But the multitude among them began to have strong cravings. Then even the children of Israel once again began to cry, and they said, "Who will feed us meat?[Beha'alotecha 11:4]
Ordinary bread [''bread from the earth''] which is the product of hard physical labor, is a metaphor for the ''revealed'' interpretations of the Torah [nigleh] found in the Talmud, which require arduous analysis, questioning etc.
On the other hand, manna [''bread from Heaven''] represents the mystical teachings of the Torah, which are of such a ''heavenly'' nature that there is no disagreement or argument.
Logically speaking, a person might think that it is necessary to have a firm grounding in classic texts, and achieve a certain degree of spiritual greatness before one can progress to the study of mysticism. However, the Torah teaches here that even the wicked individuals who complained to Moshe ate manna.
From this we can learn that it is appropriate for people from all walks of life to study the mystical teachings of the Torah - particularly as they are formulated clearly and methodically in the teachings of Chassidus.
This is a photo from East London on June 1st, as you can see there is a red sun with something pink around and above it.
Georgia, June 1st
Yes, I know there are wildfires in Canada and everyone is blaming the sun's appearance on that.... but just check out these videos from the US dated 2nd and 3rd June, and you'll see that it's not the Sun at all, it's a totally different red object.
"A man or woman who distinguishes himself (or herself) by taking a Nazirite vow of abstinence for the sake of Hashem" [Naso 6:2]
Rashi asks "Why was the Torah portion of the nazir put adjacent to the portion of the sotah (a woman who deviated from moral behaviour)? To tell you that anyone who sees a sotah in her disgrace should take upon himself to abstain from wine [by becoming a nazir]."
Whenever a person sees something improper, he must think: "Why has Heaven shown this impure thing to me?" He must do some serious soul-searching and attempt to strengthen himself in his Divine service.
R' Yisrael Salanter once caught a bad cold. The first day of his illness, he spent the entire day worrying.
"Why is the Rav so worried?" asked one of his close disciples. "Baruch Hashem, it's just a cold and it will not pose any serious threat to your health."
"It is not my health that concerns me" responded R' Salanter. "I worry over what it states in Mishlei: "Colds and traps are in the path of the stubborn" [Mishlei 22:5] "This verse is evidence that I was stricken with a cold on account of possessing the terrible trait of stubbornness".
Only once evening had arrived and R' Salanter had thoroughly examined his deeds without finding the trait of stubbornness within himself, was his mind put to rest.
Rabbi Daniel Glatstein tells how the Chafetz Chaim wrote a special essay about the coming of Moshiach which could not be published because the censors at the time did not allow it's publication.
Instead, the Chafetz Chaim had to publish it as a supplement in a journal which came out between 1905 and 1910, and it is so secret that it is not even mentioned on the headstone of the Chofetz Chaim, where all his other Sefarim are mentioned.
Now for the first time, in English with notations and explanations, Artscroll is publishing Rabbi Glatstein's translation of "Yearning for Redemption". [not available yet] If you're interested in sponsorship opportunities there is an email address at the end of the video to contact Rabbi Glatstein.
As we say every day in the Amidah, Hashem please bring the Geula.....It is our yearning for redemption and this Sefer "Yearning for Redemption" that actually brings the Geula.
Two people in Vilna had an argument that required a Din Torah. They agreed to choose the Dayanim [judges] through Borerus, where each one chose one Dayan and the two Dayanim would choose the third.
One side chose the Vilna Gaon. The other side chose someone who wasn't a Ben Torah and the Vilna Gaon said he would not hear the case together with this other Dayan. He said that the Daas of a Ba'al HaBayis is completely different from Daas Torah and they would never see things eye to eye.
When the Vilna Gaon was asked where his basis for this was in the Torah, he said that it can be found in Parshas Bamidbar. When discussing the encampment of the Shevatim, the Torah says each Degel had three Shevatim under it. By the last Shevet in each group the pasuk say's "U'Mateh," and the Shevet... However, by Zevulun - who was last in the Degel of Yehuda, right after Yisachar - it says only "Mateh," without the letter "Vav". [Bamidbar 2:7]
The Vilna Gaon explains that the letter Vav connects what is written previously with what the Torah is saying now. Since Yisachar learned Torah, and Zevulun were the businessmen, their outlook was always different and there was no common ground between the two. Therefore, the connecting "Vav" was left out.
Israel is being harassed by an Islamist international allied with the Western left: Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, the Houthis in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza at the military level, and Western governments at the political level.
Not to mention a hostile force acting from within known as the Erev Rav.
This war also exists in the metaphysical and spiritual realms.
The prophecies of the end times seem to be unfolding before our eyes.
The following is the text of Rav Chaya speaking
Israel's worst enemy today is not Hamas, not Iran, not Hezbollah.... because G-d is not going to let the apple of His Eye be gouged out without reacting.
We were waiting for the negotiations between Iran and America to collapse. Baruch Hashem it all went wrong. Two or three days ago the Iranian Foreign Minister said that they will continue to enrich uranium whether it's a negotiation or not. At the same time, a couple of days ago CNN announced on behalf of American intelligence that it was preparing for an attack on Iran. So things are moving forward.
It is written in the text that just before Moshiach comes, Iran falls into the hands of Edom. Edom is the West.
So it is likely that it is not just Israel that will attack Iran. there will certainly be American help. So there you have it. We certainly have Moshiach coming very very soon. This goes hand in hand with the attack on Gaza and the general turmoil around the world.
There is no army in the world who pays more attention to civilians than the Israeli army.
The Arabs are very good at advertising [propaganda] and so the whole world attacks us as usual. It's not new, it's been the case for 3,300 years.
The Torah was given on Mt Sinai and it is called "Sinai" because the hatred of the people is against us.
Regarding the attack on Gaza, there is a very wise old man here in Jerusalem, he has Ruach haKodesh and sees things that other people don't see.
His name is Rav Sheinberger - He already spoke a year ago and said Israel must destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza because they are Amalek. The end of Amalek comes through us and and we are the ones who must do this mitzvah. Now we have decimated the entire Sinwar family Baruch Hashem, and all the commanders one after the other.
We are almost at the end and now the fireworks will be with Iran, who in my opinion is also Amalek.
I don't know when that end will be.... there is a Zohar that says it will be Shavuot which is very close. There are also Zohars which say Pesach and Rosh Hashanah. These are all possible options, but it can happen very very quickly.
There is also the threat of world war with Putin, so France along with other European countries want to send soldiers against Putin. Putin has said "I don't know if I will hesitate to press the button." I tell you, he wouldn't hesitate. Zechariah 13 says two thirds of the world will disappear.
Zelensky, Putin, Trump et al.... it's all about ego. It's incredible that the destiny of the world is given to men who think only of their own money and their own honour: me, me, me! Russia, Ukraine, France etc.
Israel's worst enemy today is the Erev Rav. These people have a hatred of Israel and the [real] Jews. Among them are people who criticize Israel's attacks, saying it is war crimes. However, Israel is the only country who sends messages to civilians telling them when they are going to attack. Thousands of telephone calls were made to people in Gaza telling them to get out of the way, we are going to attack.
This Erev Rav are also attacking the apple of G-d's eye.... the Torah students. After 77 years of living in Israel they have developed laws to break the Torah, such as any student under 27 who does not want to go to the army will receive no funding for their children at creche. so a man with small children has to pay 7,000 shekels for day-care, but still they will give subsidies to the terrorist Arabs.
In my opinion, Hashem is not going to put up with this, and we are very very close to the End. We're not going to stay like this for weeks or months - Hashem will react, and on the contrary, the merit that these people have will ensure they have help from Heaven.
In the Zohar that speaks about Geula on Shavuot, it speaks about the Erev Rav, that they are the KEY to evil and it is because of them that the people of Israel are suffering. It is said that at the end of time they will multiply greatly and be enormous in their power against us.
For me this is a clear sign that the end is very near. B'ezrat Hashem we hope, that it comes with great mercy, and we must prepare now and pray to G-d that it comes quickly without suffering or fear.
B'ezrat Hashem, very soon the Geula, Amen v' Amen.
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"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
