The Truth About Jewish-Muslim History

Rabbi Efraim Palvanov 

It is often said today that Muslim-Jewish relations were always good before Zionism and the State of Israel, and that Jews and Muslims historically lived in peace. Is this notion true? 

Find out in this class, as we dive into an eye-opening letter written by the great philosopher Maimonides to the Jews of Yemen in the 12th century, uncover what Islam really preaches about Jews, and conclude with an incredible prophecy from the Zohar that has come true right before our eyes in recent years.

Notes on Rabbi Ovadia's Interview

Now that Rabbi Yuval Ovadia has validated [in the video] everything I've been saying about  Kochav Yaakov [sometimes mistakenly called Nibiru] I would like to offer some more information about the second solar system.

Our Sun has a twin sun - [Kochav Yaakov??] We are actually part of a binary solar system - two suns.  The second sun has 8 planets/moons orbiting around it.  We are seeing the "back" of these planets [or moons] - they are facing their Sun.  This is why we are seeing huge curved shadows in the sky. These are the shadows caused by the planets.  They are orbiting horizontally between Earth and our Sun.  

Blue section is a planet

The Planet Nibiru - you can see how easily it could block the Sun

Sky cut in half, caused by shadows of planet

The second solar system became visible to us in 2009/2010 - the Hebrew year 5770. [770 is the gematria of Beit Moshiach - House of Messiah] That is also the year a lot of us expected Moshiach to come. It is the year I deleted, and then re-started my blog.  14 years have passed since then, 14 is the gematria of David, it is two x 7 year periods.  

Back in 5770 no-one outside of NASA knew about it,  except for one person - Sam Hofman - who is the same man who discovered this second solar system in 1978 when he was 16 years old. When his teacher sent his discovery to NASA, they turned up at his door and forced him to sign a 30 year non-disclosure agreement. They told him that after 2009 "it wouldn't matter".    The NDA ended in 2009, the same year the planets arrived.

Since then, Sam Hofman has been documenting this second system.  He has 14 years' worth of documentation and can prove without a doubt that we are seeing a system pass between Earth and the Sun.  At the same time, various governmental cover-ups have been taking place, such as Project Blue Beam and the daily masking of the Sun with planes drawing criss-crossing lines all over the skies.  Any anomaly in the skies is dismissed as HAARP, CERN, c-trails, geo-engineering, climate change or some other government concoction designed to prevent the truth being known, and the resulting chaos and panic which would ensue.

There are 8 planets in this system - 7 of which are passing between Earth and the Sun.  This matches the "7 moons" mentioned by Rabbi Ovadia which belong to the Star - the Kochav Yaakov. Rabbi Ovadia also says there is a "mini solar system" approaching. One of the planets is named "Nibiru" and for some reason people have latched on to this word and call the entire system "Nibiru". 

Quoting Rabbi Ovadia: we can see throughout history that Hashem uses stars to bring about natural disasters and bring judgement to the world, most of the time he uses nature that He Himself created. This is known as "Derech haTeiva" - the way of the world.  Hashem hides himself in order for us to have free will to choose between good and bad, so the world is run according to derech hateiva.

Sun with rainbow halo - Yosemite

Sky on fire - sunrise North Iceland

Planet on top of the Sun causing shadows

NAPISITI

Napisiti is the most obvious and it's appearance is varied due to many factors such as distances, shadows, light reflections etc.  Here are a few photos and a video which I found by accident. Drawings under photos are by Sam Hofman.

 

The video below is best viewed on a big screen. You do need to watch the whole video [it's very short]: Napisiti over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in December 2014, with a rain bomb at around the 1.06 mark.  Right at the end, as Napisiti moves towards us, you can even see it rotating.

Nibiru Must Appear Before the Final Redemption ?

H/t Leah

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz interviews Rabbi Yuval Ovadia about the Jewish sources that prophesize that Nibiru must appear before the Final Redemption. [first streamed in 2021]

 

Light In The Darkness

by Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz

Unable to speak or type due to having ALS, Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz uses his eyes to communicate and write heartfelt Torah thoughts

In this week's parsha, Bo, we read about the plague of darkness. There were three days of opaque darkness and three days where the darkness was tangible and rendered the Egyptians immobile. At the same time, for the Jewish people there was light. 

Everything that the Torah tells us is a lesson that every Jew can learn from. Even the plagues. What the Torah tells us about the exile and exodus is particularly a lesson on how to deal with our present exile and future exodus. 

What lesson can we draw from the plague of darkness, especially from the fact that there was darkness and light at the same time? 

Egypt, in Hebrew, is Mitzrayim, which is related to the word maytzarim, which means boundaries, constraints or limitations. This is because it is symbolic of the limitations we experience in this physical world. 

There are times in this exile, when you experience darkness, in the form of heartbreak, health problems, oppression, etc. Sometimes it seems there is no hope and that no amount of light can overcome this darkness. Other times it is worse, it can seem completely paralyzing. The struggle and pain we experience is very real and hard to get through. 

Hashem is telling you here that in this place of darkness, can be found a great light, greater than anything you ever experienced before. This light is transformative, it gives new perspective and brings out new abilities. The greater the darkness the greater the light that is to be found. 

This doesn't mean that darkness is good, but if you experience darkness, search for the positive in it. Use the new light to brighten your surroundings and make a difference. 

It is already several years since Hashem chose to give me and my family tremendous hardships. For me it is physically paralyzing, for my wonderful wife, Dina, it can at times be emotionally and mentally paralyzing. My children are also subjected to an unwanted roller-coaster ride. I wish and pray all the time that I will be cured. But I am grateful to Hashem for the positive that came from our experience. Dina and I have been blessed with an outpouring of love from so many and our writings and Dina's talks have been uplifting people all over. All this would not have been possible without the darkness we experienced, as it brought to the fore love and abilities we never knew we had. How can we not be grateful. 

With all this said, we all have had enough darkness in our lives. Now it is time for Moshiach to come and for the darkness to end. Let the light shine uninterrupted in our lives.

Midnight: The Threshold

Source: Based on Likutei Sichos Vol 21 Lubavitcher Rebbe - Gutnick Chumash

At the dividing point of the night, I will go out into the midst of Egypt... [Bo 11:4]

Rashi comments: At the literal level [p'shat] Moshe informed Pharoah that the plague would start at midnight precisely.

A non-literal [agadic] interpretation is that G-d told Moshe the plague would start at precisely midnight, but Moshe decided not to tell this fact over to Pharoah because he feared that the Egyptian astrologers might err in their calculations of the exact time of midnight. Then, when the plague failed to come at the time they expected, they would come to the conclusion that Moshe had spoken falsely. Therefore, Moshe told Pharoah that the plague would start at 'around midnight'.

Mizrachi comments: The Torah states that Moshe told Pharoah the plague would begin כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה. Literally, this means 'around midnight'. However it is unthinkable that G-d should express Himself in such an uncertain manner. Therefore, Rashi understood that כַּחֲצֹת means precisely midnight. This unusual translation was achieved by rendering the word not as a noun but as a verb: ''when the night divides''.

The second agadic interpretation of Rashi solves this problem by explaining that G-d did indeed express Himself in precise terms, but Moshe chose to use a more ambiguous expression, for fear of being misjudged.

Ibn Ezra: The term כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה could be rendered 'after midnight' i.e. in the second half of the night [as in Ruth 3:8]

Ramban: Moshe was clearly not trying to tell Pharoah the exact timing of the plague at all, for he did not mention which day the plague would occur. Rather, Moshe was hinting generally that the next plague would cause Pharoah and his servants to arise in the middle of the night.

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Perhaps we could argue that Rashi accepted the problem presented by Ramban that the warning of a precise time seems totally superfluous here, as Pharoah was in any case not informed of the date.

Furthermore, we do not find that most of the other plagues were associated with a specific time. Even in those instances when the dates were specified [e.g. before the plagues of death of cattle and hail] the time was not. So, why do we find that in this final plague, an exact time was given?

[One exception to this rule was the plague of hail. Rashi explains that Moshe drew a line on the wall and said that when the sun would reach the line, the hail would fall [Vaera 9:18]. But in that case, there was a reason for giving a time, so that those who ''feared the word of G-d'' [Vaera 9:20] would be able to put their slaves and cattle under shelter before the plague started. In our case, however, there is no practical reason to mention the time.]

Since the time appears to be of no relevance here, Rashi concluded that the reference to midnight was primarily a descriptive statement which conveyed the unique quality of the impending plague.

We are therefore left with a question: the distinctive feature of the plague of the firstborn is that it was carried out by G-d Himself, as verse 4 states: ''I will go out into the midst of Egypt''. But if we would follow the usual translation of the word כַּחֲצֹת [around midnight] then how would the verse convey the unique quality of this plague, that G-d was involved personally? Surely, one would expect G-d Himself to be of the utmost precision?

[In fact, we find that the plague of hail was enacted with extreme precision. So, it would be unreasonable to suggest that the plague which G-d enacted personally would be around a certain time, and thus less accurate than one of the previous plagues in which He was not directly ''involved''.]

Therefore, Rashi was forced to conclude that, at the literal level, כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה must be rendered [not as 'about midnight' but] as ''precisely midnight'' i.e. even though this is an unconventional [and thus apparently non-literal translation] it is nevertheless necessary to preserve the basic implication of the text, that the plague occurred at a specific time to express G-d's personal involvement.

However, since this interpretation resorted to an unconventional translation, Rashi felt it necessary to bring also a second interpretation from agadic sources.

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Midnight as an Expression of Infinitude

It was explained above that Pharoah was informed of the time of the plague of the firstborn primarily as an expression of G-d's personal involvement. This is highlighted by the comment of Rabbi Yehudah ben Basaira in the Mechilta that midnight is not a definitive moment in time, but rather, a threshold. Thus G-d's revelation at ''midnight'' expresses His true infinitude, how He can be simultaneously revealed in our world that is bound by time, and yet, remain aloof from it.

Interpreting Dreams

Art: Sharon Tomlinson

written by Rabbi Chanan Morrison

The Sages made a remarkable claim regarding dreams and their interpretation: "Dreams are fulfilled according to the interpretation" [Berachot 55b]. The interpreter has a key function in the realization of a dream. His analysis can determine how the dream will come to pass!

The Talmud substantiated this statement with the words of the chief wine-butler: "Just as he interpreted, so (my dream) came to be" [Gen. 41:13].

Do dreams foretell the future? Does the interpreter really have the power to determine the meaning of a dream, and alter the future accordingly?

The Purpose of Dreams

Clearly, not all of our dreams are prophetic. Originally, in humanity's pristine state, every dream was a true dream. But with the fall of Adam, mankind left the path of integrity. Our minds became filled with wanton desires and pointless thoughts, and our dreams became more chaff than truth.

Why did God give us the ability to dream? A true dream is a wake-up call, warning us to correct our life's direction. Our eyes are opened to a vivid vision of our future, should we not take heed to mend our ways.

To properly understand the function of dreams, we must first delve into the inner workings of Divine providence in the world. How are we punished or rewarded in accordance to our actions?

The Zohar [Bo 33a] gives the following explanation for the mechanics of providence: The soul has an inner quality that naturally brings about those situations and events that correspond to our spiritual and moral level. Should we change our ways, this inner quality will reflect that change, and will lead us towards to a different set of circumstances.

Dreams are part of this system of providence. They constitute one of the methods utilized by the soul's inner quality to bring about the appropriate outcome.

The Function of the Intepreter

But the true power of a dream is only realized once it has been interpreted. The interpretation intensifies the dream's impact. As the Sages taught, "A dream not interpreted is like a letter left unread" [Berachot 55b]. When a dream is explained, its images become more intense and vivid. The impact on the soul is stronger, and the dreamer is more primed for the consequential outcome.

Of course, the interpreter must be insightful and perceptive. He needs to penetrate the inner message of the dream, and detect the potential influences of the soul's inner qualities that are reflected in the dream.

Multiple Messages

All souls have imperfections. All souls contain a mixture of good and bad traits. A dream is the nascent development of the soul's hidden traits, as they are beginning to be realized. A single dream may contain multiple meanings, since it reflects contradictory qualities within the soul.

When the interpreter gives a positive interpretation to a dream, he helps develop and realize positive traits hidden in the soul of the dreamer. A negative interpretation, on the other hand, will promote negative traits. As the Zohar [Miketz 199b] admonishes:

"A good dream should be kept in mind and not forgotten, so that it will be fulfilled. ... Therefore Joseph mentioned his dream (to his family), so that it would come to pass. He would always anticipate its fulfillment."

It is even possible to interpret multiple aspects of a dream, all of which are potentially true. Even if they are contradictory, all may still be realized! Rabbi Bena'a related that, in his days, there were 24 dream-interpreters in Jerusalem. "Once I had a dream," he said, "and I went to all of them. No two interpretations were the same, but they all came to pass!" [Berachot 55b]

Dreams of the Nation

These concepts are also valid on the national level.

Deliverance of the Jewish people often takes place through the medium of dreams. Both Joseph and Daniel achieved power and influence through the dreams of gentile rulers. The Jewish people have a hidden inner potential for greatness and leadership. As long as this quality is unrealized, it naturally tries to bring about its own fulfillment — sometimes, by way of dreams.

When a person is brought before the Heavenly court, he is asked, "Did you yearn for redemption?" [Shabbat 31a] Why is this important? By anticipating and praying for the redemption, we help develop the inner quality of the nation's soul, thus furthering its advance and actualization.

Pre-Moshiach Signs

H/t Sherry

Rabbi Nochum Schapiro clarifies the signs of the generation right before the coming of Moshiach. 

Purple Reigns

Last night in Jindalee, Perth, Western Australia

If the images don't look real, it's because they are showing planets from the passing solar system. There are purple images uploaded from dozens of different group members.   Unreal is the new normal.  

Purple always means the planet Atu.

Original uploads can be found on FB on the group "Hey Perth" and "Severe Weather Western Australia".

Blue patch is sky, planets appear as deep blue/grey 

These two photos below just show the skies turned purple, letting us know that Atu is close by.