tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328095412024-02-28T06:22:08.350-05:00Hezbos In YOUR Backyard"Hezbullah" and its ilk worldwide scheme to vaporize Israel. Enmity, or even apathy, of God's distinguished nation draws retribution, as it says, "<i>Those who curse you, I will curse</i>" (Num. 24, 9); and "<i>I will rise to anger against apathetic nations</i>" (Zach. 1, 15). Deal unkindly with the Israelite and, <br>next thing you know, Hezbos will show up -- IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD! <br><br>This blog focuses on the Era of the Ultimate Redemption.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger677125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-62618175481536225652020-10-27T15:29:00.015-04:002022-02-17T19:58:12.614-05:00Last Steps Preceding Moshiach's Revelation - 5781<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKFiKQSWU6YkH3trHH-LXzhItZYNY1oO8yktMML1ytGXZHVSzN0QmsGY7OWUAS4YR8fxfqo-wBwUkerO_fPzF-yxfBYXOjPuPOlwlwvBvmazOn_LS4Z5KXF1C_uRT4cavl8_Wwg/s500/Last+Steps+Preceding+Mashiach%2527s+Revelation.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKFiKQSWU6YkH3trHH-LXzhItZYNY1oO8yktMML1ytGXZHVSzN0QmsGY7OWUAS4YR8fxfqo-wBwUkerO_fPzF-yxfBYXOjPuPOlwlwvBvmazOn_LS4Z5KXF1C_uRT4cavl8_Wwg/w200-h133/Last+Steps+Preceding+Mashiach%2527s+Revelation.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p>It would be a big mistake to think a great or greater America is the final episode of this world's transformation now taking place. We realize, of course, such a step, great as it is, does not qualify as the Jewish utopia, namely, the "Era of Ultimate Redemption", G-d forbid. </p><p>But we cannot deny the obvious; On the way to transforming the world into ultimate goodness, a world in which G-d Himself feels "at home", one in which a Jewish King descended from David and Solomon shall make his presence, this step, being that it is along the way, must of course be a good one. </p><p>In fact, even during the previous administration's tenure, those who were attuned to Moshiach felt, despite what portended as ominous developments from a Jewish perspective, that this period served as a "descent" for the purpose of a subsequent "ascent".</p><p>Just as the Jews were made to suffer the treachery of Egyptian exile and slavery for 4 generations, as a means to become "refined" in preparation for the ascent thereafter of receiving the Torah and becoming God's Jewish nation, a similar "descent for the purpose of a loftier ascent", to a level even higher in elevation than a prior definition of "good" could imagine, was taking place.</p><p>A miraculous turnaround happened in 2016. Suddenly, when the world was expecting H. Clinton to win, which would've taken rampant radical Islam to its next level of terror, a Purim-like miracle happened, and in a matter of 12 hours a Jewish maidele was sitting in the White House instead. </p><p>The backbone of evil had to be exposed in full relief, before being trashed and replaced with a framework of goodness. </p><p>We will all rejoice after the Trump election, a week away, and it will be a stunning landslide! But then we'll still remain one step or two from our final destination. As of now, as the gemorrah says:</p><div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span dir="RTL" face="Gafata, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #660000; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">אכתי עבדי אחשוורוש אנן</span><span face="Gafata, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: justify;"> </span></b></span></div><span face="Gafata, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“We are still servants of Achashverosh” (Megillah 14a) </span></div></span></div><p>i.e., we haven't yet reached the apex of that most glorious period. Jews will still remain under foreign sway. In Israel too Moshiach's paradise has yet to transpire for the collective. </p><p>The Era of Redemption continues to blossom at a quick pace. 5781 is already beyond midday of the Friday millennium, with only 219 years left before Saturday's millennium arrives. </p><p>So how close are we to that blessed period beyond? Tzephania the prophet describes that period. Notice how his description reflects our present period. The Jewish demographic is no longer looked down on, generally speaking. Jewish People are again being recognized as meriting praise, finding grace in the eyes of America and among the other nations.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Here's Tzefaniah's last verse (3:20), as he describes God's promise of that era:<br /><b>"'At that time, I will bring you to the land, ingathering you to there, and give you a reputation of praise among all peoples of the earth as I restore you from exile before your eyes', said God."</b></div><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">בעת ההיא אביא אתכם ובעת קבצי אתכם כי אתן אתכם לשם ולתהלה בכל עמי הארץ בשובי את שבותיכם לעיניכם אמר ה׳</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-20229582429738180012020-08-25T22:07:00.018-04:002020-09-01T19:31:37.810-04:00The Fountainhead for Discovery<p>Presidential Election Day will be <b>November 3rd, 2020</b>. </p><p>That'll be <b>16 of Cheshvan, 5781</b>.</p><p>Cheshvan is "<span style="color: #2b00fe;">חודש השני</span>" in Tanach.</p><p>Where's that month mentioned in Tanach?</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Go to toraware.com; Find Phrase; Key in "<span style="color: red;">חדש שני</span>"; Select option "Adjacent words"; Hit GO.)</span></p><p>Here's 5 of the first "hits"; <b>We're only interested in the first:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOYoiZms4cKtFkxTnrv82MJThNV_eoSYVbwUGQ_XWn4iGC46XsxQ_qWJfNpqn-Lrqhm5fNNILPM37VgJI1-_lTwml2GvSlodkn0i_GMJfcBPoTeTNIRL9TqdmGB5WwCj9A1QELA/s1515/top.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1515" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOYoiZms4cKtFkxTnrv82MJThNV_eoSYVbwUGQ_XWn4iGC46XsxQ_qWJfNpqn-Lrqhm5fNNILPM37VgJI1-_lTwml2GvSlodkn0i_GMJfcBPoTeTNIRL9TqdmGB5WwCj9A1QELA/w410-h393/top.png" width="410" /></a></div><p>namely, Noah 7:11</p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">בשנת שש מאות שנה לחיי נח ב<b>חדש השני</b> ב<b>שבעה עשר יום</b> לחדש ביום הזה נבקעו כל מעינת תהום רבה וארבת השמים נפתחו</span></p><p>Take a look at the date during that "2nd Month": The possuk relates to <b>17th day of Cheshvan.</b></p><p><b><i>That's the 1st day for the next president</i></b>, which will <u>of course</u> be Mr. Donald Trump! (Don't forget that we crossed the threshold, from Exile into that Era of Redemption, and the good gushing forth is easily evident and tangible.) Of course the foolish left will be trounced. But more significantly, inasmuch as we expect events of unbelievable (miraculous) circumstances and proportions-- in our times, may it be speedily, something else, besides his landslide victory, will also come to be, perhaps in the form of a "flood" - as per that possuk. </p><p><b><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;">"On that day, all the wellsprings from below shall burst open, and the heaven's floodgates opened."</span></b></p><p>On the face of it, at the story-telling level, (or "Nigleh"), the verse sounds ominous, as a prelude to a fatal flood. <b>Chassidus</b>, on the other hand, <b> brings the possuk to radiate a deeper meaning.</b> </p><p>The "<u>waters from above</u>" represent the New Light of Torah, that which transforms the world during the Era of Redemption; Which we happen to be in!</p><p>The "<u>waters from below</u>" represent the secular parallel of that new, strong light. What resonates below derives from the new spiritual awakening. </p><p>For, just as sure as Chassidus began to shine forth this new light, which began already with the Arizal, in 1573, about 450 years ago, and continued to expand and accelerate since then -- this brought about, albeit unawares to the public as to why, a parallel, explosive age of discovery in the secular arena. </p><p>As Chassidus began to sprout and blossom, the secular world began to thrive, and the economy of the world began to reshape. New light brought with it new growth ability from "below", the secular landscape.</p><p>As Chassidus continued to spread out, more with every generation, so too - in parallel, new innovations and scientific explorations thrust our technology into a prolific mode, onto an exponential vector of discoveries, from the micro to the macro.</p><p>After all, the better we grasp and appreciate our environment, the better and deeper we can comprehend, and the more truth we'll find to see that Hashem stages this whole beautiful world before our eyes -- every moment of the day.</p><p>So what has 16th of Cheshvan have in store? It'll be great for sure. I'm curious to find out.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-34499290950136355242020-08-20T21:18:00.003-04:002020-08-20T21:22:53.745-04:00 The Downfall of Israel's Enemies <p>See today's headline from Debka.com:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaHzoVC0wV2mk43phyphenhyphenmcuEUCzsYAFGM-kIveixfFB0Bboe4Kdffon9dXvI-DpKiYo2vJVHfevPElFRT88oj6EdC1ueSAeIUHp-vDEJSy3aMgDna25J0kz6P0iCXj5Z32EyhJBQQ/s1597/Screen+Shot+2020-08-20+at+8.02.17+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1597" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaHzoVC0wV2mk43phyphenhyphenmcuEUCzsYAFGM-kIveixfFB0Bboe4Kdffon9dXvI-DpKiYo2vJVHfevPElFRT88oj6EdC1ueSAeIUHp-vDEJSy3aMgDna25J0kz6P0iCXj5Z32EyhJBQQ/w400-h255/Screen+Shot+2020-08-20+at+8.02.17+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>What do you read between the lines?</p><p>We can see clearly that our wars against our enemies are being done for us, without us having to lift a finger. The unseen hand is fighting our wars for us, as we sit idly and watch arm in arm. </p><p>One of Moshiach's qualifications is, he fights for the Jews the wars they would otherwise have to fight by themselves. The Rebbe said in 1980 that the Gog and Magog War was underway (<a href="https://hezbos.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rebbes-1980-prophecy-on-gog-magog.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">LINK</span></b></a>).</p><p>The Rebbe, explaining King David's Psalms 2 and 3, shows that this war of Gog and Magog, as it is ongoing, will leave the Jewish people totally immune from destructive conflict. </p><p>And indeed, Amalek will finally be destroyed, as we, the last generation of the Diaspora, and thus the first generation of Geulah, watch our enemy's demise plays itself out. Not one Israeli soldier is needed to beat the enemy into oblivion, b"H.</p><p>Have a great month of Elul!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-52961049624183258992020-07-31T02:33:00.008-04:002023-06-08T18:22:04.977-04:00Chassidic Countdown to Redemption: 5780<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>חצות</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Today is Friday, the 6th day, God's 6th millennium since He created Earth, after the night has passed, the time at 5780 being <b>12:43 pm</b>.<br /><div><br /><div>If, as Moses explains,<br />
<div style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: red;">כי אלף שנים בעיניך כיום אתמול כי יעבר</span></b></div><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">"For a thousand years are in Your eyes like yesterday, which passed ...."</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Tehillim (90:4)</span></b><br />
<br />then we've passed from nightime, the first 500 years of that millennium, which began in year 5000, and have already entered daylight hours. If 500 years equals 12 hours, and we are 280 years since morning, and morning was at 6:00 am - let's say - then the time right now is 12:43 pm, 43 minutes after חצות! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>עלות השחר</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The year the Ba'al Shem Tov went public was at 6:00 am, at dawn of the 6th day. The Alter Rebbe of Chabad became the 3rd generation thereafter to expose Chassidut, in the year 5550.<br />
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The light of Chassidus was lost from most Jews for 1,950 years; Since the 2nd Temple's destruction in the 4th millennium. Jews stuck with Torah, to be sure, but only to the well known 4 layers of Torah. The 5th layer of depth was an entirely new perspective of Torah that only Chassidus now brought to the public's cognitive grasp. </div><div><br /></div><div>This was a taste of the new light of Moshaich. This made for Jews for Moshiach to again become a valid topic of discussion. This new insight would have been shunned by Jews before that had they learned about it then because this topic brought about sorrowful memories. It had been a taboo subject earlier. The Jewish mind back then was unprepared to entertain the concept of Moshiach having been deeply frustrated over the years with fake candidates and, instead, met only with severe oppression by host countries.</div><div><br /></div><div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Wellsprings of Chassidus Opening Up</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kabballah, which preceded the exposure of Chassidus, began the reawakening of this secretive aspect of Torah, but only to a limited extent. Some secrets were then revealed, but kept under low profile because not everybody was "suited" in mindset to accept these. Kaballah opened the gates, so to speak, for Chasidus to begin trickling out.<br />
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Dawn arrived with the Ba'al ShemTov in 5500, and especially after sunrise the Alter Rebbe, in the year 5550, began to spread the word widely. By then all Jews were cognitively equipped by God to better digest this new light, this new spiritualism, of Chassidus.<br />
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These dates are significant from a Jewish Halachic perspective! How so?<br />
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We know that Chassidus will be learned during the Sabbatical Era in the 6th millennium. We will then be immersed in it, learning the most inner secrets of the infinite Torah. That will be the entire purpose of Jewish existence. This is what is meant by the metaphor, that in Moshiach's time we will partake in the festive "feast of the Leviathan and the Wild Bull" (סעודת שור הבר והלווייתן). That food is Chassidus.<br />
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Halachically, on Friday, once daytime arrives, it is a Mitzvah - a commandment for every Jew - to taste of the food being prepared for the Sabbath (טועמיה חיים זכו). That Mitzvah is time-dependent, sanctioned only starting at daybreak. Thus since the year 5500, we are obliged to taste some of that food in anticipation of what it'll be like.<br />
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Had you learned some Chassidus before 1740, it would have meant little to you because the command to learn Chassidus, that is -- to taste the future food of Shabbat -- only took effect in the year 1740, with the exposition of the Ba'al Shem Tov.<br />
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Other halachic aspects concern the times when formal prayer services begin or end. So, for example, the time of Tefillah, the Shmoneh Esrei morning prayer, is a time that Chassidus regards as a fight -- as a struggle to keep well concentrated in prayer, doing our best to keep from being distracted. These times may well translate into what happened to the Jewish people during the progroms and then the holocaust.</div><div>
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Anyhow, those time of day aspects, as to how and when they occurred, are now well behind us. For us Jews today, we only await the Ultimate Redemption that's about to happen any day now. Surely God won't wait until the last minute to debut Shabbat aspects, as if Friday hours were as secular as before. Rather, along the lines of the אחישנה possibility, which is one way Moshiach can come, aside from the other inevitable way (בעתו), the blessings will shower down a lot sooner than expected.</div><div> <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">[Gleaned form a Maamar (להבין הקושיא הידוע) of the 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe Rashab, who founded the first officially Chassidic Yeshivah, said in 1903.]</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-11438951425439891612020-06-21T00:18:00.000-04:002020-06-26T16:26:45.532-04:00"Garments" - And of Redemption - 5780<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNH0fgRgmaeHtosy9yCi1eNJi5QRZ3Qu-TpTrmIT10b0lrvhV_8W8usdx9axMMOsZgK02uiponJZDwLJpodv9nwqAYQ_KiGGYEnHnygStxyuPynFDzwv8mqNEzjnnkSXgN9M_PQ/s1600/garments+5780.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="787" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNH0fgRgmaeHtosy9yCi1eNJi5QRZ3Qu-TpTrmIT10b0lrvhV_8W8usdx9axMMOsZgK02uiponJZDwLJpodv9nwqAYQ_KiGGYEnHnygStxyuPynFDzwv8mqNEzjnnkSXgN9M_PQ/s200/garments+5780.png" width="200" /></a><br />
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Think good; Will be good!</h3>
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God gave us "<u>Freedom of Choice</u>". We express this freedom in 3 ways:<br />
Free to <i>think</i> thoughts of one thing or another; <br />
Free to <i>speak</i> words of one sort or another;<br />
And free to <i>do</i>, one way or another.<br />
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In 3 ways we can align with, or misalign with, a given perspective.<br />
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You can think good thoughts or bad thoughts.<br />
You can say good things or bad things, and <br />
you can do either good or bad.<br />
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Thinking, saying and doing are referred to in chassidus as "<b>garments</b>". Just as you can choose which garment to wear or shed, so too you can decide to "wear" new thoughts and thereby abandon ("shed") your former thoughts; As you can say words that please in place of words that displease; And you can do favors and avoid crime, instead of proceeding otherwise.<br />
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Can <u>emotions</u> also be referred to as "garments"? No! There's no "free choice" for emotions. Emotions pursue thought, and not the other way around. Thoughts evoke emotions.<br />
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However, because emotions follow reflexively from thoughts, the garment of thought can be changed. This change of thoughts will trigger new emotions to supplant those that preceded.<br />
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Free choice, in light of chassidus, subdivides into thoughts, speech and behavior.<br />
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That bit of chassidus also sheds light on how to control emotions.<br />
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe wanted us well-versed in the topic of Moshiach because that's the Era we've entered, according to him. And if you think of it, thinking about Moshiach, whose revelation is approaching rather swiftly, will lead -- if you trust the Rebbe -- to good feelings during Moshiach's Eras. <br />
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The Rebbe so instructed us because he wanted us to see spectacles we'd otherwise never sense. Our panoramas are vast and exactly what to look for in this broad landscape to discern a moving target, among lots of activity, needs special attentiveness.<br />
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Learning about Moshiach and speaking and doing about Moshiach grows spiritual antennas. There are things happening locally and globally and to feel good amid these swirling events -- to be able to connect the dots of all these events in a refreshing light, they must be identified in proper context.<br />
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In other words, if we believe the Rebbe and do as he wishes, we'll discover that worldly events, which happen beyond our control, are actually benefiting us. We can begin to appreciate the good the Rebbe wants us to experience these days, much as father wants to impart his love to his child. <br />
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For those who think thoughts devoid of Moshiach, or have an entirely different perspective, the lesson of the Rebbe will be missed by them. Here's an example of this phenomenon today: What might appear to one person as a political fluke, as it might concern a politically-immersed person of the Democrat party, say regarding president Trump's election win in 2016, and he's expecting that already in 2020 Trump will be replaced by a "suitable" candidate -- to another person is a laughing joke. This other person, well-versed in Torah's views on Moshiach, sees that event as a palpable marker of a new era in history. This event was not at all a fluke. Rather, it was a sharp upturn in Moshiach's momentum. <br />
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This is an example of how "garments" of thought give one person agony for 4 long years, and to the other sheer ecstasy, under the same circumstances, seeing an altogether different pattern in the mosaic developing before him.<br />
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One will wallow while the other will thrive under the same circumstances. Think good; Will be good. Think Moshiach; Will sense Moshiach's imminence!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-79162264349124054232020-05-07T11:23:00.000-04:002020-06-28T15:22:10.281-04:00The Imminent Utopia - As Apparent on Eve of Pesach Shaini, 5780<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just as God redeemed the Jewish People the first time, from Egypt, making sure the whole world was aware of the exodus (according to the Midrash, at the moment the Reed Sea parted, all waters in the world split as well) (e.g., even the water inside the cup of someone drinking, also split), as it says,<br />
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so too, our final redemption will transpire in full view of the whole world, as it says: <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"He will once again gather you - <b>from all the nations</b> where the Lord your God had dispersed you."</span> (Deut. 30:3)<br />
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There won't be any naysayer or dissenting voice to deny the marvel once it happens.<br />
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That emancipation will not be merely a metaphor for delivery from prosecution or hate. It will entail streams of Jewish people from all across the globe converging onto the Holy Land:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"... God will bring you <b>to the land which your forefathers possessed</b> ...."</span> (Deut. 30:5)<br />
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One difference between the former and final emancipations is that while in the former, not all wanted, and thus never got, out, the final emancipation will embrace every last Jew.<br />
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Another major difference between the 1<sup>st</sup> redemption, from Egypt, and the last one, from among the nations, is, whereas the 1<sup>st</sup> time -- only the Jews benefited therefrom, the final one will -- benefit the entire world. Not only Jews will exult, the whole world will rejoice. It will be a utopia.<br />
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The first redemption happened in the spring. Our "spring" too is here, today, the eve of Pesach Shaini, could also be an opportune time for complete redemption!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-19908029928817311482020-05-03T10:36:00.002-04:002020-06-28T15:10:06.399-04:00Redemption - From Counter-Intuitive to Intuitive<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3sSvnfMCxQOs4HwpGVSH42OrrbNqJMbjx7buY5vZrcXmoalGGQIZTOAfXxkBTJBiMNaXd4g58GXMxfNL-SDFpMM4h1lL6w62ItQCxBc_M6qzrbd2bEof7PCNjwQgKRlxQbuYpA/s1600/smoke+signals.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="781" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3sSvnfMCxQOs4HwpGVSH42OrrbNqJMbjx7buY5vZrcXmoalGGQIZTOAfXxkBTJBiMNaXd4g58GXMxfNL-SDFpMM4h1lL6w62ItQCxBc_M6qzrbd2bEof7PCNjwQgKRlxQbuYpA/s200/smoke+signals.png" width="200" /></a>The prophet Tzefania says something that would have seemed incredulous only a few decades ago. It's a passage we say most every day in our morning prayers. His last verse quotes God's promise to the Jewish People in Moshiach's era: <br />
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<i>"At that time I will bring them, and at that time I will gather you, for I will make you a name and a praise <b>among all the peoples of the earth</b> when I restore your captivities before your eyes, said the Lord.</i>"<br />
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How in the world could a Jew have comprehended that verse a few decades ago. <i>"<b><span style="color: blue;">... among all the peoples of the earth ...</span></b>"</i>. Really? How could billions of people, across 7 continents, in some 200 countries, discover about the Jewish People so the latter become a household name?<br />
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When newspapers became common, one could already imagine that they would carry the news, but even then, not all places could readily have gotten the information, certainly not at one time. <br />
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Of course today this question has its obvious answer, especially with the technological leap of the last 20 years that gave us the smartphone and the internet.<br />
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But back in days of the prophet, and thereafter for a good 1,700 years, the above verse could hardly have made much sense. How could they even have imagined such a global recognition? Maybe back then people figured the news could spread much like Indians "spoke" to one another with "smoke signals" from the hilltops, as Jews in fact did in ancient times to signal the day of "Rosh Chodesh" from the hilltops, the message originating from Jerusalem.<br />
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Another verse in our prayers is from Psalms (106:47):<br />
<i>"Save us, Lord our God, and <b>gather us from the nations</b>, to give thanks to Your holy name, to boast with Your praise."</i><br />
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Gather us from the nations? Or as we say daily, <i>"<span style="color: blue;">And gather us from the 4 corners of the world</span>".</i> How could these verses make sense back then, or even understood? Surely an ancient Jew could hardly have figured this would mean we'd be travelling back to Israel using the airways! More likely, early on, Jews figured God meant we'd be taking long voyages by ship to get to the Holy Land.<br />
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Of course Jews always trust Hashem and any promise He made could happen as miraculously as the splitting of the Reed Sea. But we also know Hashem doesn't perform miracles unnecessarily. So the miracles of the airplane, the internet and the computer were made in order that <b>by Moshiach's time it would all appear so natural</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-33924459841611904132020-04-13T01:32:00.002-04:002020-06-26T16:35:23.747-04:00Bolting Towards the Finish Line<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZU3J3byQevJivxOhQFBwJOBnzmdi-IlAg0QXRUlxOTV_OGb4Zs1hL9jj3LKY8C1bSaJZ_muVBaCUoSyVhll9s6qPXC5_vnW8TqAn_u6HUo6mfqFPynMv0UMBursZU7VYUqATkg/s1600/_Bolting+to+the+endline.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="703" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZU3J3byQevJivxOhQFBwJOBnzmdi-IlAg0QXRUlxOTV_OGb4Zs1hL9jj3LKY8C1bSaJZ_muVBaCUoSyVhll9s6qPXC5_vnW8TqAn_u6HUo6mfqFPynMv0UMBursZU7VYUqATkg/s200/_Bolting+to+the+endline.png" width="196" /></a>Nearly 30 years ago, the Rebbe declared <b>1991</b> as the year to which the ancient Midrash (Yalkut Shimoni, Isaiah:499) was referring to, that is, "<b><i>The year Moshiach is first revealed</i></b>". <br />
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What significant events have occurred since then? We'll just mention 3 strides in the homestretch to the finish line.<br />
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<b>1)</b> In order that the whole world be able to connect to news of universal importance, the internet became connected to everyone's phone. In the last 20 years, the smartphone had been invented for this reason. Today this handheld device is everybody's newspaper.<br />
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<b>2)</b> The political upheaval that occurred overnight in 2016, with Trump's triumph, which brought a miraculous turnaround, from an administration bound to become a miserable hotbed of Jewish hatred under Muslim influence, to become, overnight, an administration that is the most benevolent ever to Jewish and Israeli aspirations.<br />
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<b>3)</b> The Chinese Corona virus caused a universal shakeup to demonstrate that even an invisible force can transmit to the whole world an earthshaking phenomenon. Even a person who cannot leave his home can get the message, an epoch-making news item to be sure, right in the palm of his hand.<br />
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Of course there were many other events as well, such as the Persian Gulf War, when Israel was struck with 39 Scud missiles (each the size of a bus), yet none were killed; Israel becoming a stellar technological giant and center of world trade, even selling military equipment to Arab countries; etc. But here we just mentioned 3 of global scope.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-22585197214474746652020-03-26T18:15:00.002-04:002022-03-13T23:48:21.267-04:00A Reminder to Boost the Jewish Spirit<i>Purim</i> and <i>Adar</i> are behind us now, for us to begin a new monthly countdown. We transition from Adar, a month of miracles camouflaged in natural events for the Jewish People, to <i>Nissan</i>, a month of miracles for the Jewish People in a revealed manner.<br />
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But because there's some gloom in the atmosphere today, I want to remind you all that we are inside of a new era, as The Rebbe had declared back in 1991. This was emphasized some 4 years ago when a major turnaround happened in world events. That event was a stark reminder, and we need reminders if only to confirm our otherwise absurd beliefs, that indeed we Jews, as well as the world at large, is inside of the new and final Era of Redemption.<br />
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The new viral phenomenon these days, instead of spelling gloom, ought to be understood as the new panorama wherein the whole world begins to gel into one communicable complex.<span style="color: red;"><b>** </b></span><br />
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The new technology of recent years, with the internet, computers and mobile gadgets, came into being so today the whole world can be embraced at one time. This viral episode, as yet another phase, serves much as a testing phase, if you will, in further preparing the world audience to become instantly in touch. The virus, like God, is invisible, the tiniest organism known to mankind, one that fits the bill perfectly. <br />
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The goal, of course, is that any day now we will - all - experience a most significant time of our lives, which will indeed draw wordwide focus on <i>Moshiach</i> himself.<br />
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The turnaround that happened in 2016 ought to have opened our eyes real wide. Until Trump's election, the prospects for the Jewish People, as well as the whole world, looked horrible. At the helm of the most powerful and influential country in the world was a serpent of hate and moral degradation. In his stead, the mainstream media had their polls predicting a major win for yet another monster, whose ever-present right-hand advisor was an Arab woman with ties to terror and Arab influence. Clinton was believed to have had a 90% chance of taking over. Anti-semitism was breathing heavily down the necks of Jewry and Israel, and corrupt oligarchies were threatening to impoverish and subdue the the world. <br />
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Then, suddenly, in a matter of hours, rather than days, the miraculous turnaround happened. Just as when Haman had been close to annihilating world Jewry, the turnaround happened in a matter of days after Esther had walked into the king's palatial quarters without being summoned. Suddenly the head of the treacherous Haman was hung by a noose and the Jewish people were given instant relief. <br />
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On election day in 2016, a similar "<i>Purim</i> miracle" happened. Instead of an Arab lady being held in esteem inside the White House, suddenly a lovely Jewish girl was sitting in her place.<br />
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And, just in case people hadn't yet figured it out, or didn't take the change to heart, Trump had become Israel's great friend, had returned <i>Yerushalayim</i> to its age-old status, had sanctioned retaking historical Jewish territory, had inspired the world's peoples to believe in God, and had given us believers a welcome infusion of confidence that our dreams are not for naught.<br />
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Today is <i>Rosh Codesh Nissan</i>. Its the timely month of Spring. We know Torah is truth. We know that the <i>Moshe Rabbeinu</i> of our generation spoke truth. We trust in <i>Hashem</i>, despite unbelievable events that make no constructive sense to us. Still, any day soon will yet come the greatest miracle of all, when the Ultimate Era of Redemption will shake the world to its core with new light and blessings we cannot even yet imagine.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>**</b></span> I write this with a sad heart because close friends passed away during this so-called pandemic. But I surrender to my madness of thought because it's not for us to understand how this is all for the good.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wow; Just found another footprint while tracking the unfolding of the Era of Redemption! It's the <u>footprint of the Rebbe, MH"M</u>, the general running the show from abstentia. Didan Notzach is a holiday specially connected to Chabad. These dates are </span><span style="font-size: large;">appropriate for</span><span style="font-size: large;"> registering knockout blows to sources of evil, in these last days in diaspora.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">The era that is backdrop to this new, universal transformation is characterized by Good being revealed and promoted, while Evil is revealed for eventual elimination. The audience these days is the entire world, connected by internet. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">In these times, when you can access an entire world from the palm of your hand, Good and Evil are paraded over many screens for all to see. People can thus pick sides. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The populace has free choice to align with either side. Of course soon enough Good will have the final triumph, while Evil is marked for </span><span style="font-size: large;">extinction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, as usual, focus is always on the Jews and Eretz Yisrael. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Because it's for their sake the world exists and because of them that the world is now in a state of metamorphosis into a utopic era illuminated with divine presence. Souls will have to decide either to hop onto this eternal, holy Messianic bandwagon, or squander the opportunity </span><span style="font-size: large;">with poor choice</span><span style="font-size: large;">, relegating themselves to the dust bin of history.</span><br />
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</span> <u><span style="font-size: large;">It was this Hei Tevet </span><span style="font-size: large;">5780</span></u><span style="font-size: large;"> (</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">דידן נצח</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">) </span><span style="font-size: large;">that Trump eliminated the top Iranian general, Q. S., who represented the pinnacle of that terror system. (Our time is 8 hours prior to Baghdad's).</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">(This "footprint" series was earlier broached <a href="https://hezbos.blogspot.com/2017/12/following-footsteps-of-moshiach-in-5778.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-62827691041228996252019-05-27T15:28:00.000-04:002020-06-26T16:23:45.645-04:00A Home at the Center of the Universe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jewish law has some “basic” laws. What makes basic laws basic? I suppose because without grasping these at first, knowledge of the rest of Jewish law may not be appreciated. For this reason, Maimonides, in scoping out all of Torah’s laws in his great 14-volume compendium, begins his treatise with 10 chapters called:<br />
“<b>Torah’s Most Basic Laws</b>”. (<a href="https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/904969/jewish/Yesodei-haTorah-Chapter-Three.htm" target="new">LINK</a>)<br />
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Curiously enough, one of these most fundamental Torah laws is <u>a lesson in astronomy</u>. We are taught, of all things, the shape of the universe! <i>“It’s round”</i>, says the Rambam. And to be sure we understand just what round means, he qualifies his description as <i>“round like a ball”</i>. This extra phrase “like a ball” is deliberate. It pays to know that the Rambam scrupulously paid heed to being exceptionally concise, never using extra words unless they were necessary. I suppose therefore that adding "like a ball", therefore, means to exclude ovoid or elliptical shapes.<br />
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So right from the start, the student of Jewish Law learns that Torah rejects the scientific theories of modern astronomy, whose theories invoke elliptical orbits. <br />
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Then we learn that this huge spherical universe is made up of 8 concentric spheres, one within the other, layered like an onion. Each sphere whirls or rotates in its own autonomous direction, irrespective of its neighboring inner or outer sphere's direction, although the direction or velocity of a neighboring sphere does have influence on an adjacent sphere.<br />
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Outside the 8th sphere, is the 9th dimensionless, starless, empty expanse that rotates the entire universe contained within it one full revolution every 24 hours.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIn3BUDw7lFJSWOqolzsu6S6iLCaKNt1V6I9p4slEIpRAmw7uJ0rdpWGpUsuWPyXbsBG6rYilWkBNfWWXcoJxGXn7js2LQO-3KXA9Z-3OIgSZeQMXTahJjMQP9U_K8FjzbforXw/s1600/geocentricity.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="932" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIn3BUDw7lFJSWOqolzsu6S6iLCaKNt1V6I9p4slEIpRAmw7uJ0rdpWGpUsuWPyXbsBG6rYilWkBNfWWXcoJxGXn7js2LQO-3KXA9Z-3OIgSZeQMXTahJjMQP9U_K8FjzbforXw/s200/geocentricity.png" width="200" /></a>In the middle of this concentrically layered universe of stacked, orbiting spheres, one inside the other, the lowermost or innermost sphere has, at its core -- an empty space. That is, the 1st or innermost sphere has within it a hollow core. It is inside this core where Earth and its atmosphere were placed. Although all spheres around the Earth's space are in constant rotation, the Earth itself remains stationary!<br />
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Here too the Torah's perspective differs from modern science. Astronomy subscribes to a heliocentric universe, with the sun at its core; Torah, on the other hand, teaches us that the universe is geocentric, with the Earth at the center of the universe. Modern science claims the Earth rotates; Torah, to the contrary, tells us the Earth is still.<br />
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Each sphere has a thickness, is transparent and intangible. Each sphere abuts with its adjacent spheres. Each of the 1st 7 contain a main planet. The 8th sphere contains all the other stars of the universe.<br />
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Now -- you might ask -- <b><i>why would this shape and configuration of the universe constitute a "most basic law of Torah"?</i></b> Among the thousands of laws in Judaism, why does this one deserve such an important status? Is it even relevant to religious conduct?<br />
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Maimonides tells why. Pondering the incredible organization, beauty and grace built into the universe, he says, inspires us to <i>“Love your God!”</i> and <i>“Fear your God!”</i>. Without this basic law’s knowledge, the laws of loving and fearing Hashem involved in many other Torah commandments may not otherwise be satisfied. <br />
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One can also draw a simple conclusion from knowing the above shape-of-the-world facts. The whole world revolves around us down here at the center of it all. We small creatures live in this huge universe, all of which was obviously meant to benefit us down here. We are the focus of it all. Obviously this gives man a sense of awe and, at the same time, <u>a sense of responsibility, which implies dedicating oneself to a commitment</u>, <u>knowing he is the centerpiece of all of creation</u>.<br />
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Parenthetically, now that NASA has 3 times sent antennas to outer space to map cosmic background radiation, 3 times they've confirmed that the pattern found cannot support a random distribution. Rather, their finding implies a source of intelligence! Cosmologists belied their anger at these findings by dubbing the plotted axis, which points to the Earth as being the center of the universe, "the axis of evil". Why evil? Evil because they did not expect an alignment of all that surrounds the universe (the outermost "sphere") with what they supposed was an insignificant Earth. If anything, it now shows that <u>the earth is indeed at the center of the grand architect's master plan</u>. Their findings, to their own surprise and dismay, point to a one God of the universe!<br />
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Chabad Chassidus is based on a most interesting axiom, which originates from one Midrashic quote, or a few at most; Namely, that<b><i> the Creator of the universe desires to make this nethermost world of ours into His "home".</i></b> That is, if all Jews were to behave according to Jewish law, this world would be a fitting place for God's Presence to manifest in its full glory. The above basic laws of Torah certainly support this exalted mission of the Jewish people.<br />
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Finally, finally, Israel has followed Torah's exhortation to proclaim before the gentile nations who accuse Israel of having robbed their land exactly as Ambassador Danny Dannon did in the U.N.'s security council on April 30, 2019.<br />
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The very first verse in Torah, and there, in the very first Rashi, Rashi dictates exactly the words that need be said to counter this false accusation. And indeed, Mr. Danon raised the Chumash in the air and said words to the same effect, if not exactly the right words.<br />
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God gave the Land of Israel to the Jewish people when he made a covenant with Abraham, said Danon, quoting from Genesis.<br />
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He could have elaborated just as Rashi elaborates, that God, creator of the world, had first given the land to the Canaanites and then took back the land from them -- to give it to the Jews.<br />
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Only this argument, which carries Torah's sanction, is the one that will be respected by the Goyim. Indeed, until now, no matter what else Israel had been arguing, it all fell on deaf ears. Now things are going to change.<br />
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Now, very close to the Era of Ultimate Redemption, it's due time that the right argument be put forth. Only this argument will be the one that the Gentiles nations will understand and respect, and eventually accept (whether they like it or not).<br />
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This big step is yet another clear sign we're heading down the path of Geulah.<br />
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(It pays to realize, too, that Rashi, who lived in France some 1,000 years ago, in the time of the Crusades, when Jews were deep in exile, scattered the world over, under persecution almost wherever they lived, in an era when the Land of Israel was merely a figment of imagination or a dream at best, wrote this Torah commentary derived from prophecy. For who then would have believed that there would ever again be a Land of Israel that will belong to the Jewish people, a people then dispersed across all the continents, without a common language, without an army, with no political clout, with no security and without any power whatsoever?)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">אמר רבי יצחק: לא היה צריך להתחיל את התורה אלא (שמות יב ב) מהחודש הזה לכם, שהיא מצווה ראשונה שנצטוו בה ישראל, ומה טעם פתח בבראשית, משום (תהילים קיא ו) כוח מעשיו הגיד לעמו לתת להם נחלת גויים, שאם יאמרו אומות העולם לישראל לסטים אתם, שכבשתם ארצות שבעה גויים, הם אומרים להם כל הארץ של הקב"ה היא, הוא בראה ונתנה לאשר ישר בעיניו, ברצונו נתנה להם וברצונו נטלה מהם ונתנה לנו</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Rabbi Yitzchak said: "Torah ought to have began its narrative from (Shemot 12: 2) where God delivers His 1st commandment to the entire Jewish People, from the verse "This month (of Nissan) shall be for you the 1st month of the year ... ." Why then did Torah open with the story of creation, etc. ? King David explains it (Psalms 111:6). It was "in order the people should know of God's omnipotence, which He projected for the sake of the Jewish People." That is, they should know that He, the Creator, gave them the inheritance to this land. For when the gentile nations will accuse the Jews of robbing them of it, and that Israel conquered a land that belonged to 7 other nations, Jews should respond, saying, that all of earth belongs to God, He created it and gave The Land to whom He saw fit for it; He first wanted the Canaanites to have it, but then wanted it back, because now He wanted to give it to us."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-79561883594849364972019-05-16T11:14:00.001-04:002019-05-17T14:41:40.496-04:00Anti-Semitism in Moshiach's Times<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4wZHWMQDUlzSDSk87B2w-i4qJIpAID5DLvWKVcS-KxKCmF9b_wypHtcSl2RdSlF05wFGBuoGugHq6eZ3Cs5zfilTXHGBKsNyBMcD1KGngYMuDNfHAM4e7MtKj74Y20fCsR7kgw/s1600/kotel+cellphone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="175" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4wZHWMQDUlzSDSk87B2w-i4qJIpAID5DLvWKVcS-KxKCmF9b_wypHtcSl2RdSlF05wFGBuoGugHq6eZ3Cs5zfilTXHGBKsNyBMcD1KGngYMuDNfHAM4e7MtKj74Y20fCsR7kgw/s320/kotel+cellphone.jpg" width="141" /></a>The previous post <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Rating the Trump Miracle)</span> posed the seeming contradiction of anti-Semitism prevalent in an era imminently leading to a utopian Redemption. The explanation given there was the standard answer that applies to all eras.<br />
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But here's a more apt reason from a Moshichist's perspective. The looming anti-Semitism in Moshiach times serves as a backdrop to portray the sharp contrast between good and evil. How so? <br />
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The present era, being the prelude of Moshiach's times, is depicted by the prophet Tzefaniah. In his last verse (3:20) he describes this era:<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><b>בעת ההיא אביא אתכם ובעת קבצי אתכם כי אתן אתכם לשם ולתהלה בכל עמי הארץ בשובי את שבותיכם לעיניכם<br />
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How can "<b><i>all peoples of the earth</i></b>" recognize Jewish merit? Until 100 years ago this could have been a very hard question to answer. How could people from Afghanistan to Zambia, from all continents and walks of life, know up close what's happening with Jews and who these people are, to recognize them, let alone praise them? Even television a few decades ago wasn't sufficiently widespread to capture the ongoing fluidity of events. But this phenomenon today can easily be appreciated. Today's modern technology is designed to capture everybody's attention on a whim. Hardly a person today, wherever on the globe, is prevented from seeing and hearing worldwide events - right in front of his nose. <br />
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For merit to be grasped, for good to take on tangibility, a backdrop of blatant evil makes it stand out in bold relief. Are not people who have for decades been aborting live fetuses today starting to turn around? Are not perverts and corrupt politicians running for office for all to see? Are not good people like judge Kavanaugh being paraded before the public to show how evil seeks to destroy what's good? And let's not forget, as the previous post emphasizes, that we have a role model of goodness leading the most powerful of all countries, having trumped (pun intended) what could have been the most wicked of administrations.<br />
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People the world over see who Jew-haters are. Their evil is starkly visible. The more people see this, the more they come to appreciate the value of goodness, the more they'll align with good against evil. And indeed, is not the world stage being set, as the entire world somehow always seems to focus on tiny Israel? And although evil will finally be eradicated only by Moshiach himself, by then those who chose the side of evil will easily be identified and vanquished.<br />
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Even the ingathering of Jews can now also be felt, as the screws mildly tighten across Europe, where they may need more convincing to make aliyah. However things pans out, it will always remain mild for Jews, no matter from where, and when; This is, after all, Moshiach's times. Be that as it may, in fact, the other main task that will be Moshiach's, besides destroying the last remnants of evil, will be the ingathering to Israel of all his brethren.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-82953752218219687692019-05-03T03:13:00.000-04:002020-04-11T23:00:24.631-04:00Rating the Trump Miracle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp6YsBIWakm006g4HBjVr9wl3rOfjih7nweCTgao35JS8jXiZvOqwETKr3kRfCJB4A08w2pW_FWTEAEkwuextstjQRpUWDiP5UYc7kDo56lyIcc7xNZe5LhwQiCLTb37jl48feQ/s1600/day+before+nov+8+election+Arutz7.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1600" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp6YsBIWakm006g4HBjVr9wl3rOfjih7nweCTgao35JS8jXiZvOqwETKr3kRfCJB4A08w2pW_FWTEAEkwuextstjQRpUWDiP5UYc7kDo56lyIcc7xNZe5LhwQiCLTb37jl48feQ/s400/day+before+nov+8+election+Arutz7.png" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp2LpCkMEGM39XwbyttyVOZXriliw4f7s1zyobGeuvlzYnKrnylZO1jROVk0OrlmjZj39BZPDGufmwVjYvfLgUReyiZNfeQA0ve4nCLWA3x-W_Jv5445OmoYImeVhjV_NgVPs2w/s1600/day+before+nov+8+election+Newsbusters+.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1600" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp2LpCkMEGM39XwbyttyVOZXriliw4f7s1zyobGeuvlzYnKrnylZO1jROVk0OrlmjZj39BZPDGufmwVjYvfLgUReyiZNfeQA0ve4nCLWA3x-W_Jv5445OmoYImeVhjV_NgVPs2w/s320/day+before+nov+8+election+Newsbusters+.png" width="320" /></a><br />
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The election of President Trump in 2016 may well appear to the general public as a "natural" event that was just a happenstance, because long-shots on occasion win as they do in horse races. <br />
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Judging from his opposition's view of things still today, despite his convincing majority, they think his win was a fluke.<br />
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But those of us in the know, those who ride on to the coattails of the prophet and leader of this generation, know better. More than that, with our keenly honed perspective, we can even rate Trump's victory -- not just as a simple miracle that happened, but as a huge miracle of the highest proportions.<br />
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Of course to see it this way, you'd have to familiarize yourself with a good "miracle barometer".<br />
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To learn what this miracle barometer is based on, you can go to this <a href="https://hezbos.blogspot.com/2014/05/your-miracle-barometer.html" target="new"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">LINK</span></b></a> to find out. But for here, briefly, the difference between a "big" miracle and a "small" one is -- the extent of its concealment from the natural landscape. The more that nature's framework of laws and constraints is breached, the smaller the miracle is; And the greater its concealment within the natural environment, thus making it practically undetectable, the greater the miracle.<br />
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For example, consider events as they unfold before us in the present. As Jews, do we not sense a greater fear because of a rise in antisemitism the world over, and in America too, where it never existed to such a degree? Still, that would seem natural enough because Jew-hatred has been around for ages and now it's just escalating even over here. This phenomenon would assuredly cancel out any talk of living today under miraculous conditions, would it not?<br />
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Or, consider today's Democrats who have consolidated behind their "never Trump" posture, with full backing by the "deep state" or "establishment swamp", together with their Republican (in name only), university, mainstream media and Hollywood cohorts in full support. These have the strong impression they have simply encountered a bump in the old road, which will again smoothen itself out once they obliterate or trash their nemesis often enough. With such folk around, does today's scenario suggest a miracle is in progress?<br />
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Even good folk, even Trump lovers, without the spectacles that align us with the vision of the Rebbe MH"M, they too cannot see the great miracle that took on tangible form the day of Trump's election. They too would fail to see the momentous transformation occurring in real time, right now, and only growing stronger.<br />
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How so? Doesn't the virulent antisemitism and the disgusting politics of the left negate this view of the imminence of an era of ultimate Jewish and world redemption? On the contrary, does it not portend a slippery slope into an abyss of socialism, divisiveness and hate?<br />
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It would -- unless you see the present trend in motion from the Rebbe's angle. Consider the miracle of Purim. It all looked frightfully bleak for world Jewry then. They were destined for demise. That is, until that night when the Persian king was unable to sleep. At the crack of dawn, he welcomed into his palace the nemesis of the Jewish people. That's when events quickly revealed that a grander plan had actually been in effect already 9 years in the making. Sure enough, Jewish prospects suddenly took a turnaround. Less than a year later, Jews would breathe a deep sigh of relief and rejoiced. That was the Purim miracle, one that rates extremely high according to the aforementioned barometer. These events and the turnaround all became apparent when, metaphorically, "on that night the King [of the universe] had his sleep perturbed." (Esther 6:1) - בלילה ההוא נדדה שנת המלך<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>[The halacha is that this possuk must be read by the megillah-reader a bit louder because here the main part of the miracle is about to happen.]</i></span><br />
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There's a major transformation going on in our natural landscape and another huge step took place during the few hours polling booths were open across America. In that short span of time another giant leap to advance the Era of Ultimate Redemption happened.<br />
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Just before the election, the Hillary witch was destined to be the next leader, with some polls predicting her victory with 90% probability. And who was this dame? The wife of a crook, awash in Arab money, hateful of Jews, and having for two decades as her deputy chief of staff the daughter of a Muslim Brotherhood key figure. She was expected to take over the reins from the incumbent, Muslim, Jew-hating president, may his memory be wiped out. Until that election day, Jews certainly, if not most of America, had little hope for a good future had she won. This country would have quickly become a 3rd world country.<br />
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But behold, the election results betrayed the forecasts. In a matter of hours the outcome had cast aside a gloomy situation. It was the bright light of Moshiach dissipating darkness. The new Era of Ultimate Redemption can no longer be turned back.<br />
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Instead of a Muslim girl in the White House steering Hillary, we now have where a Jewish girl can comfortably sit in the White House. Instead of greed, hate, immorality, disgrace and ugliness spewing from the world's highest office, we now sense beneficence, love, moral integrity, grace and beauty exuding therefrom. <br />
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The election result was an obvious turnaround moment. Of course another such obvious turnaround event was wrought 70 years earlier when the United Nations (of all organizations) granted the Jews their right to return to their Jewish homeland. <br />
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As for the Jew-hatred, I suppose it's a way to keep our opponents busy so they can wallow in their evil as a world of goodness lying dormant is reshaping the natural terrain. It's a slow process, apparently for the purpose of still allowing the individual free choice, allowing him to consider which side he wants to be on, to weigh matters on his own and have bearing. To paint everything blatantly rosy would rob the individual of his free choice.<br />
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But besides for appearances, Israel and the Jewish people will thrive and only wax in prosperity.<br />
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The Rebbe MH"M told us, nay -- bombarded us daily, for years, from around 1991, trying his darnedest to get us to see the great miracle in its making. There were, to be sure, plenty of other significant events that pointed to the truth of his prophecy, before then and after then. And in 2016, Trump's election has clearly solidified the Rebbe's stance.<br />
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That Mr. Donald J. Trump will be a shoo-in in 2020 is a sure thing. May God grant him and his family good health and disposition. Thereafter too the golden path will be open to us, leading us to the utopian era. There's no turning back. May it happen that we dance with all Jews and with King Moshiach in Jerusalem sooner than we expect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-79044530232701442082019-04-24T00:12:00.002-04:002019-05-05T18:53:20.376-04:00Ukraine Connection to Moshiach Times<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Ukraine connection. Today (18 Nissan) is the Birthday of the father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe! Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson born (1878), one of the greatest Kabbalists in the last 500 years, and the former chief Rabbi of Yekatrinoslav, Ukraine (today, Dnepropetrovsk). It was announced yesterday (just hours before the birthday of the Rebbe's father commenced on the Jewish calendar) that Ukraine just elected a Jewish comedian as its President, in a massive 73% landslide victory! And the new President is from near Dnipro, where the Rebbe's father was the head Rabbi and where the Rebbe grew up as a boy.<br />
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The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, MH"M, was born in Nikolaev, Ukraine; and raised much of his childhood in Dnipro -- where today the largest Jewish Center in the world, operated by Chabad, was constructed in the past 10 years.<br />
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About the new president of Ukraine, it was written:<br />
“Imagine, a pure-blooded Jew with the appearance of a Sh<span class="m_1893176631507281860gmail-m_-4167348074180460956gmail-text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: normal;">olom Aleichem protagonist wins by a landslide in a country where the glorification of Nazi criminals is enacted into law,” Avigdor Eskin, a Russian-Israeli columnist, wrote in an analysis published earlier this month by the Regnum news agency.<br />
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The French-Jewish philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy also referenced Ukrainian Jews’ bloody history in an interview with Zelensky, the 41-year-old son of scientists who lived near major Soviet army bases in Ukraine.<br />
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“His Judaism. It’s extraordinary that the possible future president of the country of the Shoah by Bullets and Babi Yar is a self-affirmed Jew from a family of survivors from Kryvy Rih near Dnipro – the land of pogrom if ever there was one,” Levy wrote in an article published earlier this month in Le Point.<br />
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<b>Ukraine to become first country outside Israel whose president and PM are both Jewish</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85XuoqcVKb9PRXI0zs9ow7_Lrlem_wl5LE2RfnG2vK2MBp4KKgtXVexgNGhnjDoYMvPbeuIXg89HIwfVtyHmX5mN9EXQVuQoL3dmoFlgfBI4uZJfZ1qXbsDwHlcShC3I0LgCbQQ/s1600/Levi_Yitzchak_Schneerson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="578" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85XuoqcVKb9PRXI0zs9ow7_Lrlem_wl5LE2RfnG2vK2MBp4KKgtXVexgNGhnjDoYMvPbeuIXg89HIwfVtyHmX5mN9EXQVuQoL3dmoFlgfBI4uZJfZ1qXbsDwHlcShC3I0LgCbQQ/s200/Levi_Yitzchak_Schneerson.jpg" width="134" /></a>Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1878-1944), was born on the 18th of Nissan in the town of Podrovnah (near Gomel) to his parents, Rabbi Baruch Schneur and Rebbetzin Zelda Rachel Schneerson; his great-great grandfather was the 3rd Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch.<br />
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In 1900 Rabbi Levi Yitzchak married Rebbetzin Chanah Yanovski, whose father, Rabbi Meir Shlomo, was the rabbi of the Russian city of Nikolaiyev. In 1902, their eldest son, Menachem Mendel, later to be known as The Lubavitcher Rebbe, was born. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak lived in Nikolaiyev until 1909, when he was appointed to serve as the Rabbi of Yekatrinoslav (today, Dnepropetrovsk). In 1939 he was arrested by the communist regime for his fearless stance against the Party's efforts to eradicate Jewish learning and practice in the Soviet Union. After more than a year of torture and interrogations in Stalin's notorious prisons, he was sentenced to exile to the interior of Russia, where he died in 1944.<br />
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For more on Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, including the story of his valiant battle for Yiddishkeit, his arrest and exile, see <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid%3D133640&source=gmail&ust=1556155288484000&usg=AFQjCNEx4nyWq_dmxYIWPXcOtDxIOlRleQ" href="https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=133640" target="_blank">Rebbetzin Chana's biography</a><br />
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On the eighth day following his birth on the 11th of Nissan, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, MH"M, was entered into the covenant of our Patriarch Abraham.<br />
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The new president of Ukraine, Mr. Volodymyr Zelensky, is in close contact with Chabad in Ukraine, is proud of his Jewishness and participates in the events of the Chabad House. On the eve of the Passover holiday, he met with Chabad emissaries and received a Shmurah Matzah for the Seder. Am Yisrael Chai!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZtzEs8iD5hZhH_pKJutr6306gUg11oQAH2Kq5IMjg0sd7Efz4NifZ1A3xqasH9TKb7mzWVSIyQYNIB5QM_HsE8Mgy8CbOerSwuJIXdVytmC7kg7sC6C_12UUW_hpUbyIk2PMNw/s1600/The_Menorah_Center_Ukraine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1000" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZtzEs8iD5hZhH_pKJutr6306gUg11oQAH2Kq5IMjg0sd7Efz4NifZ1A3xqasH9TKb7mzWVSIyQYNIB5QM_HsE8Mgy8CbOerSwuJIXdVytmC7kg7sC6C_12UUW_hpUbyIk2PMNw/s200/The_Menorah_Center_Ukraine.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><u>The world’s largest Jewish center</u></b> opened in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine several years ago, in the town where the Lubavitcher Rebbe's father was the Chief Rabbi, and one of the towns where the Rebbe grew up in his childhood. Built at a main intersection between the left and right banks of the Dnepr River, the 22-story, seven-towered, 538,000 square foot "Menorah Center" now sits, under the direction of of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzki. As airplanes fly across the Ukraine sky at night, they can see what looks like a giant Menorah from a distance.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp9Ep03jVpzAcBu-nGLS7Ok1chsstpHijGk0P29_BGW4c90QTRv4LmBRaotuxv0mRLzHb8bDLWc43wz9iYiYRLEIXggFIxqctSVPcA_Gm8llrNyMG8a8lS4slORWvKk3XYZZJgA/s1600/Menorah_Center_Dnipro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp9Ep03jVpzAcBu-nGLS7Ok1chsstpHijGk0P29_BGW4c90QTRv4LmBRaotuxv0mRLzHb8bDLWc43wz9iYiYRLEIXggFIxqctSVPcA_Gm8llrNyMG8a8lS4slORWvKk3XYZZJgA/s200/Menorah_Center_Dnipro.jpg" width="200" /></a>Kamenetzki, director of Chabad of Dnepropetrovsk, said that while in the past the city had been associated with suffering and persecution – the Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, of righteous memory, was arrested and the Rebbe’s brother and tens of thousands of other Jews were shot during a mass slaughter by Nazi forces – the whole world can witness a resurgence of the city’s Jewish life.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrkCdNTtsZlBNKEVdSg5c4KR6i0ZruRrf_KI2GQwe4nCdFbz5-ZSAWc1wU0J0pg0FGxihwN0F3NcAHoqWbiPsxnnlgBR7QeSzsz9_nJzdz5L04e5-d7nqgglE7gsgJokCJPnU_A/s1600/Likutei_Levi_Yitzchak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="525" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrkCdNTtsZlBNKEVdSg5c4KR6i0ZruRrf_KI2GQwe4nCdFbz5-ZSAWc1wU0J0pg0FGxihwN0F3NcAHoqWbiPsxnnlgBR7QeSzsz9_nJzdz5L04e5-d7nqgglE7gsgJokCJPnU_A/s200/Likutei_Levi_Yitzchak.jpg" width="200" /></a>"Reb Levik" Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe) was considered one of the greatest Talmudic and Kabbalistic scholars of his generation. He served as the chief rabbi of the city of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, during the bloody Bolshevik revolution and the subsequent Communist oppression. Despite terrible persecution directed at religious leaders in those days, he remained fearlessly defiant in strengthening Jewish learning and practice in his city and throughout the Soviet Union. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was eventually arrested, tortured, and subsequently banished to exile in a remote village in Kazakhstan. His spirit, however, was not extinguished, even while his body was broken and eventually gave way to his early passing.<br />
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His selfless efforts for Jews and Judaism even in the face of a sadistic superpower regime determined to leave no trace of them were later tenderly nurtured by his son and disciple, the Rebbe. The Rebbe conducted Soviet Jewry’s affairs clandestinely from afar, and eventually saw the decades of his father’s effort blossom into full bloom upon the fall of the Iron Curtain and the public resurgence of Jewish life there.<br />
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Soviet Jewry, however, is not alone in the debt of gratitude it owes to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak. His personal example, demonstrating how Judaism will survive against all odds and how we must adhere steadfastly and proudly to its ideals, serves as a shining beacon of inspiration for all of us today, and for all generations to come.<br />
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We are likewise collectively indebted to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and his life’s partner, Rebbetzin Chana, of righteous memory, for giving us the Rebbe, whose application of their teachings and way of life to all the rest of us changed the very course of world Jewry.<br />
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Rebbetzin Chana, then 59, could have stayed home and tried her best to get food sent to her husband. Instead she decided to go into exile to be with her husband and support him, no matter what that entailed. Upon arrival, she realized just how dismal the situation was. She arrived early spring, “when the ground turns into deep mud, making it difficult to walk in the street. But to obtain life’s most basic necessities, it was necessary to walk a long distance, although it was virtually impossible to get out of the quagmire. When you put your foot down, it became bogged down in the sticky morass, and you needed the strength of Samson for every step you took.” The moisture and warmer weather brought swarms of fleas, mosquitoes and other biting insects. Clothing would become covered in black dots within hours, soiled by the fleas. Rebbetzin Chana burned a type of fuel made from mud, dried-out grass and straw she had gathered, which didn’t provide light or fire, but a thick black smoke to keep the insects away. Often, the strong night winds blew that awful smoke in their faces.<br />
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Every season was extreme. Summer brought unbearable heat that forced everyone indoors for cover, and winters were beyond frigid. It wasn’t uncommon for people to freeze to death. Rebbetzin Chana gathered assorted types of “bricks” and fashioned a crude furnace to help keep warm.<br />
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Rebbetzin Chana and her husband moved to a few different shacks while in exile, each place with its own challenges. The shacks were made of clay, with muddy floors, and were often darkened by swarms of mosquitoes. They were damp, moist and small, often without dividing doors between the rooms, offering no privacy. Bigger shacks with the luxury of a wooden floor meant more people with whom to share the space. In one place, they had only roach-infested cots to sleep on.<br />
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It was forbidden to purchase food; everything was government-regulated with ration cards and quotas, requiring long daily treks and endless lines. Throughout their years in exile, the Rebbetzin and her husband suffered severe hunger, at one point going without any bread for a month! Their health deteriorated, and Rabbi Levi Yitzchak became extremely weak and frail.<br />
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These were the conditions of exile. Yet Rebbetzin Chana was there to take care of her husband and keep up his spirits. It was due to her resourcefulness and determination that she was able to get food whenever possible and physically care for her husband, literally saving his life. She knew that more than bread for survival, he urgently needed materials to write down his copious thoughts of Torah and Kabbalah. She was determined to obtain such supplies. She taught herself how to make ink from various herbs and grasses, and presented her homemade ink to her overjoyed husband. He wrote along the margins of the few holy books and notebooks she had brought him.<br />
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When Passover neared, she spent days traveling to find a utensil for Passover, knowing Rabbi Levi Yitzhak would not eat otherwise. She successfully obtained a tin-plated pail made from new materials.<br />
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Once, to their surprise and joy, they received a package with white flour, and she set some aside to make two hamantashen for the holiday of Purim. Rebbetzin Chana expressed how important and meaningful it was for them to be able to observe even a minor custom. She exerted tremendous effort to enable herself and her husband to celebrate any and every observance.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-82443066560976758182019-03-21T15:40:00.001-04:002019-11-21T00:11:22.361-05:00Israeli Expansion towards the Geulah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a pleasant Purim surprise we got today from President Trump!<br />
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Today, Purim 5779, I read in <a href="http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/260714" target="_blank">Arutz 7</a> news that this good man announced his support for Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights. He did, in the U.S., what some Israeli government should long ago have suggested or done, in Israel.<br />
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For this Mr. Trump deserves a huge thank you. Of course he's not operating in a vacuum so the thanks also goes to his whole family and affiliates.<br />
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Today, the 14th of Adar-B, the Israelis have been provided sanction for all to see to call their own territory their own (As the first Rashi in Torah implores us to do vis-s-vis Israel naysayers!). The Rebbe, King Moshiach, however he wants to elude his believers physically, is behind all these telling moments as more and more of the imminent Era of Ultimate Redemption unfolds before our very eyes towards the tail end of the current 6th millennium of world history.<br />
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The Golan is but a small part of the territory promised Avraham Avinu, but it's the first step to the long mile.<br />
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And because this apparent small step occurred on such an auspicious occasion, arguably the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, for Yom Kippur only resembles the holiness of Purim but doesn't come close to it, as the Hebrew word itself suggests ("Ki-ppur"), it's a significant step.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">UPDATE: Nov. 20, 2019</span></b><br />
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On CHOF MARCHESHVAN, 5780, was the birthday of the "Rebbe Rashab", the 5th Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch. It happened that on this day Mr. Trump announced that (the international court notwithstanding) USA policy no longer considers the Jordan Valley illegally occupied by Israel. This would encourage its annexation and due recognition as part of Eretz Yisroel, in effect. Another giant step to Geulah taken on another commemorative chassidic day.<br />
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<i>From HaModia:</i> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reversed a policy that had been proclaimed by the State Department decades ago, saying that the U.S. would no longer view Jewish towns in Yehudah and Shomron as illegal. “Calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law has not advanced the cause of peace,” Pompeo said. “The hard truth is that there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict, and arguments about who is right and who is wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace. The establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not, per se, inconsistent with international law.”</span></span><br />
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Unless you're attuned to a Chabad Moshiach-times perspective, you might miss the footprints the Rebbe leaves behind, at opportune chassidic moments, leaving you in the dark even while all around you erupts a new dawn of supernal light.<br />
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Some footprints of the Rebbe in action are easy to spot.<br />
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Today’s deserves mention. Today is<br />
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World events after all stem from Torah - the blueprint of the world. So let's look at secular developments to see how Torah life renders a refreshing perspective.<br />
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<b><i>Today President Trump announced that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish People!</i></b> As far as America and most of the world was concerned, Israel was a country without a capital until now.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Today is Yud-Tes Kislev!</span></b> Yud-Tes Kislev is a rather new chassidic holiday. An ancient primordial brightness, unbearable for mankind to have seen over the course of most of its history, until recently, is now finally becoming easy to behold. Chabad had turned this day into a <b>Rosh Hashanna of Chassidus</b>. This holiday is in commemoration of the Alter Rebbe's emancipation from certain death at the hands of the KGB in Soviet Russia. His freedom had vindicated his efforts to further disseminate the wellsprings of Chassidus.<br />
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That is, permission was granted from on high to spread these hidden aspects of Torah wholesale worldwide. Thereafter, with every Chabad Rebbe, these teachings gushed forth and burgeoned even more. That primordial bright light they were disseminating - is the new light of Moshiach!<br />
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The Alter Rebbe spurred his chassidim to <b><i>“<u>live with the times</u>!”</i></b>. He meant, put your heart into study of Torah as apportioned by the week and by day of the week.<br />
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Under the Rebbe MH”M this idiom transformed to mean that all you see, feel, hear and interact with should consider the imminence of Moshiach or his presence as its backdrop; The Rebbe urged us to always “think Moshiach!”<br />
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So, let's think Moshiach. Today is Yud-Tes Kislev. What does the industrious <i>talmid</i> find <b>in today’s portion of Chumash (parshas Vayeishev, in the 4th section, being that today is Wednesday)</b>? He learns the segment about Yehuda and Tamar.<br />
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<i>Translation</i>: Just as Tamar had to compromise herself (for the sake of lawful progeny) stooping to apparent humiliation in order to serve a future glorious cause, so too Jerusalem must first suffer disgrace before it can exult in its return to dominion.<br />
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This the Baal Haturim learns from a 5-letter word that repeats itself only twice in all of Tanach (<span style="font-size: x-small;">see image of search results - 2 "hits" in all of Tanach</span>), once in reference to Tamar; the other in reference to Jerusalem. This same word in both places suggests an association can be made between Tamar and Jerusalem.<br />
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(This connection, between Tamar and Jerusalem, is also alluded to by King Solomon in Shir Hashirim (7:8) - זאת קומתך דמתה לתמר.)<br />
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By coinciding Yud-Tes Kislev with the day Trump made his epic announcement, the Rebbe shows the association is operative for the era of Moshiach. If we "live with the times", then today’s Baal Haturim bespeaks of worldly events -- happening <b><i>today</i></b> in our times!<br />
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Here’s another "living with the times" nuance:<br />
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This week's days are among the shortest of the year. Midday is therefore close to noon, unlike the midday on any other summer day. Were we to make the Jewish calculation where each of "God's day" counts as 1,000 human years, then we are presently already into Friday, or Erev Shabbos. That means by the year 5778 we are plenty past 12 noon already (ie, past 5500)! <b><i>The timing of glorifying Jerusalem on a day when Shabbat enters earliest seems significant. It suggests the rapid advance of The Era of Ultimate Redemption, the days of eternal Shabbat</i></b>.<br />
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Hope to dance with you all in Yerushalayim, very soon, in our days!<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>UPDATE</u> (12/24/17):</b></span><br />
Just discovered too that last year on this day, on Yud-Tes Kislev 5777, <span style="color: #0a3459; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"><b>Monday, December 19, 2016</b></span>, Donald Trump won the electoral college vote (-- which counts -- as opposed to the popular vote, which doesn't count) and <b>became President of the USA!</b><b> </b>So here we have yet another of the Rebbe's imprints.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">מחשבה דיבור ומעשה</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">These Garments Can Lift the Soul ...</span></b></td></tr>
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Whether at any moment you are thinking, speaking or taking action, you are using these 3 faculties as a generous gift offered by God to mankind.<br />
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These are faculties that do not belong to the soul; That is, because they can be expressed in more ways than one, they can be used by the soul in a non-deterministic way. There is no instinct for us to think, talk or act in specific ways under such restrictions.<br />
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You can, for example, change garments, as when you catch yourself thinking, saying or doing negatively and then you quickly revert to thinking (speaking or doing) positively!<br />
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These 3 faculties the Ba'al HaTanya calls "<b>Garments of the Soul</b>".<br />
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Besides being independent of the body's soul's makeup, these 3 <i>garments</i> are also independent in that they can be controlled by one of the body's two souls. They can succumb to the will of the Animal Soul, that soul that comes with the body as a built-in feature. Or, they do the will of the Godly Soul that resides in every Jewish body as well.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmLjwfEWlcB72gyJ1O5eTqGIw25qXJpK3j4SIWY-Yaj2Hj4PDYMt-ZqppccMluYlE-xVciYQ4MjRfIGoG-2flAorP55WXyl-AQgLkQmxUsZHQGG-6KLSMjYaUXcBtOiZolSo8bA/s1600/machshovoh+dibr+mase.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmLjwfEWlcB72gyJ1O5eTqGIw25qXJpK3j4SIWY-Yaj2Hj4PDYMt-ZqppccMluYlE-xVciYQ4MjRfIGoG-2flAorP55WXyl-AQgLkQmxUsZHQGG-6KLSMjYaUXcBtOiZolSo8bA/s1600/machshovoh+dibr+mase.png" /></a>An analogy might be: It's like when you step onto an escalator - but here, in our case, you can either take the "up" escalator, or the "down" escalator. One way or another you operate. But - either the product of thought, speech or action elevates you, or it denigrates you.<br />
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Your decision can lead to two paths of expression, two paths before they are emitted. The two represent your human choice. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(More on "garments", <a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-jericho-trio.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span><br />
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So what's a good thought to now have, for example? Well, that the Era of Redemption is quickly unfolding before our very eyes - this year already being 5778! But unless you're tuned in to see, you may well miss it.<br />
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But thoughts of redemption, or words that express the phenomenon, demand a compatible perspective from current events. So here's one for you:<br />
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It says in Yeshayahu (49:23),<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">והיו מלכים אמניך ושרותיהם מיניקתיך אפים ארץ ישתחוו לך ועפר רגליך ילחכו וידעת כי אני יהוה אשר לא יבשו קוי</span></b></div>
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</b> <i><b><span style="color: brown;">"And kings shall be your nursing fathers and their princesses your wet nurses; they shall prostrate themselves to you with their face on the ground, and they shall lick the dust of your feet, and you shall know that I am the Lord, for those who wait for Me shall not be ashamed."</span></b></i><br />
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Seems the world is finally headed in that direction!<br />
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Take the election of November 2016. Had it not been for that miraculous election of Trump to the White House a year ago that disposed the Clinton machine, the free world would surely have been overwhelmed by corruption and evil. Had Hillary grabbed the reins, Muslim terrorism would have had intimate governmental effect. She took money from the sheiks and had as her right-hand lady the daughter of a founder of the Moslem Brotherhood. Suddenly, out of nowhere it seems, came a miraculous turnaround, all in a matter of a few hours. It was very much like the Purim story, now with a Jewish princess in the office instead of Orwellian overseers.<br />
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But instead of a Muslim presence that was taking hold of the White House, we now have one where Jewish interests are at heart. The Trump administration subserves the waxing glory of God and His Jewish People for the good of mankind.<br />
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We see too how the Rebbe plays an important role, albeit, under the radar, in all of this (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2017/01/footprints-to-era-of-redemption-5777.html" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Then there is, for example, the recent trip of Trump's Jewish son-in-law to Saudi Arabia. This came after Trump visited and spoke to the older Saudi King. Next thing we know, terrorism is being strangulated financially. Qatar is ostracized. Terrorism in Saudi Arabia, where oil money long cultivated evil octopuses, was being choked off. Now too seems to begin a new era wherein Muslims too feel the need to forge better ties with Israel and the Jews.<br />
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If that's not what the above verse is intimating, then maybe your vision of the upcoming Era of Ultimate Redemption of the Jewish People and the world at large is still buried in textbooks.<br />
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As the Malbim explained the above verse regarding the Jewish People's future - that they will be as the newborn, care given to have him breast-fed, and raised under complete protection from harm, so the world will know God is in full control.<br />
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Reminds me too of what the Rebbe said of this Era back in 1980 - that Israel's rise to glory in these days of Gog and Magog will be under full immunity from harm (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rebbes-1980-prophecy-on-gog-magog.html" target="_blank"><b>Link</b></a>)!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-59525588876388044492017-04-02T16:50:00.001-04:002017-11-09T18:37:23.685-05:00Trump - Go Solar! (Rebbe's Advice)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8Tnx7vltjWRCnB4hYf1coxz_3WZfJUk0BmwzAtPQmt1crkI3KH8N_pVletbDeOU-1yfsV9vOC6LiuoJR8Q26a6nSOca5X3lqdP2iEnCw6ZfF1q3W2_5TIUE46usWGpaAmMOqvA/s1600/sun+energy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8Tnx7vltjWRCnB4hYf1coxz_3WZfJUk0BmwzAtPQmt1crkI3KH8N_pVletbDeOU-1yfsV9vOC6LiuoJR8Q26a6nSOca5X3lqdP2iEnCw6ZfF1q3W2_5TIUE46usWGpaAmMOqvA/s320/sun+energy.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Rebbe always was “ahead of his time” in knowledge. Here's an article from <i>Derher</i> magazine (derher.org) wherein the Rebbe, 36 years ago, outlined what ought to be America’s energy priorities. Now with Trump at the helm, seeking to make America great again, this ought to be required reading for him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Fulfilling America’s Mandate Through <br />
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE</b></span></div>
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Throughout the second half of the 20th century there were two rivaling superpowers in the world: the USA and the USSR. Whereas the Communists endeavored to promote an ideology of atheism and to stifle human rights and freedom, the Americans stood at the forefront of preventing their expansion.<br />
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The Rebbe declared on numerous occasions that the United States of America is a “Kingdom of Kindness” with a divine mission to promote a global awareness in emunas Hashem, as stated on every piece of U.S. currency: “In G-d We Trust.”<br />
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In an era of technological advancement, discovery and innovation, one of the most valuable commodities is oil to supply energy. Without it, society as we know it cannot operate. For over half a century, the United States has imported oil from foreign countries to meet the demand of energy that resulted from the post WWII economic boom.<br />
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This dependence on other nations for such a vital resource has, on numerous occasions, compromised America’s ability to assert its power to ensure that justice, morality, goodness and kindness prevail throughout the world.<br />
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On Yom Kippur 5734 (1973) Egypt and Syria declared war on Eretz Yisrael with a devastating surprise attack. During the first week of the war the situation was so desperate that many were certain that it would end in assured catastrophe. On the second day of Sukkos, U.S. President Richard Nixon authorized Operation Nickel Grass, a strategic airlift to deliver weapons and supplies to Eretz Yisrael.<br />
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In retaliation for the overwhelming U.S. support to Eretz Yisrael during the war, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)—an international group of twelve oil rich countries (which included seven Arab countries)— agreed to an oil embargo on the United States. The price of oil greatly increased, causing a major oil shortage in the U.S., which eventually triggered a major stock market crash.<br />
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To end the embargo, America pressured the Israelis to make devastating concessions to their mortal enemies, compromising the security of millions of Yidden to this day. This is one example of how America’s great diplomatic weakness was exposed due to its dependence on foreign powers for energy.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> In a sicha during the historic farbrengen of Yud-Aleph Nissan 5741, the Rebbe emphasized the urgency of this matter and advocated for an immediate remedy.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"><sup>1</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> The following is a summary of the various points of the sicha.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"><sup>2</sup></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>AMERICA'S MANDATE </b></span></div>
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Recently, the Soviet Union’s policy of expansionism is causing a deterioration in relations between many countries and disrupting the world order. At the same time, Hashem bestowed the United States with the mission and the power to counter this evil. This will not only benefit other countries, it will also result in increased justice for the people of the USSR itself. The freedom to practice their religion, and especially so that the Yidden have the ability to serve Hashem in spiritual and physical tranquility. Isolationism is an inappropriate policy for this powerful and consequential nation.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>USING OUR RESOURCES </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> To succeed, America must be free of economic pressure from immoral dictatorships. As long as we rely on them for oil, our strength and influence is compromised. Recent events have illustrated that acquiescing to the demands of these rogue dictators and regimes has caused great harm to Eretz Yisrael and in turn harmed the physical and material wellbeing of the United States as well.<br />
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Freedom from this pressure will be accomplished only if this country utilizes the full potential of its resources. It is inconceivable that in this modern era, when oil is such a critical resource, the nation charged with the mission of bringing true peace, justice and morality to the world should depend on and be manipulated by lowly nations.<br />
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In truth, beneath American soil there is an abundance of natural resources of energy. If we would only develop our abilities to mine our own oil and coal, we would have long been freed from this irrational reliance on other countries, whose capabilities for exporting oil throughout the world were, ironically, developed by Americans! There is such an abundance of these resources that we can even export energy to others! Failure to do so is blatant ungratefulness to Hashem for the gifts he has bestowed upon us.<br />
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This is not simply in order to wield U.S. strength, or increase U.S. power. Hashem placed these resources in this nation’s soil, so that, ultimately, it will be able to spread Torah’s justice throughout the world, primarily the observance of the sheva mitzvos b’nei Noach.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>SOLAR ENERGY </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> Defeating the arguments of those resisting the development of these domestic resources (for personal gain, etc.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"><sup>3</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> ), or effectively ignoring these elements, will take a very long time. Even when this roadblock is finally cleared, it will take a significant amount of time to develop these resources to the point of full energy independence.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> There is, however, a clear solution to America’s energy crisis: Solar Energy.</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"><sup>4</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> To harness the light and heat of the sun as a source of generating energy. Solar technology requires far less time to develop than other energy sources and the southern region of this country is saturated in sun-light. The solar energy that can potentially be generated in those regions can provide ample energy for the rest of the country and even a surplus for export!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> The development of this vital resource has already started, albeit on a very small scale</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"><sup>5</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> and it should be greatly intensified. Doing so, based on belief in Hashem and in observance of the command to fully utilize the resources He provides, will make us fully energy independent in a very short while.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>SHARING THE MESSAGE </b></span></div>
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What can be accomplished by discussing this topic during a farbrengen, in a shul and beis hamedrash, in the presence of Yidden that have no direct impact on governmental policies?<br />
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As U.S. citizens we have an obligation to be concerned for the welfare of this country. More importantly, this issue concerns the Yidden behind the Iron Curtain, that they should be able to learn Torah and observe mitzvos under better conditions than they were able to until now.<br />
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The Rambam rules that even a single statement based on Torah, has the power to tip the scales for salvation, and past experiences have shown that issues discussed here have reached Washington.<br />
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When hostile nations can no longer use oil to manipulate U.S. policy, America’s influence will increase, without having to use force. The mere knowledge of our energy independence will nullify foreign pressure. Hashem has blessed this Nation of Kindness with plentiful sources of energy to accomplish a divine mission—to promote true goodness throughout the world.<br />
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It is interesting to note, that during the year of 5741, construction of the very first large scale solar power plant, Solar One, was completed in the Mojave Desert, California, USA.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <sup>1</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> While the U.S. and USSR are not specifically named throughout the sicha, the Rebbe was clearly addressing the recent turmoil caused by Soviet aggression and the ability of the U.S. to intervene. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> <sup>2</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> See the full sicha in Sichos Kodesh, 5741 vol. 3 page 120 – 126. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> <sup>3</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> The campaign to prevent the development of domestic energy resources is significantly funded by the oil monies of these foreign countries! </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> <sup>4</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> A week before this farbrengen, on 4 Nissan, Yidden around the world observed birkas hachama (see “Moments” column in this magazine). According to nusach Chabad, Kapitel 19 in Tehillim is recited, and it includes the words <br />
“ואין נסתר מחמתו – Nothing is hidden from its heat.” This provides a clear lesson for the current discussion.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> <sup>5</sup></span><span style="color: #741b47;"> See the end of this article.</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-32305871384623981422017-01-04T13:30:00.000-05:002017-01-15T23:59:50.572-05:00Footprints to the Era of Redemption - 5777 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaqXl02Vj1sAH1-cPub3SgmwMcpqfJgVszq4anaOlp5p7Kkf_GH5ZCgFdZUY7xKELjQYdRlP8SToqFyDrky5htwrD45Ykn7l_Iq5SiyD7Wot7VxWyld1ozcUHYgin40dozIyZKg/s1600/footprints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaqXl02Vj1sAH1-cPub3SgmwMcpqfJgVszq4anaOlp5p7Kkf_GH5ZCgFdZUY7xKELjQYdRlP8SToqFyDrky5htwrD45Ykn7l_Iq5SiyD7Wot7VxWyld1ozcUHYgin40dozIyZKg/s200/footprints.jpg" width="200" /></a>Not only can Jews practice their religion freely today in most of the world (when in most of Jewish history that was hardly the case), not only are two superpowers aligning today with Israel, not only does Israel thrive as a tiny country of its own with enormous physical and intellectual resources, not only have most Jews heard of the forthcoming so-called Era of Moshiach, and not only is the World War of Gog & Magog now raging, but notice how Jews and Israel remain immune to all the bloodthirsty infighting among Israel’s enemies. (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rebbes-1980-prophecy-on-gog-magog.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Rebbe’s 1980 Striking Prophecy</span></a>)<br />
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Yes, were you to follow the standards of Nature, you might want to wallow in reasons for fear. For example, you might worry that Enemy X is destabilizing Jordan to the East of Israel, or that Enemy Y can menace from the North or that Enemy Z is tunneling from the South. But Nature too, is a divine facade meant to conceal the obvious. In fact, not only is the worrying needless, says the Rebbe, worse yet, it provides extra energy to the impure forces, in effect slowing the enemy’s quick demise, much like adding fuel to an enemy vehicle low on gas (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-process-of-redemption.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Feeding Klipah at Sanctity's Expense</span></a>).<br />
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Scanning the political\social panorama, it looks like it’s coming down to a matter of Jewish versus Muslim. Jewish versus Muslim serves to contrast between good and truth versus lies and bloodthirsty culture. Both cannot coexist. The Jewish nation, now that it’s long exile is coming to a close, waxes in glory while Muslim forces for the world to see wane into disrepute.<br />
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The verb that well depicts this final phase of Jewish exile, with the Era of Redemption’s full blown glory around the corner, is “to be pitted against”. For evil to be vanquished among people, it first must be highlighted, to delineate itself clearly from its foe, the good. And what constitutes good, and bad, for that matter? Truth of Torah, God and the Jewish family will be pitted in sharp contrast to the Muslim creed and tradition, or to any other identity that abhors Judaism. <br />
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Will such cognizance spread across the whole world? After all, Moshiach will reach out to every Jew no matter where he\she is. Will therefore the whole world’s populace have their radars tuned to this one particular issue, of all that’s out there? <br />
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If Redemption is in the wings, then that’s exactly what must happen, no? How then will the whole world be drawn in to one focal point of contention? Mankind will have to choose sides; Would everyone know what two sides are pit against each other?<br />
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You see it happening right under our noses right now. The world is at war with evil, which translates from the confrontation between Klipah and Sanctity, in its final duel. The Rebbe is taking and leading the charge, by himself! (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wars-of-hashem.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Wars of Hashem</span></a>)<br />
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We recognize this general’s silent orchestration of local and world events because he leaves footprints on his trail. One such footprint we found earlier (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-hidden-hand-of-rebbe.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Hidden Hand of the Rebbe</span></a>). <br />
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A 3rd footprint we noted is that Trump’s daughter and son-in-law bought a home next to a Chabad shul in Washington DC (<a href="http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/222728" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Arutz7</span></a>).<br />
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Trump is not just a locally popular name being bandied about; <b>He’s being telecast worldwide!</b> The whole world will soon know everything Trump says or does. The whole world must know this because all of mankind will be involved. The internet sprung up for this very reason, no doubt.<br />
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Perhaps Trump and Putin will forge a victorious flank that will subdue the evil counterforce that Muslims now represent, with all the terror they are fomenting. The actual logistics we can only guess, the alliances of pro or anti, who will topple who, etc. We could do well not to speculate, because the more Torah light we shed and the more Mitzvos we do, the calmer will be the final waves of exile.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-82246740460125217522016-12-31T23:17:00.000-05:002016-12-31T23:20:06.504-05:00A Chanukah Story<i>- as told by Rabbi YY Jacobson:</i><br />
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A Pot of Margarine</h2>
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At the conclusion of every 16-hour work day in the hell called Bergen-Belsen, the block commander liked to have some fun with his Jews.<br />
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Now, the meal at the end of the day consisted of old dry bread, filthy watery soup and a pot of something like margarine made from vegetable fat.<br />
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The margarine was scooped out of a large tub, and after the meal had been distributed and the tub was empty, the commander allowed the starving prisoners to jump into the empty tub and lick the remaining margarine from the walls of the tub. The sight of starving Jews licking up bits of margarine provided nightly entertainment for the commander and his guards.<br />
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One prisoner, however, refused to be a part of the commander's show. Though like all the rest he was a withered, starving shadow of a man aged far beyond his years, still, he would never allow himself to scavenge for a lick of margarine. The other prisoners called him Elijah. In some unspoken way, the others drew strength from Elijah's refusal to join the frenzy. Then, one night, something happened that seemed to shatter whatever spirit remained in the prisoners.<br />
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Elijah cracked. All at once he threw himself into the greasy vat and furiously rolled around like a crazed beast.<br />
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And how the commander howled. It was a deep belly laugh of satanic satisfaction. The last of the Jews had been broken.<br />
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Later, after the guards left and the Jews were in their barracks, Elijah took off his shirt and began to tear it to shreds. The others looked on in silence. Had Elijah gone mad? He would study the shirt for a moment, carefully looking it over, as if searching for some exact location, and then tear that area into a strip. He looked up. His eyes were on fire.<br />
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"Do you know what tonight is?" he demanded.<br />
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"Tonight is the first night of Chanukah." Elijah studied the shirt again, finding another choice spot to tear. A spot he had purposely saturated with grease from his rolling in the margarine tub.<br />
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That night Elijah led the others in the lighting of the Chanukah flames. The wicks came from the strips of his shirt, and the bits of margarine Elijah had furiously scavenged was the oil.<br />
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Elijah's light continues to shine to this very day. In his world, the times of plenty and times of famine were never disconnected.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-85597814617618222272016-12-26T21:20:00.002-05:002017-05-24T12:46:05.684-04:003 NY Yankee Baseball Caps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Speaking of Donald Trump, here's a 1st-hand story about his son-in-law.<br />
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I had taken my kid and his two friends to a Yankees' game at Yankee Stadium several years ago one sunny afternoon. After the game, on the way out of the stadium, we passed Bronx vendors selling overpriced baseball caps. I wasn’t going to shell out $28 per Yankee-logo cap. <br />
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We climbed the stairs of the nearby subway station and got into the train. Just as I entered, I noticed two fellows hurrying up the remaining steps to make it before the subway doors shut. I held the door open for them.<br />
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One of the two saw the kids sitting next to me. Right away he came over and gave each kid a brand new NY Yankees baseball cap! He was holding 4 of them under his arm and now he was left with one. His friend smiled approvingly. <br />
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Now I happen to have a long beard, sport a Chabad fedora and wear my tzitzis out, definitely looking of Jewish persuasion. And the boys were wearing their kippahs.<br />
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Seeing an opportunity to inject some Judaism, I got up and walked over to the other one. “Are you Jewish?”, I asked. My impression is these young men had no head covering. <br />
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“Not only am I Jewish”, said he, “I’m Orthodox”! That took wind out of my expected conversation.<br />
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“Where do you daven”, I asked. He mentioned a Lower East Side location, also mentioning the synagogue he davened at. I asked him what it is he does and he said he runs a newspaper, the NY Observer.<br />
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At home, out of sheer curiosity, I looked up that journal I never heard of, did a little research and discovered I had met Jared Kushner and his good friend, the one who handed the kids the baseball hats. His friend was the journal’s editor-in-chief, at the time retiring from his job to seek another challenge. I think he lived in Westchester. His name was Peter Kaplan. I never did get to speak to him. The few words I spoke were with the young Kushner.<br />
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They impressed me as two successful, smart fellows who were naturally kind. They got off in lower Manhattan; We kept going to Brooklyn. <br />
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This story happened years before Trump became a household word. I knew practically nothing of him back then.<br />
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I relay this story now only because I like Trump and, as you see, I also regard favorably his son-in-law.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-654951956150274212016-11-28T00:33:00.000-05:002017-11-09T18:41:34.331-05:00The Gematria of Donald John Trump<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvMgdeabq30T0tBIFp4Gw-vxDSQmo1qarmNnAFBWQqFip9_hFgSm4CdSqqhgBdOeolMyOTNGb6xBeGm02BX6apH7WvuZNVcGBZK48bP9r-ccOU2oMfQfSwuwfvLg5OqtzvSA-1g/s1600/trumps.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvMgdeabq30T0tBIFp4Gw-vxDSQmo1qarmNnAFBWQqFip9_hFgSm4CdSqqhgBdOeolMyOTNGb6xBeGm02BX6apH7WvuZNVcGBZK48bP9r-ccOU2oMfQfSwuwfvLg5OqtzvSA-1g/s200/trumps.png" width="200" /></a>After 2,000 years of Jewish exile, the world is in transformation, becoming what will be for its remnant Jewry a utopia - the "Era of the Complete and Irreversible Redemption". This process gets easier to detect with time. The Jewish People, and in turn the rest of the world, are now in Redemptive mode, advancing rapidly. (That's what this blog's about.)<br />
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Gematria findings some "redemption blogs" herald as significant are by their nature amateurish because they post these <i>after the fact</i>, and their results are speculative.<br />
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Mine that I present here also is groundless because who knows what to look for to decipher what or how an individual is "configured" somewhere in Torah (the blueprint of <b>all</b> of life). The find is at least charmful.<br />
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With Trump, sometimes they incorrectly use only part of his name, or their spelling is arbitrary. I suppose people feel enchanted with a mathematically divine sanction.<br />
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Gematrias are rarely used as tools of prophecy anyhow. Gematria is not meant for that. It's more like spices that draw you to Torah, rather than anything else.<br />
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Here’s a gematria I found, for what it’s worth. It seems fitting for the time we're in.<br />
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The gematria of the name Donald John, the son of Fredrick Christ Trump, written so:<br />
דונאלד גון בן פרדריק קרייסט טראמפ<br />
is 1519.<br />
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<i>Two successive possukim in Tehillim (136:17-18) add up to that sum.</i><br />
Here’s the finding:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">You can test this for yourself<b>*</b> at <a href="http://toraware.com/" target="_blank">toraware.com</a>!</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">למכה מלכים גדלים כי לעולם חסדו</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">ויהרג מלכים אדירים כי לעולם חסדו</span></div>
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For what it’s worth, it simply says: <u>Great and mighty rulers shall fall -- by the grace of God</u>. Is this perhaps the role our new president-elect is meant to accomplish; Is his mission to be a top general in these conflicts? And just who might these felled giants be? The War of Gog & Magog <u>is, after all, presently raging</u> (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rebbes-1980-prophecy-on-gog-magog.html" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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As for the "by the grace of God" clause, twice said suggests emphasis, that too is well explained in the above link. <br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">*</span></b> <span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">On toraware's Option Page, pick these <br />
options to see the above result:</span><br />
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Just before "Yishmael" rose to ultimate prominence, a day or two before he could get into highest office and start World War III, God sent a messenger to depose him.<br />
<br />The Muslims gained tremendous power with their huge wealth hard at work for a good 30 years. This power wound all the way up to effect, no less, the commander-in-chief of the United States Forces. Muslim countries "invested" in America's political, educational and judicial infrastructure to seed devastation and propaganda as the preamble and fertile soil for Islamizing the West. They finally got what they wanted -- the Democratic establishment's leadership as their puppet. With money they could operate by remote control. If it's upheaval they wanted, upheaval they almost got. They had groomed Hillary as their surrogate.<br />
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<b><i>Just then the Islamic juggernaut fell over the precipice!</i></b><br />
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For all it would have taken at this point was a win by Hillary Clinton. Clinton was the puppet remotely controlled for her greed and her disinterest in America’s welfare. To be sure she would toe the Muslim line, Hillary needed a chaperone. Hillary, in full cognizance of the game she was meant to play, in accordance with her greed for money and power, had the Saudi Arabian mole Huma Abedin as her right-hand advisor.<br />
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The Muslim Abedin grew up in the Clinton machine. But meanwhile another woman was growing up in the Trump family. She, it turns out, is Jewish. Thus, instead of some Muslim countries gaining choke-hold advantage, the Muslim gambit failed, and failed big -- with the election of Donald Trump.<br />
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A Jewish girl took the place of the Arab girl. Evil had almost arrived at its pinnacle. The country would have become 3rd-world. At the last moment Good vanquished the Evil.<br />
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By the way, it’s not for nothing God chose Trump for leadership of the USA. Like his father, who donated a significant sum (some 50 years ago) to allow a Jewish school to rise on new ground, Donald too contributed (in 2005 about) to help the Israelis who were kicked out of their homes and land, forced to resettle elsewhere. These Jewish families were tossed out their homes, lands and livelihoods, some after 3 generations, for the sake of their worst enemy, by a foolish government gesture of appeasement. (<a href="http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/224589" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a> - witness)(<a href="http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/reports-trumps-donated-bigly-to-jewish-causes/2016/11/21/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">link</span></a> - press)<br />
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Just as God told Abraham the first Jew,<b> “and all those who bless you I will bless” </b>(Genesis 12:3)<b>, God blessed the Trump family too</b> -- the dad with business success, and the son with that plus the presidency too.<br />
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Hillary needed war on a grand scale to keep herself socially afloat, without all her criminality bogging her down. This way she could run a war, sitting high at the helm of some “important” battle, and thus weather the criticism coming from internal policies. This is probably what Putin was thinking when he had to face an effeminate Obama <b><i>who could get into a frenzy to call upon his dogs to attack</i></b>, when he said the Democratic party leader (either Obama or Hillary) was likely to start a World War.<br />
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Soon is Purim. And real soon is Kislev. Kislev is a time for many miracles. Purim had Esther in the royal palace. This Purim we’ll have an “Esther” of our own. Haman the evil one was destroyed, and thankfully the evil Democrat party and the "establishment" too has been toppled.<br />
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By the way, Cheshvan too fits into this one big scheme of miracles transpiring to take Jews into their Torah-true Redemption era. We saw in Cheshvan that Trump’s daughter and son-in-law went to the grave site of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to ask for a <i>brachah</i>. This aspect of the world-in-transformation happened revealed the hidden hand of the one in charge of the fighting the wars for the sake of God and His Jewish People -- the Rebbe (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-hidden-hand-of-rebbe.html" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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But all aspects of world events fit well in the scheme of the unfolding redemption. The Muslim must fall before the Jew can rise <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Ba'al Haturim Genesis 25:18)</span>; Damascus must fall before Jerusalem is free of foreign entanglements (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2011/10/jerusalem-or-damascus-rebbes-view.html" target="_blank">link</a>); The Jewish people collectively swing to the right and swing to the belief in the One God and respect the Torah and Jewish tradition (over reformist attempts to dilute the belief); That Jews wherever they are can now practise their religion without governmental interference, without the Jew having to feel like a second-class citizen; That the whole world remains focused on that little plot of land called Israel in the Middle East; That good and evil are being blatantly touted for what they are and people eventually must take one side, the side the Jews are on, or the other; And that the USA will now take, when Trump enters office, the side of Israel (unlike the evil incumbent's).<br />
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The United States has a rosy future because it was founded on the belief in God and the freedom to practise your religion. (These traits would have disintegrated had the Democratic party won.) This is a charitable nation and a charitable people, and probably will remain that way until Moshiach.<br />
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The distinction between good and evil must be clearly identified so people can take sides and only then, with evil now separated out, can it be wiped away. Evil is being exposed for the whole world to see wherever it is.<br />
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For example, Castro just dropped dead. We now find out he demanded Israel withdraw from "the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem." He took the side that foists the false “Palestine” concept. The whole world will realize this ruthless dictator was on the (bad) Muslim side.<br />
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The world sees, now on a daily basis, just how brutally Arabs or Muslims behave. <i style="font-weight: bold;">This is the War of Gog & Magog -- now ongoing</i><i style="font-weight: bold;">!</i> They watch while Muslims or of their ilk kill each other. Meanwhile, Jews are sitting pretty watching the spectacle without being actively involved, much like spectators (<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rebbes-1980-prophecy-on-gog-magog.html" target="_blank">link</a>). Instead of eating up the Jews, Arabs eat each other up.<br />
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The world sees too how Germany, Sweden and much of Europe now are in deep turmoil. Jewish blood had drenched European soil. The irony is that Germans now have Arabs as their bedfellows. Arabs, after all, had strongly supported the annihilative attempt of Germany against the Jewish people. Other European countries too now suffer for their "political correctness" they keep trying to impose upon the Jewish country. Like a boomerang effect. Now the world sees that <b>just as God blesses those who bless the Jews, so too God curses the nations that demean the Jews</b> (Genesis 12:3).<br />
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The world sees how fires rage across Israel, more than hundreds started, by Arabs living inside Israel. The world thus needs to realize that the internal Arab population is just as ominous as those surrounding the small country. Those empathetic to Israel will recognize Muslims could never have it so good under any other nation’s auspices -- and that the Arabs are ingrates. It is by the grace of God that gave us no deaths, God forbid, from this broad arson-terror attack.<br />
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Let's not forget we saw God’s grace getting back our Holy Land 70 years ago. Then with every single war Israel saw tremendous miracles. Israel today thrives, its desert blooms and everything in Israel is on the up and up. This despite the inferno that surrounds it every which way you look.<br />
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The biggest miracle, the true and final Era of Redemption for the Jewish People, the one now only seen by connecting the dots of this vast mosaic that lingers in the background, should soon be brought to the foreground for us to see in full glory with our own fleshy eyes, amen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32809541.post-15860883400828609172016-11-13T00:43:00.001-05:002017-02-12T01:06:01.027-05:00The Hidden Hand of the Rebbe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuwT1AvP4T0raQgTaYpIDT6sjpECS5So8a8H2s-yi8nq-tv-QDdoVV0bkR5bOsN5l2u-ifivhyVtnBL6d4DZmMKSW1f-B1-q4FMi12QVM3rINh_r9qLq00hh4DCZWZJq6xEuW7Q/s1600/kushners+at+the+Rebbe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuwT1AvP4T0raQgTaYpIDT6sjpECS5So8a8H2s-yi8nq-tv-QDdoVV0bkR5bOsN5l2u-ifivhyVtnBL6d4DZmMKSW1f-B1-q4FMi12QVM3rINh_r9qLq00hh4DCZWZJq6xEuW7Q/s320/kushners+at+the+Rebbe.png" width="246" /></a>It’s hard to see The Redemption unfolding unless you know where to connect the dots of innumerable scattered world-wide events. Yet for those imbued with the dream of <i>Geulah</i> as the Rebbe promulgated, his followers and chassidim, it’s rather easy to decipher. <br />
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The hand of the Lubavitcher Rebbe could easily spotted, when, on the <i>Motzei Shabbos</i> just days before the 2016 presidential election, Trump’s daughter and his son-in-law visited the Rebbe’s <i>Ohel</i>. They obviously went to ask for a <i>brachah</i> for her father’s victory. <br />
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This event may have passed under most people’s radar, or it drew undue short shrift, but a <i>Lubavitcher</i> recognizes his Rebbe’s imprint. This event broadcast to the Jewish people this rabbi’s influence, for one thing.<br />
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But more importantly, it broadcasts the continuing involvement of the Rebbe to finally bring us the divine revelations that will transform existentialism. The world is about to embark on a new, Messianic journey and the pieces are being put in place. Trump's victory is one such cog in the mechanism. <br />
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The daughter is not a <i>Chabadnik</i>, nor is her husband, so it must be they recognize the Rebbe’s exalted influence, even as he “rests in peace”, as many would deem it; Or, as those keyed in on Moshiach note (we "<i>Moshichists</i>"), he continues to fight “the wars of <i>Hashem</i>” for us, without even our, or Israel’s, involvement. <br />
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Fighting the wars of <i>Hashem</i> and winning, by the way, is the precursor phenomenon that qualifies as a step before Moshiach's revelation. For, as the Rambam asserts, it is only thereafter that Moshiach will build the Beit Hamikdash and ingather the Jewish exiled.<br />
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(Step one was getting most Jews cognizant of their being Jewish and recognizing the significance thereof. The Rebbe has seen to that quite well, what with many thousands of Beit Chabad emissaries, appointed or self-appointed, all working as soldiers of the Rebbe with self-sacrifice, disseminated world-wide. Never mind that Lubavitch heritage from all 7 Rebbes has bred an immense library of Chassidus and spawned thousands of volumes of current, moshichist Judaic studies.)<br />
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Step two -- “He will fight the wars of Hashem. If he does so and succeeds ... he's presumed to be Moshiach!”.<br />
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If he succeeds, steps 3 and 4 will then follow.<br />
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It's spelled out right here: <b><span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span></b> <b><span style="color: blue;">The Laws of Kings and Wars 11:8</span></b><br />
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<b>ויכוף כל ישראל לילך בה ולחזק בדקה</b></div>
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<b>ויילחם מלחמות ה' -- הרי זה בחזקת שהוא משיח</b></div>
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<b> אם עשה והצליח וניצח כל האומות שסביביו</b></div>
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<b> ובנה מקדש במקומו וקיבץ נדחי ישראל -- הרי זה משיח בוודאי</b></div>
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The war of Gog and Magog, now raging among the enemies of Israel, as they swallow each other up, as yet the Jewish people remain on the sidelines as spectators, had been foretold by the Rebbe. In 1980 he explained, based on our sages, that the Jewish people during this war of nations will remain immune during the ongoing internecine destruction! {<a href="http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rebbes-1980-prophecy-on-gog-magog.html" target="_blank">LINK</a>}<br />
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The Rebbe alone, the general and chief-of-staff, is alive and well, albeit invisibly handling the show; He leads the war and, as well, solely fights it for the Jewish people.<br />
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May he be revealed in the full glory that soon awaits the Jewish People, who will take the world to a higher transcendent view of God and His world, to experience how all that exists really is ONE.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0