In his memoir released in 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu shares his unforgettable encounters with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
“There are no good tidings from Israel,” the Rebbe said. “Action is key and there is no action, but maybe you can influence from here the leadership there.”
“I intend to return to Israel and to try to influence things there,” I answered.
The Rebbe insisted, “There is still much to influence here at the United Nations…. You know there is a Jewish mitzvah [injunction] to influence the gentiles. This is your job to do.”
I dodged this diplomatically.
“I haven’t forgotten our first meeting,” I said, “and I have acted as the Rebbe said, standing proud and strong. Yet I have been here for years.”
Evidently, this length of service didn’t impress the Rebbe. “You can stay here until the arrival of the Messiah,” he said.
Source: Anash
The Rebbe knew that Netanyahu would be the last prime minister before the Geulah Shelaimah!
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Yup.
ReplyDeleteThe Rebbe knew everything. He was a true Navi.
He could read your mind. If you went to him with a problem but couldn't even get the words out, he already knew why you were there and he would give the answer without even hearing the question.
This is why I think anyone who did not personally grow up knowing the Rebbe's power, cannot possibly understand why so many still think he is the Moshiach.
While I did not merit to meet the Rebbe during his life, I believe he had an influence on my path and the paths of many to this day. There is reason to assert that he was in fact the manifestation of Moshiach ben Yosef for his generation, and many say that he fought the final war in a decisive way above the level of tanks and guns, by rectifying the lost sparks of our people and thereby drawing down the attribute of mercy upon the entire world. What Chabad has done for all Jews and in fact for humanity is perhaps the most transformative collection of events in history since Rebbi wrote down the Mishna because just as Rebbi allowed the transmission of the Torah She'bal Peh, the Rebbe rectified the vessels to receive it once again. His final words were basically that he has done everything he could to bring redemption, and the rest is in our hands.
DeleteAnyone know if it’s true that Israel that Rafah is the last stage of the war in gaza? I’m hearing different reports and it feels like we’re left in the dark.
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See comments on All the Trouble post - Devorah
ReplyDeleteThat is way too many comments (91 comments) and I don’t see any reliable source in the comments that I saw for the duration of the war.
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Just look at the last 5 or 6 comments there.
ReplyDeleteI just did. One comment talks about it ending whenever the 86/88 sparks of kedusha are redeemed and another comment says something about the 27th of Sivan.
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I’m wondering the same. I also heard something about 6 weeks. Maybe it was on Arutz Sheva recently.
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New York Police have just Declare Level 3 Mobilization as Pro-Palestine Clashing Outside Met Gala Forcefully Tearing Through Barricades
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I wonder if the protests will calm down a lot when all the universities across America end within a couple weeks
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I’ll give it until the 27th of Sivan to see if any of these Moshiach predictions come true before I decide to end my life. It’s too much to suffer so much… and to see so much suffering in Am Yisrael.
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One does have free choice if they are suffering that much. No one can judge. It would be foolish to believe that everyone that ends their life goes straight to gehenem. Let Moshiach come already.
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I'm not judging you, I'm saying you can't give up now that we're so close, and issue ultimatums and dates. We're almost there.
ReplyDeleteEvery day that you wait for Moshiach you are doing a huge mitzvah. Your efforts are not going un-noticed in Shamayim. If Hashem is afflicting you then you are special. Hashem is testing you, Hashem is testing all of us. Let's not fail now. Every day you keep breathing you are climbing higher and higher on the spiritual ladder.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Your words and true and meaningful. That meant a lot to me. I hope today’s the big day when Moshiach comes and we never have to look back at our past suffering.
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In the back of my mind, I sometimes have this doubt (probably the yatzer hara) telling me it’s possible Moshiach won’t come anytime soon and will come in 20 or 50 years from now. Then, I think for a minute and realize it’s impossible for the world to continue like this much longer, as well as impossible for the world to be fixed or improved by much without Moshiach. I find it strange when I meet other Orthodox Jews who actually believe Moshiach can come right before the year 6000. We are overdue now with a million proofs.
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We have all the signs. How can it be that the nevi'im foresaw everything that would happen at the end of days, and we are seeing it play out in front of our eyes. How can anyone think otherwise?
ReplyDeleteGreat question and that’s why I find it so strange when people think Moshiach can come in 100 years or who knows when. Even an atheist knows that some Godly intervention is needed to save this world from serious issues like Artificial Intelligence affecting the economy, the US running out of money for social security and Medicare within 5-10 years. No one has solutions.
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In fact, Eliezer, you have the same obligation as the Rebbe told Netanyahu: "You can stay here until the arrival of the Messiah”
ReplyDeleteWith all due respect, grammatically, wouldn't the rebbe's comment to Netanyahu mean "you can stay [in America] until the arrival of Messiah"? It was a dialogue where Netanyahu was saying he would return to Israel and the rebbe was urging him to exert influence from the US.
ReplyDeleteWhat does this have to do with him being the last prime minister before mashiach?
-Steven
That's a very good point Steven.
ReplyDeleteThe Rebbe never said anything for fun. Everything he said had meanings [plural] and was meant to be thought about and pondered, and there was always a deeper meaning to be found.
Fact is, Bibi is the PM of Israel now, and we ARE expecting Moshiach.
I want to quote something i read on Torah Sweets, forwarded to me by a friend in England. I am not familar with Torah Sweets, nor the Rabbi quoted, but it was such a chizuk for me I have to share. Life seems to be one giant challenge for everyone around the world. So we need to take this opportunity to encourage one another. "If you lose out in the short run to get a mitzvah, you will gain eternally. The Torah (Vayikra 18:5) says that " you shall do mitzvot that you will live by." The Gemara talks about the fact that one should never do mitzvot in a way that would endanger his life. ( cont'd)
ReplyDeleteContinued comment : Rashi brings another explanation to this pasuk. "That you will live by" refers to the eternal life of Olam Haba. When we do mitzvot, we rack up eternal "reward points." This can help us through hard times; when it is tough to do Mitzvot, we should realize that we'll get exponentially greater rewards when we do the Mitzvot.
ReplyDeleteI’m not sure if any of you are aware, but there’s a video on YouTube of a very big Mekubal putting up a mezuzah at Netanyahu’s office in the Knesset (maybe about 30 years ago) and he told Netanyahu (it’s on video) that Moshiach will take over.
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As i hang on to my emuna and bitachon, as tough as it is right now, personally and nationally, I just remind myself that Hashem is God, I am commanded to believe and trust in Him and I am "racking up eternal reward points" by doing this as best as I can. This had been helping me through these tough times. I remind myself and Him of His mercy. May He help us all to be strong in our bitachon. He is our strength and shield. Avigail
ReplyDeleteShai: I found it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbHj3NczldY
ReplyDeleteHe's confirming the same thing the Rebbe said. Slightly different words.
I always wondered where that phrase came from "you will hand the keys to Moshiach".
Thanks.
It was a bracha from a very great Mekubal. It’s obviously coming true! Moshiach won’t need the keys and won’t be working in the Knesset but he literally meant that Netanyahu will give over rule over Eretz Yisrael to Moshiach!
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Isn't there a reference in the Gemorah (don't remember where) that Hashem holds the "keys" to 3 things only in His own "hands?" To childbirth, Techiat HaMeitim, and Moshiach..
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I forgot the reference! That quote was from Rabbi Menachem Lomner, quoted in Torah Sweets, Vol 14, Issue 16 and sent to me by Necumelle, may she receive a giant blessing. Avigail
ReplyDeleteCan you put up the video on a new post about Netanyahu giving over power to Moshiach? IT’S INCREDIBLE how that Mekubal saw it and how we see it coming true now!
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Done, Elisheva, good idea.
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ReplyDeletehttps://shiratdevorah.blogspot.com/2011/09/netanyahu-at-un-quoting-lubavitcher.html
https://shiratdevorah.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-rebbe-netanyahu-and-moshiach.html
One of many things that I love about the Lubavicher Rebbe was that he said that klal yisrael will be throughout chutz la’aretz until Moshiach arrives. Which is proven in this video. I don’t fall for some of the silliness on other Geulah blogs that try to tell the Jews in America and worldwide to run to Israel. We all know it says that Moshiach will gather every Jew from every corner of the world. If one can move to Eretz Yisrael then great and they should go for it. If they can’t, they should be comforted in knowing they will be there very soon with Moshiach’s arrival.
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CS see https://shiratdevorah.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-three-keys.html
ReplyDeleteThe Rebbe said also something like Bibi was mean to the last job: here is what he said: רבי מליובאוויטש: "אני עדיין בתחילת המלאכה שלי."
ReplyDeleteנתניהו: "אני יודע."
הרבי מליובאוויטש: "גם אתה בתחילת התפקיד האחרון." https://youtu.be/TlzxHvnNiEE?si=DSR6SEvw3hUVXT2o
The Real Bibi - in 60 seconds
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Nobody Special, I'm copying your new comment here because it appeared up the top and people won't find it and I want to respond:
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While I did not merit to meet the Rebbe during his life, I believe he had an influence on my path and the paths of many to this day. There is reason to assert that he was in fact the manifestation of Moshiach ben Yosef for his generation, and many say that he fought the final war in a decisive way above the level of tanks and guns, by rectifying the lost sparks of our people and thereby drawing down the attribute of mercy upon the entire world. What Chabad has done for all Jews and in fact for humanity is perhaps the most transformative collection of events in history since Rebbi wrote down the Mishna because just as Rebbi allowed the transmission of the Torah She'bal Peh, the Rebbe rectified the vessels to receive it once again. His final words were basically that he has done everything he could to bring redemption, and the rest is in our hands.
I also did not manage to meet the Rebbe in person.... but I met him several times in dreams. He actually came to me, he saved my life back in 1996, by appearing to me in a dream, and staring into my eyes. I woke up with the Rebbe's eyes gazing into mine.
DeleteBefore I went to sleep, I was very sick and wanted to die. I slept for 12 hours straight, which is something I have never done before. I guess my soul needed that long to get to the place where the Rebbe could contact me.
He appeared at the top of a glass staircase coming out of the ocean. He stood there and stared out at the women standing near the shore of the ocean, but he stared straight at me and it was like a yechidus with the Rebbe. I woke up and I had more strength than I"ve ever had in my life. There are no words for what happened in that dream, and I promise you every word of this is true.
I have heard great Rabbis say that the Rebbe was the Moshiach ben Yosef of his generation. Actually, one of them said that he was the Moshe Rabbeinu of the generation.
Wow! Interesting that you should mention that story, because my wife had an eerily similar experience like you had with the Rebbe. I do not doubt yours for a minute. I saw that you mentioned that you were unwell earlier, and you should have a full and complete recovery in the merit of the Rebbe, and specifically the merit of your publishing of Torah that he gave over. I can tell you this, and you can edit this out of my reply, but it is evident that your soul shares a root with MBY and you will be successful in your efforts to aid in the hastening of the redemption.
DeleteWow thank you.
Deleteagree!! all the disseminating of information, the inspiration, and the chizzuk you've shared here over the years, definitely shows us how much a part of the MBY team you are. beH may you be zoche to greet MBD very soon, in good health and continue to enjoy nachas from all the avodah you've done to help us get closer to the geulah shelema
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That's very kind of you, I don't think that much of myself to be honest, but I can definitely tell you I've been doing my share of chevlei Moshiach lately. I guess that's my personal contribution to the suffering we all need to experience.
ReplyDeleteRabbi Mizrachi, Rabbi Anava, and Rabbi Kessin have been unwell recently as well. It's a common theme among those who are trying to show us markers of where we are, and especially those who are encouraging us to do teshuva and improve our middot and unite with each other.
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