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.

Shabbat Zachor

 

On the Shabbat before Purim, the holiday on which we celebrate the foiling of Haman the Amalekite's plot to destroy the Jewish people, the weekly Torah reading is supplemented with the Zachor ("Remember!") reading [Devarim 25:17-19] in which we are commanded to remember the evil of Amalek and to eradicate it from the face of the earth. 

When the Israelites left Egypt, no nation dared pick a fight with them. Who would start up with a people whose G‑d just smacked around the mighty Egypt with ten awesome plagues, and drowned the surviving few in the sea? Only Amalek, driven by profound hatred which defied logic, came to wage battle. 

According to many Halachic authorities, there is a Biblical requirement for all men to hear the special Zachor reading. 

The special Zachor haftorah [I Samuel 15:2-34] discusses G‑d's command to King Saul to destroy the people of Amalek. 

"Parshat Zachor" is the second of four special readings added during or immediately before the month of Adar (the other three being Shekalim, Parah and Hachodesh). 

Click here for the Zachor Reading along with commentary and insights; click here for more on Amalek.

Source: Chabad

"This is the war of Gog u Magog"

Rabbi Tovia Singer

“What’s Unfolding In Iran Right Now Is ALL Messianic Prophecy”

He gives a real understanding of what Gog u Magog actually means.  

 

@ 27:23

"That is what's coming, a complete unification of the world, and all the enemies of G-d..... if they continue in their ways.... they will be destroyed."

Is 5786 the Year of Mashiach?

Rabbi Yossi Saadeh

Thank you to the anonymous commenter who sent this.

Your Enemies Shall Shrink Before You

ME'AM LOEZ - The Torah Anthology - The Book of Esther

via Pasuk Post [links to FB]

Haman took the robes and the horse and dressed Mordecai. He led him on horseback through the main boulevard of the city and called before him, "Thus shall be done to the man whom the king wishes to honor." [Esther 6:11]

Seeing that he had no choice, Haman went to the royal storehouse, depressed and defeated. He was in a state of shock and could hardly walk. He took the king's coronation robes and placed them on his shoulder. Then he went to the royal stables and got the king's first horse. Trembling, he went to Mordecai. 

Mordecai had his head covered with his tallith, and he was reciting the Sh'ma and the morning prayers. As he finished he saw Haman approaching, and seeing the horse, assumed that he was coming to kill him. 

Haman could barely open his lips. "Mordecai. Come. G-d always does miracles for you. I planned evil for you, but I am suffering for it. Rise and let me dress you with these royal robes. Get up on the king's horse. The king gave me orders and I dare not disobey." 

"Where's your respect?" replied Mordecai. "Don't you see that I'm wearing sackcloth and ashes? Should I put on the king's robes without first bathing? Don't you have any respect for the king? Before I put on the royal robes, I'll have to have a bath and a haircut. I have been fasting for three days and nights, and I have very little strength." 

Esther had heard that Mordecai was to be paraded through the city and honored for saving the king's life. She issued orders that all stores and businesses should be closed so that everyone could witness the parade. When Haman tried to find a bathhouse and barber shop, none were open. Finally, Haman had no other choice but to heat water and draw a bath for Mordecai. 

Haman went to find a barber to cut Mordecai's hair but he could not find one. They had all closed their shops and were waiting for the big parade. Not having any other choice he cut Mordecai's hair. 

The haircut was finished, Haman dressed Mordecai in the royal robes and placed the crown on his head. "Come mount the horse, " said Haman. 

"I can't," replied Mordecai. "I am too weak from my long fast." Haman was desperate. He had to follow the king's orders. "Come mount the horse. I'll bow down and you can climb up on me." 

Very fitting, thought Mordecai. A fulfillment of the verse, "Your enemies shall shrink before you, and you shall step on their highest ones" [Deuteronomy 33:29]. 

Mordecai mounted the horse and began to praise G-d. "I will praise you, O my G-d, for you have lifted me up, and have not allowed my enemies to make merry with me." 

Twenty-seven thousand men carrying gold cups and pillows marched before Mordecai, all chanting, "Thus shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor." All the Jewish men followed Mordecai, overflowing with happiness. Jewish women who could not leave home watched from the windows and took up the chant, "Thus shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor." 

Esther stepped forward to greet Mordecai. Seeing him riding the royal horse and wearing the robes of state, she offered thanks to G-d. She said to Mordecai, "It is a fulfillment of the verse, 'G-d lifts the impoverished from the dust; from the dung-heap, He raises the hopeless' [Psalms 113:7]. Because of your sackcloth and ashes, G-d raised you up in this manner." 

The Seventh of Adar

"And you will command the Children of Israel" [Tetzaveh 27:20]

The Vilna Gaon asks why the verse begins with Hashem instructing Moshe "And you will command..." without first stating the standard opening "Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying..."

The answer, said the Gaon, is as follows:

The day of Moshe Rabbeinu's passing [and day of his birth] was the seventh of Adar. In most years, this day falls out during the week in which Parshas Tetzaveh is read. Now, in the entire Parshas Tetzaveh, Moshe's name is not mentioned, even once. This alludes to the fact that Moshe's demise took place during this week.

However, continued the Gaon, even though Moshe's name is not mentioned explicitly in Tetzaveh, it is nevertheless there in a hint:

There are 101 verses in the Parsha. If the letters that comprise the name "Moshe" - משׁה -are spelled out in their entirety, we would have the following:

מ the letters comprising Mem are מ מ -

שׁ the letters comprising Shin are שׁ י ן -

ה the letters compring Hey are ה א -

Total numerical value: 446

If we add up the numerical value of all these letters, and then subtract the numerical value of משׁה [Moshe: 345] - we will be left with the number 101 - the exact number of verses in the parsha.

Source: Rabbi Y. Bronstein

Favoritism in Heaven is Acquired Down Here

by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto

"You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aharon" [Tetzaveh 28:2]

Going about our daily life, we encounter many different sorts of people. There are the successful ones and the ones who constantly fail; those who are energetic and those who take life easy. There are people who are greatly respected and those who are less valued. There are also people who have 'connections' - children of important personalities or famous askanim; they are the ones who can resolve almost any predicament, with minimum time and effort…

This latter group is in a special category; everything falls into place for them almost by itself - they find work easily, they have friends in all the right places, they are accepted in the best educational institutions, and in the Beit Haknesset too they are accorded all the honors. The cherry on the cake is that when they need to deal with an issue in a government office, or sort out a problem with the local council they enjoy special treatment; lengthy procedures are carried out with alacrity and in a most efficient manner and they also receive all kinds of benefits…

But in heaven, Rabbi Osher Kovlesky shlita enlightens us, there is no such thing. All people are considered equal and are judged according to their deeds alone. Benefits are bestowed on those who have earned the merit. But there is nevertheless one group, a special 'elite' group, whose members do enjoy special reprieve in heaven. They are dealt with lightly, processes are shortened for them, they are assisted in closing their case, and their sins are bypassed. They automatically merit lenient treatment, not down in this world but in heaven – the place where it matters the most…

How does one join this club? It is open to one and all. One's country of origin makes no difference, nor does one's financial status. Those who enjoy special benefits in heaven, those who merit efficient service in the most valuable place - are those who give in to others, those who show submission. They behave with restraint, know how to defer to others and to be flexible and they know how to yield even when they truly deserve something.

Chazal have revealed a wonderful concept: "המעביר על מידותיו" – one who yields and doesn’t take a stand over offenses that were done to him, "he is forgiven for all his sins" – he merits heavenly assistance to fully repent. His repentance is given priority, he is treated with reprieve when seeking to erase debts and sins, and the focus is on judging his merits.

But one moment, how can this be? In heaven, nothing is overlooked. Heaven reckons every word that comes out of our mouths and every sight that we gaze at; a careful note of our every deed is recorded, "for all these things G-d will call you to account" [Kohelet 11:9]?

This is certainly correct - if we too behave according to the strict law and we are most particular about everything that others do to us! But, if we know how to yield and we are prepared to behave beyond the strict letter of the law, then in heaven we will merit the same attitude: we will be rewarded with abundant merits which will glide over our sins.

In this parsha we are told about the garments of the kohanim, the special clothing that Ahron and his sons wore. Aharon HaKohen "loved peace and pursued peace". This was his essence. He was a person who exuded peace and went out of his way to make peace between others and to increase peace and brotherhood. One of the most effective tools for increasing peace and friendship is to adopt the trait of giving way, to forgo and forfeit. We should firmly resolve that we are prepared to flee from all strife and peace is our priority, even if this means forgoing in any way.

The next time someone takes our place in the line, or takes advantage of us in any way for example by blocking our air or light, or parking in our private space – we can be right and make sure that he doesn’t get away with it, but it is much more worth it to be clever - to surrender and show restraint, to move on. At that moment we may seem weak in other people's eyes, but right then all our books of debt will be opened in Heaven, and entire pages will be deleted without batting an eyelash. We will merit special benefits and alleviations, which will cause our repentance to be accepted willingly and with ease. It could be that the person will again park in your space, and it is totally correct that someone insulted you so deeply that there is no way you are going to help him, and maybe the neighbor's extension blocks your light – but it is so much more worth it to merit a stream of benefits in heaven! To forgo and receive preferential treatment in the place where life itself is determined, is of much greater worth!

The Final War and Fall of the Erev Rav

Published Motzei Shabbat

Rav Ron Chaya - French with auto-translate subtitles

The world seems to be heading towards a war of unprecedented scale. Yet, prophets have been foretelling these events for millennia. But who is this mysterious internal enemy, the "Erev Rav," who is weakening the Jewish people? Indeed, is their downfall the necessary condition for the coming of the Messiah?

When Will Moshiach Arrive ?

Bava Batra 12a-b

When studying the Bible we find that prophecy begins to wane during the Second Temple times, and that by the time the Second Temple was destroyed, prophecy has largely ceased to exist. The Gemara on today’s daf discusses what became of nevuah – of prophecy. 

Rabbi Yochanan taught that from the time the Temple was destroyed, nevuah was taken from the prophets and given to shotim and tinokot – to fools and to small children. 

This difficult statement has been the center of much debate and discussion among the commentaries.

The Maharsha rejects the notion that true prophecy has been given to these kinds of people. The concept of prophecy – of the ability to receive the word of God – must be given to those people who are on a high spiritual and intellectual level. He suggests that we are not discussing true nevuah here, rather a lower level of foreknowledge that comes through a supernatural force, but not through a real relationship with God. 

The Iyun Yaakov suggests that the lack of nevuah after the destruction of the Temple is a consequence of the fact that en nevuah shorah ela mitokh simcha – that prophecy can only take place in a setting of joy – and after the destruction of the Temple, people with high levels of intellectual and spiritual sensitivity cannot reach a level of joy that would allow them to connect with the Almighty. Specifically because of their lack of sensitivity, fools and children may occasionally undergo a prophetic experience.

The Maharal explains that there is a constant barrage of prophetic waves that emanate from on high that are beyond the comprehension of people with normal intellect. Ordinarily, only select individuals – nevi’im – are able to tap into these waves and still retain their sanity, while ordinary people cannot receive these waves because of their source, which is beyond comprehension. It is specifically those individuals whose intellect does not stand in the way of their comprehension – like children and fools – who can occasionally receive these messages.

Source: OU  [halfway down the page]

And bearing all that in mind..... this child seems to know when Moshiach is coming.... Hebrew and there are english subtitles, they came up instantly for me but you may have to toggle something to get them. Click on CC, click on settings and navigate to auto translate.

Destined to Fall

H/t Doniel Stochel

‏"אם לוקה החמה בראש חודש אדר, מנהיג המיצר לישראל עתיד ליפול באותו החודש". (ליקוטי מהרי"ח, סוכה כ"ט) 

“If the sun is eclipsed on Rosh Chodesh Adar, the ruler who causes distress to Israel is destined to fall in that same month.” [Likutei Mahari”ch, Sukkah 29] 

There was a solar eclipse on Feb 17 / R"H Adar. 

An annular solar eclipse (a “ring of fire” eclipse) occurred on February 17, 2026 as the Moon passed between the Earth and Sun and covered most of the Sun’s disk.

The Month of Adar and the Clarification of Esau

by Gal Einei : Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh

The root Adar appears five times in the Torah. The rule is that the first appearance of a root in the Torah is the most important and expressive of all. The first appearance of the root “Adar” in the Torah is in Genesis 25:25, refers to the birth of Esau: “And the first one emerged ruddy, completely like a cape of hair (Aderet [root of Adar] se’ar), and they called his name Esau.” This is the root of Adar in the Torah, aderet se’ar. The Torah refers to only two people as red-complexioned: Esau and King David. From this we learn that King David, the King Mashiach, comes to rectify the red-complexioned Esau. 

In Hebrew, the word for “red” is adom, cognate to Adam. There is something red in the essence of man. Adam is also cognate to adamah (earth). Apparently, the archetypical earth is red clay. The word admoni (אדמוני) used to describe the red-complexioned Esau has the numerical value of 111, which is the same numerical value as the word פלא (wonder) and אפל (dark). In the personality of man, we have an illuminated side and a dark side. (This is the secret of “according to the will of איש ואיש(this man and that man)” in the Scroll of Esther. In the redemption, the verse “איש ואיש (this man and that man) will be born in it”[1] will be fulfilled. The average value of איש ואיש is Mordechai Hayehudi (the hero – along with Queen Esther) of the Scroll of Esther. His illuminated side is white, while the dark side is red. There is something red in the dark side. 

Every person has their Jacob and their Esau, who are also their Mordechai and Haman. The illuminated side is Jacob and Mordechai. The dark side is full of potential. Who sensed Esau’s potential? His father, Isaac. Hence “And Isaac loved Esau, for “there was hunting in his mouth.”[2] Esau hunted him with his words. In the Torah portion of Mishpatim it says, “And he did not hunt, and God brought it to his hand and I will appoint for you a place to where he can flee.”[3] Rashi on this verse provides us with a lengthy analysis of the root of the word צדה (hunt) and concludes that the meaning is like an ambush. Apparently, each of the sides of a person’s personality – the illuminated side and the dark side – lie in ambush for each other. 

Esau is full of potential. It is impossible to bring the redemption without him. The Lubavitcher Rebbe said that in our generation, Esau is ready – the dark side is ready for “the advantage of light over darkness.” In potential, he has more light than the original light. 

Why is the month of Adar connected to the dark side? First, Haman was happy that the lot fell on the month of Adar. The sages say that he was happy because he knew that Moses had died in the month of Adar. In general, though, there is something about Adar that is a dark month, the month of Esau, who was born like an aderet (Adar) cape of hair. 

The holiday of the month of Adar is Purim, the month in which everything is transformed. On Purim we eat and drink until we don’t know the difference between “cursed is Haman” (the dark side) and “blessed is Mordechai” (the illuminated side). On Purim, we have to reach a state in which we cannot differentiate between the dark side and the illuminated side, a state in which all seems the same; one simple unified state. 

The first appearance of Adar in the Torah in connection with a garment (cape) shows the connection of this month to garments and the world of garments. It is customary to wear a costume on Purim. This Purim, we can wear the cape of Esau and transform it into the cape of Elijah the Prophet. Esau means “completed” and indeed, Esau was born completed. The time has come for us to complete the clarification of Esau. The Lubavitcher Rebbe said that we have already completed the service of clarification. Everything is finished, everything is Esau (completed). 

[1] Psalms 87:5. 

[2] Genesis 25:28. 

[3] Exodus 21:13.

Welcome Adar

Adar is a month with miraculous potential.  

It kicks off with the Annular Solar Eclipse which you can read about here, and will be followed by a Total Lunar Eclipse on Purim.  

The Arizal says that each month represents a part of a person's head. The month of Adar represents the "nose". 

Sweet smell, says the gemara Brachos [44b], gives pleasure not to the body but rather to the Neshama. 

The Bnei Yisaschar explains that when Adam and Chava ate from the Eitz HaDaas [Tree of Knowledge] they used all their senses for the aveira [sin] except their sense of smell. The pasuk says: she saw, she listened, she touched, and she tasted. But nowhere does it say that anyone smelled. Therefore the sense of smell has a certain purity that is unmatched by the other senses.

It is therefore appropriate that for the great Nes [miracle] that took place in the month of Adar, the month of smell, that both of the heroes of Purim, Mordechai and Esther had names referring to smell.

Mordechai's name says the gemara Chulin [139b] is hinted in the name of the fragrance used in the Ketores called Mor Dror or Mira-Dachya as translated by Unkelos. 

Esther's real name, the Megila tells us [2:7], was Hadassa - the sweet smelling myrtle tree. Since a person's name represents their true inner self, Mordechai and Esther with their lofty purity were able to avoid the pitfalls of Achashveirosh and his materialism during his party and even while living in his palace.

During the special month of Adar where these qualities reign supreme, these two pure tzaddikim saved Klal Yisroel from destruction.

Ikvot Moshiach: The Time Immediately Before Mashiach

Photo from Poland May 2025 - passing planet overhead
these stripes in the sky were also seen in New Jersey at 8am Feb 15 by a reader of this blog
Keep your head to the sky whenever possible

This is the world we live in.

Text by J. Immanuel Schochet

The time appointed by G‑d for the Messianic redemption is a closely guarded secret. Nonetheless, we are offered many hints to recognize its proximity: when certain conditions come about, await the imminent coming of Mashiach. 

Most of these conditions are quite disturbing, clearly displaying a situation of the very “bottom of the pit.” One major source describes the world-condition in those days as follows: increase in insolence and impudence; oppressing inflation; unbridled irresponsibility on the part of authorities; centers of learning will turn into bawdy houses; wars; many destitutes begging, with none to pity them; wisdom shall be putrid; the pious shall be despised; truth will be abandoned; the young will insult the old; family-breakup with mutual recriminations; impudent leadership.

Other sources add: lack of scholars; succession of troubles and evil decrees; famines; mutual denunciations; epidemics of terrible diseases; poverty and scarcity; cursing and blaspheming; international confrontations nations provoking and fighting each other. In short, it will be a time of suffering that will make it look as if G‑d were asleep. These are the birthpangs of Mashiach, bearable only in anticipation of the bliss that follows them. 

“When you see a generation ever dwindling, hope for him… when you see a generation overwhelmed by many troubles as by a river, await him.” “When you see nations fighting each other, look toward the feet of Mashiach.”

Little wonder that some sages expressed apprehensions about those days in terms of, “Let [Mashiach] come, but let me not see him.” The prevailing attitude, however, is to await his coming in spite of all, even if thereafter we shall merit no more than sitting “in the shadow of his donkey’s dung!” 

The troubles and agony of chevlei Mashiach [birthpangs of Mashiach], however, are not unavoidable: 

“What is man to do to be spared the pangs of Mashiach? Let him engage in Torah and acts of loving-kindness!” 

Moreover, there are also good and happy signs indicating the imminent coming of Mashiach: a good measure of prosperity; a renewal of Torah-study; and opening of the “gates of wisdom above and the wellsprings of wisdom below,” evidenced also by scientific and technological discoveries and advances; a manifestation and propagation of the mystical teachings of the Torah; and also “In the time that Mashiach will awaken, many signs and miracles will occur in the world.”

Source and Footnotes: click here

Shalom President Herzog

President Herzog's visit to Australia concluded yesterday, with his Melbourne visit, and another massive demonstration estimated to be around 30,000 people. Demonstrators marched down Swanston Street to Parliament, accusing Herzog of being a war criminal.

Source: 9News

It has been said by more than one journalist, that it is puzzling as to why Albanese actually agreed to the invitation in the first place, and Albo himself must be wondering how he got himself into this situation.  But ultimately, this is what Hashem wanted, and so President Herzog visited Australia, and this drove the anti-semites crazy and brought them out onto the streets.  In Sydney it was like a battle-royal which included police moving in on muslims who had decided to begin praying in the middle of a blocked off zone.  It seems like we have a civil war here: muslims and anti-semites vs the Silent Majority.

But the last word goes to President Herzog, and this is what he had to say about Australia and the anti-semitism that greeted him.

Prophecy and the Iran Showdown

Tamar Yonah interviews R' Doniel Stochel - click here for podcast

Prophecy and the Iran Showdown - The Tamar Yonah Show 

Four classical Jewish sources, spanning nearly two thousand years, foretell a cataclysmic war involving Persia (Iran) at the End of Days. These are not vague allusions. They are specific, detailed, and converging on the very geopolitical reality unfolding before our eyes. 

1. Pesikta Rabbati, Piska 36 “Rabbi Yitzchak said: The year in which the King Mashiach is revealed, all the kings of the nations will provoke one another. The King of Persia will provoke the King of Arabia…and the entire world will be thrown into panic and confusion.” 

2. Talmud Bavli, Yoma 10a The Gemara records a dispute regarding a prophesied war between Persia and Rome at the End of Days. One opinion holds that Persia will fall to Rome; the other holds that Rome will fall to Persia. The passage establishes that a decisive confrontation between these two civilizations must precede the arrival of Mashiach. 

3. Tosafot, Avodah Zarah 2b The succinct 7 line Tosafot o details how Edom will squash Persia. Their downfall clears the stage for Redemption as this final event precedes Mashiach’s imminent arrival 

4. Kli Paz — Rav Shmuel Laniado (1603–1657), Commentary on Isaiah 34:6 Writing over four hundred years ago, this great Mekubal of Aleppo identified “Bozrah” in Isaiah’s prophecy as the Hormuz.[Also see Hormuz and the Final War in the End of Days] He declared that a “great slaughter” (Iran) would take place there at the End of Days, and sealed his words with a blessing: “Happy is the one who understands this sign before the Redemption.” 

On this show, Tamar speaks with Reb Doniel Stochel, author of the upcoming book: 'THE FINAL REDEMPTION' as he takes us through prophetic sources of what we might expect, especially concerning Iran, and the Final Redemption. 

The Time Has Come

R' Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev lifted his pure eyes to Heaven and said: "Master of the World! You have exhorted us in Your Torah, "You shall not cause any pain to any widow or orphan." [Mishpatim 22:21]

We, Your nation Israel, are orphans, as the Navi laments: "We have become [like] orphans, and there is no father." [Eichah 5:3]

"I turn to You today, O Father in Heaven, and I beseech You to have mercy upon Your nation of orphans who are languishing in a bitter exile.  The time has come for You to take us from darkness into light!"

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

American Politician: "Proof, A Catastrophic Event is Going to Take Place in The Middle East..."

H/t Sherry

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein

That's the Sky - and That's a Passing Planet

Video: Rabbi Yuval Ovadia

Rav Ovadia mentions the sources for the star: the Kochav Yaakov, and one of those sources at approx 8.42 on the video, is the star mentioned in Shirat Devorah  5:20. From heaven they fought; the stars from their courses fought against Sisera.  And it says that in the End of Days it will be the same ! [those are the Rabbi's words, not mine]

Devorah HaNevia timeline as a judge was 2654-2694.     The year 2694 was 3,092 years ago.  If 5786 is the year of Geula, those same "stars" will appear again to assist: from heaven they fought....

Two Suns over New Orleans: note the two lens flares confirming two sources of light

This is not a mountain, it's the top of a passing planet.

Link to original photo here [Facebook] - Panorama shot: the photographer is a known member of a group, she was coming out of Target with her grandson. Location: Virginia.  She saw the top of a passing planet on the horizon.  "it was rising here in Va. yesterday. We came out of target my grandson says look grandma. I stop got out of the car and snapped the pic pano because it was rising up across the skies." [A pano pic is a panoramic shot - a photograph with an exceptionally wide field of view, designed to capture scenes that exceed the capacity of a standard lens.]

Go ahead and save the photo to your device, then check it on any AI Image Detector and you'll see it is real.

She knew it was real because she's a regular sky watcher.  She did what any good sky watcher would do, took a photo and uploaded it to the Sky Watcher group.  

"But it's impossible".  

Obviously it isn't impossible because it's happening.

This is not a trick or a scam or anything like that.  I promise you this is reality.  But this photo is off the scale obvious, if you know you know.... and if you don't you'll either have nightmares or get your eyes checked.  No need for either.  They're not crashing into us, and we're not in any danger.  They are still millions of miles away. About 46 million miles away, as they are between the earth and the sun. They are passing by, a few minutes.... and they've disappeared.  It's pure mazal if you happen to see them. I wonder if there is some kind of blessing to be said when you see something like this.

Sydney's Jewish Schools Welcome President Herzog

I hope you can see this video, not sure if these FB videos operate well on Blogger.  

From Mount Sinai to Persia to modern day Iran

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

The Messianic Age Is No Longer Theory

Rabbi Tovia Singer

Herzog Down Under

Israeli President Herzog arrived in Sydney today to provide comfort and support to the families of the victims of the Bondi massacre.   And everyone has lost their mind.

The State Government has rolled out the heavy duty barricades... it's like New Year's Eve all over again.... half the city blocked off.... workers told to avoid the city in the afternoon, a massive pro Pally demonstration will be taking place with over 5,000 expected, which will probably turn into 50,000..... these people don't have regular jobs obviously... and there will be thousands of police ready to arrest anyone.    Death threats, Jews taking out full page ads in all the major newspapers to protest his visit.... you can't make this stuff up.  [The "Baruch Haba" stamp was not part of the ad... it was added by someone else on a post]

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm

 

"Think about this - Every Arab League nation, every single one, has signed on to the peace agreement, the ceasefire. Most European nations have."

That was Mike Huckabee, in an interview with Australian Andrew Bolt.  Huckabee can't understand why Australia is not in a hurry to sign on.  US Israel Ambassador and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee delivers blunt message to Labor on Donald Trump's Board of Peace

This whole "Peace Board" sounds Gog u Magog-ish to me.

And coming up soon we have Purim, with the blood moon and the sun going dark due to the eclipse, as well as the Megillat Esther code showing the words 5786, fire and vaporize.

There's something else about Purim which is interesting..... 

On 16 January 1979, the Shah of Iran was exiled which means that on 16 January 2026, Iran had been under the rule of the IRGC for 47 years.  We also know that Trump is the 47th President.

Now if you count the days from 16 January 2026 - which is the 47 year mark of the Shah's exile -until Purim 2026..... it amounts to, yes you guessed it, 47 days.

I'm not making a prediction, I'm just pointing out this fact.

So, bearing all this in mind, consider the fact that we have a solar system passing close by earth, which is being kept secret... and it's getting very visible now, there will be no denying it soon.   Meanwhile they still palm it all off as AI or something.....  this video is not AI, I do not put AI on my blog.  You can clearly see the two lens flares, which proves there are two sources of light.  

Why Dissension is Compared to the Plague of Frogs

by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto

The Maggid, HaGaon HaTzadik Rabbi Aryeh Shechter zt"l, in his sefer 'Aryeh Sha'ag', imparts a wonderful lesson concerning the plague of Frogs. 

As we know, the plague of Frogs began with one gigantic frog that slowly emerged from the river. 

The Egyptians wished to kill this huge frog that had infiltrated their land and began hitting it forcefully. But every strike caused more frogs to emerge from it and filled the land of Egypt with their multitudes.

Seemingly, if a rational person would be standing at the side viewing the actions of the Egyptians, he would turn to them with the following question: "What do you think you are doing? Have you gone crazy?! Can you not see that with every strike more and more frogs emerge? The blows are not helping at all, leave the frog alone and the plague will diminish!" 

But this is the nature of man. When he acts out of anger and an intoxication of senses, he loses his discretion and hits everywhere without a trace of logic or benefit. 

Maran the Steipler, the 'Kehilot Ya'akov' zt"l, explains that a similar reality sets in with every fight and argument. When a person sees that his friend acted against him, he does not sit by idly but repays him twofold. After that, his friend pays him back and so it goes on until the two sides are left with only 'a tooth and an eye', with the fire of dissension growing hotter and being prolonged. 

Turning to one of the rivals and trying to inject some logic into him by saying: "Keep quiet, don't respond, why do you need more mud-slinging and disgrace?" will result in him replying with blind anger: "No, he started, I'll show him business!" 

So, for every blow that one strikes one's friend, loads of new 'frogs' emerge, and the fire of argument intensifies and increases infinitely. 

Therefore, any time one is faced with a dispute, friction or quarrel, it is important to remember the verse: "You shall love your fellow as yourself for I am Hashem." Indeed, it is not easy to swallow one's words when someone else is spreading false reports about you and publicly degrading you, but if you keep in mind that "I am Hashem", that Hashem is looking at all that is taking place and sees how you are not responding to all the degradation and slander, it is easier to guard one's tongue and count oneself among those who are insulted but do not insult. 

If a person understands that all the suffering and distress he endures in This World is not happenstance but set in motion by an intentional Heavenly hand, he will realize that anyone who humiliates him is simply a messenger of Divine Providence, a means of afflicting him for his sins. Then automatically there is no reason at all to return battle, rather it is in place to search one's deeds and understand why this evil befell him.

The Origin of Yitro's Soul

Chassidut by Rabbi Herschel Reichman

Our Sages say that Yitro had seven names. The Shem MiShmuel takes an in-depth look at the names, Yeter and Yitro. Yeter was Yitro's gentile name, before he converted, and Yitro is the name he chose upon converting. Rashi explains that the name Yeter connotes that he increased the Torah with one parsha, when he advised Moshe to set up a judicial system.

The Shem MiShmuel asks two questions. How does Yitro's non-Jewish name Yeter indicate that he added a parsha, when he only advised Moshe after he converted. Additionally, why did Yitro keep his original gentile name Yeter, adding just the letter vav, instead of taking a completely new Jewish name?

The midrash contrasts Esav and Yitro, who were polar opposites, in five ways. The five qualities correspond to the five senses.

1]  Esav's descendants, the Romans, committed adultery [related to the sense of touch], when they conquered Jerusalem, while Yitro gave his daughter to Moshe in marriage.

2]  Esav devoured Israel like bread, representing taste, while Yitro shared a meal of bread with Moshe.

3]   Esav did not fear Hashem. This is related to vision, because when one sees Hashem, one fears Him. Yitro recognized Hashem.

4] Esav gave up the bechora and the privilege of bringing korbanot. This corresponds to smell, as korbanot are referred to as "rei'ach necho'ach" a good fragrance. Yitro brought sacrifices to Hashem.

5] When Amalek, Esav's descendants, heard about the exodus of Egypt, they declared war against the Jews. Yitro, however, came to join them. The midrash actually contrasts them in a sixth way as well. This sixth trait utilizes the collective of all senses together. Esav represented sinat [hatred of] Yisrael while Yitro signified ahavat [ love of] Yisrael.

The gemara says that Esav was wicked from the beginning until the end of his life. We know that Hashem gave man the gift of bechira, free will. Didn't Esav have free choice? Bechira begins with man's unsullied innate personality which can be used for good or evil. Once choices are made, certain characteristics form. These characteristics then become habitual and harder to change.

Kayin was the first murderer mentioned in the Torah. He was given gevura, strength, which he could have used for the good. Instead, he perverted his personality, chose wickedness by violating the three cardinal sins, and is considered the progenitor of all evil.

Although Hashem gives us free choice, he is saddened when we sin. In spite of this, Hashem doesn't abandon man's original potential for good and wants to redeem it. This happens through reincarnation. Kayin died an evil man. One of Yitro's seven names was Keni, the identical letters that spell Kayin. Kayin's soul was reincarnated in Yitro, who inherited his good traits.

Yitro had enormous inner strength. He discovered monotheism, stood up as one man alone against an entire nation, and was shunned and blacklisted by his people. Esav received Kayin's evil middot [character traits]. He too, transgressed the three cardinal sins, was an egoist, and was jealous of his brother Yaakov. Esav was given amazing powers to rectify the evil of Kayin. But he chose not to do so and died an evil man.

Hevel embodied the trait of humbleness to an extreme. He too needed to be reincarnated because he did not live up to his potential. His humility was smothered by the evil of Kayin. Hevel was reincarnated in Moshe who was the humblest of all men. Moshe's anava [humility] did not prevent him from action. It brought him closer to Hashem.

Yitro and Moshe were none other than Kayin and Hevel reincarnated. Yeter means something more. It is the power of extraordinary courage, which brought Yitro to go against the world and join the Jews in the desert. Moshe told Yitro to keep the name Yeter, signifying admirable strength. However, he advised him to add the letter vav, which refers to Hashem, to make it Jewish.

Every one of us has a Kayin and Hevel within us. We struggle with self centeredness and weakness. Our true personality is enslaved to bad passions and habits. However, we can redeem ourselves by tapping in to the powers of Yitro and Moshe. By summoning the courage to do what's right and taking strength from Hashem, we can defeat the evil side within us.

Trees and the Hidden Channels of Communication

In honour of Tu b'Shvat  - the new year for trees.  To learn more about the customs of eating fruits go to The Seven Species of Israel

 from the writings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov; translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan


Many types of fruit do not grow in some lands, only because people do not understand.

The world has a foundation stone. Channels emanate from this stone, reaching every land. The Midrash teaches us that the wise King Solomon knew the details of these channels and was therefore able to plant all types of trees.

If people knew the exact location of these subterranean channels, they would be able to grow fruit trees even in these lands. They could grow many that never grow there now.

Each channel has the power to stimulate a particular species. Even if a particular channel does not pass through one land, all channels are intertwined and flow into each other. If one knew the exact place, he could plant any type of tree.

If one knew the location of all channels, he could dig a well and know where to plant trees around it. He could then make any type of tree grow.

The foundation stone of the world constantly rises and descends. If one knows its position, then he knows what to plant at a particular time.

All these things are concealed from the world for some things may not be revealed.

People say that the world is gaining knowledge, but earlier generations made the primary discoveries, and this took the greatest wisdom.

Later generations make discoveries only because earlier ones prepared the way. One generation makes the basic discoveries, and later generations apply them, but the latter contribution is really the smaller.

The Talmud says "If you would not have removed the piece of clay, you would not have found the jewel under it."

There are things that may not be revealed, for if they were revealed, later generations would make an idol of them. There is knowledge that may not be revealed, for later generations would use the basic knowledge and continually add to it, often irresponsibly. They could then develop concepts leading to cataclysmic discoveries.

It is written [Lev. 19:23] "When you enter your land and plant any tree... three years shall its fruit be forbidden to you". The Zohar teaches us that the evil forces of klipah dwell in trees during these first three years.

Earlier generations misunderstood this and thought that they were obliged to worship a tree during the three years that it was under the influence of the klipah. According to their error it was a logical necessity to make such a tree an object of worship.

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The Story of Devorah haNeviah

[Shabbos Parshas Beshallach is known as Shabbos Shirah, because of the song which the Jews sang to G-d at the Splitting of the Red Sea on their way out of Egypt. The matching Haftorah is the song sung by Devorah the Prophetess - Devorah haNeviah - after the Jews won their battle against Sisera]

Devorah was the only woman who was both a Judge and a Prophet. The only man who accomplished that feat was Shmuel/Samuel who bridged the Period of the Judges and the Prophets.

According to Rashi, there were forty eight male prophets and seven female prophetesses. The seven prophetesses were Sarah (wife of Avraham) Miriam (sister of Moshe and Aharon), Devorah, Chana (mother of Shmuel), Avigail (wife of David) Chuldah and Esther.

Devorah's style is described as "sitting under the date palm of Devorah," meaning that for reasons of "tzniut," or modesty, she did not wish to meet with male litigants in private. Therefore, she "set up court," performing her duties as Magistrate and as Teacher and Transmitter of Torah, in the great out-of-doors.

The Midrash places her in good company when it says of her that "Moshe, David and Devorah sang to Hashem and the Holy Spirit rested upon them." [Mechilta Beshalach 6]

The date of the reign of Devorah was 1130 B.C.E. The People of Israel had been oppressed by Yavin, King of Canaan, and his fearsome general, Sisera, for twenty years. In a prophetic message from Hashem to Devorah, Hashem informs her that the time has come to cast off the yolk of the King of Canaan, and that the task should be performed by Barak ben Avinoam along with a small army of 10,000 men taken mainly from the Tribes of Naftali and Zevulun. Other Tribes were also expected to help, but no specific numbers were required.

Sisera, hearing of this surprising and presumptuous challenge from the People of Israel, determines to destroy their army completely. He assembles a force of nine hundred iron chariots (each the probable equivalent of a modern battle tank) plus, according to Targum Yonatan 5:8, 40,000 Officers, 50,000 swordsmen, 60,000 spear throwers, 70,000 shield carriers, and 80,000 regular soldiers - the total of which by the ordinary rules of war would be expected to totally annihilate the miniscule army of Israel, G-d forbid.

But the battle is a victory for Israel, though Sisera has received aid from all the Kings of Canaan, who likewise wish to destroy Israel. Israel receives miraculous aid from the forces of Nature, caused of course by their Director. The stars approach the battlefield, scalding the army of Sisera, and causing them to seek refuge in the waters of the River of Kishon. But those waters, usually shallow, miraculously rise and drown all the forces of Sisera - that is, all but him.

Sisera, shocked and stunned by the outcome of the battle, staggers in the direction of the Tent of Chever the Kenite, who has a peace treaty with Yavin, the overall King of Canaan. Chever's wife, Yael, emerges from the tent and gestures to him to come into her tent for protection. She plies him with warm milk, and he falls asleep. She seizes a tent peg and a hammer, and drives the peg between his eyebrows, through his head and into the ground, definitely and thoroughly killing him.

When Barak, in hot pursuit of Sisera, arrives, Yael says, "the one you are looking for is in my tent, and he is quite dead."

The People of Israel follow up their victory by applying intensifying pressure on Yavin until they completely break his hold on them and in fact reverse their roles. Peace is obtained for a long period of time, forty years, in the context of those tumultuous times.

"All salvation comes by virtue of women." [The Alter Rebbe]

Miriam's Tambourine

 

"Miriam's Tambourine" - Michoel Muchnik

Miriam, the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women came out after her with tambourines and with dances [Beshalach 15:20]

The righteous women did not delegate their responsibilities to their leader, Miriam the prophetess. Rather, each and every woman made for herself a tambourine, in a personal effort to trust in G-d's redemption and rejoice in it when it comes.

There is always a temptation to leave the responsibility of inspiring the people to Jewish leaders. However, we can learn from the righteous women in Egypt that it is every single person's obligation to inspire his or herself and all of the people that he or she comes into contact with.

Source: Sichas Shabbos Parshas Beshalach 5752, Lubavitcher Rebbe

Living with the Parsha For Real

 

Ran Gvili HY"D

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Parshat haMann: The Chapter of the Manna

Art: Heidi Malott

Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Riminov [1745-1815], a disciple of the Holy Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk, instructed everyone to read "Parshat HaMann" specifically on the Yom Shlishi [Tuesday] of Parshat Beshalach in the "Shnayim Mikra v'Echad Targum" format, i.e. reading the Hebrew verses twice and the Aramaic translation of Onkelos once.   This year it will occur today Tuesday 27 January.

Not to be confused with the evil villain of the Purim story, Parshat haMann [The Chapter of the Manna] is found in the 16th Chapter of the Book of Exodus: verses 4-36. This Chapter details the episode of the miraculous "Manna" [bread from heaven] that sustained the Children of Israel during their 40-year journey in the desert.

Rav Yosef Caaro, the "mechaber" [compiler] of the monumental Halachic text, the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 1:5, instructs us to recite it daily. Other giants of Halacha also point to the importance of reciting it daily: The Tur 1; Aruch Hashulchan 1:22; Shulchan Aruch HaRav 1:9.

By so doing, every Jew acknowledges that his/her livelihood comes from only from Hashem. Reciting the Parshat HaMann daily strengthens one's Emuna and Bitachon [belief and trust] in HASHEM, and is a "Segula for Parnassa" [auspicious for having a healthy income].

To read Parshat haMann in Hebrew [with the Aramaic translation of Onkelos], please visit: Tefillos.com

English version here: Ou.org

Read more at: Zchus Avos and Why Parshas Hamon is recited on Tuesday