Written by Yehuda Katz
וְהָיָה | עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה
And it will be, because [eikev] you will heed these ordinances...
[Eikev 7:12]
The 15th Av [also known as Tu b'Av] will be this coming Shabbat. On Rabbi Anava's website, he has these three videos which he suggests we should watch in preparation for the day.
The Secrets of the Coming of MoshiachThe world is experiencing a huge DESCENT and we are collectively experiencing many trials.
The lower we fall, the higher we will rise.
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on Friday 23 July - Sunday 8 August, and are already marred by a case of an athlete with Covid in Olympic city, and despite Tokyo reporting their highest number of Covid cases in six months.
Art - The Garden of Melancholia: Mike Worrall |
Arizal Synagogue, Safed - Photo Steven Pinker |
I can't prove this one way or the other.... but according to Rabbi Yitzhak Bezri Shlita the name of Hashem appears on a wall near Sha'ar HaRachamim [The Gate of Mercy: In Jewish tradition, this is where the Messiah will enter the Old City, coming from the Mt of Olives. The gate is blocked since the 16th century]. Before Moshiach comes there will appear the first three letters of Hashem's name - the Yud, the Hei and the Vav. When Moshiach comes, the last letter will be seen. Looking closely at the photo below we see the beginning of the second Hei starting to appear. [message received via WhatsApp and also published on Sod1820.co.il]
Art: Beth Stephens |
I think that when special people leave this world, they should be remembered and spoken about a lot, because their departure leaves such a gaping hole.
Itty Ainsworth was one of those special people. So full of life, so genuine, so honest and so full of great advice for everyone to learn from. If you knew her, you knew she never spoke or listened to Lashon Hara. She also used to lecture us all, whenever she heard someone say something in that vein, she would stare into their eyes and say ''when you die and stand before Hashem... it's just you.... you can't blame anyone else.... don't speak Lashon Hara''.
I have a beautiful silver bangle here that she gave me, she just took it off her wrist and said ''I want you to have this''. You couldn't say no to Itty, she would insist until you realized it was pointless to argue.
There are so many things I could say, but I think Sori Block has already done an outstanding job of saying it, so please click here to read My Friend and Mentor, Itty Ainsworth.
Sarah and Chani Nir describe their miraculous escape.