Open Your Eyes and Welcome the Messiah

Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson on our favourite topic: Moshiach - 12 min video

Mysticism: Manna for All

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.

Based on Likutei Sichos Lubavitcher Rebbe

Two Suns Worldwide

Mastercard....

First video, female singing

What's Going On...

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.    

"Sunset is over there"

"Not the Sun"

"A Second Sun"

Soul Searching

"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.

Source: Rabbi Y. Bronstein

Expedite the Coming of Moshiach

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.  

The Book of Psalms of King David was written for the Moshiach

HaGaon HaYanuka

Hebrew with English subtitles

No Common Ground

Art Dima Dmitriev

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.

Source: Revach