Sun Dance

Who remembers when the sun was yellow?  A yellow circle, no variations.

These days, the sun mostly appears to be white.  It looks like it's turned into a LED light.  It also changes shape, as you can see in the video.  This is a real video, it's not AI.  Notice the double lens flares as well.  Two sources of light.  You can clearly see what appears to be a second sun emerging, and that is what is causing the apparent shape shifting of our sun.  

There's hundreds of these videos of the sun behaving in this way, all taken from different parts of the world.  

 

Metzora: The Power of Speech

Rav Kook on the Torah Portion 

Only in Israel 

What is the root cause for the disease of tzara'at as described in the Torah? The Midrash explains that this skin disease is a punishment for gossip and slander. A person suffering from tzara'at is called a metzora because he is motzee sheim ra — he spreads derogatory reports [Vayikra Rabbah 16:1. See Rambam, Hilchot Tzara'at 16:15, that one fulfills the mitzvah "Be careful regarding tzara'at" [Deut. 24:8-9] by avoiding gossip].

Given that tzara'at is brought about by slander, one would expect that all peoples would be afflicted, since even non-Jews are culpable for personal damages. Yet, Maimonides wrote that tzara'at is not a natural phenomenon, but a unique sign found only among the people of Israel. Why should only the Jewish people suffer from this ailment?

Divine Speech 

There are two levels of speech. There is everyday speech, based on and limited to that which occurs in the physical universe. And there is a higher form of speech, a holy speech that God bestowed to Israel. This elevated speech does not come from the world. On the contrary, the world comes from it. This is the speech by which God created the world. "By the word of God, the heavens were made; and by the breath of His mouth, all of their host" [Psalms 33:6].

God granted us the power of His speech, this speech that preceded the world, when He gave us the Torah, the blueprint of creation. "He looked in the Torah and created the universe" [Zohar Terumah 161b]. The transmission of Divine speech to the Jewish people is hinted in the verse, "I put my speech in your mouth... to plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth" [Isaiah 51:16].

Redemption of Speech 

The Kabbalists explained that the Hebrew name for Passover, Pesach, is a combination of the words peh sach — 'the mouth speaks.' The redemption from Egypt, which paved the way for the Torah's revelation at Sinai, also redeemed the faculty of speech. For this reason, Passover is commemorated with an oral mitzvah, the mitzvah to retell the story of the Exodus. And we find that Moses, aware of this aspect of the redemption from Egypt, tried to disqualify himself by protesting, "I am not a man of speech" [Ex. 4:10].

In an essay entitled ' The Redemption of Speech,' Rav Kook wrote: "Sometimes we can sense the connection between our speech and the universe. This is the initial step to redeem speech from its exile."

"As the soul is elevated, we become acutely aware of the tremendous power that lies in our faculty of speech. We recognize clearly the tremendous significance of each utterance; the value of our prayers and blessings, the value of our Torah study, and of all of our discourse. We learn to perceive the overall impact of speech. We sense the change and great stirring of the world that is caused by speech." [Orot HaKodesh vol III, p. 285] 

Two Mouths 

The most striking expression of the difference between these two levels of speech is the remarkable statement of Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai: "Had I been present at Mount Sinai, I would have requested that God create us with two mouths. One mouth to speak in words of Torah, and one mouth for all of our mundane needs." [Jerusalem Talmud Berachot 1:2]

We may lack a mouth specially dedicated to Torah and prayer, but we can still deepen our awareness of the extraordinary nature of holy speech. At the start of the morning prayers, we recite a wonderful kavanah: "I hereby prepare my mouth to thank and praise my Creator." With this short declaration, we prepare ourselves to employ our mouth for a totally different form of speech. We prepare ourselves to use the sublime speech that is rooted in the source of Divine wisdom. Since this discourse comes from the elevated speech used to create the universe, our prayers have the ability to influence the world and change its course [Olat Re'iyah vol. I, p. 192].

With this appreciation for the power of holy speech, we may understand why tzara'at only afflicts the Jewish people. Our faculty of speech, based on the Divine speech that transcends the universe, can influence the world for good and for bad. When we misuse this great power, we damage the world and are held responsible. The affliction of tzara'at — and the process of purifying oneself from it — comes to repair this wrong. The verbal communication of other nations, however, comes from within the physical universe. Since it lacks the power of elevated speech, they are not punished for its misuse. [Adapted from Mo'adei HaRe'iyah, pp. 295-296]

Source: Rav Kook Torah

Click here for link to Rabbi Kessin's book: The True Power of Speech: The Key to Both Worlds

The Destruction of Iran, Trump's Mistake & the Divine Plan

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

 

Trump's Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.....IN THE PARSHA

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein - 3 min video

The Imminent Unveiling of Mashiach

Rav Ron Chaya

This is my very rough translation, you can watch the video with subtitles in any language. Click the CC to activate, and click on the Settings cog to navigate to your language.

Just a note to say that Rav Chaya states that he has been talking about Moshiach for a long time, and so far he's always been wrong with his predictions.... however, this is what he is thinking now.

Rav Ron Chaya, speaking about how he came to Israel because he thought Moshiach was coming, many many years ago, and his entire family made Aliyah with him.... and they joke about Moshiach coming.... but since then we have arrived at a point where, after October 7, there has been a huge teshuva movement especially in Israel.  He also speaks about his stage four cancer, and the doctors who told him to go and enjoy his grand-children for as long as he had left, because there was no hope for him.  Then... he received an open miracle, when he returned to the doctor for his scan, there was no cancer there at all.

He says he was told that the majority of Israelis under 30 are religious, which is incredible.

It is written in Tractate Avodah Zara that two nations will survive until the end of days... and those two nations are Rome and Persia.  The war between Rome and Persia occurs before Moshiach comes.

So the war began and we were hopeful, and then the war ended and we were disappointed, but now we see the war has started up again.  So what happened? Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia called President Trump and told him he would invest a trillion dollars in the American economy, and more millions on weapons, plus he is committed to making peace with Israel.  This is very recent news, it only happened yesterday.

So b'ezrat Hashem, Trump is going to attack. Since the Iranians are allowing Russian and Chinese ships through, but not American ships, he is going to attack and stop the ships that have already passed through.  This means we will be at war with Russia and China as well as Iran.

"When the Russian boats pass through the Dardanels..... get ready for Moshiach"  Note: The tradition regarding Russian boats in the Dardanelles and the coming of Moshiach  is a prophecy attributed to the Vilna Gaon (Rabbi Elijah of Vilna, 18th century), which states that when Russian ships cross the Bosphorus/Dardanelles straits, it is a sign that the "steps of Moshiach" are being heard.

Rav Chaya says he thinks it will happen very quickly, as Trump doesn't like to drag things out.

We are still in Nissan.... and it says that in Nissan we were redeemed, and in Nissan we will be redeemed.

He repeats, Trump is not a patient person, it will probably happen very quickly. It's possible we could have Moshiach by Rosh Chodesh Iyar.  

A reminder that this is all speculation.

May we hear good news.

The Yanuka: Moshiach - Anytime - Suddenly

This video is in Hebrew but has an English voice over. There are also sub-titles.  However, you need to watch it on You Tube to access those things.  To watch it on You Tube click here.

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Corrupt Governments Can Force the Redemption

"If he has turned completely white, he remains pure" [Tazria 13:13]

R' Yochanan in Maseches Sanhedrin [98a] taught: "Mashiach, the son of David, will only come to a generation that is either entirely meritorious or entirely guilty".

This statement is difficult to understand, noted the Chasam Sofer (R' Moshe Sofer).  For while it is easily understood why a generation that is entirely meritorious would be worthy of receiving Mashiach, on what basis would a thoroughly guilty generation receive him?

We find a similar difficulty in the verse: "If he has turned completely white, he remains pure".  If a small affliction is considered impure, why is it considered pure when it covers the metzora's entire body?

We can answer both questions with one answer. Skin afflictions come upon an individual in order to inspire him to repent for his misdeeds.  Now, if his entire body has turned white, he will definitely be humbled to repent completely and sincerely. There is therefore no need to declare him impure.

The same applies to a generation that is completely guilty.  The way to awaken a generation that is full of sin is not with reproach but by sending them Mashiach ben David.  Then they will return to Hashem in complete repentance.

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

The Talmud states: "The son of David [Moshiach] will only come when every government becomes heretical".

Rabah said: "Where do we see [an allusion to] this in Scripture?  From the verse: "he has turned completely white, he is ritually pure." [Sanhedrin 97a]

Rashi explains: "Just like when the affliction has spread throughout the entire skin the person is ritually pure, so too when all the governments have become heretical, the redemption will come."

This sign of redemption could be seen as either:

a) A negative sign, that people have become so corrupt that G-d is forced, so to speak, to save the world and bring redemption.

b) A positive sign, that the world has become so refined that it is clear to everybody that any regime or government which is not based on Torah is heretical and corrupt.

This parallels the two views expressed above:

a) If the corruption of governments is a negative sign, it follows that G-d is "forced" to bring the redemption, so to speak, despite the world.  This corresponds to the view that the law ("he has turned completely white, he is ritually pure") is a super-rational decree of scripture, which is followed despite the fact that it is illogical.

b) But if the corruption of governments is a positive sign, it follows that G-d is bringing the redemption because the world has become good. This corresponds to the view that the law is logical.

Source: Based on Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe

Earmarked For Redemption: The Final Days of Nissan

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein - 3 min video