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How God Ensures Every Jew Enters the World to Come | Part 1

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

Rosh HaShanah of Trees

 

Angel Oak Tree, Charleston South Carolina

Tu b'Shevat is Wednesday night/Thursday January 25 - we eat fruit associated with the Land of Israel: grapes, figs, pomegranate, dates, olives - see below for laws and customs.

Compiled by Rabbi Shmuel Lesches 

Tu b’Shevat (15th of Shevat) is the Rosh Hashanah for trees, as it is the time when they are infused with sap and their fruits begin the earliest stage of development. Tu B’Shevat is one of the dates used to calculate the years for Orlah (the first three years of a tree’s growth – when its fruit is forbidden), Revai (the fourth year of a tree’s growth – when its fruit must be consecrated), Terumah and Maaser (the tithes given to the Kohen and the Levi). 

Outside of Eretz Yisroel, the laws of Orlah apply to any fruits known to have grown during a tree’s first three years, and the laws of Revai apply to grapes known to have grown during a vine’s fourth year. A Rav should be consulted to compute these times properly. 

Even though Tu B’Shevat is the time of a fruit’s development in the Northern Hemisphere, it is still the date used when calculating Orlah and Revai for fruits grown in the Southern Hemisphere. Contrary to popular misconception, Tu B’Shevat is not the day of judgement for trees. Rather, that occurs on Shavuot.

Tu b'Shevat Customs

On Tu B’Shevat, it is customary to consume the fruit of trees, especially the Shivas Haminim (the fruit for which Eretz Yisroel is praised – grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates). Some have the custom of eating a new fruit and reciting Shehecheyanu. 

It is also customary to eat carobs, which are especially associated with miracles. All this is to praise Hashem for renewing the fruits. 

When eating fruits grown in Eretz Yisroel, one must ensure that there is no concern of Orlah, Revai, Tevel and Shemitah. When shopping for fruit, one should note the country of origin. 

The Lubavitcher Rebbe encouraged giving extra Tzedakah on Tu b’Shevat.

Man is Like a Tree

The Torah likens man to a tree: 

A healthy and vibrant tree constantly grows and produces fruit in abundance, both qualitatively as well as quantitatively. So too, a person must grow and produce fine fruits in Torah, Tefillah and Tzedakah.

The Strait of Hormuz

https://theconversation.com/red-sea-crisis-suez-canal-is-not-the-only-choke-point-that-threatens-to-disrupt-global-supply-chains-221144

The following [edited] text is by R' Dan Stochel, written in 2019 to coincide with the 400th  yarzheit of the Kli Yakar 

The geographical location was actually revealed for the start of the War of Gog and Magog, according to the Great Torah Sage, Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Zatz"l from Luntschitz, Poland - a major Torah commentator known as the "Kli Yakar" who was niftar [passed away] in 1619.

In his holy book "Kli Paz," meaning "Vessel of Pure Gold" he wrote that the war of Gog and Magog will be centered around the area he calls: "the Hormuz".

Kli Paz was also written by another major mekubal - Kli Yakar the Gaon Aran Tzuba HaRav Shmuel Lanaiado from Venice. He also lived almost 400 years ago 1603-1657. He was a chaver of HaRav Chayim Vital and HaRav Galanti and the Holy Alshich in the Arizal's time. He saw these events and wrote them down in his commentary on Isaiah chapter 34.

As Chief Rabbi in Israel over 400 years ago, he wrote, ''there will be a great sacrifice in Basra'' quoting Isaiah chapter 34:1-13 about the last days during which the war of Gog and Magog should occur in a place nearby Basra named "Hormuz."

And the Navi Isaiah's 34:1-12, 63:1-6 foresaw "A sacrifice to Hashem is in Basra and it is a great slaughtering in the land of Edom" meaning to say that this will occur 'from above and descend,' many huge "Re'amim" roaming warrior-like beasts (aircraft/drones) and with them "Abirim" like powerful healthy bulls --(aircraft carriers) since the day of vengeance is for G-d and it is very near the completion of years of Hashem defending-protecting, fighting for Zion.

And the statement, ''the animals will descend with them'' means there will be many kings among the remaining nations who will join with Edom (America) to help  facilitate this slaughtering/sacrifice to Hashem in Basra - a country some distance from Bavel (modern-day Iraq) whose name is Basra and it is adjacent to Ashur (Syria) and Persia (Iran) in between the boundary of the land of Edom - called "Hormuz" - and today (Kli Yakar's time) it is under the rulership of Yishmael... "blessed is the one who knows the truth of these matters.״

However, it will be there in (the strait of) Hormuz where will be the Final War in the End of Days.

וְהֶרְאוּנִי דָּבָר מַבְהִיל בְּסֵפֶר 'כְּלִי פָּז' מִבַּעַל הַ'כְּלִי יָקָר' שֶׁהָיָה רֹאשׁ הָרַבָּנִים בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי כְּאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה (ישעי' לד) שֶׁהַ"זֶבַח לַה' בְּבָצְרָה" שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בְּמִלְחֶמֶת גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג יִתְרַחֵשׁ בְּמָקוֹם עַל יַד בַּצְרָה שֶׁשְּׁמוֹ הוּרְמוּז. וְנָבִיא אֶת דְּבָרָיו "כִּי זֶבַח לַה' בְּבָצְרָה וְטֶבַח גָּדוֹל בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם, וְיָרְדוּ רְאֵמִים עִמָּם וּפָרִים עִם אַבִּירִים וְגוֹ', כִּי יוֹם נָקָם לַה' שְׁנַת שִׁלּוּמִים לְרִיב צִיּוֹן". וְאָמַר "וְיָרְדוּ רְאֵמִים עִמָּם וְכוּ'', לְהַגִּיד שֶׁהַרְבֵּה מְלָכִים מִשַּׁאר הָאֻמּוֹת יִתְחַבְּרוּ עִם אֱדוֹם לְעָזְרָם. "כִּי זֶבַח לַה' בְּבָצְרָה", מְדִינָה יֵשׁ רָחוֹק מִבָּבֶל שְׁמָהּ בָּצְרָה, וְהִיא בֵּין גְּבוּל אֲשׁוּר וּפָרַס וּבֵין גְּבוּל אֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם, הוּרְמוּז, וְהִיא הַיּוֹם תַּחַת מֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיִּשְׁמָעֵאלִים. וּבָרוּךְ הַיּוֹדֵעַ אֲמִתָּתָם שֶׁל דְּבָרִים, אוּלַי יִהְיֶה דֶּרֶךְ שָׁם הַמִּלְחָמָה בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים

Furthermore, during the Brit Bein Habitarim Hashem guaranteed to Avraham that his descendants would be freed from exile after 400 years!

This took place when Avraham was over 70 years old as is the present age of medinat Yisroel.

It's no coincidence then that, Avraham and Lihavdil the Medinah, were both born in 1948 a time when what I call the "pre-redemption" process began.

Kli Yakar

Moon Lights

As we head towards the full moon of Shevat, try and look at the moon at some stage, you might see something unusual.

This was the moon last night in Rumania photographed by G. Ciobanu

It's all about timing, being in the right place at the right time.

Houthis Preparing for Battle

 

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.