One Mitzvah

This is not an ad for Jews to do a mitzvah, this is a direction from the NSW Government to all Australians, who have previously never even heard of this word.   It's giving Geula feels. 

The World is Israel

The world will become Israel when Moshiach arrives, but right now it's "become Israel" in a different way.  Jews are the target, but not the only target.  The West itself is the target.

Telling the Jews to get out and move to Israel is obvious, but only a handful can actually do that.  Do I really need to go into all the reasons why some just cannot?  Literally they cannot move to Israel, and it doesn't matter how many warnings you give them, or how much assistance the Israeli government will offer them, it's just not enough.  Failing a miracle, these people cannot just get up and move.  Disabilities, physical and mental, old age, lack of money, no job, no home ownership, and reliance on their government's welfare which they may not get in Israel, even if they had the ability to research the matter, they cannot even function at that level.

Gradually, Jews will leave their countries, but many many will be left behind, because they are simply unable to even consider such a thing.  And I haven't even mentioned the Chabad shluchim who will stick with their Chabad House in whichever country they've been sent to, because that's their job and they'll be the last ones out.

So let's understand that when the big tests keep coming, and we hear again "you'll be coming with your pyjamas and not much else"... that is not helpful, because it just creates even more anxiety for those who are stuck.  

It's not just Jews you know, non-Jews also lost their lives last Sunday at Bondi.  Sydney seems like a war zone, low-flying helicopters at all hours, police outside peoples' homes, even more barricades going up outside shuls, government pledging a further $1.5million to assist Jewish institutions with security costs.  

When people hear sirens now, they panic and stand still, wondering which way they'll have to run - this video is in the Sydney city centre, these are just normal Australians. [women with short skirts are visible]

It's chevlei Moshiach, we knew it was coming, and we pray that we survive it to welcome Moshiach Tzidkeinu.

Sorella Abrahams from Abraham's Tent, interviewed by Sharri Markson

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney lit up like a Menorah

And I just thought I'd share this video of an Australian woman who is speaking for everyone here, except the intifada globalists.

Yaakov Dov ben Pnina

I feel so bad that I gave the wrong information about this boy, so I'm sharing this short video from his hospital bed, where IY"H he will make a full recovery.    Yanky Super is an emergency First Responder with Hatzolah Sydney. He was struck in the back by a bullet while helping those injured.  

 

by Chavi Israel [The Empowered Jew]

This doesn’t happen to me. 

This doesn’t happen in real life. 

This is what happens on the news, in the movies, through the screens, until it doesn’t, and it happens to you. 

I am still in a state of utter shock and disbelief. I feel somewhat frozen, numb, and dissociated. I cannot fully comprehend what my precious baby, myself and the Jewish community have just experienced.

And then it randomly hits me. I spotted my pram (which is still missing, but who cares) right in front of the petting area where people were doing CPR. I was right there, seconds before. Those people on the floor, injured or maybe worse, that could have easily been me. The people two seconds away from me got shot. 

Even as I write this, I am still in complete disbelief. 

Survivor’s guilt - its a real thing. 

And speaking about being a survivor… that doesn’t sound right either. “Huh,” I survived one of the biggest terrorist attacks in Australia? That gives me the chills. It makes me shudder. What a miracle it is that I am alive. 

I feel guilty even writing this because people have lost their loved ones, and my entire community and heart are shattered. But I don’t feel like I can own the title “survivor.” I did nothing. I just did what any person, any mother, would do. I didn’t survive. Hashem, through His infinite kindness, allowed my baby and me to survive. It is all Hashem, not me. 

I am getting messages saying the time has come to make Aliyah. “This is the sign,” they tell me. Yet today I have also met so many Aussies who have been nothing but kind and compassionate, reminding me that this is un-Australian and that they are distraught for the Jewish community. And yet, throughout the last 24 hours I feel like I am in a daze, a haze, half in and out of the clouds. 

I keep thinking back to the day - I can’t believe it was just yesterday. A nightmare that feels like a lifetime ago. I messaged my friend Chaya last night. She was my angel, without her, I don’t know if I would have survived. I wanted to get my phone, and because of her, I just ducked down, covering my baby. She meanwhile messaged me that I was her angel, and that I gave her something to focus on because her husband had run ahead with their baby. 

How Hashem sends you angels. Chaya and I have known each other for pretty much our entire lives, and Hashem made us be together through, please G-d, the most traumatic event of our lives. 

I know I am The Empowered Jew, and our mission is to be empowered, loud, and proud of our Jewish identity, and, by extension, our love for our homeland, Eretz Yisrael. And yet, right after the attack, I was not feeling empowered. I was, understandably so, feeling frightened, abandoned, and alone as a Jew here in Australia. “I’m not going to any more public Jewish events outdoors,” I told my husband, and “we need to seriously look into making Aliyah.” 

And although these feelings are still present, I can’t deny that I am nothing but humbled and inspired by those who tragically lost their loved ones, and by the words of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Alohav HaShalom, HY”D - one of the victims - who said that the best response to Jew hatred is to turn darkness into light, distress into positive action. To channel all that fear, anger, and energy into goodness and kindness; doing another mitzvah, making this world a brighter place and a place ready for G-d to dwell in. 

And even as I write this, I am amazed by our people. We fight darkness with light. ALWAYS. No matter the circumstances. We are not a vengeful people. We are a loving, kind, compassionate people. We see the best in everyone and everything. We have complete trust in Hashem. We pray for life. We pray for peace - for all. We spring into action. Tehillim groups. Meal trains. Charity campaigns. Truly, the message of the menorah is that all you need is one tiny little light to dispel the darkness. 

Every night of Chanukah, we increase in light. We, and I am talking to myself, need to take this dark, dark, VERY dark episode and channel that grief into light. And that doesn’t mean not dealing with the trauma, or not feeling the feelings. Everyone is on their own journey and needs to heal in their own way. But we need to be there for one another. We need to be unified. We need to show kindness and compassion. We need to increase in our mitzvot. And we need to ensure that these evil people who wanted to eradicate our light know that we are not going anywhere. The Jewish people. The Jewish nation. The Jewish land. Is here to stay. 

And I don’t need to tell anyone that. You just need to take a quick glimpse at Jewish history and see, as we say every year in the Pesach Haggadah:

 וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ, שֶׁלֹּא אֶחָד בִּלְבָד עָמַד עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ — אֶלָּא שֶׁבְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ; וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַצִּילֵנוּ מִיָּדָם. 

“And it is this promise that has stood for our ancestors and for us: not only one enemy has risen against us to destroy us, but in every generation they rise against us to destroy us, and the Holy One, blessed be He, saves us from their hands.” And since tonight is the second night of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, we say in Al HaNissim that Hashem, 

וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים עָמַדְתָּ לָהֶם בְּעֵת צָרָתָם — “You stood by them in their time of distress…” Hashem, we know You are standing by our side, but now we need to see Your G-dliness in a revealed light. 

We need a “תשועה גדולה ופורקן - a great salvation and redemption.” We need Your G-dliness revealed openly, NOW! 

Mi Ke’amcha Ba’elim, Hashem Who is like You, the Almighty G‑d? This is what the mighty Maccabees declared to Hashem, hence the source of their name. 

And I say: Mi Ke’amcha Yisrael Who is like You, the Almighty Israel? 

For those who would like to act and give tzedakah, you can donate here to support the victims and families.

Sign of the Times

 

Bondi Chanukah Terror Attack

 Video of shooting attack, may be distressing, sounds of gunshots

Report of latest news

Video of actual shooters firing at crowd. Distressing.

Chanukah Segulot

Art: Michoel Muchnik

It is considered important to sit opposite the lit Hanukkah candles for a full half hour after lighting and to look at the flames. This action is regarded as a Segula for the healing of one’s soul and one’s fears. It is related that the light of the Hanukkah candles is connected to the light that G-d created at the time of creation that was hidden away and will be revealed only at the End of Days - because this unique light was created before the idea of fear was brought in to the world, looking into the Hanukkah lights is supposed to alleviate fears.

Rabbi Yair Chaim Bacharach (1639-1702) promised that women who sit by the Hanukkah candles for a half hour will merit peace of mind for the entire year, a rare commodity in our days…

It is also related that the very first half hour of when the Hanukkah candles burn is considered an especially auspicious time for prayer - the angels are believed to sit above the candles and take the prayers directly up to Heaven.

The Slonimer Rebbe wrote that for those who have seen immodest sights- which is unfortunately almost unavoidable today - looking in to the flames of the Hanukkah candles erases those images from one’s memory.

It is considered important to use olive oil when lighting the Menorah, as olive oil is known for blessing the user with a good memory, wisdom and children who will rise above others in their wisdom in the same way that the olive oil floats above the water.

The Rabbi of Rodzin explained that there is a tremendous Segula on the eighth night of Hanukkah for those wanting an easy childbirth or children. He said that the things that the most righteous could not get granted at Neilah on Yom Kippur can be asked for by the simpleton on the eighth night of Hanukkah. Those who wish to be blessed with children should recite the verse from Psalms 80 that reads, “G-d of Hosts, return, we beseech You, look from the heaven and behold be mindful of this vine.” The vine is in reference to the woman who wishes to be as fruitful as a vine.

Source

Sun Getting Personal Now

Do you see what the sun is doing...?  It's sending out blue and yellow beams that reach the ground.

One of these beams appeared right in front of me a few weeks ago and I jumped out of the way, although it seems quite harmless.  It's got beams like an octopus' tentacles. That sunbeam is stretching 93 million miles to tap you on the shoulder.  [I don't know the people in the photo, it was posted on a weather group]

This is happening because the sunlight, i.e. the sun itself, is being squashed at the sides by the passing planets.  You can see the outline of them in these photos. We are seeing their DARK sides, their front sides are facing their sun which is behind or close by our sun.

A Miracle

Before G-d performs a miracle for a person, he first falls upon hard times - the extent of which is determined by the magnitude of the miracle.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

Mashiach ben Yosef will prepare the world for Mashiach ben David

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

Trusting Only in Hashem

Refuah Shelaimah David ben Esther Rivka

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

"Yet the chief wine butler did not remember Yosef, and he forgot him" [Vayeishev 40:23]

This verse seems redundant, noted the Maharam of Amshinov. Why must it state that "he forgot him" once it already informed us that "the chief wine butler did not remember Yosef".

The Rebbe answered: As soon as Yosef uttered his request to the chief wine butler he realized that he had sinned, as he had trusted in a human being instead of Hashem.  He therefore prayed to Hashem that the butler would forget his request entirely! And, indeed, "he forgot him".

Rashi explains that Heaven punished Yosef and made him remain in prison an additional two years because he placed his trust in the chief wine butler.

The Alter of Novarodok's (R' Yosef Yozel Horowitz) level of bitachon was legendary.

One night, the Alter was sitting alone in his house in the woods learning Torah by candlelight. He continued learning until his very last candle burned out.

The Alter was now left sitting in complete darkness and it saddened him that he would have to stop learning for lack of a candle. But then the Alter decided that he must strengthen his faith in Hashem and trust that He would provide him with all that he needed - including a candle.

The Alter quickly got up and opened the door of his home. At that very moment, a man stepped out of the forest, handed him a candle, and disappeared.

For twenty-five years, the Alter saved the candle as a remembrance of that miracle and to show his students that Hashem takes special care of those who sincerely trust Him.

But then a fire broke out in Novarodok.  The Alter's home was among the many homes that were destroyed in the fire.  The fire consumed everything that was in the house, including the wondrous candle.

"You should know" said the Alter to his students, "that Heaven made us lose the candle in order to teach us that we must trust in Hashem even when we have no proof that He will help us".

Storm Byron / Purple Skies

I don't think there's any doubt about the colour of the skies over Greece as Storm Byron came by.  Obvious culprit is the purple planet Atu.

Photo Source: BBC

A local photographer and storm chaser caught the dramatic lightning on a 150-second long exposure

You may seem more of this in Israel as Storm Byron is expected to arrive on Wednesday.

Jackpot

 

They say the streets of Las Vegas are deserted now, people are not flocking there as they used to.  

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I've already written this in the comments yesterday, but it really needs it's own post.

Counting from the date of the establishment of the State of Israel - May 14, 1948 - until the 7th day of Chanukah this year [Dec 21] - it will be 77 years, 7 months, and 7 days, which you can see for yourself by clicking here [thanks Yaak].

If you are unaware, our world is a world of 7 and the world of Moshiach is a world of 8.

Chanukah also represents the number 8.  

Seven symbolizes the Natural order, for G‑d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, which He made holy, thus creating the holy Shabbos. Seven, therefore, represents the whole of Creation, or Nature. 

 Eight, on the other hand, being higher than seven, symbolizes the Super-natural. The human brain is a creation of G‑d, and part of Nature. Human intelligence is therefore limited to the Natural order; anything which is above and beyond Nature is also above and beyond human understanding. [Source - The Significance of Eight]

Video: The Light of Moshiach is Already Here

Rabbi Moshe Chaim Eade

In this lesson, we uncover the deepest secrets of Chanukah, the 36 lights, the Hidden Light, Messiah and the Rambam’s teaching on Techiyat HaMeitim (resurrection). The Sages teach that Chanukah is a preview of the world to come. A taste of the light of Mashiach. A whisper of the future of humanity. In this video you’ll discover: ✨ Why the 36 lights of Chanukah represent the hidden light of Creation ✨ Why children naturally feel the light of Chanukah ✨ How the days of Mashiach will mirror Chanukah’s spiritual glow ✨ The Rambam’s final principle — resurrection is real, literal, and essential ✨ Torah sources that clearly predict the resurrection ✨ What the resurrection actually means for your life ✨ Why we will reunite with loved ones ✨ Why the body must return in perfection ✨ How Mashiach will usher in peace for all nations

 

Strange pink fog rolls over Sarasota, Florida 

Sumerian Tablets

 

The Sumerian cuneiform tablets have been translated by AI, and an interesting verse was quoted from it, referring to the end times.

"When the machine of thought awakens, the circle will close

the words of the sky will again be heard by the clay"

Machine of thought is interpreted as referring to AI.

"the clay" means humans

5,000-year-old cuneiform text is translated to English by a revolutionary AI system

An Eighth of an Eighth

"I have become unworthy through all the acts of kindness" [Vayishlach 32:11]

The Vilna Gaon was once asked to explain Chazal's statement [Sotah 5a]  "Said R'Chiya bar Ashi in the name of Rav: A Talmid chacham must have one-eighth of an eighth [of haughtiness]".  

Rashi explains that it is essential for a talmid chacham to possess this minute amount of pride in order to prevent those who are ignorant in Torah learning from making light of him and his words.  Why did Chazal choose specifically the measure of one-eighth of an eighth?

The term "one eighth of an eighth" answered the Gaon, is not a reference to a particular measure. Rather it is hinting at the eighth verse of the eighth parsha of the Torah.  The eighth portion in the Torah is Parshas Vayishlach, and the eighth verse of the parsha [32:11] begins with the word "katonti" - "I am very small".

While a talmid chacham must possess a certain amount of arrogance, it must be a "very small" amount.

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

Behind the Sun

Referring back to the Two Suns post, and the gas giant behind our sun.... you can clearly see it here in this video.  Now the guy talking is quite frantic with excitement or fear, I'm not sure which, and he may say a few suspect words, and there is some kind of female singing halfway, but you can turn the sound off if you want and just look at it.  He thinks it's a "mothership" - it's not a mothership, it's a gas giant.

The 10 Levels of Angels and their Spiritual Missions

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff - under 5 mins

Parsha Vayishlach - Moshiach is Coming! We are Not the Jews of the 1930s

Laivi Shor

The Geulah (Redemption) is Unfolding, Moshiach is Coming Soon!

Two Suns and a Rainbow Moon

I don't know where this was taken, but it's a genuine photo, I've checked it out, definitely not AI.

Original can be seen here.

Moon over Parkhills Missouri the other night.   Untouched, not AI, no filter.

I know people look at these photos and think they're made up.  I can assure you they are not.  This is constantly happening above our heads.  Once you have seen something with your own eyes, you'll understand.  

And here's another one we see all the time now, the giant halo around the sun and the blue line.   The halo was hardly ever seen until recently, and now it's being seen daily.  The blue line is something that's only been seen recently and that is also happening daily.

This is what is really going on.

Small in His Own Eyes

"[My merits] have become small" [Vayishlach 32:11]

When G-d shows His kindness to a person, it brings that person closer to G-d, causing his feeling of self-importance to diminish, since "everything is like nothing before G-d".

Therefore, it was precisely due to the fact that G-d had been so kind to Yaakov that he became small in his own eyes - for the kindness brought him closer to G-d, and so he felt that he was not worthy of G-d's promise to be saved.

Source: based on Tanya Igeres Hakodesh ch.2

How could Yaakov the patriarch fear that "perhaps... I have become soiled with sin" [Rashi v. 12] when surely he was aware that he had not sinned?

A tzadik is not static - he constantly grows spiritually from one level to the next.  After reaching a higher level, his previous actions are spiritually deficient compared to his current standing. They are thus considered as "sins", metaphorically speaking. [The Hebrew word for sin - chet - can also mean ''deficiency'' [see Kings 11:21]  Thus Yaakov was worried that perhaps due to such ''sins'' he was not worthy to be saved.

Source: based on Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe