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New Rabbi Kessin shiur:
Rabbi Kessin updates us on America and Israel, and the spiritual reasons behind current events.Saturday, April 22, 2023
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23 comments:
Good lecture and glad that Rabbi Kessin said we might see Moshiach this year and maybe even this month (instead of being insistent on, G-d forbid, waiting until closer to before the Zohar deadline for techiyas hameisim in 2030) He also mentioned again the Leshem’s teachings that techiyas hameisim must start by 5786. Moshiach really
Has to happen Now!
Rabbi Kessin brought up a great point that all these immoral concepts happening simultaneously, as opposed to one after another overtime, is a major sign that Hashem is in a hurry to bring the Geulah nowOnly thing that was difficult to comprehend was that Rabbi Kessin believes that the recent terror attacks in Israel are because of the division in Israel with all the political protests.
Yes, I got the feeling he expects Moshiach sooner rather than later, which is great to hear from his mouth.
Everything he's saying makes so much sense.
Regarding the terror attacks being caused by the division in Israel.... it is true that when there is machloket amongst a lot of people, innocent people are taken from us. That is one reason we are told not to involve ourselves in arguments. So he does make a good point here.
It is true that machloket in klal yisrael can cause tragedies but it’s hard to understand why the Dee family and others were chosen to suffer because of machlokes in Klal Yisrael. I imagine they will get an even greater comfort when Moshiach arrives soon.
Sefiras HaOmer is the time when Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 students died because they didn't treat each other with respect. This reminds us how important ahavas Yisroel is. Rabi Shimon bar Yochai said Moshiach could have come in his time, except for some minor machlokes amongst the wives of his students. We can't force others to get along, but we can try to be more accepting in our own personal lives.
Special people are chosen by Hash-m to atone for the generation. The suffering we experience in this life definitely brings greater reward in the Future.
I was glad to hear Rabbi Kessin bring together all the insanity in the world today, and point out the patterns.
TC
It's interesting that Rabbi Kessin still considers Trump an essential part of Edom's tikkun, and believes he'll win a second term. Trump has become so divisive since the 2020 election, even many die-hard Trump supporters have switched to DeSantis. Let's see how the Republican primaries shake out.
What I don't really understand is why would Rabbi Kessin think that Trump was recruited by Hashem to do Teshuva for Edom in response to the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Trump has said many times that he respects the Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage and has no interest in overturning it. It's not an issue Trump cares about. So, it's curious why Rabbi Kessin pairs the two events together (SCOTUS gay marriage decision and Trump "coming down the escalator" to declare his run for presidency).
I have heard Trump ranting about the fact that they've taken G-d out of the schools, but they're allowing drag queens in. He's not accepting all of the schmutz.
Devorah, you're right - he doesn't accept all the schmutz. He mentions G-d in most of his speeches and rallies, and he's also anti-abortion. Personally, I'd be happy if he wins another term because he has drawn up a very detailed plan for draining the swamp this time around. But just like what's going on in Israel, I fear that a Trump win would spark a civil war in America. What a mess this world has become.
It's so nice to find people who agree with me ! And I want to thank Rabbi Kessin for his insights, it's such a relief for me to find people who think like me. I've sat at Shabbat tables where everyone hates Trump, absolutely HATE him... but when you ask them to be honest and, in spite of their hatred, do they think he did a good job as President, and they reluctantly say yes he did.
@Devorah, so many of my friends, relatives, and acquaintances also HATE Trump and look down on me for being a supporter. Last summer I was at a backyard party and struck up a conversation with one of the guests. He started talking about how finally Trump was going to prison (I think it was the time of the Mar-a-Lago FBI raid). He said Trump was the biggest criminal alive and the biggest liar that ever was!
So, I asked him for examples of crimes and lies. All he could say was "don't get me started!". So I made it easy on him and asked for just ONE example of ONE lie. He said, "every word that comes out of his mouth is a lie". Ok, then it should be easy to give just ONE concrete example, right? This went on for a few minutes and he couldn't think of even one example, lol. That's the power of 24/7 hysterical anti-Trump propaganda. The media is a cesspool.
Would like to point out a couple of things that some of the commenters have brought up.
First, in order for Artzot Habrit to gain points and chesed from H', they must reverse this whole 'immorality' problem, a problem which has not existed to this extent since before the great flood 5000 years ago. Believe this is the core basis of the harsh decrees.
Second, The media is in control of the worldwide network of mainstream news, so we think we're reading truth, but it's all mostly 'sheker'.
Most of the people in the U.S. would love to have the former president back in office but because of the media and many people are so, so uninformed, they believe what they read and hear from these 'shakranim'. Afraid if the former pres. does not get in (because of a lot of monkey business), then there might be a revolution.
Third, Rabbi Kessin is saying what we heard from Rabbi Hool, who also predicts the same thing (of course, he says, only H' really knows) Moshiach in '2023 & the start of techiyat hameisim in 2027.
Let us all daven hard that we see this in reality! The world cannot
endure to wait too much longer.
The one part that I cannot agree with Rabbi Kessin here is the part where he says the 'chazir' will eventually be 'kosher. Many of Chazal disagree with such an interpretation. Whereas, Eisav will do teshuva makes sense (it is his descendant, Amaleik, who can definitely NOT do teshuva). Many of the nations will become Bnai Noach. But the part of the chazir being kosher is just an allegory to show that this animal which has always represented Eisav will no longer be his sign (logo).
The chazir is an animal that is deceitful because it has cloven hoofs but does not chew its cud and, therefore, is unkosher. But it shows its hoofs to deceive saying, 'see here, I'm kosher". That is the whole meaning!
I loved Rabbi Kessin's shiur. I love the time outline and the sincerity in his voice when he states why it's taking so long and shy so much is going on simultaneously and so deeply etc. Hashen wantsa to bring Moshiach and He is speeding things up as it's getting close to techiat hameisim..... Please Hashem, speedily and soon!!!!
Anonymous regarding the chazir: According to the Chabad site, it will be kosher after Moshiach comes:
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2376474/jewish/Pigs-Judaism.htm
Future prospects
Today, then, the pig represents the bad side of life. It turns out, though, that in the future we will be allowed to eat it:
Why is the pig called [in Hebrew] chazir? Because in the future, G‑d will return [le-hachazir] it to Israel.13
In the era of Moshiach the world at large will be purified and achieve a higher spiritual level, so that the pig will become permissible for food. (How does this square with one of the basic beliefs of Judaism, that the laws of the Torah will never change? Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar suggests14 that G‑d will alter the pig’s physiology so that indeed it chews its cud and therefore bears both kosher signs.)
To the commenter about the chazir and the Chabad's interpretation.
That is their interpretation but there are others too, all depending on whose interpretation one accepts.
I personally pray that the correct one is the one that Eisav repents and returns and the Jews all return, of course, to EY, but that this animal never, ever be considered kosher. Cannot understand why any Jew would hope for such a thing. Just as there are Jews that love to eat mock treifus there is.
It is good to hear R.Kessin recant and retract his expressed opinion in his talk 2 years ago that former Likud MK Gidon Saar had done teshuvah and was a candidate for being Israeli PM and even the Moshiach, and that Saar has now exposed himself as just another nasty, low-character anti-reform totally pro-Supreme Court Erev Ravnik like many in the Knesset.
I'm not interested in eating pork, but if Hash-m makes it kosher He knows what He's doing.
With all the talk of "chazir" I wonder what will be the kosher vs. non-kosher status of the camel which i believe represents Yishmael.
Anon at 3:33p.m. wow, you're really astute in politics!
Actually, there's valid reasons why the friends and relatives of some of you hate Trump, and he really is a liar, but not really the sinister kind. Therein lies the difference. Granted he states false flattery often (such as John Doe or Jane Doe are "wonderful"). And he also can be treacherous, as he was with the Kurds, and with women whom he's treated like mud at whim.
And so now, he's karmically undergoing mud-slinging persecution. There's also karma, in that blacks used to cower from whites - now it's vice versa (see the recent vid. "woman swarmed in assault in chicago"). There's the migrants at the Mexican border, many of Indian heritage. That too, is karma, because the treacherous U.S. colonials chased away the tribes, disregarding their indigenous status. Well, guys, their karmic descendants may be back - via Mexico! Finally, everyone realizes that the Ukrainian/Russian war is big-time payback for centuries of bloody atrocities.
Now back to the point - what your friends and relatives need to understand about Trump, is that it's not so much "narcissism" as is bandied about with glee. Rather, it's part and parcel of his ADHD.
...See: https://sanfranciscobookreview.com/interview-with-dr-john-kruse-author-of-recognizing-adult-adhd-what-donald-trump-can-teach-us-about-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/
Now that Kennedy has entered the race (and Foster Gamble is glad about that) I'm undecided between Trump and Kennedy. I think Kennedy is admirable. I agree with R'Kessin that DeSantis may not have a tough enough skin to weather the liberal bullies. What I think would be dynamite, is if Kennedy, democrate or not, could somehow transition to be on Trump's team. Because it's said he doesn't have a hope of winning due to his vocal issue. Yet I think it's precisely his vocal issue which contributed to the positive development of his character.
What I found most interesting of all, was Tucker Carlson's last speech before his exit from Fox, where he discussed the TG agenda, says abortion is child-sacrifice, and that "all this is not a political movement. It's evil." And then came the hilite of his speech: "Maybe we should all take just 10 minutes a day to say a prayer about it." And with that, he exited. Basically, Tucker was emphasizing that all along, this hasn't been about politics, but rather about theology.
M.M.
MM: Apart from ADHD, I think he is also on the autistic spectrum, which explains some of his statements from time to time.
Very interesting that this-pointing out that everything that's going on is about the struggle between good and evil/Hash-m and atheism-is the last thing Tucker Carlson pointed out before he was suddenly fired.
Devorah, Dr.Kruse would be the one to approach about that.
M.M.
The Torah even describes the chazir as an abonimable animal, so give me a break, why a Jew would think otherwise is counterproductive and ridiculous. Be thankful you're a Yehudi and H' has given us the Torah with all its beautiful and beneficial laws.
maivin yavin
We are conditioned to think it is abominable. It's abominable status may change in the era of Moshiach.
I'm confused because I thought that in the time of Moshiach we won't be eating animals at all. We'll all be vegetarians, just as it was from the start.
I guess this is something we'll have to wait to find out.
Transcription available here
https://www.torahthinking.org/post/weekly-hashkafa-shiur-127-the-secret-behind-trump-s-incessant-persecution
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