Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Signs in the Heavens.... Every Single Day

Slowly, people are noticing the changes in the Sun. We know at the End of Days the sun will be 7 times as bright [and the moon will be as light as the sun]

Last week, on the night of the full Super moon, I was woken up at 3.30am by birds singing, so I went outside to see what was going on, and there was the moon, HUGE and going down in the west, and it was so bright the birds must have thought it was the sun. In fact, it was SO bright that I couldn't even look at it.

This kind of behaviour by birds has been reported all over the world.  But it's not just the super moons confusing the birds, it's also other light sources that are visible in our normally dark night sky. [and since when did we ever have four supermoons in a row??]



There's a red sun behind our sun. 


Birmingham


Sun is distorted - blue streaks are from blue asteroids flying by,  but I don't know what the white line in the Florida photo is from, that is yet to be known [by me anyway].
Our sun has never looked white with blue flashes, this is all new.



Australia

Florida


There are planets around our sun, visible at sunrise and sunset, if you're lucky enough, and you know what you're looking at.   They are moving - it is the dance of the planets - they are passing between earth and the sun and generally visible for a few minutes before they're gone again.  But don't worry, they'll be back tomorrow and tomorrow .....  

Planet Urri, Kansas


Thailand, passing planet

Look at the sun when it's safe, sunrise or sunset, and you'll notice things.  If you don't look, you'll never see it.  

I really have no knowledge of how this is all happening, it just IS happening, and most of the world is not aware of any of it.  Meanwhile....I'm obsessed.

The purple and orange sunsets are amazing.


Sydney, no filter




The Trait of Cruelty

 

by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto

"You shall not eat it, in order that it be well with you and your children after you" [Re'eh 12:25]

It is told that a non-Jewish researcher of the Tanach once approached Rabbi Yonatan Eibeshitz and asked him: Why specifically in this context, when talking about the transgression of eating blood, does the Torah add the blessing "in order that it be well with you and your children"? 

Rabbi Yonatan answered him: The Torah forbids eating blood since it clogs up the heart and implants the trait of cruelty in a person, and as we know the trait of cruelty is inherited by one's children through the parent's genes. 

This then is the implication of "You shall not it, in order that it will be well with you and your children after you". Do not eat blood so that both you and your children will possess a refined soul, and then automatically you will not have the tendency towards cruelty.

Friday, August 23, 2024

A New Star

 H/t CS

Could it be the Kochav Yaakov.... please G-d let it be the Kochav Yaakov.


Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Signs in the Heavens - 4 Supermoons

 The "blue moon" last night, Israel.


A blue moon happens every two to three years when there are two full moons within a single calendar month. But a blue moon is also defined as the third full moon in an astronomical season when there are four full moons, with the astronomical seasons beginning and ending at the equinoxes and solstices. 

Blue moons are not that common - it's thought this is where the phrase "once in a blue moon" comes from. The full moons of September, October - the closest moon this year - and November will also be supermoons.  Watch last night's super moon light up the world skies click here

Thailand... well they had two moons last night.  Just like there are two suns that can be seen in our sky - yes really if you manage to catch it at the right time -  in this video you can see the two moons [sorry, it's a FB video but it's a public page and anyone can view it]  click here

Here are the two moons in Virginia just now.


Photo: Debb Propes taken at 11:22pm Front Royal, Virginia 8/20/2024
Note the two lens flares, from two separate objects.

 


Go home, and learn some Torah. 

Here's something to blow to your mind.....

What is the most perfect number in all of mathematics?

For the answer, click here.  

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Eikev


Written by Yehuda Katz

וְהָיָה | עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה 
And it will be, because [eikev] you will heed these ordinances...
[Eikev 7:12]

Rashi comments that when the Torah uses the word "Eikev" [Hebrew], it teaches us that this is referring to the Mitzvoth that man usually neglects. Eikev in Hebrew can also mean the heel of feet, meaning the commandments that a person might "step" on because he considers them to be minor.

We find in Genesis 25:26 that Yaakov was named his name because he held onto Esav's heel when he emerged from his mother's womb. Yaakov comes from the Hebrew root "eikev" meaning heel. 

A question can be asked, What's the connection between "Yaakov's" name and "Eikev" found in our verse?   I would like to propose the following original answer as follows, Bezrat Hashem: When Yaakov held on to Esav's heel, he was telling the world that the very things Esav tramples on are in fact "held" in high esteem by Yaakov. These are the very attributes that Yaakov considers important, namely modesty, humility, honesty, etc. Yaakov knew their value, and held on to them. Esav on the other hand "stepped" on them with his heel.....

This is precisely where Yaakov has the greatest power over Esav and the manner in which he conducts his life. Israel will always be able to defeat Esav as long as they are capable of upholding the attributes Esav tramples on. 

In Kabbalistic thought Esav represents the evil inclination. We are all constantly seeking out methods to conquer that which ails us spiritually, yet here lies the key to our victory. Let us all grasp the very attributes that the Evil inclination abhors, and hold them in high esteem as our forefather Yaakov had done at the time of his birth. Let us all be more humble, modest and gracious to our fellow man.