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Friday, March 13, 2020
Coronavirus and all the disasters are happening because the Geula is Close
Please everyone watch this video of Rabbi Menashe Amon , there are English subtitles.
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Rav Pinto: Coronavirus and all the disasters are happening because the geula is close.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Rabbi Anava: Coronavirus, Purim, World Events
Rabbi Alon Anava
New shiur !
''The argument in Shamayim is not whether Moshiach will come.... because He is already here.... the argument is whether He will come in a peaceful way or not...''
Parshat Bo: 12:8-9 Rashi
אל תאכלו ממנו נא: שאינו צלוי כל צורכו קוראו נא בלשון ערבי:
You shall not eat it rare: Heb. נָא Something not roasted sufficiently is called נָא in Arabic.
[The Hebrew spells Corona] - relating to eating a limb from a live animal. ]
The Twilight Zone
It's Purim, and these headlines may seem like they are a Purim joke, but I assure you they are all real. Seems like we've entered the Twilight Zone, the zone between the world as we know it and a new world that we've never seen before.
Israel to Quarantine all Incoming Passengers
In a dramatic but expected announcement, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced on Monday evening that everyone entering Israel will be required to enter quarantine for two weeks, due to the Coronavirus threat. The obligatory quarantine policy will be in place for the next two weeks (which is approximately until two weeks before Pesach), after which the policy will presumably be reevaluated.
Link: Jewish Press
Israeli Airlines Arkia and Israir Cancelling all International Flights
The entire country of Italy is now in lockdown.
Link: WSJ
The stock markets are a Sea of Red - perhaps that's what ''turning waters to blood'' means these days
Israel to Quarantine all Incoming Passengers
In a dramatic but expected announcement, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced on Monday evening that everyone entering Israel will be required to enter quarantine for two weeks, due to the Coronavirus threat. The obligatory quarantine policy will be in place for the next two weeks (which is approximately until two weeks before Pesach), after which the policy will presumably be reevaluated.
Link: Jewish Press
Israeli Airlines Arkia and Israir Cancelling all International Flights
The entire country of Italy is now in lockdown.
Link: WSJ
The stock markets are a Sea of Red - perhaps that's what ''turning waters to blood'' means these days
Monday, March 9, 2020
Ani Ma'amin
It's a strange phenomenon lately, that people who know absolutely nothing about Moshiach or the End Times, are suddenly experts on the subject. They want to either deny that there is such a thing as Moshiach, or suggest we are hundreds of years away. I don't have the energy or the inclination to even argue with them. These are people who are experts in their own fields, whether it be law or medicine or investment bankers..... and they have never listened to a shiur, or learned any Torah, about Moshiach, and yet they KNOW for a fact that it's all nonsense.
Last night on 60 Minutes Australia a leading public health expert warned that up to 60 per cent of the world’s population could become infected by coronavirus, killing 45 million. That in itself is quite an End Times event, but if you add that to the other signs in the world, we are definitely almost there.
So why are so many people in denial? I guess it's because firstly they are ignorant of the facts, and secondly they are so caught up in the lifestyle of materialism and their concept of ''normality'' that they cannot envision a world of spirituality, devoid of all things related to financial gain.
I'm talking about people from all walks of life: the irreligious and even the religious [so called] who look at me like I'm a lunatic if I even mention the word Moshiach. Some laugh, and some get angry, and some just don't know what to respond, they are so far away from the truth.
How on earth can Moshiach come into a world where most people don't even believe in His coming? Things such as the Coronavirus need to happen just to bring people to a state of despair and a search for something more than materialism.
Northern Italy is now in lockdown. People cannot leave their homes and they are not too happy about it. How long until the rest of the world follows suit and we are all in lockdown? Maybe that's not too far away. The world is on the brink of another global financial crisis, soon toilet paper will be more valuable than money it seems. In Australia it certainly seems to be the case already.
I am very grateful that I have a blog where people who read it understand that we are close to Moshiach, because if I had to rely on friends and family for their support, I'd be in big trouble, because most of them are clue-less. How about all of you.... are you surrounded by non-believers and people who ridicule you? Still ? How long will it take for the world to wake up and see what is really happening/
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Significant Deeds
Based on Sichas Shabbos Vayakhel-Pekudei 5748 - Lubavitcher Rebbe
G-d said to Moshe: "Go down, for your people that you have brought up from the land of Egypt have become corrupt." [Ki Tisa 32:7]
Only "three thousand men" [Ki Tisa 32:28] were actively involved in the sin of the golden calf, which was a comparatively small percentage of the Jewish population of a few million.
Nevertheless, G-d told Moshe to "go down", on which Rashi comments: "Descend from your high position. I gave you this high position only for their sake."
From this we see that a comparatively small number of Jewish people were of great significance, to the extent that they affected Moshe himself, who was not even present.
From the negative, we can also learn the positive: how significant the good deeds of even a small number of people can be for the entire Jewish population.
Friday, March 6, 2020
Ikvot Meshicha: The Time Immediately Before Mashiach
The time appointed by G‑d for the Messianic redemption is a closely guarded secret.1 Nonetheless, we are offered many hints to recognize its proximity: when certain conditions come about, await the imminent coming of Mashiach.
Most of these conditions are quite disturbing, clearly displaying a situation of the very “bottom of the pit.”2 One major source describes the world-condition in those days as follows: increase in insolence and impudence; oppressing inflation; unbridled irresponsibility on the part of authorities; centers of learning will turn into bawdy houses; wars; many destitutes begging, with none to pity them; wisdom shall be putrid; the pious shall be despised; truth will be abandoned; the young will insult the old; family-breakup with mutual recriminations; impudent leadership.3
Other sources add: lack of scholars; succession of troubles and evil decrees; famines; mutual denunciations; epidemics of terrible diseases; poverty and scarcity; cursing and blaspheming; international confrontations nations provoking and fighting each other.4 In short, it will be a time of suffering that will make it look as if G‑d were asleep. These are the birthpangs of Mashiach, bearable only in anticipation of the bliss that follows them.
“When you see a generation ever dwindling, hope for him… when you see a generation overwhelmed by many troubles as by a river, await him.”5 “When you see nations fighting each other, look toward the feet of Mashiach.”6
Little wonder that some sages expressed apprehensions about those days in terms of, “Let [Mashiach] come, but let me not see him.”7 The prevailing attitude, however, is to await his coming in spite of all, even if thereafter we shall merit no more than sitting “in the shadow of his donkey’s dung!”8
The troubles and agony of chevlei Mashiach (birthpangs of Mashiach), however, are not unavoidable:
“What is man to do to be spared the pangs of Mashiach? Let him engage in Torah and acts of loving-kindness!”9
Moreover, there are also good and happy signs indicating the imminent coming of Mashiach: a good measure of prosperity;10 a renewal of Torah-study;11 and opening of the “gates of wisdom above and the wellsprings of wisdom below,”12 evidenced also by scientific and technological discoveries and advances; a manifestation and propagation of the mystical teachings of the Torah;13 and also “In the time that Mashiach will awaken, many signs and miracles will occur in the world.”14
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Don't Worry Be Happy
Last night I had the worst sleep of my life, and when I got up this morning I realized I had forgotten to take a vital dose of my medication, no wonder I couldn't sleep. I had dreams of Hugh Jackman - I don't even like Hugh Jackman particularly, so I am just confused, and exhausted.
Raced out very early to do some shopping.... for some reason Australians are buying up toilet paper, and among other things I was searching for some for a neighbour of mine who is unwell. Toilet paper? I have no answers why Aussies have bought so much, but that's the world we are living in right now, there are no explanations for anything.
It's raining, Cyclone Esther is reaching my part of world, bringing unexpected blessings to Australia.
There's a Super Moon coming for Purim and Pesach and it's a sign
And now I'm going back to bed.
Good night everyone.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Every Day We Create our own Judgment
When Rabbi Kessin said not to speak lashon hara to protect from the virus, this is what he was talking about.
by Rav Ephraim Kenig shlit'a
by Rav Ephraim Kenig shlit'a
Reprinted with permission from Tzaddik Magazine [October 2011]
He [Rabbi Akiva] used to say "Everything is given on pledge and a net is spread out over all the living. The shop is open, the merchant extends credit, the ledger is open and the hand records therein. All who wish to borrow may come and borrow. But the collectors make their regular daily rounds, and take payment from a person with or without their knowledge...." [Pirkei Avot 3:20]
A person usually goes about their daily life thinking that whatever they do is basically okay. Even if this is not the case, they figure if no one knows, then it's not the end of the world; they'll just fix it afterwards. They may even realize that G-d knows about their indiscretions, but since the person considers them to be only temporary, everything will somehow straighten out in the end. These are the type of thoughts that Rabbi Akiva is addressing in his statement in Pirkei Avot. He reminds us that whatever we take from this world must be left behind when we leave; nothing can be taken with us when we die.
Paying Back What You Eat
One way to understand this is found in the book ''Chesed L'Avraham'' written by the grandfather of the Chida, Rabbi Chaim David Azulai a"h. He writes that when a person dies, the chevra kadisha comes to attend to the body before the levaya [funeral]. They cover the body in the place where it was when the soul departed, and everyone returns home. The deceased remains alone with himself. When the body is put into the grave, if the person enjoyed a lot from this world, the first thing that happens is that the worms come to demand their portion. In other words, they must now return whatever they took from this world, whatever they ate simply to fill their stomach. Yet if they ate only in holiness and purity, i.e. only kosher food and only in quantities necessary to sustain a healthy and strong body to serve G-d, then there is nothing to take back. This is one understanding of "they take payment''.
With or Without His Knowledge
Since there are specific times during the year conducive to repentance and forgiveness, a person may think that everything automatically works out. For example, there is the month of Elul - the Hebrew month set aside for teshuvah, intensive introspection and repentance - which is followed by Rosh Hashanah and the atonement of Yom Kippur. But the reality is that G-d is not obligated to wait until these specific times and can send messengers to collect what is due at any point. Sometimes, one may even be aware of their situation and upon a little soul searching, may even realize they might need to go through something unpleasant. But usually, this level of self-awareness is rare and one has no realization that anything is amiss or in need of change. But G-d operates in His ways. It is here the idea "with or without his knowledge" comes into play.
You Are Your Own Judge
Rebbe Nachman transmits the following idea in the name of the holy Baal Shem Tov. Before any decree is issued in the world, G-d forbid, the entire world is assembled to give their agreement. In this instance, the 'entire world' encompasses the inanimate, plant, animal, and human levels. They are all notified and asked if there is any opposition to the decree. This even includes the person who has the negative decree hanging over them. When everyone reaches agreement, the judgment is passed.
Who in the world would agree to a negative decree against oneself? Obviously, if you were to ask the person directly, they would defend themselves and oppose the judgment. For this reason, a similar situation is presented to them, and their opinion is asked without realizing it has anything to do with their own case. Someone will ask them: "What do you think about what so-and-so did?" They respond. "Whoo whoo, they deserve this or that..." In heaven they say: "Is that right?" You just passed judgment on yourself..." The case is closed and the person doesn't comprehend what just transpired. According to Rebbe Nachman, this is an example of "taking payment with or without his knowledge".
The whole concept of how a person is asked each time about their own judgment is profoundly deep. Each word of every story we hear has lofty and exalted significance. For example, we may hear a story about two people involved in an argument that has nothing to do with us. In the rare case it does, we need to be even more careful. But most of the time, it is simply a seemingly random story where everyone takes the liberty of jumping into the fray, taking a stand on who is right or wrong, and who deserves what. The very words a person utters are then taken and applied to his own case and he will be compelled to bring his own words to fruition. This is why Rebbe Nachman advises us to be very careful about what we say. Don't let an inadvertent word slip out in the wrong way or pass judgment on another's behavior. If you do, you are agreeing to your own verdict, since no judgment can materialize without your agreement.
Paying Back What You Eat
One way to understand this is found in the book ''Chesed L'Avraham'' written by the grandfather of the Chida, Rabbi Chaim David Azulai a"h. He writes that when a person dies, the chevra kadisha comes to attend to the body before the levaya [funeral]. They cover the body in the place where it was when the soul departed, and everyone returns home. The deceased remains alone with himself. When the body is put into the grave, if the person enjoyed a lot from this world, the first thing that happens is that the worms come to demand their portion. In other words, they must now return whatever they took from this world, whatever they ate simply to fill their stomach. Yet if they ate only in holiness and purity, i.e. only kosher food and only in quantities necessary to sustain a healthy and strong body to serve G-d, then there is nothing to take back. This is one understanding of "they take payment''.
With or Without His Knowledge
Since there are specific times during the year conducive to repentance and forgiveness, a person may think that everything automatically works out. For example, there is the month of Elul - the Hebrew month set aside for teshuvah, intensive introspection and repentance - which is followed by Rosh Hashanah and the atonement of Yom Kippur. But the reality is that G-d is not obligated to wait until these specific times and can send messengers to collect what is due at any point. Sometimes, one may even be aware of their situation and upon a little soul searching, may even realize they might need to go through something unpleasant. But usually, this level of self-awareness is rare and one has no realization that anything is amiss or in need of change. But G-d operates in His ways. It is here the idea "with or without his knowledge" comes into play.
You Are Your Own Judge
Rebbe Nachman transmits the following idea in the name of the holy Baal Shem Tov. Before any decree is issued in the world, G-d forbid, the entire world is assembled to give their agreement. In this instance, the 'entire world' encompasses the inanimate, plant, animal, and human levels. They are all notified and asked if there is any opposition to the decree. This even includes the person who has the negative decree hanging over them. When everyone reaches agreement, the judgment is passed.
Who in the world would agree to a negative decree against oneself? Obviously, if you were to ask the person directly, they would defend themselves and oppose the judgment. For this reason, a similar situation is presented to them, and their opinion is asked without realizing it has anything to do with their own case. Someone will ask them: "What do you think about what so-and-so did?" They respond. "Whoo whoo, they deserve this or that..." In heaven they say: "Is that right?" You just passed judgment on yourself..." The case is closed and the person doesn't comprehend what just transpired. According to Rebbe Nachman, this is an example of "taking payment with or without his knowledge".
The whole concept of how a person is asked each time about their own judgment is profoundly deep. Each word of every story we hear has lofty and exalted significance. For example, we may hear a story about two people involved in an argument that has nothing to do with us. In the rare case it does, we need to be even more careful. But most of the time, it is simply a seemingly random story where everyone takes the liberty of jumping into the fray, taking a stand on who is right or wrong, and who deserves what. The very words a person utters are then taken and applied to his own case and he will be compelled to bring his own words to fruition. This is why Rebbe Nachman advises us to be very careful about what we say. Don't let an inadvertent word slip out in the wrong way or pass judgment on another's behavior. If you do, you are agreeing to your own verdict, since no judgment can materialize without your agreement.
Controlling Your Thoughts
King David says Zamoti bal yalavar pi - "My thoughts dare not pass through my mouth." [Psalms 17:3] There are two important ways to understand this verse. Firstly, the word zamoti is related to the Hebrew word for "muzzle" - z'mam. King David alludes to this as if to say "G-d! Since I don't weigh my words seriously enough, put a muzzle on my mouth to prevent me from saying anything irresponsible or improper."
The second explanation of how to understand this verse concerns controlling our thoughts. Sometimes a person blurts out an empty phrase, without even knowing why they said it. But the reality is that there are custodial forces appointed over a person from heaven; sometimes they are good and sometimes not. They seize upon these same words and turn them around on the one who uttered them. These ramifications ought to give each of us serious pause for thought.
It is not necessary to express every thought that comes to mind. Thus King David refers here to the need for an even deeper level of restraint. He would like G-d to place a muzzle on his mouth to stop him from verbalizing anything that enters his head. Since according to Rebbe Nachman, it is through these very words that they "take the payment from a person with or without his knowledge".
We witness how people suffer from a bundle of woes that they carry, whether external problems or personal health issues G-d forbid. Yet the reality is that they agreed and signed off on everything. Without their agreement, these difficulties could not have materialized. One may say "I never agreed to such a thing!" The recording is then played back for them and they are asked "You don't remember what you said in such and such year when someone told you a certain story? Was it any of your business to comment? You gave your commentary anyway and here are the consequences." G-d should guard us.
This spiritual dynamic accompanies us every single day, hour by hour. It is written "Whoever sits in the refuge of the Most High.." [Psalms 91]. The Talmud calls this particular chapter of Psalms "a song against evil forces" since it is recited by those who want to be saved from misfortune and accidents.
For instance, when mourners attend a funeral they recite these verses since they possess tremendous protective power against negative spiritual forces seeking to harm a person. It is further written: "His angels he will charge for you, to protect you on all your paths." This refers to the fact that there are angels who constantly accompany a person to safeguard him from harm. According to our sages, these protective angels are more accurately called the yetzer tov and the yetzer hara - the good inclination and the evil inclination. In contrast to what most people think, they are both responsible for protecting a person from disaster, since the fundamental role of the yetzer hara is to serve a person. However, if one comes too close and is drawn after him, the yetzer hara is no longer obligated to fulfill his protective duty. One then becomes enslaved to him, and the yetzer hara does whatever he wants with the person.
Forces Created From Our Own Actions
Along with the yetzer tov and yetzer hara, come all sorts of other forces, G-d forbid, which are created when a person stumbles, for example, in eating non-kosher food or is involved with any kind of negative thoughts, speech, or actions. In this case, damaging forces are created in the world that are bound to the person who created them. These forces are called mezekei alma - "destroyers of the world". Their whole purpose is to cause damage and they don't even realize this is their role.
To illustrate, it is like a child who plays with matches because he thinks it is fun. An adult comes along and admonishes him, but when he sees that the child doesn't understand, he takes the matches away by force. This is because the adult understands very well that the child is doing something dangerous. The child though, doesn't comprehend this fact. He screams and cries "Why did you take them away from me?" Likewise, these "destroyers of the world" don't even understand they are destructive. Their actions are not intentional, but since they were created from damage, this is their fundamental essence.
It is these forces that accompany us wherever we go. They catch our every word in an attempt to interpret it according to their crooked way of thinking, because after all, they are a creation based on crookedness and damage. Since they are an undesirable creation, everything about them is undesirable. They even have the ability to compel a person to undergo judgments from the upper worlds. They facilitate a person's undoing to such an extent that life is endangered, and the individual has no idea what is actually going on.
We don't know. We don't actually see these forces or perceive them with our senses, but what do we know? We know that there are tzaddikim on the highest of spiritual levels, who know about these matters with such clarity that they simply advise us to have compassion on ourselves and acknowledge we don't know what goes on around us on a spiritual plane. For this reason, they caution us to guard ourselves from undesirable speech, thoughts, or deeds since they bring detrimental consequences.
One may take note of the many criminals at large in the world, who say and do terrible things, but seem to have it good without any suffering. So where do these ideas fit in? The answer is that something much worse is actually going on for them. The criminal doesn't pay for his actions in this world. It simply waits for him in the next world, where everything comes back to him in a much more penetrating way. This is what the Talmud refers to when it states "Afflictions atone for a person". Whatever difficulties one goes through in this world serve as a huge atonement for him. It is preferable and worthwhile to undergo it here, since in the next world, one contends with not only afflictions, but humiliation along with much more unpleasantness.
The only advice is to say to oneself "Stop". Just as we need to be careful about what we put into our mouth, i.e. kosher and healthy food, likewise we must be careful about what comes out of it by guarding our speech. The same caution applies to our actions. We should do nothing that the Torah, or our sages, forbid. Similarly with thought; we shouldn't think that just because our thoughts are only between us and G-d they can be easily fixed. It doesn't exactly work like this, since many holy books describe the power of thought as greater than the power of deed. It is possible to do teshuvah or repair an action, but it is much more difficult to do the same with a thought. You can nullify or gain control over an action, but once you think it, a thought is out of our control and possession.
Thus Rebbe Nachman's advice to everyone is to weigh our deeds in a way that will be truly positive in this world and the next, and to live good and thoughtful lives, with proper consideration for our every thought, word, and action. Since there will be no-one to pass a bad judgment, every negative decree will be opposed.
Remember that you are never asked directly about your own situation, rather only about someone else's story. Thus don't rush to pass judgment either verbally or even in your thoughts as to who is right or wrong. Unless it concerns you directly and practically, just leave it without comment. You will feel profoundly satisfied, and it will be so very beneficial not only to you but to the entire Jewish people.
May G-d enlighten us with higher levels of self-awareness to improve our lives, as well as the entire world, every day and every moment.
Rabbi Ephraim Kenig shlit'a, is CEO and Rosh Yeshiva of the Nachal Novea Mekor Chochma institutions as well as the head administrator at Talmud Torah Magen Avot, in the Old City of Tsfat.
For instance, when mourners attend a funeral they recite these verses since they possess tremendous protective power against negative spiritual forces seeking to harm a person. It is further written: "His angels he will charge for you, to protect you on all your paths." This refers to the fact that there are angels who constantly accompany a person to safeguard him from harm. According to our sages, these protective angels are more accurately called the yetzer tov and the yetzer hara - the good inclination and the evil inclination. In contrast to what most people think, they are both responsible for protecting a person from disaster, since the fundamental role of the yetzer hara is to serve a person. However, if one comes too close and is drawn after him, the yetzer hara is no longer obligated to fulfill his protective duty. One then becomes enslaved to him, and the yetzer hara does whatever he wants with the person.
Forces Created From Our Own Actions
Along with the yetzer tov and yetzer hara, come all sorts of other forces, G-d forbid, which are created when a person stumbles, for example, in eating non-kosher food or is involved with any kind of negative thoughts, speech, or actions. In this case, damaging forces are created in the world that are bound to the person who created them. These forces are called mezekei alma - "destroyers of the world". Their whole purpose is to cause damage and they don't even realize this is their role.
To illustrate, it is like a child who plays with matches because he thinks it is fun. An adult comes along and admonishes him, but when he sees that the child doesn't understand, he takes the matches away by force. This is because the adult understands very well that the child is doing something dangerous. The child though, doesn't comprehend this fact. He screams and cries "Why did you take them away from me?" Likewise, these "destroyers of the world" don't even understand they are destructive. Their actions are not intentional, but since they were created from damage, this is their fundamental essence.
It is these forces that accompany us wherever we go. They catch our every word in an attempt to interpret it according to their crooked way of thinking, because after all, they are a creation based on crookedness and damage. Since they are an undesirable creation, everything about them is undesirable. They even have the ability to compel a person to undergo judgments from the upper worlds. They facilitate a person's undoing to such an extent that life is endangered, and the individual has no idea what is actually going on.
We don't know. We don't actually see these forces or perceive them with our senses, but what do we know? We know that there are tzaddikim on the highest of spiritual levels, who know about these matters with such clarity that they simply advise us to have compassion on ourselves and acknowledge we don't know what goes on around us on a spiritual plane. For this reason, they caution us to guard ourselves from undesirable speech, thoughts, or deeds since they bring detrimental consequences.
One may take note of the many criminals at large in the world, who say and do terrible things, but seem to have it good without any suffering. So where do these ideas fit in? The answer is that something much worse is actually going on for them. The criminal doesn't pay for his actions in this world. It simply waits for him in the next world, where everything comes back to him in a much more penetrating way. This is what the Talmud refers to when it states "Afflictions atone for a person". Whatever difficulties one goes through in this world serve as a huge atonement for him. It is preferable and worthwhile to undergo it here, since in the next world, one contends with not only afflictions, but humiliation along with much more unpleasantness.
The only advice is to say to oneself "Stop". Just as we need to be careful about what we put into our mouth, i.e. kosher and healthy food, likewise we must be careful about what comes out of it by guarding our speech. The same caution applies to our actions. We should do nothing that the Torah, or our sages, forbid. Similarly with thought; we shouldn't think that just because our thoughts are only between us and G-d they can be easily fixed. It doesn't exactly work like this, since many holy books describe the power of thought as greater than the power of deed. It is possible to do teshuvah or repair an action, but it is much more difficult to do the same with a thought. You can nullify or gain control over an action, but once you think it, a thought is out of our control and possession.
Thus Rebbe Nachman's advice to everyone is to weigh our deeds in a way that will be truly positive in this world and the next, and to live good and thoughtful lives, with proper consideration for our every thought, word, and action. Since there will be no-one to pass a bad judgment, every negative decree will be opposed.
Remember that you are never asked directly about your own situation, rather only about someone else's story. Thus don't rush to pass judgment either verbally or even in your thoughts as to who is right or wrong. Unless it concerns you directly and practically, just leave it without comment. You will feel profoundly satisfied, and it will be so very beneficial not only to you but to the entire Jewish people.
May G-d enlighten us with higher levels of self-awareness to improve our lives, as well as the entire world, every day and every moment.
Rabbi Ephraim Kenig shlit'a, is CEO and Rosh Yeshiva of the Nachal Novea Mekor Chochma institutions as well as the head administrator at Talmud Torah Magen Avot, in the Old City of Tsfat.
Rabbi Kessin's Words on the Virus
A brief synopsis of Rabbi Kessin's words towards the end of the shiur Purim Masks and Corona Virus
Antisemitism = isolation of the Jews.
G-d said you want to isolate the Jews, I'll isolate you, you want to call the Jews a plague, I'll put a plague on you, you want to throw the Jews out of your country/economy, I'll destroy your economy.
It is a purification of the world before Moshiach comes and it is widespread because anti semitism is widespread.
Once judgement happens it will affect everybody who is connected, and the problem is that when there is a plague in the world everyone is judged, even if you are innocent, as you may have sins that have not yet been dealt with, you have been caught up in the world's judgment. Once the satan has permission to do this, everyone is judged, including the Jews.
The two greatest nations in terms of the instability of the world are China and Iran and both of those nations are suffering the worst. Also Italy due to a punishment for xtianity and their persecution of the Jews. Just like the bubonic plague which also came from China, and destroyed half of Europe, due to the crusades where they killed the Jews.
The whole planet is being judged, it is a dangerous and frightening time. Whoever is found guilty is destroyed. We are very close to Moshiach and G-d is no longer going to tolerate the cruelty and immorality that is going on.
If you don't speak lashon hara, you will not arouse the judgement. If you don't speak lashon hara, you cannot be judged. This is an unbelievable protection against the plague.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
A Catastrophe Unfolding in Iran
by Melina Delkic at the NY Times
[the NY Times requires a subscription which I do not have, so copying this from an email I received]
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader is among the 66 people in the country who have died from the coronavirus, state media reported on Monday,
It was unclear whether the adviser, Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 71, had come into contact with the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 80. Even so, it heightened an already chaotic outbreak and raised concerns that vulnerable parts of the Middle East would be hit hard. The government confirmed at least 1,501 infections, but public health officials expressed concern that the official numbers were unreliable.
At least seven other prominent officials have also contracted the virus, including one who recently sat near President Hassan Rouhani at a cabinet meeting.
"There is a real sense of panic and anxiety. People are barricading themselves in their homes'' says Farnaz Fassihi, a Times reporter who has been covering Iran. ''The feeling of uncertainty is exacerbated by the public's lack of trust in the information provided by the government. From what we hear, it is a catastrophe unfolding.''
Rabbi Mendel Kessin, The Coming of the Messiah and the Greatness of Torah
I don't know when this shiur was recorded, but I think it is recent.
Monday, March 2, 2020
The 50th Gate
The Kabbalah speaks of "50 gates of spiritual understanding", 49 of which can be achieved by a person as a result of his own initiative. The final 50th gate is then granted by G-d from Above.
When Avraham had circumcised himself, he had reached the greatest degree of spiritual perfection that he could possibly achieve as a human being - the 49th gate - and he became "sick" yearning for the 50th gate. This is alluded to by the fact that choleh חולה [the Hebrew term for "sick person"] has the numerical value [gematria] of 49. Then "God appeared to him", revealing to him the 50th gate of spiritual understanding, which cured his spiritual sickness.
And, being that his physical sickness was a reflection of his spiritual dissatisfaction, the Divine revelation healed him physically too.
Based on Sichat Shabbos Parshas Vayeira 5750 - Lubavitcher Rebbe
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Rav Fish Info Confirmed by Health Minister
From Rav Fish: Corona and Geula
Corona is against Pegam Hayesod.
The word corona means "crown" and it is very much connected to the middle line of the Sefirot, which starts with Keter and ends with Ateret Hayesod
It doesn't seem to affect those under the age of 9, who are not blemished with Pegam Hayesod
It seems to affect more men than women. It's occurring during Shovavim.
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From the Victorian Health Minister [Australia]-
The risk to children has been a very low one. We have not had children who have been severely impacted by this. Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said ''it was very unusual'' that children do not seem to be getting sick.
Friday, February 28, 2020
The Writing's On The Wall - Updated
מְנֵא מְנֵא, תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין
And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN. [Daniel 5:25]
See the final letters of the words above : סִין - China
[another hint here is that China has a great Wall - Devorah]
When they chose the Name Covid-19 (19 – כוביד) they chose a Name that begins with a Name of G-d. It begins with (כו) or 26, as in the Tetragrammaton (יהוה), and it ends in Yad (יד), Hand, as in the Hand of G-d. In fact, being split into 28 and 14, Covid reflects the 3 Hands of G-d we just saw in the final word of “the writing on the wall” in Daniel 5:25
Read the entire article at Kabbalah Secrets: The Coronavirus: What's Really Going On
And in this we see yet another connection to Purim: [HT: AK]
The Handwriting on the Wall
Evil Merodach ruled 23 years, then his son Belshazzar assumed the throne in the year 3386. In 3389, the third year of his reign, he realized that 70 years had elapsed since Nebuchadnezzar’s domination of the Jewish people in 3319. Assuming that the 70-year period was up, and that the Jewish people would never leave exile, Belshazzar decided to celebrate. At his lavish feast, he demonstrated his contempt for G‑d by drinking from the holy vessels that his grandfather Nebuchadnezzar had plundered from the Bais Hamikdash. Suddenly, a hand appeared and wrote a mysterious inscription on the wall: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. These words were written in a strange script and in an acrostic form; thus they were seemingly indecipherable. Nevertheless, Daniel interpreted the words as follows: Mene, Mene: G‑d has counted the days of Belshazzar’s kingdom, and they are numbered. Tekel: G‑d has weighed Belshazzar on the scales of justice and has found him guilty.
Source: Chabad
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Enter Your Chambers
Someone asked me via email if we will be alone in our rooms when Moshiach comes. This was also mentioned in the comments of the Years of Awe blog, and referenced by Yaak as follows:
Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Bava Kamma 60b
The Sages taught: If there is plague in the city, gather your feet, i.e., limit the time you spend out of the house, as it is stated in the verse: “And none of you shall go out of the opening of his house until the morning.”
Rabbi Kessin: Footsteps of Moshiach
I don't know when this was recorded but I think it is the latest shiur from Rabbi Kessin - it's probably things you have heard him speak of previously, but anyway here it is, for anyone who wants to watch it. Thank you MQB for sending it to me.
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