Twelve Tribes, Yellow Deli Owner

Nowadays the Jews have really fallen away from what is right,” Mikal Yophi, member of the Twelve Tribes, said to The Guardian.

A fundamental tenet of the 348 page “Child Training Manual” is that pain ought to be the element of control over a child.

“A wriggling six month-old baby who intentionally refuses to let you put on his diaper can be taught the meaning of ‘no’ in one or two simple lessons. When he tries to crawl away while changing his diaper, he can be told ‘no,’ pulled back and held in place for a moment. The next time that he tries to crawl away, he should be spanked lightly,” said the manual.

The Twelve Tribes also believe that being LGBTQ+ is sinful and mortally dangerous.

“We do not approve of homosexual behavior,” the Twelve Tribes website said. “We do not regard it as a genetic variation, a valid alternative lifestyle or a mere psychological quirk. We embrace what God says on this subject without regard for political correctness. Homosexual behavior is immoral and can be mortally dangerous.”

The Guardian also accused them in 2000 of describing Jews as murderers while recruiting, which the Anti-Defamation League highlights as anti-Semitic behavior.

“We believe in the Bible and what it states.

However, the website says that it is laughable that some label them as anti-Semitic, since they say that they observe several Jewish customs.

According to the website, “it is amazing that anyone would consider us anti-Semitic, when we honor the Sabbath, follow the dietary guidelines in Leviticus and Deuteronomy and have approximately the same proportion of Jews in our Communities as in the general population. We don’t hate Jews, we love Jews.”

Even the Federal Bureau of Investigation has looked into the Twelve Tribes for various felonies. In 2013, they opened an investigation into the North Carolina community, following an ex-member’s allegations of sexual exploitation of children.

However, as someone who was born into the Twelve Tribes, Campbell said that he was glad to have worked alongside his family. It is unclear whether or not Ithaca’s branch also uses this practice.

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