivor exercise program. Submitted by Robin Messerli, Greater Hartford YMCA Laurie Venora (left) trains LIVESTRONG Cancer Survivors at the YMCA program at the Playground Fitness Center in West Hartford.
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