Wednesday, October 19, 2011
In the blink of an eye
Did you feel it?
Yesterday was a kind of turning point. Erev Hoshana Rabba, the ushpizin of Yosef, and the miraculous release of Gilad Shalit.
How could it possibly be coincidental that Gilad, whose soul is connected to Yosef as we saw in Rabbi Glazerson's Torah codes, was released on the day Yosef is the spiritual guest in everyone's sukkah? There are no coincidences in this world, everything that happens here is orchestrated by Hashem. If you don't understand this yet, you need to go back and start again.
I know I'm not the only person in the world whose life has changed dramatically over the past few months. The world is moving into a new era, the signs are all there, and it's happening so quickly. Who would have thought that Gilad would be home for Sukkot? Alive. Talking. Sane. An unbelievable miracle.
I, for one, am not worried at all about the release of the terrorists. Hashem is in control here, and will take care of business, but for the moment, it's enough to have Gilad back. Ness gadol haya po. A great miracle happened here, make no mistake about it.
Everyone has a mission in life. For Gilad, it was a huge one, and not too many people would have the strength or will to survive in a dungeon for five years... but Gilad is special, he was given the necessary tools [as we all are] to cope with the ordeal that is/was his mission in this world. Whatever tikkun he was chosen to do, on behalf of klal Yisrael, has now been achieved. We are one step closer to the Redemption. It should give us all encouragement in our own lives, when we are facing some kind of test, that there is a time limit to suffering, and one day we will all be set free from whatever kind of Galus has been given to each one of us.
Remember: things can go from the very worst to the very best...in just the blink of an eye.' [Rebbe Nachman of Breslov]
Gilad
All I can say is, thank God he's home.
In this forced interview, Gilad bravely answers some cruel and ridiculous questions from an insensitive reporter:
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
How Obama Thinks
Obama would have to be the most fascinating person I've ever kept an eye on. Mainly because he makes no sense. This article sheds some light.
The President isn't exactly a socialist. So what's driving his hostility to private enterprise? Look to his roots.
Barack Obama is the most antibusiness president in a generation, perhaps in American history. Thanks to him the era of big government is back. Obama runs up taxpayer debt not in the billions but in the trillions. He has expanded the federal government's control over home mortgages, investment banking, health care, autos and energy. The Weekly Standard summarizes Obama's approach as omnipotence at home, impotence abroad.
The President's actions are so bizarre that they mystify his critics and supporters alike......
Continue reading at: Forbes.com
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
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| Art: Mike Worrall |
The world thinks the release of 1027 terrorists in exchange for one Israeli soldier is fair. [See UNwelcome]
The world is so crazy, people don't even realize it anymore.... . They should have marked their heads in advance, like the king suggests in this story:
"A king was informed by his chief minister that there had been blight on the crops that year. They were affected so greatly that anyone eating the grain would become insane. "But" said the minister, "there is no need for us to worry. I have set aside enough grain from last year's harvest for the both of us that will last until the harvest of the following year."
The king shook his head. "No," he said. "I will not allow myself any privileges other than those shared by my subjects. "We shall eat of the same grain," the king continued, "and we shall both go insane together with the rest of the population. But here is what we shall do. You and I will mark our foreheads with an indelible imprint, so that when we go insane, I will look at you and you will look at me and we will know we are insane."
[Rebbe Nachman of Breslov]
It's All Good
Written by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
Rabbi Baruch of Mezhibozh was reciting the prayer before Kiddush Friday night, and as he read "I thank You G-d for all the kindnesses that You have done for me, and for those that You will do for me in the future...." he paused and reflected, "Why must I thank G-d in advance for future kindnesses? Why not just wait until those kindnesses occur and thank Him then?" After a few moments of meditation, Rabbi Baruch said: "Ah, I understand. When those kindnesses in the future occur, they may be packaged in such a manner that I will not recognize them as kindnesses, but perhaps experience them as sufferings, and I will then not be in a position to appreciate them and be grateful for them. That is why I must thank G-d for them in advance."
After a few moments, Rabbi Baruch began to weep. "How tragic" he said, "that G-d will be doing kindnesses for me and I will not be able to recognize them as such."
Monday, October 17, 2011
Spiritual Growth
On the other hand, the festivals are also associated with joy, where a person's positive feelings towards G-d take outward expression.
What is the connection between obedience and joy?
The answer is hinted to by the fact that the Torah fixed the festivals according to the agricultural cycle. In order for a seed to grow, it must first shed its outer shell, and only through this is the seed able to grow many hundreds of times in size. Similarly, when a person puts aside ("sheds") his superficial preconceptions ("shell") about Judaism and observes all the mitzvot with absolute loyalty, he will experience an enormous spiritual growth.
And likewise, a person who serves G-d with joy which "breaks all boundaries" will experience an unrestrained spiritual growth.
Source: Based on Likutei Sichot of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Does Noam Shalit have Stockholm Syndrome by Proxy?
In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is a term used to describe a real paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims....
Noam Shalit: No sign of life from Gilad yet
Father of captive soldier says there is no finalized timetable for his son's release.
'Inshallah he is well,' he says ......
Inshallah ?
Source: Heading Home
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