10 Incredible Miracles on the FlyDubai Plane

Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson - 10 min video

Predicted 2000 years ago! Leader of Iran and Arabia go to war before Mashiach arrives

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff on the current situation and it's links to the Yalkut Shimoni prophecy [see below]

A piece of rabbinic literature [written 2000 years ago] known as the Yalkut Shimoni touches on many future scenarios both for the nation of Israel and for the world. In its section on the biblical Book of Isaiah and the prophecies contained therein, a rabbi cited by the Yalkut Shimoni states: 

 “That the year the Messiah will arrive when all the nations of the world will antagonize each other and threaten with war. The king of Persia (Iran) antagonizes the King of Arabia (Saudi Arabia) with war. The King of Arabia goes to Edom (The Western Countries, headed by USA) for advice. Then the King of Persia destroys the world (and since that cannot be done with conventional weapons it must mean nuclear which can destroy most of the world). And all the nations of the world begin to panic and are afraid, and Israel too is afraid as to how to defend from this. G-d then says to them “Do not fear for everything that I have done is for your benefit, to destroy the evil kingdom of Edom and eradicate evil from this world so that the Messiah can come, your time of redemption is now.”

"This is How You Should Make It"

 Text: Rabbi David Hanania Pinto 

"This is how you should make it" [Noach 6:15]

Chazal expound [Mechilta Shemot 12:2] on the verse, "This month shall be for you", that the wording 'this' teaches that Moshe Rabbeinu found it hard to grasp how the moon should appear at the beginning of the month until Hashem showed him an image of what it should look like. We also find this expression concerning making the Menorah, as it says, "This is the workmanship of the Menorah", and similarly concerning the mitzvah of giving half a shekel it says, "This shall they give. All these expressions share the same sentence structure, with the word "this" implying that Hashem showed them with His finger, meaning Hashem had to show Moshe the form because it was a complicated matter.

According to this, it is hard to understand what difficulty Noach had with building the Teivah. Did it require a special expertise that Noach could not fathom how to build it, to the extent that Hashem had to show him? From the wording of the verse "This is how you should make it", it is clear that Hashem showed him an image of how it should look. However, what was the difficulty in building a simple Teivah? If one wishes to say that maybe Noach was not proficient in the art of creating, it cannot be, for his father Lemech named him so saying, "This one will bring us rest (ינחמנו ) from…the toil of our hands" [Bereishit 5:29]. Rashi explains that this was said in reference to the invention of farming tools (which brought them relief), which was attributed to Noach. This shows us that Noach was skilled in construction, if so it seems surprising that Hashem had to show him an image of how the Teivah should look. The main goal of the Teivah was that it should be a place of refuge for men and animals, it contained no inherent intentions or difficult-to-understand allusions, so what was Noach's difficulty? 

With siyata dishmaya I would like to suggest that Noach's difficulty was in grasping how the Teivah could contain and accommodate all the animals, seven of each pure species and two of each impure species, while the size of the Teivah was, in all, only three hundred amot in length and fifty amot in width (approx. 150 x 25 meters). Besides, how would there be room in the Teivah for enough provisions for each animal for an entire year? Noach also grappled with the difficulty of being able to nourish, on his own, all the numerous animals in the Teivah. Some animals eat in the morning, some in the afternoon, and others at night. If so, this would hardly leave time for him to rest! 

Furthermore, how would the Teivah itself survive the boiling waters of the Flood and not fall apart from the extreme heat which rose to several thousand degrees? How would the pitch with which the Teivah was covered, not melt? Noach was also commanded to make a window for the Teivah, as it says [Noach 6:16], "A window shall you make for the Ark". Why was the door of the Teivah not enough? And concerning the re'eim (a giant beast) and Og king of the Bashan (a giant), Noach wondered how they would manage to enter the Teivah due to their size. Chazal tell us [Zevachim 113b] that a miracle was performed for the re'eim and Og, and the waters at the side of the Teivah cooled down and that is where they stood. Pirkei D'Rabbi Eliezer [Chapter 23] brings that Og king of the Bashan sat on one of the steps of the ladders of the Teivah and swore to Noach and his sons that he will be an eternal slave to them. What did Noach do? He punctured a hole at the side of the Teivah through which he sent food to Og every day, and that is how he survived, as it says, "For only Og king of the Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaim" [Devarim 3:11]. All these quandaries made it hard for Noach to understand how to proceed with making the Teivah. 

So Hashem showed and taught him how to build the Teivah, together with strengthening his great faith in Hashem Yitbarach. With each board of wood, Noach pledged his faith and trust in Hashem that He will sustain the Teivah, and annulled his own intellect and understanding of how his construction of the Teivah will help save him and the world. Only through the power of the great faith that he had in the Creator, were those miracles performed for him and he both survived and endured life in the Teivah. For had he built the Teivah while his heart was full of doubts in Hashem, then G-d forbid the Teivah would not have survived and this could have endangered the entire world. Therefore, Hashem had to guide him in constructing the Teivah so that it should be built without reservations and with complete faith in Hashem, and indeed Noach believed wholly in the Creator of the World. Even though Chazal tell us that Noach's faith was less than perfect as he believed and did not believe that the Flood would come to the world. No doubt only because of his elevated level, Heaven was more meticulous with him but certainly, he possessed great faith and the proof is that the Teivah did not sink and he and all those with him in the Teivah were saved. 

This teaches us that Hashem performs miracles for a person in accordance with the degree of his faith. This is the implication of "Hashem is your protective Shade at your right hand" [Tehillim 121:5]. Trust and faith in Hashem are comparable to a person's shadow. Just as if a person straightens up one finger opposite his shadow he will see only one finger, and if he lifts up his entire hand, he will see the reflection of his entire hand, so it is the same with trust in Hashem. If one has a small amount of faith in Hashem, He shows him a small amount of His Divine Providence, and if he has great faith, he experiences a great measure of Divine Providence. 

In conclusion, the foundation upon which the world is based, is faith and trust in Hashem. This is the meaning of "But the righteous person shall live through his faith" [Chabakuk 2:4]. May it be His will that we strengthen ourselves greatly in this holy approach of faith and trust in Hashem Yitbarach, Amen v'Amen.

Extreme Weather Worldwide

Most of the disasters that are happening worldwide are not being fully reported by mainstream media.

Nearly all of these events are being caused by the passing binary solar system, which is also not being reported by mainstream media.

Here is a short video showing a few of the worldwide quakes, floodings and other events caused by the passing planetary system. [Warning: distressing - Hashem yerachem]

ALERT: 4 SHOCKING Messianic Signs in the Jewish Year 5787

H/t Sherry

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff - 8 min video

Something extraordinary is happening in the Jewish year 5787. 

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff reveals four unusual features of this year that he believes may have profound significance for the Jewish people and the coming of Moshiach. 

The last time this rare calendar pattern occurred was 24 years ago, in 2002–2003, a period marked by the Iraq War, rising tensions involving Iran, and events that changed the world. 

Could 5787 mark the completion of something that began back then? 

In this fascinating conversation, we explore the longest possible Jewish year, the unique connection to Shabbat, the spiritual significance of 385 days, the return of the Shechinah, and the extraordinary FlyDubai miracle that Rabbi Hajioff believes carries a remarkable message. 

We also discuss why this year may be particularly significant for redemption, the Geulah, and our anticipation of Moshiach. 

Are these simply unusual calendar coincidences, or could they be signs of something much greater unfolding? 

Watch until the end for Rabbi Hajioff's remarkable connection between the year 5787, the clouds of glory, and divine protection.

We Will Dance Again...

Boy George, who recently released his song "We Will Dance Again" - being celebrated at some kind of function, while the Moshiach song plays..... and no, they're not saying he's Moshiach, it's just a popular song. [although he does have an appropriate hat]

Hanhagas HaKeitz & Mashiach ben Dan

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

Hanhagas HaKeitz: The conduct at the end of time leading to Mashiach, and the three Messiahs that lead the world in tikun, and effect tikun to the fullest extent.

Midrash: Plague in the Days of Mashiach

HT: Yaakov Nathan


“Rebbi Yossi says: Hashem will never again bring a mabul of water, but a mabul of plague is to be brought on the idolatrous nations in the days of Moshiach.” [Yalkut Shimoni, Bereishis 8]

10-7-3

 

Also the attempted terrorist attack of September 30 on Flight FZ1073 - the 10th month, the 7th day, 2023 -  3 years ago.  10 7 3 

FZ - פז - referring to the year 5787 תשפז 

Angelic Healing

Image: Dusteramaranth

Source: "Anatomy of the Soul" - Chaim Kramer

from the teachings of Rebbe Nachman

Every aspect of creation is governed by an angel. Even trees and plants (especially those with healing properties) have angels supervising their growth. As the Sages said [Bereishit Rabbah 10:6] "There is nothing below, not even a common herb, which does not have an angel on high that strikes it and tells it to grow". Each of these angels receives its life force from the particular Utterance which is the source of its creation. It then transmits a measured amount of this life force to its particular charge.

This power of the angels to receive and transmit life force is referred to as the power of the "hands". (The Hebrew word for power is ko'ach, numerically equal to 28, the number of bones contained in the fingers of both hands). With its "right hand" an angel receives life force. With its "left hand", it dispenses the exact amount needed to its charge below. This is the meaning of the Sages' statement: "he strikes it and tells it to grow". "Striking" is done with the angel's left hand (for the left side represents Gevurah, judgment).

The Torah tells us [Proverbs 4:20-22] "My son attend to my words, incline your ear to my utterances.... For they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh." We learn from this that all healing flows from G-d, through His Torah. The Torah is the source of the [healing] power of the angels, who in turn transmit it to all the various herbs in their charge. This power is manifest when one accepts the Torah and has faith in the Sages who reveal it, for the Torah was given over to the Sages, and one who deviates from their teachings is called "he who causes a breach in the wall [of faith].

This is the meaning of the injunction [Deut 17:11] "Do not deviate, neither to the right nor to the left, from what they teach you". If you deviate to the right (tending towards unnecessary zealousness), your angel's "right hand" (ability to receive from its corresponding archangel and Utterance) will be hindered. If you deviate to the left (by transgressing the Torah), the angel's "left hand" (ability to transmit) will be hindered.

Of course, the removal of your angel's hands means that you cannot receive your healing, for without an angel to bestow the life force upon it, the herb upon which your healing depends loses its power to heal. Thus, the degree to which a person is attached to Torah determines the degree to which he is able to be healed.

What is Hoshanah Raba?

Willow tree - ''Aravah''

The seventh day of Sukkot is called Hoshana Rabbah, and is considered the final day of the Divine “judgment” in which the fate of the new year is determined. It is the day when the verdict that was issued on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is finalized.

The Midrash tells us that G‑d told Abraham: “If atonement is not granted to your children on Rosh Hashanah, I will grant it on Yom Kippur; if they do not attain atonement on Yom Kippur, it will be given on Hoshana Rabbah.”

Isaiah says, “They seek Me day [after] day.” The Talmud explains that these two “days” refer to the day when the shofar is sounded [Rosh Hashanah] and the day when we take the willow [Hoshana Rabbah]—the day when the heavenly judgment begins, and the day when it concludes.

In addition, on Sukkot we are judged regarding how much rain will fall in the upcoming year. Thus, on Hoshana Rabbah, the final day of Sukkot, this judgment is finalized. Considering how much our wellbeing and economy depend on bountiful rainfall, it is clear how important this day is.

Read more :  click here

Rain and Dew

The sporadic nature of rainfall represents the Divine attribute of Justice, which responds to us according to what we deserve. The mystical reason that rain is more plentiful at certain times is that the world goes through periods of being more and less deserving.

Dew represents the Divine attributes of Kindness and Generosity, giving with no consideration of worthiness. From G‑d’s perspective the worthy and the unworthy are equally valued. Thus, He gives at all times to all people, deserving or not. [Rabbi Lazer Gurkow]

19 Tishrei: Yarzheit of the Vilna Gaon

Painting of the Vilna Gaon from Yesodei Hatorah School corridor wall

Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna - The Vilna Gaon - Leader of Lithuanian Jewry, Torah scholar and kabbalist. Born: Vilna, Lithuania, 1720 Died: 19 Tishrei Vilna, Lithuania,1797

Popularly referred to as the Vilna Gaon, the Gra (initials of Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu), or simply as the Gaon. Considered to be the greatest Torah scholar of the past two centuries.

Even as a child Eliyahu of Vilna amazed the congregation when, at the age of 7, he delivered a learned discourse in the Great Synagogue in Vilna. By 10 years of age he had surpassed all his teachers, and, studying by himself with total concentration, he acquired knowledge of the vastness of Torah in both its revealed and mystical aspects. Every minute of his life was devoted to Torah study. He never slept more than two hours in a 24-hour period; he never accepted any rabbinic post or leadership of a yeshivah. He taught few disciples, selected from the foremost Torah scholars of his time. He also mastered astronomy, mathematics and music.

Known for fierce opposition to Chassidut, which was initiated in 1736 by the Baal Shem Tov, he and his followers in this anti-Chassidic Movement were known as "Mitnagdim," or opponents. Their opposition was based on the beliefs, vigorously denied by Chassidic leaders, that Chassidut took liberties with the Oral Law, that it substituted emotion for intellect in the Study of Torah, that its form of prayer departed too far from the traditional form of prayer, etc.

The Vilna Gaon cleared a new path to Talmud study, focusing on gaining a clear understanding through keen analysis of the principals and approaches of the early authorities. His methodology stood in sharp contrast to the pilpul system of the Polish yeshivahs, an intricate system of creating a complex framework with which a series of questions would be answered. He toiled hard on emending the the talmudic and midrashic texts. Subsequent discoveries of ancient manuscripts confirmed the soundness of his corrections, which appear in the Vilna edition of the Talmud [Haga'ot Hagra].

His works which were recorded and published by his disciples, include Aderet Eliyahu, a commentary on the Torah; a commentary on Ecclesiastes; Shenot Eliyahu, a commentary on the Mishna, Order of Zeraim; Biur Hagra, a commentary on Shulchan Aruch; a commentary on Sefer Yetzirah, a kabbalistic work; and many other works.

His commentary on the Torah is filled with interesting allusions that show the oneness of the Written Torah and the Oral Law, demonstrating their common source in Divine revelation.

The Vilna Gaon was revered in Vilna and throughout the world for his phenomental knowledge and saintly character. One of his most outstanding disciples was Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, the founder of the yeshivah of Volozhin. Following the Gaon's approach to learning, this institution spread Torah for more than a 100 years. Today most yeshivas follow the study pattern of Volozhin, keeping alive the approach to Torah pioneered by the great Vilna Gaon.

18 Tishrei: Yarzheit Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

 

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov's histalkus [ascent from the body] took place in Uman, a Ukrainian town in Kiev oblast, on the 18th of Tishrei, which is the second day of Chol HaMo'ed Succos, 5571 [Oct. 16, 1810]. According to his express wish, Rebbe Nachman was buried in the old Jewish cemetery, together with more than 20,000 martyrs of the Haidamack massacres of 5528 [1768]. His surviving family members included his second wife, who built over his grave the original Ohel [a wooden structure to accommodate those who wished to pray nearby]; his daughters Adel, Sarah, Miriam, and Chaya; and several grandchildren. According to one tradition, the Rebbe's father, Rabbi Simcha, survived him, as well. 

It is customary for Breslover Chasidim to gather together on "Chai Tishrei" in order to commemorate the Rebbe's Yahrzeit. As is commonly the case in the Breslov community, there are no special minhagim [customs] associated with this event, other than lighting a Yahrzeit candle, giving Tzedakah [charity] in Rebbe Nachman's memory, and engaging in the study of Rebbe Nachman's writings.

To learn more about Rebbe Nachman click here

Gaza: Google Updates Images

Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they carried away captive a whole captivity......So will I send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof

[Amos 1:6,7]

Google Maps has begun up-dating it's images of Gaza: flattened -  a couple of links below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1i8frfh/google_earth_has_begun_updating_images_of_gaza/

https://x.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2104329277311451199/video/1

The Sukkah and the Heavenly Hug

Wishing everyone a Chag Sameach !

 

Adapted from the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teachings by Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson

The Sukkah hut is frail and vulnerable, but its walls have basic specifications: They must be two full walls, plus a third wall of only 3.5 inches, measured in Hebrew as a ‘Tefach’ handbreadth. It’s okay to have 3 or 4 full walls; but the minimum is two plus a tiny bit of a third.

What is the spiritual significance of this tiny third handbreadth-size wall?

Anatomy of an Embrace

Two great Jewish thinkers, Rabbi Isaac Luria and Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, turn our attention to the affectionate words uttered by the Bride in the Song of Songs: "His left arm is under my head, and His right arm embraces me."

These metaphors address two distinct moments in the relationship between G-d, the Groom, and His people, the Bride. During the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur "days of awe," G-d's "left arm," as it were, is under the head of Israel. The left side represents introspection, strict discipline and awe.

Sukkos, on the other hand, is "the time of our joy," when “G-d's right arm embraces me."

Our arm is divided into 3 sections. The first is the arm itself, from the shoulder to the elbow; the second is the forearm, from the elbow to the wrist; and the third is from the wrist to the fingertips.

Our Sukkah walls represent the "right arm's embrace." The first full wall represents a Divine embrace from the "shoulder" to the "elbow;" the second wall reflects the "forearm," and the third tiny wall symbolizes the palm’s embrace.

Expressions of Love

There are three ways of expressing love.

The first is words. "I love you," when uttered sincerely, has impact. A second, more powerful expression of love is a kiss. A genuine kiss expresses a deep intense feeling that may not be grasped in words. Words can state, "I love you," while a kiss declares, "I love you more then I will ever be able to tell you."

An embrace is a third expression of love.

Dissecting the Hug

Which form of love do children cherish most?

Children enjoy being spoken to. They certainly take pleasure from being kissed. Yet, most children, especially infants, cherish being hugged. When our children hurt themselves or break something, they cry and come running to their parents for a hug to calm them down and to restore their confidence.

Two significant features set apart an embrace from the other "love communicators."

Affection is directed primarily toward the face of the beloved. You speak to one's face, kiss one's cheeks or lips, or gaze at one's eyes. An embrace involves the nape and back of the one being embraced.

Another feature that distinguishes an embrace is the firm physical bond of a hug. When I utter words of love, even when I kiss, I am not holding on to you. But when I embrace you, even if you wish to escape my embrace, you are "trapped" in my gripping hug; I don't let you tear yourself away from me.

Two forms of love

There is reciprocal love and unconditional love. The first is directed to the face of the beloved one; the second is directed to the back of the beloved.

I may love you because of what I receive in return for my relationship. You may be wise, deep, sensitive, kind, beautiful, humorous, challenging etc. - qualities expressed through your face, eyes, ears and mouth - and I love you because of these or other qualities that enrich my life.

This type of love is communicated in words of affection, or in a kiss, directed toward the face of the beloved, the primary location of reciprocity. Expressing my attachment in these forms shows that I cherish you because of your qualities.

This love may be deep and can bestow blessings and fulfillment. Yet it is conditional on reciprocity. As long as you are here for me, I am here for you. In essence, I love you because I love myself, and you make my "self" so much deeper and happier.

Yet there is a deeper love of an embrace, in which my arms encircle your backside. The hug represents an unconditional, unqualified and absolute love. It is not about your face, it is about your back, an area lacking meaningful reciprocity. I don't love you because of me; I love you because of you. You may not give me anything in return for my love, you may even want me out of your life, but I still love you with all my heart.

Do you embrace your children?

That’s why children need their parents to embrace them.

When children get hurt or break something, they are searching for affirmation that their validity was not compromised. They are yearning to hear that their value does not depend on them being perfect and impeccable, but that their dignity is absolute. "Show me," asks the child, "that you love me unconditionally because of who I am and not because of what I achieve."

When a child cries because their finger is bleeding, and you simply place a band aid on the wound and go away, you may have forfeited the opportunity to teach your child the most important lesson: Your dignity stems from your very being. Even when you will fall in life and bleed badly, your very being and identity is indispensable.

We also relate to G-d on these two levels.

All year around, G-d's light relates to us as a result of the choices we make. The more we rise to the higher truth, the more we hear G-d’s silent voice resonating in our souls.

Throughout the year, we experience G-d's presence only through our efforts and toil to refine our behavior. When we meditate, pray, reflect, study and live morally and holy, we catch a glimpse of G-d's love toward us. When I work against my immoral temptations and cravings, I can at times sense a reciprocal kiss from G-d.

Throughout the year, we enjoy a reciprocal relationship with G-d. G-d might talk to you, He may even kiss you or gaze at you, but You must show Him your face. If you don't turn your back on Him, He will be there for you.

But during Sukkot, G-d shares His love unconditionally and embraces us.

We eat, drink, chat, and relax in a Sukkah- all mundane activities with little spirituality. Yet when performed in the Sukkah, these acts are a Mitzvah, a medium through which we relate to Him.

The Sukkah walls are saying: I love and cherish you not because of what you do for me or because of what I gain from you. I am attached to you not because of your spiritual sophistication or because of your noble pursuits. I love you because I love you. I am one with you as you are. I am in love with your very core.

So for a real good hug, spend time in a Sukkah.

Sustaining the Embrace
Each Jewish holiday leaves us with a special energy that affects the entire year. This Divine “hug” even while we are in a physical mode, empowers and inspires us to transform our physical and mundane endeavors throughout the year into tools through which to bring Divine light into the world.

This year 5787 is transformative! Things are not going to be the same.

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

How the war of Gog and Magog will play out this year and its strong connection to the festival of Sukkot

Asteroids over South Africa

These are not UFOs, they are clouds formed by asteroids.

This is the Red Asteroid - sometimes it looks blue/grey, depends on atmospheric and lighting conditions
Link to original photo on FB

Two more, they're all around us

What Will Actually Happen When Mashiach Comes

Rabbi David Gottleib

What will actually happen when The Messiah comes? Will the natural world continue? Does Jewish tradition really teach that history must end after 6,000 years? 

What is the difference between the days of Mashiach and the World to Come? And why would the greatest sages throughout history yearn so intensely for the Messianic age? 

Many people imagine the Messianic age as a supernatural end of the world filled with earth-shattering miracles and dramatic cosmic events. 

But the Rambam presents a very different picture. 

In this fascinating Torah class, we explore what Maimonides says about Mashiach, the Messianic era, Biblical prophecy and Olam Haba—and why some of the most dramatic descriptions of the End Times may not mean what they appear to mean. 

A thought-provoking journey through Rambam, prophecy, redemption, resurrection and the ultimate purpose of the world to come.

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Just a Passing Planet over N.Y.

One of the planets orbiting the second sun a.k.a. Kochav Yaakov.

Not AI.  Weather reporters do not publish AI nonsense.  

We are currently in a 180 day "close pass" of these planets.   When you see something like this, it's not "just clouds".  

Canandaigua, NY Sept 15
Link to original FB post

Today’s weather report by Charles Ruoff, Rochester NY.  Link to original FB post

It's That Time Again

During the ten days of teshuva [repentence] between Rosh haShana and Yom Kippur, we are supposed to apologize and make amends to anyone we have upset during the past year.  

One of the dangers of blogging is that you upset many people who you don't even know you've upset.  None of it is intentional.  I don't know most of the people who read this blog, I don't even know where they come from, although mostly it is the U.S. and Israel, with a scattering of Europe, Canada and Australia.

Most of the hits come from bots.  I can get 40,000 hits from bots in one day.  I know they are bots because they come from places like Vietnam and Singapore, where I have no real readers at all.  [If you are a reader who comes from Singapore, please let me know, and I'm sorry I called you a bot].

I have no idea how many people read this blog.  The numbers I'm given make no sense at all.  

Now, back to the apology.  As I was saying, it is very easy to offend some people, such as the person who came to my blog not so long ago and asked a question, which I answered, and then they responded by telling me how rude I was and that they would never come back again.  I still don't know what I did wrong!    I decided there was no point apologizing because they weren't coming back anyway.

Sometimes it's my Aussie accent that can sound rude to people from other countries.  In Australia, we call a spade a spade, and don't bother flattering the spade by calling it by some flowery name.  If you want an honest opinion, ask an Australian, but be prepared for the honesty, because that's what you'll get.  So perhaps it's my Aussie accent that offends some people, but whatever the case, that's my language, straight and to the point, I don't bend the truth and I don't know who anyone is, so it's never personal.

I wish everyone a peaceful and delightful 5787, with the coming of Moshiach, who should have come last year but if He turns up this year then that's fine with me.  I forgive everyone who's aggravated me in any way, and I will try my best not to offend anyone in the future.  

Just wanted to get all that off my chest and I feel much better now.

The Torah Verse that Connects to This Year 5787

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff - 6 min video

The Essence

God's Portion: His People

The Baal Shem Tov taught: ''The quality of essence is such that as soon as one grasps a tiny part of the essence, one grasps the whole of it.''

Thus it follows, that since all Jews [''His people''] have a Godly soul which is ''literally a portion of God above'' [Tanya Ch.2] - ''God's portion'' - then even when that soul undergoes the long journey downwards to this world, it remains inseparably bound with the Essence of God.  [See Ha'azinu 32:9]

Based on Sefer Hama'amarim 5735 p.243 Lubavitcher Rebbe

Message to the UK France and Canada from Caroline Glick

H/T DusizNies Blog

The following is authored by 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸, Israeli-American Journalist and commentator.

To the 𝗨𝗞, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, & 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮: Go Shove It

You sanctimonious, hypocritical cowards. How dare you threaten the one Jewish state on earth—after everything your nations did to us. You dare speak of “humanitarian values” while standing on piles of Jewish bones your ancestors buried beneath cobblestones, cathedrals, and charters of “civilized” nations.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻

Oh, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻. The empire that carved up the Middle East with a pencil and a gin and tonic. You issued the Balfour Declaration and then slammed the door on Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis. You handed chunks of Jewish land to Arab monarchs and let Jews die in the Holocaust rather than let them enter your precious Mandate. You interned with Holocaust survivors in 𝗖𝘆𝗽𝗿𝘂𝘀 like they were criminals. And now you’re wagging your colonial finger at Jews for building homes on our ancestral hills?

Go shove your royal hypocrisy back into Buckingham Palace and deal with your own collapsing society—where knife crime, antisemitism, and Islamic extremism are more common than fish and chips.

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

Liberté, égalité, fraternité—unless you’re a Jew. You deported over 75,000 Jews to their deaths during the Holocaust with the full cooperation of the French Vichy regime. You let them be shoved into cattle cars from the Vel d’Hiv while Parisians watched. And after the war? No justice. No reckoning. Just decades of indifference and empty words. Today, Jews are being stabbed in the streets of 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, synagogues are under military guard, and you still have the audacity to lecture us about morality?

You couldn’t defend your own republic from a gang of jihadists in a van, but now you want to dictate how 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 defends itself from genocidal terrorists hiding behind human shields? You are morally bankrupt and culturally collapsing. Go lecture someone else while your republic burns.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮

Oh 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮—𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’s cold, smug, spineless cousin. Your “moral high ground” is a snow-covered hill of lies. You locked Jewish refugees out during the Holocaust. The ship St. Louis begged for your mercy. You sent them back—to die. “None is too many,” your officials said. That’s your legacy. Your history. And today, your politicians pose for photo ops in mosques that glorify martyrs while denouncing 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 for fighting genocidal killers.

You’ve turned your universities into Hamas fan clubs and your Parliament into a circus of virtue signalling. You host terrorists in suits and call it diplomacy. You abandoned the Jews when we were stateless, and now you want to punish us for defending our state?

Here’s Our Response:

We’re not the broken, stateless Jews of 1942. We’re the sovereign people of 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹—armed, aware, and unapologetic. Your sanctions are a joke. Your threats are meaningless. Your moral lectures are garbage. We don’t need your permission to live. We don’t need your validation to fight.

You allowed Jewish blood to soak your soil for centuries. Now that Jews fight back, build, thrive—you clutch your pearls?

𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 doesn’t need your empty Western democracy. We have something older, holier, and stronger: truth, covenant, survival.

Go shove your resolutions where the sun doesn’t shine.

We’re not going anywhere. And next time you dare threaten the Jewish state—

Remember who we are now.

RE: GENESIS 12:3 ✡️🇮🇱

GOD WON'T BE MOCKED...

Tsunami ?

Sea levels near Anak Krakatau have dropped after the eruption. The head of BMKG Region II, Hartanto, said they have not yet found evidence that the sea level drop is related to the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau.  BMKG is urging the public to remain vigilant. He said that if the sea suddenly recedes rapidly and does not follow the normal tidal pattern, especially if accompanied by a loud rumbling sound or unusual waves, people are asked to immediately move away from the beach.

Torah From Shamayim

Listen, heavens...and I shall speak  [Ha'azinu: Devarim 32:1]

This can be explained based on a statement found in the holy Zohar "When the righteous Moshiach will come, speedily in our days, Moshe Rabbeinu will come along with him and teach the Jewish people Torah. He will reveal to them the secrets and explanations of the Torah."

Moshe said to the people "Listen, heavens" - calling the people "the heavens" because those who study Torah are called "shamayim" - heavens. Moshe commanded them that when they reveal novel original ideas on the Torah, they should do so in a manner of "listening". They should hear those ideas from above, for when they learn, the holy light shines upon them from above, and then they open their mouths to speak and say over the idea they receive.

Through their Torah learning, they can hasten the redemption, as Moshe implies with the words "I shall speak". When you learn Torah by being open to receiving ideas from above, then, says Moshe, you will be able to hear the secrets of Torah from me as in earlier days. You will be the direct cause of Moshe speaking with you in the future by learning in the manner described and thus hastening the redemption, may it be speedily in our days, Amen.

Source:  Mipeninei Noam Elimelech  Translated by Tal Moshe Zwecker

The Star is Approaching

Our sun is the small one

Rabbi Yuval Ovadia - 5 min video - click the You Tube logo on the video and watch on You Tube for auto-dub into English.   He has uploaded this video again, and I am blogging it again, because it's the biggest news in the world right now. 

The only Rabbi who knows what's going on !     Thank you Rabbi Ovadia.

Where Are We At ?

Tonight, my time, 25 Elul begins.  The 25th day of the sixth month, the date foretold for the appearance of the Kochav Yaakov.  The only problem is that the prophecy also says it will be on the sixth day of the week, and it's nowhere near the sixth day of the week. 

But as we can see this Star already, or something that appears to be this Star.... then I don't really know where it all stands.  

I just read a post from a friend of mine, the sister of a man who was one of the 15 murdered last Chanukah at Bondi Beach.... she was saying that he told her that this year 5786, would be amazing.... and, quoting her " You said this year was going to be amazing so that means the Revelation . Please please please do your thing and show us the full picture . Moshiach now ! Techiyas hamesim now ! And a yeshua for every single person that needs it right now..."

I want to remind you that there are 271 days counting from the first night of Chanukah [the Bondi Beach attack] until Rosh haShanah - 271 days is the number of days given in the Talmud for a pregnancy.

I also want to remind you of this shiur from Rabbi Yossi Saadeh Is 5786 the Year of Moshiach  showing the hints that he discovered in the Torah, as well as so many other hints and clues we've had such as the 6 7 phenomenon.

And right now, one of the world's deadliest volcanoes just went nuts.

Between now and Yom Kippur, anything can happen.  We are heading into 6 7 territory, the swap over of the years.  I remain hopeful and pray that we will see the coming of Moshiach before too long.

The Future Redemption

Parshat Nitzavim:

The future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G‑d’s laws, but then he prophesies that in the end, “You will return to the L‑rd your G‑d . . . If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the L‑rd your G‑d gather you . . . and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed.” 

The Talmud Talmud [Sanhedrin 97a–98a] mentions various signs to identify the generation in which Moshiach will arrive.

In that generation:

• Torah scholarship will be diminished. 
• There will be many troubles and difficult decrees. 
• The younger generation will not respect their elders. 
• There will be inflation in food prices. 
• The government will turn towards heresy (denying the Torah). 
• People will despair of the Redemption. 
• People will have no money left in their pockets (i.e., savings). 
• The Jewish people will not have supporters. 
• The generation will be either entirely righteous or entirely wicked. 
• There will be no fish available for purchase, even for sick people. 
• There will be no arrogant people left amongst the Jews. 
• There will be no judges or enforcers left amongst the Jewish people.

Source: Chabad

Under Water

We began the new 180 day "close pass" of the planets when September kicked off.   Looks like we're just getting started.

Toronto had a visitor yesterday -

Roads turned to rivers.

There's only one planet that turns the sky green, and that's Napisiti, the planet of the rain bombs and instant rivers. I couldn't download the video but I did a screenshot to show you the green sky. [Napisiti is the green planet, hence the green sky]

Here's a video, he's even telling you the sky is green. That cloud is the base cloud of the planet Napisiti.

Napisiti is one of the planets orbiting the second sun.  We've got 180 days of this kind of event.  Buckle up.

Here we have pink lightning.  Pink and purple lightning come from the passing planets.  

Maybe Moshiach will show up before we're all under water.

Here it is over Cleveland today, from News5 Cleveland.

The Hidden Time of the Redemption

 

"The hidden things belong to the Lord, our God, but the revealed things apply to us and to our children forever: that we must fulfill all the words of this Torah." [Nitzavim 29:28]

[Written by Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein]

In Maseches Sanhedrin [98a], R'Yehoshua ben Levi poses a question regarding a verse dealing with the eventual redemption of the Jewish people. The verse sates, "I am Hashem, in its time I will hasten it" [Yeshayahu 60:22]

Asks R'Yehoshua ben Levi: If the redemption will ultimately occur "in its time", then how can Hashem promise the Jewish people "I will hasten it"?

The answer, says the Gemara, is as follows: If the Jewish people will carry out the will of Hashem, then the redemption will, in fact, be hastened.  But if not, then the redemption will occur at its assigned time.

Chazal's words, said the Kesav Sofer [R'Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, son of the Chasam Sofer] are alluded to in the above mentioned verse: "The hidden are for Hashem, our G-d" - if the Jewish people will not perform the will of Hashem, then the redemption will come at a fixed date, one that is ultimately hidden from us and known only to Hashem.  However, "the revealed are our and our children's [responsibility]" - if the Jews choose to follow the will of Hashem, then the redemption will arrive immediately.

The time of the redemption, therefore, can be revealed and known to the Jewish people, for it is something that can be determined by their actions.

Second Sun in the East

It's even setting in the East ....  people are noticing now ... this is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to us.  Sorry if I'm driving you nuts with this.  Sorry but not sorry.  

Are Narcissists Bad People?

Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson

Chai Elul

Art Baruch Nachshon

"Chai Elul" -- the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Elul -- is a most significant date on the Chassidic calendar. The founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, was born on this date, in 1698. It is also the day, 36 years later, on which the Baal Shem Tov began to publicly disseminate his teachings, after many years as a member of the society of "hidden tzaddikim" during which he lived disguised as a simple innkeeper and clay-digger, his greatness known only to a very small circle of fellow mystics and disciples.

Elul 18 is also the birthday -- in 1745 -- of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, who often referred to himself as the Baal Shem Tov's "spiritual grandson" [Rabbi Schneur Zalman was the disciple of Rabbi Israel's disciple, Rabbi DovBer of Mezeritch]. After gaining fame as a child prodigy and young Talmudic genius, Rabbi Schneur Zalman journeyed to Mezeritch to study under the tutelage of the Baal Shem Tov's successor--as he later explained, "to study I knew somewhat, but I needed to learn how to pray"--and was soon accepted into the intimate circle of Rabbi DovBer's leading disciples. Rabbi Schneur Zalman established the "Chabad" branch of Chassidism, which emphasizes in-depth study and intense contemplation as the key to vitalizing the entire person, from sublime mind to practical deed.

"I See It.... But Not Now...."

I see it, but not now; I behold it, but not soon. A star has gone forth from Jacob.... Balak 24:17

The second sun... aka Kochav Yaakov...filmed August 25 2026 Nevada Las Vegas - East

Rosh haShanah on Shabbat : A Signal for the World

H/t Sherry

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff

When Rosh haShanah falls on Shabbat, extra-ordinary things happen.  Rabbi Hajioff explains.

What can we expect?  

Rosh Hashanah 2026 falls on Shabbat, and Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff explains why this year carries such a powerful message. 

What is the real meaning of Rosh Hashanah? 

Why does the Torah describe it as a day of sounding the shofar rather than simply a “Day of Judgment”? 

And what does the shofar reveal about teshuvah, judgment, redemption and the year ahead? 

 In this conversation, Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff explores the deeper meaning of the shofar, the spiritual significance of listening, and the teaching that Rosh Hashanah is a microcosm of the entire coming year. 

 We discuss: 

 • Why the shofar is the central Torah mitzvah of Rosh Hashanah 

• The connection between listening, judgment and the scales of Rosh Hashanah 

• Why the shofar represents the inner cry of the Jewish soul 

• The shofar of Mount Sinai and the future shofar of redemption 

• The Rambam’s famous description of the shofar as a spiritual wake up call 

• Why one mitzvah can change a person and even impact the entire world 

• What Rosh Hashanah means for Jews who only come to synagogue once or twice a year 

• The remarkable lesson of Ishmael and “ba’asher hu sham” 

• Why a person is judged according to who they are right now 

• How teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah can change a difficult decree 

• Why Rosh Hashanah 2026 falling on Shabbat is especially worth thinking about 

• A blessing for a sweet new year, redemption and the rebuilding of the Third Temple 

Rabbi Hajioff explains that Rosh Hashanah is not simply about fear. It is about renewal. It is the moment when we stop, listen, examine who we are and recognize that the coming year can still be changed. 

May we all be written and sealed for a Shana Tova U’Metuka, a good and sweet year filled with blessing, peace and redemption.

The Unconscious Mitzvah

''....when you forget a bundle in the field...'' [Ki Teitzei 24:19]

Why should a person be blessed for performing a mitzvah if he unwittingly - and even unwillingly - drops money on the floor, which is later found by a poor person? [see Rashi v.19]

Chassidic thought explains that every Jew, regardless of his status and station, is essentially willing to do all that he is commanded to do by our Torah.  The fact that he might sometimes be influenced to do otherwise is because  his conscious state can be affected by external pressures that induce states of mind and even behaviour which is contrary to his essential nature [Rambam, Laws of Divorce 2:20]

Therefore, if he performs a mitzvah which was not consciously intended, it is nevertheless an act that is consistent with his inner, subconscious desire.  In fact, what has actually occurred here is that his subconscious mind has been able to influence his actions directly, without passing through the conscious state.

So, if a person drops money which is later found by a poor person, he has done an action which is commensurate with his true, inner desire to serve G-d, and therefore he is blessed because of it.

Based on Sefer Hama'amarim Mehukat vol 5 p 50 Lubavitcher Rebbe

How The Mighty Fall

 

The son of Rabbi Yeshua Halevi went up to heaven and then came down. It doesn’t mean he went up physically. He went “up” in consciousness. He had ruach ha’kodesh -- holy spirit - so he could see into the world of Yetzira. 

When he came back, he was asked what he saw up there. He uttered the famous statement, “olam hafoch hu”--it’s an upside-down world. Whoever was great here is, basically, almost a nobody up there, and whoever was nobody here was an incredible godol--a person of great stature up there. 

How could that be? How could we not see who’s really worth something? 

The answer is: the critical determinant of who you are is not your physical act; it’s the yegiah--hardship, the darkness of the klippa that you undergo and yet remain G-d-fearing, to believe and trust in G-d that we cannot see. You could have Mr. A who is unbelievably diligent in doing mitzvahs, and Mr. B who hardly does any, but Mr. B may have a terrible struggle to do the few mitzvahs he does. This makes him much greater than Mr. A.

The above text is an excerpt from Rabbi Mendel Kessin's "The Model for the Redemption"

click here for full transcription and lecture

So who is the Judge?  Only Hashem.  Our eyes cannot judge anyone.  We think we know, but we don't.

Those who are mighty one day, may fall the next day.  A lot of the time, their fall is due to narcissism, greed and corruption.  Greed for money and power.  The more money they have, the more they need to feel fulfilled.  Many times, a poor person can be far happier than a rich one, simply because his needs are less.  He doesn't expect so much.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe was legendary for treating every single person he encountered with profound dignity, noticing even those passing by or waiting just to catch a glimpse.  Stories frequently shared within the Chassidic community  illustrate that the Rebbe made it a point to always greet others with a warm, personal "hello" and a radiant smile, teaching that no individual is ever invisible. 

Beware the trap of thinking you are at the top, because the next day you may find yourself at the bottom.  

How does it happen?  Through greed and thinking yourself better than the other person. But maybe the other person is far greater than you, and you have just insulted on a true Tzadik.