The Make-Believe World of President Donald Trump

Rabbi Mendel Kessin, new shiur

Sparks

 

"A star will shoot forth from Jacob, and a staff will arise from Israel" [Balak 24:17]

Rambam understood the verse above as referring to King David and Moshiach.  The Jerusalem Talmud, however, uses the metaphor of a "star" in this verse to refer to even the ordinary Jew. 

At first glance, this appears to be a contradiction, for Moshiach represents the highest perfection possible in a human being, whereas the "ordinary" Jew includes every Jewish person, even the most simple.  However, the matter can be reconciled based on the Baal Shem Tov's teaching that every Jew contains within him a "spark" of the soul of Moshiach.  The verse therefore refers to both Moshiach himself and the "Moshiach" within us.

The presence of this "spark" of Moshiach has a twofold implication:

a) The verse states the star will "shoot forth" suggesting that one's personal spark of Moshiach should be revealed and "shoot out" into the world;

b) Every Jew is able to speed up and bring about the actual manifestation of Moshiach through revealing his own spark and adding in Torah and Mitzvot.

Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe

Gog Umagog Just Entered Its Final Stage

H/t Sherry

Rabbi Tovia Singer with Rabbi Aron Sokol

It's All Written!

Rabbanit Michal Shoker is speaking on the video.  However, I have transcribed it for you in case you can't hear the English which has been auto-dubbed.  It is very worthwhile to hear this, or read the transcription below, even though we are aware of Trump's plans etc, this sets it out from the prophecies and the Megillah.

If you listen to the video and you can fill in the blanks where I couldn't understand the name of the Rabbi, please leave it in the comments.  Thank you.

Regarding what is happening with Trump now....It is written in the Megillah on page 14 that the king removed his signet ring... Rabbi  ....... Kahane  [?] said that the removal of the ring was greater than everything because it brought everyone back. The King gave the ring to Haman the wicked, and this is exactly what is happening now. 

It is written that in the future there will be a king whose decrees are harsher than Haman's, that is more wicked than Haman and this is exactly what is happening now. 

People of Israel, we all need to wake up to repentence, trust and faith in the Holy One blessed is He, because there is going to be control over the people of Israel. Because of this control, essentially Bibi Netanyahu will not do what Trump desires, but will go and fight where necessary -  whether in Iran or Lebanan - this will make Trump even angrier, and will actually cause all the nations of the world to be angry with us. He will incite everyone against us and we will be very very close to the war of Gog u Magog... SOON ! When? No-one knows. 

But you need to understand now that this whole process is so that the people of Israel will repent. It is written that this is what brought the Jews to repentance during the time of Purim with Haman the wicked, It is written by Rabbi ..... [?] in the Essay of Redemption page 301 Chapter 7 that before the coming of Moshiach, before the people are purified from the Exile, birthpangs will increase, there will be sorrow upon sorrow.  At that time [the angel] Michael will stand up and it will be a time of trouble such as there never was, and at that time the people will be delivered, everyone who's name is written in the Book.  

And it is said that many will purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall continue to behave wickedly and none of the wicked will understand - only the wise will understand. The wise will look forward to Redemption. Those who strengthen themselves in faith and trust in Hashem.  And Hashem will bring the third part through fire. Everyone who will merit Redemption with Hashem's help will be purified through fire, and test them as gold is tested. 

And  if we truly merit the Redemption we will pass through tribulations, we will need to endure them with trust and faith in the Holy One blessed is He.  

It is further said that the son of David will not come until the kingdom of Edom spreads over the Holy Land for nine months. It is said He will give them up until the time that she is in labor [for birth] is brought forth, then the remnant will return to the children of Israel. This means we will see the rule of Edom over the kingdom of Israel for nine months.

So we know the term of pregnancy is nine months, and this too is nine months. So even if it is hard we will all cry out for the Kingdom of Heaven and for David and the re-building of the Holy Temple so that no other kingdom will rule over us, only the Kingdom of Hashem.  Amen !

Messianic Prophecies Unfolding Now—Is Trump Detached?

Rabbi Tovia Singer

And There Arose a New King - וַיָּקָם מֶלֶךְ חָדָשׁ

 

Shemot 1:8  A new king, who did not know Joseph, arose over Egypt.

Trump Says Only Israel Wanted To Continue Bombing Iran And “Only Fools Would Want That”

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Gimmel Tammuz

Gimmel Tammuz [3 Tammuz] is recognized in Jewish tradition as an auspicious day for open miracles and divine revelation [nissim geluyim]

The Miracle of Yehoshua: On the 3rd of Tammuz in the year 2488 (1273 BCE), Yehoshua bin Nun commanded the sun and moon to stand still in Giv'on so the Jewish people could complete their battle. The Sages teach that Yehoshua established this date for all generations as a time of open miracles and transcendent light. 

Liberation of the Previous Rebbe: On Gimmel Tammuz in 1927, the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, was released from Communist imprisonment in Russia. The Rebbe noted the spiritual parallel between this miraculous liberation from death and Yehoshua's miracle of suspended nature. 

The Legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Gimmel Tammuz is the anniversary of passing (yahrtzeit) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Rather than a day of sadness, Chabad tradition marks it as an auspicious day of elevation, highlighting that a tzaddik continues to shower blessings and intercede for miracles in this physical world.

The Rebbe constantly insisted on yearning for and demanding Moshiach's coming, refusing to make peace with an imperfect world.  

Video: In honor of the Rebbe’s yahrzeit, the JEM team presents a new film exploring the Rebbe’s perspective on how to see the world.  "You're Looking at the World Wrong" [5 in video]

12 Minutes ....

H/t Rivka

On a recent blog post "No-one is Prepared for What is Next" an anonymous commenter wrote:

This recent attack israel vs iran lasted 12h, news are calling it the 12h war... 12 day war was before this 12 hour war (remember?)... maybe 12 minute war is coming? Remember what the Gaon of Vilna said about 12m.

Then today, someone called me and told me about a video that had come up on their feed, with a headline saying "It Will Last 12 Minutes".   I remembered I'd posted that video back in August last year, but here it is again, because after reading the anonymous comment, I think she's spot on.... we had the 12 day war, then the 12 hour war.... and the final one will be 12 minutes, as prophesied by the Vilna Gaon.

Rabbi Akiva Tatz on J-TV.