The Test at the End of Days

I don't remember when or where, but I clearly remember learning that at the End of Days we would be tested.  You may think the test is whether we support Israel or not.... but I think the test is far greater than that.  

Someone very close to me, who didn't know Yiddish but had picked up a few words here and there [and managed to mis-pronounce all of them] used to often say she was "fedummeled".  Fedummeled is not actually a Yiddish word, it isn't any word at all, but she would use it when she was confused and couldn't focus on anything due to stress.   That's how I feel right now.. I feel fedummeled.  

I have gone back and forth, not understanding how the G-d that I have believed and trusted in for all my life could allow such terrible things to happen to innocent babies, children and parents.  It's not something I can deal with on any level.  Hence, I am fedummeled.

But I decided that this must be the actual test.... do we abandon G-d, as many did during the Holocaust, because G-d had obviously abandoned those who awaited their death in the concentration camps?  Or do we carry on and understand that this is happening for a reason?  How can we believe in Hashem's kindness in the face of such horror that we witnessed on October 7 ?

I think this is the test at the End of Days.  It's a very difficult test, because we cannot understand why Hashem would allow any of it.  I have gone back and forth with this issue, I have no answers and no comprehension of Hashem's ways.  I thought I knew who G-d was, obviously I was under a false impression because the G-d I know would not have allowed the events of October 7.

I don't know what to make of anything right now.  What do I do with the innocent people in Gaza with no food or water, or shelter?  What do I with my heartache for all the suffering of my own people? 

I remain fedummeled. I'm not sure I'm even passing the test at the End of Days right now.  Even if I pray to G-d, I'm still shell-shocked and operating on less than 50% of my usual power. 

I know as a blogger I'm supposed to present an outward sense of strength and pass that on to my readers. I admire those bloggers [and commenters] who can do that, I admire their strength, especially if they are living in Israel. Although lately I've been thinking it's a lot harder to be a Jew in the diaspora, and I haven't gone out very much since October 7 which is already one month ago.  I've been dazed for a month, I'm confused and yes I am fedummeled.

The Simchat Torah End of Days Prophecy

Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschutz in his book Yaarot Devash haShalem [Honeycombs] 

Book 1, Chapter 5   [translation by Reuven]

"...there happened the advice of Bilaam, who said to Balak, "Your counsel, which this nation will do to your people in the End of Days" [Balak 24:14], and we were the end which is Yud Tet which is yomtov, which is Simchat Torah and like in the past when the evil inclination – Yetzer Hara- Satan happened like Bilaam's counsel in the past in which there are mixtures of men and women, men and women, single men and single women who are virgins and they will dance there and they will dance inappropriately with illicit dancing, and a great and big loophole – breach is made, and all the good that they merited from the High Holy days – Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur they will lose all the favors that they have gained and this will be such terrible days, and woe is Bilaam's advice to do in the last days, and bitter and evil is the matter for me to do."

Now you see the clear prophecy of Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschutz, please go to Tomer Devorah and read her post Tzeva Adom!

The 10 minute video below explains it all very clearly.

  "because of our sins, the satan is in charge"

Now, that's pretty much the same thing Rabbi Anava said.... "who is running the show?"  [see comments here]

Information on Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschutz  -click here

Round the Clock Prayers Needed

Please click here to read this post 

Wherever you are in the world, calculate your time difference at the World Clock and time your Tehillim and other prayers to coincide with the Israeli time of 2am - 5am.  You can save the lives of the IDF and really make a contribution to this battle.

The Flag of Palestine 1939

 

Hidden Blessings

“A blessing rests only on something that is hidden from the eye.” [Taanit 5b]

"And they gave their father wine to drink on that night....."[Vayeira 19:33 ]

According to the Zohar, the dot on the word - וּבְקוּמָהּ - alludes to the fact that God was secretly assisting this event, because Moshiach was to materialize from it, since Ruth, King David's great-grandmother, was a convert from the Moabites.

The latter event between Lot and his younger daughter [19:35] is written without the letter vav, to indicate that the union did not produce such great offspring.  Rabbi  Shimon said "When the verses states that Lot wasn't aware, it means he wasn't aware that Moshiach was destined to come from this union."

Why should the beginnings of Moshiach occur in such an undignified manner?

Ramak explains that when a very lofty soul is about to descend into the world, the forces of kelipah [evil] oppose the soul's descent vehemently.  Sometimes, however, kelipah will consent to the soul's descent if it occurs amidst a particularly sinful act.  Thus we find that from this undesirable act the ancestor of Moshiach was born.

Source: Lubavitcher Rebbe

The Middle East Conflict - Part 3: Protecting Yourself from Calamity through Shmiras Halashon

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

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Part 3

Just in case you need confirmation that this is indeed Part 3 of the Holocaust [Gog u Magog] -

Israel's United Nations ambassador displayed a yellow star on his chest Monday as he addressed the Security Council, provocatively pledging to wear the badge until members of the body condemn Hamas "atrocities." 

"Some of you have learned nothing in the past 80 years. Some of you have forgotten why this body was established," envoy Gilad Erdan said, as he denounced the Security Council for "staying silent" over the unprecedented deadly attacks by Hamas Palestinian militants against Israel on October 7. 

The deeply divided 15-member council has not adopted a single resolution on the three-week-long war between Israel and Hamas. 

"So, I will remind you. From this day on, each time you look at me you will remember what staying silent in the face of evil means," the ambassador said.

"Just like my grandparents, and the grandparents of millions of Jews, from now on my team and I will wear yellow stars," he said, standing up to affix one on the breast of his suit inscribed with the words "Never Again," in reference to the yellow stars Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis.

Now What?

 Rabbi Alon Anava - conclusion to previous video which can be found here