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.

The World Today - February 2026 Pt 5

Strange events around the world, on the earth and in the skies.

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 World Today February 2026 - Pt 4

What's been happening in the last week?

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]

The World Today: February 2026 - Pt 3

I'm planning to put these videos on the blog regularly so you can see what's going on around the world

and in the skies. [Two suns @ 5.20]

 

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.

Multiple Explosions Across Iran - IRGC In Full Panic Mode