AVI BINUR: MERCY GATE בָּרוּךְ הַשֵׁם
“‘So a Filipino-jew, sets off across the continent on his bike to play Synagogues, Yoga Studios, Bars and Old Folks Homes…’ The jew part I found out because of my Grandmothers name – Lavine, a Spanish-Jewish name.” ~ Justin Ancheta

Walang ligaya sa lupa na hindi dinilig ng luha.

Filipino Proverb: There is no earthly bliss not watered by tears.

Bnei Lot are of an ancient origin. In the migratory tradition of Ruth begun more than two millennia ago, a remnant of David and Solomon migrated into Maritime Southeast Asia which comprises what is now Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, and Singapore, as well as Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, with a sizeable minority of Malays migrating back to their tribal allotments in Sephardic Judah, besides Terrestrial and Figurative Jordan.