Sunday, March 29, 2020
The Reason the Entire World is Attacked by the Coronavirus
New lecture from Rabbi Anava to be uploaded soon, I will post here when it is available.
With almost 200 countries around the world affected with the coronavirus, don't you wonder why? what is the reason the entire world is under attack? What do we need to learn from that and is there messages from G-d we need to realize?
I hope everyone is well and STAYING INSIDE. Wherever you are, please stay home, especially if you are older or compromised by another medical problem.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
The Great Awakening from Below
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz: Pesach and Covid-19 "The Great Awakening from Below"
Also see ''Coronavirus and the Coming of Moshiach''
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Corona, The Puzzle Coming Together
HT: Sherry
Fascinating and only five minutes.
Geulah, 10th Sefira of Keter/Crown, Yetziat Mitzraim, Quarantine, Baal Haturim and Rashi
Rabbi David Genish
Fascinating and only five minutes.
Geulah, 10th Sefira of Keter/Crown, Yetziat Mitzraim, Quarantine, Baal Haturim and Rashi
Rabbi David Genish
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Acts of Goodness and Kindness
Remember the Rebbe's campaign to welcome Moshiach with acts of goodness and kindness......?
It's mind blowing to now see people trying to out-do each other with acts of goodness and kindness. I have never seen anything like this. Guess it takes a disaster like this....
One of the kosher bakeries here has just announced this:
More goodness and kindness is coming your way. If the current reality for you and your family involves sudden job loss/genuine financial hardship, the Bakery will be privately and confidentially helping you this Friday, Erev Shabbat.
Here are the 'deets':
In a set-up that is entirely discreet, you are invited to place an order with us via email with the Subject Heading 'COVID-19 ORDER'.
This order will comprise of:
⭐️2 Large Challot of your choice
⭐️2 Mini Challah Rolls
⭐️1 Chocolate or Cinnamon Babke
⭐️1 Loaf of square wholemeal or white bread OR
1 Loaf of Sourdough bread
When you come to pick up your order, it will simply have your name on the bag with the word 'PAID' - just like all the other orders.
In addition, if the person ordering is elderly and is unable to get out, delivery is free!
Synagogues are organising deliveries of food to elderly and other vulnerable people and basically everyone is being so kind and considerate it's like a new world has already started to emerge.
It's very uplifting. Moshiach is so close.
Learning from the Past
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| Photo: Gordon McBryde |
The coronavirus quarantine has been compared to the quarantine of the person afflicted with tzara'at - which was a disease brought about by speaking lashon hara. Rabbi Mendel Kessin says that the word ''dever'' [plague] is related to the word ''davar'' [to speak] and we are being quarantined to stop the spread of lashon hara.
Here is some Torah learning on tzara'at from Rabbi Pinto.
Text by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita
“Hashem spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying: If a person will have on the skin of his flesh a s’eit, or a sapachat, or a baheret, and it will become a tzaraat affliction on the skin of his flesh; he shall be brought to Aharon the Kohen, or to one of his sons the Kohanim” [Vayikra 13:1-2]
A person is inflicted with tzaraat for speaking lashon hara [Arachin 15b]. The Torah relates [Bamidbar 12:1-10] how Miriam the Prophetess, the sister of Moshe Rabbeinu, was inflicted with tzaraat for speaking lashon hara about Moshe, discussing his separation from his wife, Tzipporah. Miriam did not intend to disparage her brother; nonetheless, she was punished. How much more so will a person be punished for speaking degradingly about his fellow with premeditated intentions.
The tzaraat does not immediately appear on the body of a person. First the disease afflicts the walls of his home. If the person does not awaken to do teshuvah from this ominous sign, then the disease begins to spread to his household appliances. If he still does not correct his ways, then it spreads to his clothing. Thereafter, the disease appears on his skin and flesh [Rambam, Tumat Tzaraat 16:10]. From this progression, we observe the infinite compassion of Hashem. Hashem does not hurry to punish His children. He first awakens them to teshuvah through external factors. However, if people do not pay attention to the signs that Hashem is sending them from Heaven, the tzaraat gets closer and closer. From this subject we see how Hashem is Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness. He does not strike the sinner immediately, but instead, seeks to grant him the opportunity to reflect on his deeds and do teshuvah to atone for his sins.
The Rav of Ponovezh, zt”l, says that from the disease of tzaraat, one can learn an important lesson. In the beginning, only small signs of the disease appear on the walls of his house. However, if the person does not do teshuvah, he will ultimately be excommunicated and be forced to remain outside of the Camp for a long period of time until he repents completely. From this one can conclude that when a person does not make an accounting of his deeds, he will begin to deteriorate. There are times when a person transgresses in a trivial matter. However, because he does not immediately do teshuvah, he can easily become accustomed to transgressing and thus descend to the depths of corruption.
Therefore, a person should examine his deeds regularly and immediately do teshuvah for the sins he committed each day. In this way, the sins will not become strongly rooted within him, making it very difficult for him to do teshuvah.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Sunday, March 22, 2020
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