Highlander - YA ALLAH! . . . was one of the battle cries of the Templars. Strange, huh? Now, regarding an ooooold post and reply we made a year or to ago:

Hiya! I am doing some private research (for my Templar websites)regarding Godfrey de Bouillon and the Templar scroll translator, Rashi. Rashi was only one was a very high class Rabbi that hung out with the Templars. Lemmie know if I can be of assistance!

Koastal Eddy
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Quoting: [email protected] 201441

Your Reply:
One problem here KE, Rashi was born in 1040 and died in 1105, 13 years before de Payens and St. Omer founded the Templar Knights in 1118, however if you are of the same opinion that I am that the Templar's were formed long before the 1118 date then it is possible that Rashi did "hang" around with them. Also Lambert St.Omer was born in 1000AD and died in 1063AD.

You must be referring to Lambert I St Omer.with whom I was speaking of. Lambert de St Omer a scholar from Ghent - NOT Lambert I St Omer, whom you have mentioned above. (I have been accused of lying regarding this issue and I am still not happy about it - Templar History - Dafoe's Site.) Lambert was given a copy of the original "Heavenly Jerusalem" to translate - told not to make any copies - he did - and he died by the hand of Godfroi de St Omer, his nephew. A copy of this document is located at the University of Ghent in Flanders

The originators of the Templars were mostly from Flanders, and were related by blood or marriage. Hint . . .and some were families of the (alledged) Bloodline.

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I am presently at work and I am repeating what I can remember about this legend. I do not have the references here. I can, however, present them. If you are interested send me a note at my email [email protected] and I will give you an address where you can see them. There is not only one particular reference - there are about 50 of them.

I have been researching this legend for 11 years - with a break of 3 years in the middle. Now that there is new material available I have started a project trying to link all this together - I am convinced that it WAS linked. I believe Rashi and his Talmudic students were doing work for the Templars (before they were Templars - probably about 1096-98), translating several scrolls and documents brought back from Outremer early on. I believe one of these was a copy of the Copper Scroll, because they had a copy of the treasures locations. That only became available when "The Copper Scroll" itself was discovered. Evidence was found that the Templars made it to the locations cited in the Copper Scroll inventory,long before it was discovered.

No, I am not with OSM. I am, however, a Rosicrucian, etc. Just noticed your question (below re osmth). I thought you guys only took 3rd degree and up Masons?
Lemmie hear from you . . .
Eddie