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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 11:24:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Russell Hendel <  rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu>
Subject: Re: Book Reveiw - The BIBLE Code by Michael Drosnin

I thank Jeremy for agreeing with me (TF V4 #49) about the importance of
studying Torah (vs the codes). In response to his question about Rabin
(that the codes are in Hebrew) I again point out that Rabin's legal name
was YITZCHAK ben SO AND SO. RABIN is not his legal Hebrew name. He e.g.
could not have given his wife a divorce with the name RABIN. Rachamim Pauli
wrote me off list >  >  But many Biblical characters have several names; why
can't Rabin<  <  . Again the answer is that RABIN is not his legal name. (If
you look in Drosnins book you will see the prediction used the hebrew
letters Resh Baith Yud Nun (which spells "Rabin")...If the codes had been
planted by God they should have used his legal Hebrew name: Yitzchak ben......

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA
RHendel @ mcs drexel edu