I posted a clip earlier today, but here is the entire video
Rabbi Mendel Kessin interviewed by Jonathan Benshimol
Monday, June 3, 2024
End of Days Hail
Everything really is bigger in Texas.
Location: Vigo Park, Texas Panhandle
Photo: Thomas Hinterdorf : Extreme Weather Chaser [link to original photo]
The Message of Trump / Biden
Jonathan ben Shimol interviews Rabbi Mendel Kessin
This is from a FB Reel which you can view here.
Shimol's questions are in Bold.
With Trump and Biden and craziness happening, what's really the message?
The bottom line is that G-d wants to dispel an illusion, He wants to show what evil is and where it could lead , and how far it could deteriorate mankind. Basically that's really a contest. The conflict between Biden and Trump is really the conflict between good and evil, each one representing a side. I believe Biden represents evil because of what he's done - the complete disregard of a human life, Fentanyl, the welfare of mankind . Trump represents good [although] I'm sure people will disagree. Trump has done a great deal of good for America. He vows to do good.
It is the contest between good and evil. That's the bottom line. They are both being represented by struggle. Good and evil - which one will flourish. Survive.
Where is Hashem's Hand in all this?
Well the Ribono Shel Olam is directing this. None of this could happen unless G-d allows it to happen. G-d wants to demonstrate that if He allows evil to flourish, how bad can it get? How bad is evil really? G-d is demonstrating that, He's saying to America and the entire world: "Well you can do whatever you want, I will stand back." And He does, and that demonstrates that if evil, if it is left on its own, will destroy mankind.
G-d is concealed, do we have to reveal Him?
Not only do we have to reveal Him, that's the whole point of His creating us - it's to reveal another reality besides the physical. There is a spiritual reality, that's the whole point of mankind. Labor toward meeting that particular insight.
Thank you, chazzak u'baruch.
Iran and Current Events
Rabbi Shimon Kessin - this is a very important shiur, as he says, this is about Iran and current events
Thursday, May 30, 2024
All Eyes On Rafah
All over social media are posts and pictures like this
Of course it's propaganda, it's an AI generated image, designed to provoke outrage and more anti-Israel/anti-Jewish emotions around the globe.
It's another sign that Rafach is the main event here.
Everything has ramped up several notches in the last few days.
Contractions getting faster? I think so. What does everyone else think?
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Spiritual Guidance for Bibi
"Toward a Meaningful Life" is a spiritual road-map for living based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. You can check it out here
I wonder if Bibi remembers the Rebbe's prophetic words to him in 1978:
"Make no mistake about it; we are on a direct path to a situation when Israel will be forced to stand up to the world."
That quote is from a letter written to Netanyahu which you can find here
https://shiratdevorah.blogspot.com/2011/09/mr-netanyahu-heres-truth.html
[Blogger is playing up, I can't do a click link to that post, or anything else right now]
Monday, May 27, 2024
The Suffering of the Last Generation
Text below was transcribed by Nava from the Dreaming of Moshiach Blog, in 2007.
This is exactly where we are now, in case you didn't realize. How do I know this ? Isn't it obvious to everyone? Just look at the insanity everywhere. Look at the aggression towards Israel and the Jews, even from their own allies. Look at the weather, the lies... we have all the signs. We just need to hang in there a bit longer.
In Gemara, Chazal tells us that three divisions of sufferings came down to the world.
The first division of suffering was placed on the generations of the seven holy shepherds: Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov Avinu, Moshe Rabenu, Aaron HaKohen, Yosef HaTzaddik, and Melech Dovid, zs'l.
The second division of suffering was placed on the remaining generations, excluding our generation.
The third division of suffering was placed on our generation, the last generation.
The first two sufferings were a gradual process but the last suffering, the third, is the hardest and harshest. Whether it's an illness, unnatural death in a family, livelihood, divorce, finding a spouse, having children, etc....every Jew, regardless where, when, what, who, why, is suffering!
This is the reason Chazal wrote in Gemara that if a person is not suffering in the generation of the End of Days, know that this person is not a Jew!
If someone tells you he is not suffering, he is not the son/daughter of Avraham Avinu, zs'l.
Why is this very harsh decree occurring specifically in our generation, all at once and so numerous?
The suffering is a necessity required before the arrival of Moshiach Tzidkenu. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, zs'l, explains it further in the Zohar HaKadosh, as follows:
When Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, zs'l, (Rashbi) was hiding in the cave, he wrote the Zohar HaKadosh in Ruach HaKodesh (Divine Spirit). Thru Ruach HaKodesh, he saw that in the last generation will be in a large fire and he cried for us and said, ווי לון מאן דגרמי דיוזיל ליה - Oy to the people who will live in the last generation. Rashbi saw that our generation will transgress the Torah and commit adultery, lust, promiscuity, stealing, heresy, secularism, etc. He cried because he saw that we will need to go thru so many tests and suffering.
But why so much suffering in our generation? Why does the Yetzer Hara (evil inclination) have so much power in this generation, more than in all past generations?
It is because HKB'H is so merciful and so generous! The Zohar HaKadosh explains: Every soul comes into this world only for the reason to correct past lives for sins committed. HKB'H saw throughout all generations that many souls were unable to correct themselves and remained unworthy to enter Gan Eden. Even though they were reincarnated as humans, animals, in-animates, plants, food, etc., and also placed in Gehenom or Kaf Hakela. Yet, they were still unable to correct their souls. Even after so many reincarnations, these souls were unsuccessful in their tikun and were placed in Heichal HaNeshamot (hall of souls).
The Zohar HaKadosh continues and says that HKB'H revealed Himself to the souls placed in Heichal HaNeshamot and the neshamot cried to HaShem, "Merciful Heavenly Father, help us correct ourselves, we want to succeed in cleansing our souls, we reincarnated as humans, plants, animals, we went thru Gehenom, Shaol Tachtit, Kaf Hakela... but we still have not properly corrected our souls...".
When Merciful HKB'H heard this, He said, "I'll place you all in one generation, a generation that will have much confusion, tests, suffering, and hardships, a generation where the truth will be absent, a generation where one will be easily trapped by the evil inclination. There will be many opportunities to get trapped into terrible sins; everything will be available to you in split seconds. It will be a generation that will feel exhausted from trying to do Teshuva, the evil inclination will be very powerful and adultery, lust, temptations, promiscuity, stealing, heresy, secularism, etc. will be everywhere." "BUT, despite all these hardships, all neshamot that will succeed to pass these difficult tests and continue to have Emunah, will be tremendously rewarded and will merit to live in the Geula."
This is the reason the holy Rashbi also said "Overjoyed is the person who lives in that generation." Although it's difficult to comprehend, it's important to know: all people in this generation: you, me, him, her, them.... are all from Heichal Ha-Neshamot.
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