Chai Elul

"Chai Elul" - the 18th day of the month of Elul - is the birthday, in 1698, of the founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov. It is also the day on which his "spiritual grandson," the founder of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, was born, in 1745. [secular year]

Art Erik Johansson

From One End of the World to the Other by Gal Einei : Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh

In the book “Or Hameir” by Rabbi Ze’ev of Zhitomir, the disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, it is written that once, the disciples of the Ba’al Shem Tov needed to know about something in a place distant from Mezhibuz, where they were located. 

The Ba’al Shem Tov opened the Zohar that was on the table, studied it, and told his disciples what would transpire in that distant place. The disciples asked how, by looking in the Zohar, the Ba’al Shem Tov saw something in a distant place. 

 “With the light that God created on the first day of creation, Adam was able to see from one end of the world to the other,” the Ba’al Shem Tov explained. “This means from the end of the Concealed World from above to below until the end of the Revealed World from below to above. God saw that the world was not worthy to use this light and stored it away. Where did he store it? In the Torah. If a person studies Torah for its own sake, it illuminates the world for him from one end to the other.” 

On a number of different occasions, the Ba’al Shem Tov explained how by looking in the Zohar he was able to see distant things. 

Unification of Concealed and Revealed 

The ocean, which alludes to the World to Come, is called the “Concealed World,” because it is hidden underwater. The dry land alludes to this world – the Revealed World. The border between the ocean and dry land is the end of the Concealed World from above to below and also the end of the Revealed World from below to above. This is one explanation in Chasidut for “from one end of the world to the other.” The Ba’al Shem Tov reveals that the light of Creation unites the concealed and the revealed, the World to Come with this world. 

Moses saw from one end of the world to the next and his face was illuminated by that concealed light. Hence, he covered his face with a מסוה (veil). Accordingly, the first letters of the word מסוה are an acronym for "מסוף העולם ועד סופו" (from one end of the world to the other). In gematria, מסוה equals אל"ף (1000) which is a permutation of the פלא (wonder) that preceded the creation of the world. If a person learns Torah לשמה (for its own sake), the world is illuminated for him from one end to the other, like משה (Moses – a permutation of לשמה). 

The Torah is light, as is written, “And Torah is light.”[1] The sages explain that the concealed light of the Torah is not the same light, but rather, an additional, double light – in addition to the light of the Torah itself. 

Rabbi Meir, whose name also means “light,” said: “All those who engage in the Torah for its own sake, merit many things.”[2] One of those things is “they reveal to him the secrets of the Torah.” In this story, we learn that one merits not only the secrets of the Torah, but also the ability to see from one end of the world to the other. 

[1] Proverbs 6:23. [2] Pirkei Avot 6:1.

Original Article can be found here

Rain Destroys 'Burning Man'

The Burning Man Festival is a [satanic] event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" says Wikipedia. 

The theme for 2023 is ANIMALIA, which will invite participants to explore their primal instincts and animal nature. 

Well, they're getting their self-reliance aspect in spades.... due to the passing of the second solar system above it,,,,, it has been flooded and severe mud has now led to it being declared a national emergency because there's basically 75,000 people trapped in the mud with minimal resources, as well as sanitation issues because all the Port-a-potties can't be serviced.

Clip from video showing planet Napisiti over the Burning Man festival.  Napisiti brings the rain bombs.

Drawings below photo are by Samuel Hofman, showing current positions of the planets in relation to our Sun.  These positions change every month.  We are currently in the 180 day "close pass" of this second solar system. 

This is a planet over the campers at Burning Man.  Yes it's huge.  That's how close they are to us.

This is just further obvious proof that Hashem is using the very close passing of this second solar system to wreak havoc on Earth in the form of severe weather events.  

The Hidden Time of 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.

Rabbi M. Kessin on Moshiach ben Yosef

This is an old lecture, from 2015, which has been put up on You Tube along with several other older lectures.

Erev Supermoon

 

This is a photo of the moon setting at 4.45am in Australia this morning.

It's huge, and it has an orange aura around it, reflecting something from the sun.

Tonight is the actual supermoon.

Photo by Dianne Rankin

Behold the Sun

 

So first we had the fires that destroyed Lahaina, which means "cruel sun", and now we have a hurricane called Idalia bringing "once-in-a-lifetime strength and storm surge levels" to parts of the state's Gulf Coast.

"Idalia" means "behold the sun".   

According to Google, the Hebrew Adalia means "G-d is my refuge".

These are of course man-made names. 

Also man-made is the huge problem of gas being contaminated with diesel fuel in Florida,  So of course the conspiracy theorists are claiming that the US government is trying to get as many people stuck in Florida as possible, to be trapped in the hurricane.  The water temperature is the highest it's ever been and that is not good news as far as hurricanes are concerned.

It's not easy to distinguish between the man-made evil, and the weather events themselves.  To all my Floridian readers, we are thinking of you and pray that you are safe.

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Back to the sun:   All over the world people have been taking photos of "two suns", as well as multiple planets/moons near the sun.  

Here's a few photos and videos I've been collecting. Once again these are not photoshopped, and the videos are obviously taken by random people, no big productions here, just people filming what they are seeing.

Florida

                                                 Chile: Multiple objects next to the sun

Italy

Denver Colorado

Mexico

Bulgaria

Mexico

Show Time

Do you remember going to a show at the theatre or any kind of production.... [seems like 100 years ago I did that]... but anyway, just before the show is about to start, they flick the lights on and off to let people know it's about to begin.    

When I see this lightning, the kind of lightning we have never seen before - purple and blue .... and I saw it here in Sydney not so long ago, I sat and watched it for hours... it just went on and on..... and this is happening all over the world.  I feel this is a sign that something is about to begin.

The Gate of Tears

by Rabbi David Pinto Shlita 

It is written, “Because you did not serve Hashem your G-d amid joy and goodness of heart” [Ki Tavo 28:47].

Rabbi Yossi said, “It is written: ‘Serve Hashem with joy, come before Him with joyous song’ [Tehillim 100:2], for in His service there is no room for sadness. It may be asked: What if a man is deep in sorrow and tribulation, and has no heart to rejoice, and yet his trouble forces him to seek compassion from the Heavenly King? Should he refrain from praying on account of his sorrow? What can he do? He cannot help being heavy-hearted!

The answer is, ‘All gates have been closed since the destruction of the Temple, but the gate of tears has not been closed’ – and tears are an expression of sadness and sorrow. The celestial beings appointed over the gate of tears break down all the iron locks and bars, and let these tears pass through. The prayers of the afflicted penetrate and reach the holy King…. Thus the prayers of the afflicted person do not return to him empty, and the Holy One takes pity on him. Blessed is the man who in his prayers sheds tears before the Holy One.”

– Zohar II:165ab