The Imminent Unveiling of Mashiach

Rav Ron Chaya

This is my very rough translation, you can watch the video with subtitles in any language. Click the CC to activate, and click on the Settings cog to navigate to your language.

Just a note to say that Rav Chaya states that he has been talking about Moshiach for a long time, and so far he's always been wrong with his predictions.... however, this is what he is thinking now.

Rav Ron Chaya, speaking about how he came to Israel because he thought Moshiach was coming, many many years ago, and his entire family made Aliyah with him.... and they joke about Moshiach coming.... but since then we have arrived at a point where, after October 7, there has been a huge teshuva movement especially in Israel.  He also speaks about his stage four cancer, and the doctors who told him to go and enjoy his grand-children for as long as he had left, because there was no hope for him.  Then... he received an open miracle, when he returned to the doctor for his scan, there was no cancer there at all.

He says he was told that the majority of Israelis under 30 are religious, which is incredible.

It is written in Tractate Avodah Zara that two nations will survive until the end of days... and those two nations are Rome and Persia.  The war between Rome and Persia occurs before Moshiach comes.

So the war began and we were hopeful, and then the war ended and we were disappointed, but now we see the war has started up again.  So what happened? Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia called President Trump and told him he would invest a trillion dollars in the American economy, and more millions on weapons, plus he is committed to making peace with Israel.  This is very recent news, it only happened yesterday.

So b'ezrat Hashem, Trump is going to attack. Since the Iranians are allowing Russian and Chinese ships through, but not American ships, he is going to attack and stop the ships that have already passed through.  This means we will be at war with Russia and China as well as Iran.

"When the Russian boats pass through the Dardanels..... get ready for Moshiach"  Note: The tradition regarding Russian boats in the Dardanelles and the coming of Moshiach  is a prophecy attributed to the Vilna Gaon (Rabbi Elijah of Vilna, 18th century), which states that when Russian ships cross the Bosphorus/Dardanelles straits, it is a sign that the "steps of Moshiach" are being heard.

Rav Chaya says he thinks it will happen very quickly, as Trump doesn't like to drag things out.

We are still in Nissan.... and it says that in Nissan we were redeemed, and in Nissan we will be redeemed.

He repeats, Trump is not a patient person, it will probably happen very quickly. It's possible we could have Moshiach by Rosh Chodesh Iyar.  

A reminder that this is all speculation.

May we hear good news.

The Yanuka: Moshiach - Anytime - Suddenly

This video is in Hebrew but has an English voice over. There are also sub-titles.  However, you need to watch it on You Tube to access those things.  To watch it on You Tube click here.

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Corrupt Governments Can Force the Redemption

"If he has turned completely white, he remains pure" [Tazria 13:13]

R' Yochanan in Maseches Sanhedrin [98a] taught: "Mashiach, the son of David, will only come to a generation that is either entirely meritorious or entirely guilty".

This statement is difficult to understand, noted the Chasam Sofer (R' Moshe Sofer).  For while it is easily understood why a generation that is entirely meritorious would be worthy of receiving Mashiach, on what basis would a thoroughly guilty generation receive him?

We find a similar difficulty in the verse: "If he has turned completely white, he remains pure".  If a small affliction is considered impure, why is it considered pure when it covers the metzora's entire body?

We can answer both questions with one answer. Skin afflictions come upon an individual in order to inspire him to repent for his misdeeds.  Now, if his entire body has turned white, he will definitely be humbled to repent completely and sincerely. There is therefore no need to declare him impure.

The same applies to a generation that is completely guilty.  The way to awaken a generation that is full of sin is not with reproach but by sending them Mashiach ben David.  Then they will return to Hashem in complete repentance.

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

The Talmud states: "The son of David [Moshiach] will only come when every government becomes heretical".

Rabah said: "Where do we see [an allusion to] this in Scripture?  From the verse: "he has turned completely white, he is ritually pure." [Sanhedrin 97a]

Rashi explains: "Just like when the affliction has spread throughout the entire skin the person is ritually pure, so too when all the governments have become heretical, the redemption will come."

This sign of redemption could be seen as either:

a) A negative sign, that people have become so corrupt that G-d is forced, so to speak, to save the world and bring redemption.

b) A positive sign, that the world has become so refined that it is clear to everybody that any regime or government which is not based on Torah is heretical and corrupt.

This parallels the two views expressed above:

a) If the corruption of governments is a negative sign, it follows that G-d is "forced" to bring the redemption, so to speak, despite the world.  This corresponds to the view that the law ("he has turned completely white, he is ritually pure") is a super-rational decree of scripture, which is followed despite the fact that it is illogical.

b) But if the corruption of governments is a positive sign, it follows that G-d is bringing the redemption because the world has become good. This corresponds to the view that the law is logical.

Source: Based on Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe

Earmarked For Redemption: The Final Days of Nissan

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein - 3 min video

And Aharon Was Silent

As we return to whatever we call normal life following Pesach, I'm sure there are a lot of people feeling let down that we didn't see any trace of Moshiach.    However, this is not the time to give up.   The war is still going, Hormuz is still closed, the world is a mess, and no-one knows what lies ahead.

The following is by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto

Expressing thanks even after experiencing grief "And Aharon's sons, Nadav and Avihu, each took his pan… And fire went forth from before the L-rd and consumed them, and they died before the L-rd… And Aharon was silent" [Shemini 10:1-3]

Chazal say that when Aharon's two sons, Nadav and Avihu, died, the Torah praises Aharon by testifying, "And Aharon was silent," and he received reward for his silence. 

But there is another level which is even higher than that, as we find by David Hamelech, the Mashiach of Hashem. After all the troubles and grief that he experienced, he declared: "So that my soul will sing praises to You and not be silent." This implies that he even sings praises to Hashem for all his trials and hardships!... [Tiferet Shlomo]

Seudah Moshiach

 

President Trump issued a deadline for Iran for 8pm Tuesday night - which is the beginning of Shevi'i shel Pesach: the seventh night/day of Pesach.  It was on this day that the parting of the Red Sea occurred.

Something huge may happen.  Then again, nothing much may happen.  No-one knows where Trump is concerned, so this is not a prediction, but could it even be a possibility that we will indeed have a Seudah Moshiach the day after.....   ???

Acharon Shel Pesach, the last day of Pesach has a special connection to the coming of Moshiach and is celebrated accordingly, by partaking of Moshiach's Seudah [the meal of Moshiach..... sometimes known as the Third Seder]

The last day of Pesach  is celebrated by eating a special, festive banquet called Moshiach's seudah, a custom initiated by the Baal Shem Tov. The connection between the last day of Pesach and Moshiach is explained by the Tzemach Tzedek: "The last day of Pesach is the conclusion of that which began on the first night of Pesach. The first night of Pesach is our festival commemorating our redemption from Egypt by the Holy One, Blessed be He. It was the first redemption, carried out through Moshe Rabbeinu, who was the first redeemer; it was the beginning. The last day of Pesach is our festival commemorating the final redemption, when the Holy One, Blessed be He, will redeem us from the last exile through our righteous Moshiach, who is the final redeemer. The first day of Pesach is Moshe Rabbeinu's festival; the last day of Pesach is Moshiach's festival."

Pesach is the festival which celebrates freedom. The first day celebrates the redemption from the first exile; the last day celebrates the future redemption from the final exile. The two are intimately connected, the beginning and end of one process with G-d in the future redemption showing wonders "as in the days of your exodus from Egypt."

That Moshiach's festival is celebrated specifically on the last day of Pesach is not merely because Moshiach will redeem us from the last exile. Being last has a significance beyond mere numerical order, for that which is last performs a unique function. When the Jews journeyed in the desert after leaving Egypt, they marched in a specific order, divided into four camps. The last to march was the camp of Dan, which is described by Torah as "ma'asaf l'chol hamachanos" - "gatherer of all the camps." Rashi explains this as meaning that "The tribe of Dan...would journey last, and whoever would lose anything, it would be restored to him."

The concept of "gatherer of all the camps" - restoring lost property and making sure that nothing is missing - may be applied to various situations. The Baal Shem Tov, for example, taught that just as the Jews in the desert made forty-two journeys before they reached their final destination, Eretz Yisroel, so there are forty-two journeys in each Jew's individual life. The birth of a person corresponds to the initial journey when the Jews left the land of Egypt, and at each stage of life a Jew is somewhere in the middle of one of the forty-two journeys he must experience before he enters the next world.

Not only a person's entire life, but also every individual service to G-d has various stages or "journeys." In particular, the conclusion of a specific service acts as the "gatherer of all the camps" - to make sure that nothing is missing from that service. Pesach, it was noted earlier, is associated with the concept of redemption, and our service on Pesach is correspondingly directed towards hastening the arrival of the final redemption. But even if service on Pesach was deficient, if opportunities were missed, not all is lost: the last day of Pesach acts as "gatherer of all the camps" for the entire festival. Just as the tribe of Dan restored lost articles to their owners, so the last day of Pesach provides a Jew with the opportunity to rectify omissions in the service of Pesach, and thereby regain what is rightfully his.

Because Pesach is associated with the redemption through Moshiach and the last day of Pesach is the finish to and completion of Pesach, the last day of Pesach accordingly emphasizes the coming of Moshiach.

The notion of "gatherer of all the camps" applies not only to each individual Jew's life and service, but also to Jewry in general. The forty-two journeys between leaving Egypt and entering Eretz Yisroel took place in the desert, the "wilderness of the nations," which is an allusion to the period of exile when Jews sojourn amongst the nations of the earth. The forty-two journeys in the desert served as the means wherewith Jews left the limitations of Egypt.  Thus all the journeys undertaken until the Jews actually entered Eretz Yisroel may be viewed as part of the exodus from Egypt. So too with the journeys in the exile: until Jews merit the final redemption, they are still journeying to reach Eretz Yisroel.  In every generation, Jews are somewhere in the middle of one of those forty-two journeys.

As in the journeys in the desert, there is a "gatherer of all the camps" in the generations-long journey of Jews to the Messianic Era. Our present generation is that of "the footsteps of Moshiach," the last generation of exile. It is the "gatherer of all the camps" of all generations of Jews.

That this generation of exile is the "gatherer of all the camps" of all generations is not just because it is the last. Exile is not just punishment for sin.

The mission of Jews is to elevate and refine this corporeal world, to reveal G-dliness and to transform the physical into a dwelling place for G-d. Dispersed throughout the world in exile, Jews have been given the opportunity and the means to carry out this mission in all parts of the world.

This has been the Jews' task throughout their history. "Gatherer of all the camps" in this context means that if any portion of that task is missing, it now can be rectified. Thus the era of "gatherer of all the camps" is the era when the world will have been fully refined and G-dliness revealed: the Era of Moshiach.

It is for this reason that it is our generation which is that of "the footsteps of Moshiach" and "gatherer of all the camps." For the service of Jews throughout the generations has been all but completed, and only the finishing touches - "gatherer of all the camps" - is needed. We stand ready and prepared to greet Moshiach.

Moshiach, of course, could have come in previous generations. The Talmud, for example, relates that at the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, a cow lowed twice. The first time meant that the Beis HaMikdash was destroyed; the second time meant that Moshiach was born. In other words, the potential Moshiach was born immediately after the destruction and had the Jews merited it then, he would have been the actual Moshiach.

Although Moshiach could have come in previous generations, the future redemption nevertheless has a greater connection to our generation - just as the idea of Moshiach is emphasized on the last day of Pesach,  although the whole of Pesach is associated with the future redemption. For both are the concept of "gatherer of all the camps" and we accordingly celebrate Moshiach's seudah specifically on the last day of Pesach.

There is still more to the connection between the last day of Pesach and Moshiach. The prophet Yechezkel describes the exodus from Egypt - which took place on the first day of Pesach - as the birth of the Jewish nation.

The last day of Pesach, the eighth day, is therefore the day of the circumcision, which is "the beginning of the entry of the holy soul." Moshiach is the yechidah - the most sublime level of the soul - of the Jewish people. Until the body of Jewry has undergone circumcision it is not whole; its holy soul is missing. Moreover, the Alter Rebbe writes, the highest level of circumcision will take place in the future, when "The L-rd will circumcise your heart."

The Haftorah read on the last day of Pesach is also connected with the Messianic Era. It states: "The wolf will lie down with the lamb...He will raise a banner for the return...the earth will be full of the knowledge of the L-rd." All of these verses refer to the Messianic Era.

Thus the relationship between the last day of Pesach and Moshiach. But why do we mark this relationship by eating a meal?

Belief in Moshiach is a cardinal tenet of the Jewish faith, enshrined as one of Rambam's thirteen principles of belief: "I believe with perfect faith in the coming of Moshiach; and although he may tarry, I will wait for him every day that he shall come." But abstract belief is not enough. Our intellectual awareness must be translated into concrete action - by eating of Moshiach's seudah. Moreover, the food from Moshiach's seudah becomes part of our flesh and blood, and our faith in, and yearning for Moshiach permeates not just the soul's faculties but also the physical body.

Moshiach's seudah was initiated by the Baal Shem Tov, and there is good reason why it was by him specifically. In a famous letter to his brother in law, R. Gershon of Kitov, the Baal Shem Tov tells of the time he experienced an elevation of the soul to the highest spheres. When he came to the abode of Moshiach, he asked, "When will the Master come?" to which Moshiach replied, "When your wellsprings shall spread forth to the outside." In other words, it is the Baal Shem Tov's teachings - Chassidus - which will bring Moshiach, and it is therefore particularly appropriate that it was the Baal Shem Tov who initiated Moshiach's seudah on the last day of Pesach.

In the time of the Baal Shem Tov, the principal element of the seudah was matzah. The Rebbe Rashab, fifth Rebbe of Chabad, added the custom of drinking four cups of wine. Matzah is poor man's bread, flat and tasteless. Wine, in contrast, not only possesses taste, but induces joy and delight, to the extent that our Sages say, "Shirah (song) is said only over wine."

Chabad Chassidus conveys the concepts of Chassidus, first propounded by the Baal Shem Tov, in an intellectual framework, enabling them to be understood by a person's Chochmah (wisdom), Binah (understanding/developmental), and Da'as (conclusive) - ChaBaD. And when a person understands something - in this case the concepts of Chassidus - he enjoys it that much more. Chabad, in other words, introduced "taste" and "delight" into Chassidic doctrines, which until then were accepted primarily on faith alone.

The four cups of wine also allude to the Messianic Age, for which the dissemination of Chassidus - especially Chabad Chassidus - is the preparation. The four cups symbolize: the four expressions of redemption; the four cups of retribution G-d will force the nations of the world to drink; the four cups of comfort G-d will bestow upon the Jews; the four letters of G-d's Name which will be revealed; the four general levels of repentance.

[Source: Sichah of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Acharon Shel Pesach, 5742]

The Delay of the Redemption

Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radin, zt"l, devoted a substantial portion of his day to arouse Jewish people's awareness to the prohibition of lashon hara, and he even wrote a sefer on the subject. 

The Chafetz Chaim believed that one of the main reasons for the lengthiness of our Exile was because of negligence and ignorance concerning one's proper speech. (As he put it, there is a lot of ignorance concerning this matter and people are used to saying whatever they want, without considering whether it is permissible or perhaps constitutes rechilut or lashon hara).

[Source: Rabbi David Hanania Pinto]

Wishing everyone a wonderful Pesach.  May we hear good news!

This is What You Were Selected For

 

''Moshe then said to Aharon: ''Draw near to the altar'' [Shemini 9:7]

Rashi explains that Aharon was embarrassed and afraid to approach the altar.  Moshe therefore said to him ''Why are you embarrassed? This is what you were selected for.''

The Baal Shem Tov elucidated Rashi's words.  Moshe was saying to Aharon: Why are you embarrassed?  It is specifically due to the fact that you possess the character trait of humility and that you feel ashamed before Hashem that you were chosen to be the Kohen - ''This is what you were selected for!"

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

The Hidden Role of America in the Final Redemption

Rabbi Tovia Singer

Choshech: Darkness - The Test of Faith

This is Rav Amnon Yitzchak.  

I don't know if this will happen, or how it will happen, but if it does.... just know that it's the final test.

War against Amalek: From Purim to Pesach

This Rabbi tells of a war that will be against Amalek. It will start on Purim and will end on the evening of Pesach.  

As we know, this war began three days before Purim, but bear in mind that the 11 Adar is the earliest date that the Megillah can be read.

Sefer B'nei Yissaschar, by R’ Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov [1783-1841] … 

And with this, consider/reflect [on] that which we will begin to explain in the laws of Pesach, on the day of Purim precisely, the day Amalek is enlivened/revived, and behold, the Kabbalah of the previous generations was received into our hands, see Tikunei Zohar [51]. 

That in the future, quickly, in our days, [will be the] war [of] Amalek, and his revival will be on the evening of the Chag of Pesach, behold yours before you, and the start [is] on the day of Purim, and the conclusion and the end/completion [is] on the evening of Pesach/Erev Pesach, they are 720 hours, a total of 3 times “Amalek, ” to nullify/cancel/remove [the] shiur komah [the dimensions of the body] [of] the klipah completely in thought, speech and deed/action, and by this you will understand [the] reason [for] bedikat chametz/the search for chametz.

H/t Shalom 70 on FB

As the war began three days before Purim, can we expect it to end three days before Pesach?

I don't know, it's a question not a statement.  For your info.... 720 hours is 30 days.

Heating Up

This blog may not be updated as I have a ton of Pesach things to do, and honestly .... the world is so insane at the moment that I just want to disappear.

I will leave you with this video of our two suns.... as you can see there are two lens flares to match the two sources of light.   Yes we have two suns, and the second sun has an entire solar system passing us by daily, which is why parts of the USA are experiencing a great deal of heat way too early in the season.

35 Years On...

Saddam Hussein initiated the Gulf War by ordering the invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. 

The current war with Iran is also in the Persian Gulf and again we see oil and gas supplies being destroyed, just as the Kuwaiti oil wells were set alight in 1991.  History repeating itself.  

The same prophecy that was discussed by Rav Laniado 470 years ago in Sefer Kli Paz. 

Isaiah 34:  [6]The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Botzrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. 

[8]For the LORD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the Controversy/Cause of Zion.  [9]And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch/tar, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch/tar. 

The last pasuk speaks of burning oil wells. 

On 27 Menachem Av 5750 / 18 August 1990, the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Sicha on Shabbat Parshat Re'eh  linked the Gulf War in 1990/91 with the coming of Moshiach.

Moshiach didn't arrive in 1991, unfortunately, and somehow we've made it to 2026 and this new war in the Gulf. However, the Rebbe's words about the coming of Moshiach apply just as well to this current war, as they did to the previous one in 1990, especially bearing in mind that the 1991 war ended on Purim, and the 2026 war began three days before Purim, which was actually the day Queen Esther began her three day fast.  

This is what the Rebbe said in 1990:

May this lead to the time when we see the Third Beis HaMikdash openly revealed on this earthly plane. This is particularly relevant at present when we see the omens portending the Messianic redemption mentioned by our Sages. In particular, it is significant to cite a passage from the Yalkut Shimoni which has been publicized in recent weeks: 

Rabbi Yitzchok declared: In the year when the Messianic king will come, all the gentile nations will challenge one another. The King of Persia will challenge an Arab king and the Arab king will go to Aram for advice. The King of Persia will then destroy the entire world. All the nations of the world will panic and become frightened, falling on their faces, suffering contractions like labor pains. The Jews will also panic and become frightened, asking, “Where will we go? Where will we go?” [G‑d will then reveal Himself, and] tell them: “My children, you need not fear. Everything which I did, I did for your sake. Why are you frightened?... The time for your redemption has come.” 

"This ultimate redemption will not resemble the first redemption which was followed by aggravation and subjugation to other powers. After the ultimate redemption, there will be no aggravation and subjugation to other powers.” Our Sages taught: When the Messianic king will come, he will stand on the roof of the Beis HaMikdash and call out to the Jews, “Humble ones, the time for your redemption has come.” [Yalkut Shimoni, Yeshayahu 499]

Everyone should realize that there is no reason to become frightened and we have the promise: “The time for your redemption has come.” 

May we see Mashiach standing on the roof of the Beis HaMikdash and may he announce: “Mashiach is here.”

Source: includes full sicha and footnotes

H/t to Rabbi Reuven Wolf for the info.

G-d Didn't Make a Miracle in Iran; He Did Something Much Bigger

Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson

The Secret Behind the Fall of Iran

The Strait of Hormuz, the Burial Site for Satan!

Rabbi Reuven Wolf - he's Live as I am blogging this, but you'll be able to watch the whole video when the Livestream has ended.

He's also talking about the Kli Paz prophecy as well as the Yalkut Shimoni and more.

"The end of the Angel of Death will happen in Hormuz"

"This is all out war against everything that is dark and evil in the world."

The Month of Nissan

The sun over the Netherlands - not AI

The first mention of the name Nissan is in Megilas Esther when Haman draws lots to decide which day of the year he will kill the Jews. This event, says the Megila, took place in the month of Nissan. The Bnei Yisaschar says the name Nissan is for “Nissim” miracles. It is a month of open miracles where Hashem turned the natural world on its head to rescue His beloved nation. The Torah tells us this special time was planned from the creation of the world and will always be a time of miracles and redemption for Am Yisroel for all generations.

נס

The word Nes is made of the letters “Nun” and “Samech”. The gemara tells us [Brachos 4b] that although in “Ashrei” each pasuk starts with the next consecutive letter of the Aleph Bais, the pasuk beginning with Nun is omitted. This is because a pasuk with “Nun” speaks of the downfall of Klal Yisroel. “Nafla Lo Sosif Kum Besulas Yisroel”. Even though Dovid left out the Nun he still supported it with Ruach HaKodesh, as the pasuk after the missing Nun that starts with the letter Samech says, “Someich Hashem L’Chol HaNoflim”; Hashem supports all those who have fallen.

This, says the Bnei Yisaschar, is the significance of the word and month “Nissan”. It is the month that Hashem lifts up his downtrodden nation, both in the time of Galus Mitzrayim and also in the day of Moshiach Sheyavo Bimheira Biyameinu.

Daily Miracles

A crowd in Tel Aviv cheers as an in-coming missile is taken out.

Overcoming Obstacles

Art Lucy Almey Bird

Always remember: You are never given an obstacle you cannot overcome. 

[Rebbe Nachman of Breslov]

The Rebbe Maharash innovated the concept of "L'chatchila ariber".  The approach of l'chatchila ariber teaches that if we come upon an obstacle to a task we are involved in, or an obstacle to a mitzva or project or good deed which comes our way (or we pursue), we should overcome the obstacle in the most direct manner. 

The Rebbe Maharash explained that while some people propose that when confronted with an obstacle the best route is to go around, or under it -- but the Rebbe Maharash says: "And I say one has to go l'chatchila ariber [from the start, go over it]."

"Trust the Plan"

This was too good not to share.  From "Shabbos Kestenbaum" 

Shabbos Kestenbaum 

On January 17th I called a friend of mine at the White House to express concerns about Tucker Carlson visiting the Oval Office. She answered rather cryptically: "just trust the plan." 

Little did I know the plan meant "we know Tucker is speaking to the Iranians so we're using him as a useful idiot to bait the Ayatollah and kill off the IRGC leadership. Oh and then we'll arrest him for espionage when this is over."

The Ezekiel-Zechariah Prophecy Is Unfolding!

Rabbi Tovia Singer

In case you were in any doubt.... yes it is happening.

Do Something Extra

 The sun.... images taken over the last few days.

If you want something extra.... then you must do something extra.

If there is something that seems out of reach, then commit to an extra mitzvah.

Star of Moshiach, Nova in Corona Borealis, Shabbos March 14, 2026 ?

Laivi Shor

" A Star will Shoot out of Yaakov", the Zohar on Parsha Balak says Hashem will put a fixed star into the heavens. Is this long awaited star, the Nova Star in the Constellation of Corona Borealis?

Note: Shabbos is 25 Elul.  Elul is the sixth month if counting from Tishrei.  

"The Kochav Yaakov will be seen on the 25th day of the sixth month".... which we normally assume to be Elul.... but these days everything is upside down.  

A Miracle Moshiach Announcement

Rav Ron Chaya - French with subtitles - under 2 minutes

The son of the man who distributes the "Hashgacha Pratis" weekly newsletter is a 17 year old non-verbal boy.  It is well-known that this boy does not speak at all.

This week he suddenly spoke, and the father excitedly called Rav Yekutiel Fish, who is well-known for his Geula forecasts.... and told him what the son said.

The son woke up one morning and said "Moshiach is coming", and then during breakfast he repeated it again "Moshiach is coming".

Send Me An Angel

An Angel is a messenger - "malach" in Hebrew. An Angel has no free will, they are intermediaries between G-d and the world.... so there is no point "praying" to an angel as advised by some "spiritual" sites. We pray to G-d and only G-d.

There are good and bad angels. The Satan is the worst of all.

Angels can come to earth when sent on a mission. As angels are only made of the elements of air and fire, it is very difficult for an angel to come to earth, they have to concentrate very hard, to focus themselves here. That is why they vanish suddenly when their mission is complete.

Sometimes only one person will see the angel..... sometimes many will see it. You will not realise it is an angel, it may have taken the form of a human in order to carry out its task. Often people are given tests by angels, appearing as beggars, asking for money or help.

The angels such as those who spoke to Abraham and Jacob were purely spiritual forces which appeared in human form.

Before a baby is born, an angel teaches the baby Torah in the womb:

The Talmud says :

A candle is lit on his head and he is able to see from one end of the world until the other end .... There isn't a better period for a person than these days [in the womb] ... They [the angels] teach him all of Torah ... and as he enters the world, an angel hits him on his mouth and he forgets it [to be recalled later throughout the course of his life through learning]. [Niddah 30b]

For every mitzvah (or good deed) a person does, an angel is created. This angel defends you in the Heavenly Court. And when we sin, or tell lies, or harm others.... we create for ourselves a prosecuting angel.

According to Maimonides, the degree of Divine Providence you experience is directly proportional to your attachment to God, and therefore the commandments which create that attachment are the true "guardian angels" of a person.

Rebbe Meir says: "If a person does one commandment, he is given one angel to guard over him; if he does many commandments, he is given many angels."

The angels that accompany us, watching over us, are our own, the ones we have created with each commandment we do. We might imagine that when we leave this world we'll be accompanied by millions of angels, but our Sages teach us otherwise. We are told that the quality of the angel depends on the quality of our mitzvah. It's a long way to the World to Come, and sometimes a person can arrive there with only one angel because all the others fell by the wayside, too weak to complete the journey. In order to create a powerful angel, we have to do each commandment "like fire," in Hebrew, K'AiSh, K = Kavanah (intent), A = Ahavah (love), and S = Simchah (joy), with deep intent, love, and joy.

Everything is by Divine Providence. If a leaf is turned over by a breeze, it is only because this has been specifically ordained by G-d to serve a particular function within the purpose of creation. [Ba'al Shem Tov]

The Talmud teaches that in many matters G-d controls the world through intermediaries (angels). In fact, the Talmud states that there are only three keys that G-d didn’t give over to intermediaries. They are: the Key of Rain (parnosa/sustenance), the Key of Childbirth, and the Key of Techias HaMaisim (the Revival of the Dead).

The Shocking Arrival of Elijah Before the Messiah — What Will Happen?

H/t Sherry

Rabbi Tovia Singer

Yarzheit 21 Adar: The Rebbe of Rebbes

"Today, in our bitter exile, there are people who receive ruach hakodesh more easily than in the time of the prophets." [Noam Elimelech]

Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk [known as "The Rebbe of Rebbes"]  was the student of Dov Ber of Mezerich, the brother of Meshulam Zushia of Anipoli. He was born in 1717, and died on 21 Adar in 1786  [ this year - 10 March]

During the lifetime of Dov Ber of Mezerich he traveled widely with his brother all over Poland to spread Hassidism. After Dov Ber's death, Rebbe Elimelech settled in Lizhensk and attained great fame, thanks to his lofty life. During his lifetime, Lizhensk was turned into a center of Polish-Galician Hassidism. There, many famous Tzadikim and Hassidic activists of Galicia were educated and obtained their inspiration during the 18th century.

Rebbe Elimelech is the author of “Noam Elimelech” [Lvov 1798], a book of commentaries on the Pentateuch. In that book, the role of a Tzadik is set out and explained, and the doctrine of Hassidism is explained in greater detail. This book was subject to an intense investigation by the opponents of Hassidism. Many of his expositions are published in his work “Darche Tzedek”, and other works.

The Melitzer Rebbe shlit'a, a direct descendant of the "Noam Elimelech", stated that Rebbe Yisroel of Ruzhin said that 500 years before Rebbe Elimelech was born, the world received abundance in his merit. Now, after his death, even more so!

It is said that Rabbi Elimelech promised anyone who would visit his grave that they would not leave this world without teshuva.



Kever of Rabbi Elimelech in Lizensk, Poland [Photo: יהונתן וואקסמאן]

Ohel of Rebbe Elimelech, Lizensk Poland [Photo: יהונתן וואקסמאן]

After Rebbe Elimelech passed away, Rebbe Reb Zisha of Hanipoli was approached by his brother’s students to be their new leader. Rabbi Zisha declined and explained his reason with a parable. “The possuk in Bereshis 2:10 states “And a river went forth from Eden to water the garden and from there it split into four paths.”

The Torah is eternal and alludes to all events above and below for all generations. Eden alludes to our holy master the Baal Shem Tov. The river was his student the holy Mezitcher Maggid. The garden refers to my brother the Rebbe Elimelech.

This then is the meaning: a river flows from Eden to water the garden, the Torah flows as water from the Baal Shem Tov by way of the Mezritcher Maggid to the Rebbe Elimelech. From there it separates into four paths: they are :

1.The Holy Rebbe the Chozeh or Seer of Lublin;

2.The Holy Rebbe Avodas Yisrael the Koznitzer Maggid;

3. The Holy Rebbe Mendel Rimanover; and

4.The Holy Ohev Yisrael the Apta Rav.

Stories of Noam Elimelech

The Light of The Rebbe’s Prayer Sash

related by the Rabbi of Madin, grandson of the Ropshitzer

Rebbe Elimelech had a custom that after the afternoon Mincha service he would converse with his close followers. He would then proceed to a special private room to pray the evening Maariv service alone in seclusion, purity and sanctity.

Rabbi Naftali Ropshitzer, a student of the Rebbe always yearned to also be in that room. He constantly wished to see the deeds of his Rebbe and how he prayed at that time. Once he stole into the room unnoticed and hid beneath the bed. The holy Rebbe entered and closed the door behind him. He took his “gartel,” the traditional sash or belt used by Hassidim for prayer and preceded to fasten it about himself.

The first time he wound the sash about his waist the whole house was filled with an awesome unbelievable light. The second time he tied the gartel winding it around, the light grew in intensity until the Ropshitzer could no longer endure it. He grew weak and found himself fainting. He called out in a loud voice.

Rebbe Elimelech heard the cries of distress coming from his student and recognized their source. “Naftali my son are you here?” the Rebbe asked. “Fortunately, you did not remain here for the third and final time I wound the gartel. If you had remained your soul would have surely left your body from the intensity of the great light. Therefore leave now.”

An unusual guest for Tea

related in the name of The Shinover Rebbe

The author of the Hasidic work Maor va’Shemesh was a student of the Rebbe Elimelech. Once he asked the Rebbe Elimelech to be allowed to serve him, thereby learning directly from his Rebbe. Rebbe Elimelech conceded and asked him for a cup of tea. After preparing the tea, the student entered the room to give it to the Rebbe. Inside he saw the awesome figure of an old man sitting beside Rebbe Elimelech. He was overcome by fear, trembling and shaking so much so that he dropped the cup spilling the tea on the floor and ran out.

Later Rebbe Elimelech saw his student and asked him why he hadn’t given him the tea he requested. He answered that he had brought it but when he saw the figure of the old man he was so frightened he spilled the tea. The Rebbe then said to him in Yiddish “Oy vey iz das kind voos ken nisht kiken dem taten in poonim arayn: Woe is to the child who cannot look his own father in the face.” That old man you saw was none other than our forefather Avraham peace be upon him!

More information can be found at : JewishGen

Who Will Build the Third Temple - Man or G-d?

 

Art: Alex Levin

From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

A Building of the Heavens or of the Earth 

There is a classic difference of opinion between our Rabbis regarding the construction of the Third Beis HaMikdash. The Rambam states [1] that the Beis HaMikdash will be built by man, more specifically by Mashiach. Indeed, its construction will be one of the signs of Mashiach’s advent.

Rashi, [2] by contrast, explains that the Beis HaMikdash has al­ready been constructed by G‑d and exists in the Heavenly realms, waiting for the time when it will descend to the earth. For the Third Beis HaMikdash will be “the Sanctuary of G‑d, established by Your hands.” [3] When the setting within the world is appropriate, this Heavenly structure will descend and become an actual reality within our material world.

Each of these views is based upon sources in the works of our Sages. [4] There is, however, a unique historical point which supports the Rambam’s position. Our Sages relate [5] that in the era of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananiah, the Romans granted the Jews permission to rebuild the Beis HaMikdash. Joyous at the opportunity they were granted, our people rushed to begin the preparations for building only to have the project thwarted by the intervention of the Samaritans. What is significant, however, is that they planned to build the Beis HaMikdash through their own efforts; they did not wait for it to descend from the heavens.

Will We Be Worthy?

This account can, however, be reconciled with Rashi’s view. To explain: Our Sages [6] note the apparent contradiction between two verses describing the coming of Mashiach. One verse states:[7] “Behold, one like a son of man came on the clouds of heaven.” It is, however, also written: [8] “Your king will come... like a poor man riding on a donkey.” In resolution, our Sages explain that if the Jews are found worthy, Mashiach will come “on the clouds of heaven”; if they do not merit, he will come “like a poor man riding on a donkey.” Similarly, in other contexts, our Sages de­scribe one course for the Redemption if the Jews’ conduct is meritorious, and another, if, heaven forbid, such merits are lacking. [9]

In the present context as well, it can be explained that the ultimate conception of the Beis HaMikdash is a Heavenly struc­ture to descend from above. If, however, the Jews are not wor­thy of such a sanctuary, the Beis HaMikdash will still return in the Era of the Redemption. It will, however, be a structure built by man, and not by G‑d.

On this basis, we can also resolve the difficulty cited above. When the Romans granted the Jews the opportunity to rebuild the Beis HaMikdash, the people must have been somewhat dis­appointed that the Beis HaMikdash did not descend from heaven. Nevertheless, the realization that they had not been found worthy of a heavenly structure did not dampen their en­thusiasm for building a sanctuary to the fullest extent of their human potential. [10]

Concrete Elucidation of Yechezkel’s Prophecies

Another possible resolution can be offered based on the Rambam’s statements shortly after the beginning of Hilchos Beis HaBechirah: [11]

The structure which Shlomo built is already described in the [Book of] Melachim. Similarly, the structure which will be constructed in the future era [is described in the Book of] Yechezkel. Nevertheless, the description there is not explained or elucidated.

[Therefore,] the people who constructed the Second [Beis HaMikdash] in the time of Ezra, built it according to the [basic] design [employed by] Shlomo, incorporat­ing the elements which were explicitly detailed by Yechezkel.

It can be explained that Mashiach will lead the people in the construction of those dimensions of the Beis HaMikdash which can be grasped by human intellect. Afterwards, since the dimensions of Yechezkel’s prophecies which we cannot com­pre­hend will be left incomplete, they will be revealed from Heaven by G‑d.

When That Which is Hidden Will Emerge

Another approach to rec­oncile Rashi’s view and that of the Rambam is based on our Sages’ interpretation of the verse, “Her gates sank in the earth.” [12] Our Sages relate [13] that the gates of the Beis HaMikdash were fashioned at the order of King David. This endowed them with an eternal invulnerability. [14] When the Babylonians laid waste to the Beis HaMikdash, the gates were not destroyed. In­stead, they were swallowed by the earth.

In the Era of the Redemption, the entire Beis HaMikdash will descend from the heavens with the exception of the gates, which will ascend from the earth. Mashiach will then connect the gates to the Beis HaMikdash. Our Sages explain [15] that con­necting the gates to a building is considered as equivalent to the construction of the entire edifice.

Adding Divine Perfection to Human Effort

Moreover, it can be ex­plained that the two concep­tions are, in no way, contradic­tory. Building the Beis HaMik­dash is a mitzvah incumbent on the Jewish people. [16] In the Era of the Redemption, when it will become possible to fulfill all the mitz­vos, we will also be obli­gated to rebuild the Beis HaMik­dash. Within that structure which man will erect, however, will descend and be enclothed “the Sanctuary of G‑d,” which is waiting in the heavens.

Mankind is obligated to create a Sanctuary for G‑d within the context of our material world. After that is completed to the fullest extent of our human potential, the inner essence of the Beis HaMikdash will be revealed — that it is “the Sanctuary of G‑d,” possessing a dimension of perfection which utterly sur­passes any possible work of mortal man.

* * *

May we witness the actual resolution of this issue in the immediate future, with the coming of the Redemption and the rebuilding — or the descent — of the Beis HaMikdash. “And then, the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to G‑d, as in the days of old and as in bygone years.”[17]

Adapted from Likkutei Sichos of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, Vol. XI, p. 98; XVIII, p. 418-419; Vol. XXVII, p. 205.

FOOTNOTES
1. Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Melachim 11:1,4.
2. Sukkah 41a, Rosh HaShanah 30a. See also Tosafos, Sukkah, loc. cit.
3. Shmos 15:17.
4. The Rambam’s view appears based on the Jerusalem Talmud, Megillah 1:11, Pesachim 9:1, Vayikra Rabbah 9:6, and Bamidbar Rabbah, 13:2. Rashi’s view has its source in the Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei, sec. 11, the Zohar I, 28a, and other texts.
5. Bereishis Rabbah 64:10.
6. Sanhedrin 98a.
7. Daniel 7:13.
8. Zechariah 9:9.
9. See the essay “Two Periods Within the Era of the Redemption,” in the text I Await His Coming, which discusses this issue at length.
10. Significantly, in the era of Rabbi Yehoshua, there was no particular individual dis­tinguished as Mashiach. Nevertheless, the people planned to build the Beis HaMikdash. It was only in a later generation that it was revealed that it would be Mashiach who would build the Third Beis HaMikdash.
11. Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 1:4. See the essay “How We Can Build the Beis HaMikdash” which elaborates on this concept.
12. Eichah 2:9.
13. Bamidbar Rabbah 15:13, Eichah Rabbah on the verse cited.
14. Sotah 9a.
15. See Bava Basra 53b; see also Shaarei Zohar to Sukkah 41a.
16. Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 1:1. See also the conclusion of the discussion of the positive mitzvos in Sefer HaMitzvos, which states that building the Beis HaMikdash is an obligation incumbent on the Jewish people as a communal entity.
17. Malachi 3:4.

Original Article: Chabad.org

The Messianic Secret of the Destruction of Iran

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

 

Persia will fall to Edom and Mashiach will arrive after 9 months

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

Iran, Jerusalem & the War the Bible Predicted

Rabbi Tovia Singer - 15 min video

"the final war .............. the precursor event to the coming of the Messiah"

Iran Threatens Nuclear War

 

Does anyone else remember reading about a nuclear missile being launched from Iran [or anywhere] towards Israel.... and then it hangs in the air..... it just stops.  I read it many years ago but I have no idea where I read it.  I think this is one of the things that would cause people to believe in Hashem.  

So today Iran has threatened nuclear war, just as foretold in the code in the Megillah clearly stating this year 5786:  Megillat Esther 5786 

BREAKING — Iran to hit Dimona nuclear reactor if Israel & US try “regime change” again.

"If US and Israel pursue a 'regime change' scenario in practice, our final effective missiles will target Dimona nuclear reactor and all regional energy infrastructure.  This is a scenario we have already prepared for, a senior military official told @IranNuances.

https://x.com/UK_REPT/status/2029242983724261578

Mashiach ben Yosef isn’t who you think he is

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

Chag Purim Sameach

Purim Segulot Part 1

Purim Segulot Part 2

Video: The Mystical Interpretation of V'nahafoch Hu - Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

 

Don't forget the Blood Moon tonight.

Downfall of Iran, Purim & The End Of Days

Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer 

"The showdown between the West and Iran/Persia will be the last war prior to Moshiach's arrival, and Tosfos says explicitly that .... Persia/Iran will fall at the hand of the West  .... and will be preceding Moshiach's arrival.

"Persia will fall and have a bitter end and will never rise again."

In this powerful and urgent message, we explore: 

 📖 Talmud Yoma 10 — Persia and the West before Mashiach 

 📜 Tosafot’s interpretation of the final war 

 📚 Abarbanel, Maharsha, and Vilna Gaon on the End of Days 

 🎭 Why Purim may be the key to understanding current events 

 ✡️ The Midrash about Purim never being nullified 

 🔥 Why this moment is not just historic — but prophetic 

 🤝 The ultimate obligation: Jewish unity 

 The message is clear: The same Persia that rose against us in the days of Haman will return in the End of Days — and once again, salvation will come through unity. “Lech K’nois es kol haYehudim.” Nothing blocks redemption except disunity. If this message speaks to you — share it.

Short video: under 4 minutes

This is Gog and Magog. Here’s what you MUST do!

Thoughts and prayers to all in Israel  -  terrible news about the loss of lives in Bet Shemesh..... may we all hear good news soon.

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

"Mashiach Will Be Groomed in a Palace in Arabia"

H/t Rivka

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

 

Thoughts on the Death of Khamenei

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff - 3 min video

The Purim Codes

This year we have the Megillat Esther Code 5786 which you can see here.

And every year we have this famous code.

[adapted from Keeping Posted with NCSY, Fall 1999 edition and also from Torah.org article by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld]

There is a famous "code" in Megillat Esther :- towards the end of the story, King Ahashveirosh allows the Jews to avenge themselves of their enemies on the 13th day of Adar. In Shushan, the capital, the Jews kill 500 men and hang Haman's ten sons on a gallows. Queen Esther then approaches the King with an additional request: "...allow the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow as they did today, and let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows" [Esther 9:13]. It's curious that she would request the hanging of Haman's already slain sons. Nevertheless, the King complies.

The Hebrew word for "tomorrow" ["machar"] occasionally refers to the distant future [which is NOW... Devorah] Further, the Sages tell us that whenever the word "king" appears in the Megillah it alludes to the King of kings as well. Thus, the verse could be understood as a request by Esther to G-d to again hang the ten sons of Haman at some point in the distant future. Now, when the Megillah lists the ten sons of Haman during their hanging [Esther 9:7-9] there are a number of unusually-sized letters. [There is a tradition to write certain letters in the Torah larger or smaller than the standard size.]

According to the most accepted tradition, there is a large 'vav' [numerical value = 6] and a small 'tav' [400], 'shin' [300] and 'zayin' [7]. The following suggestion has been made: The large vav refers to the sixth millennium [of the Hebrew calendar]; the small letters refer to year 707 of that millennium. The meaning, then, is that G-d agreed to hang Haman's ten sons again in the year 5707 = 1946-7.

When listing the ten sons of Haman who were hanged [Esther 9:6-10], three letters, namely Taf, Shin, and Zayin, are written smaller than the rest [most printed texts reflect this; if yours doesn’t, look in another]. The commentaries offer no explanation for this other than that it is a prophecy. The letters "Taf-Shin-Zayin" represent the Hebrew year 5707, corresponding to the secular year 1946-47.

On October 16, 1946 (21 Tishrei, 5707) ten convicted Nazi war criminals were hanged in Nuremberg. (An eleventh, Hermann Goering, a transvestite, committed suicide in his cell. The Midrash tells us that Haman also had a daughter who committed suicide.) As if the parallel were not obvious enough without further corroboration, Nazi Julius Streicher’s last words were: "PURIM FEST 1946!". [In case you question the accuracy of Streicher’s last words, they are are well-documented; they appeared in Newsweek, October 28, 1946]

It is fairly safe to assume that (a) Streicher did not know about the three small letters in the Megilla, (b) he did not know that these letters corresponded to the year in which he was being hanged, and (c) even had he known, he would have had no motivation to reinforce the validity of Jewish texts, traditions, or prophecies. One could not ask for a more independent confirmation of the all encompassing knowledge to be found in the Sifrei Tanach.

Rabbi Weissmandl - a great Hungararian scholar and holocaust survivor - made a number of findings concerning Megillat Esther using skip distances of 12,111 letters - the exact number of letters in Megillat Esther. If one starts with the first regular mem [as opposed to the "final mem"] in Bereishis 4:14, where the name Esther [vocalized differently] appears for the only time in the Torah, and count at intervals of 12,111 letters, one finds spelled out the phrase "Megillat Esther." Coincidence? I think not.