Chag Pesach Kasher v'Sameach!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Guarding the Tongue
Here is a link to three shiurim by Rabbi Shimon Kessin, on Shmiras HaLashon. Recommended listening while sitting at home.
Click here to listen
Jerusalem: Shofar Blasts at Midnight
Last night the sounds of the Shofar were heard in Jerusalem at midnight, apparently asking Hashem to heal the world from coronavirus.
Monday, March 30, 2020
When the Lubavitcher Rebbe Self Quarantined for Seder
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| Art Ann Kremnizer |
If you're feeling nervous about spending Seder night alone, you need to read this article about the time the Lubavitcher Rebbe did exactly that.
Click here to read
''Native to the Land''
For those of us outside of Israel, we have often been ordered to return by various commenters, bloggers and rabbis - but here we see from the Vilna Gaon's Gorel that those of us who cannot return are also included, just as the Rebbe told us.
Rav Elyashiv, the Vilna Gaon’s Lottery and Coronavirus
by Josh Wander
There is a ancient Jewish tradition, that in more modern times is attributed to the Vilna Gaon, called the “Goral HaGra”.
It is a lottery which is done at times of extreme need. When divine assistance in required to answer a question of national significance. Great rabbis have passed down this tradition, which allows for a query to be made via a specific protocol and then a Chumash is opened to a random page and a Pasuk is pointed to. This verse is understood to be the answer to the query that was posed.
It was used during the Holocaust to determine in which direction the Mir Yeshiva should escape to (eventually leading them to Shanghai) and again by Rav Aryeh Levin z”l to identify the remains of the mass grave of Jews killed in the Old City of Jerusalem during the War of Independence.
There are very few rabbis alive today who are knowledgeable and qualified to conduct this ceremony. But it was performed this past week in Jerusalem by none other than Rav Aryeh Levin’s grandson and son of the famous Posek, Rav Binyamin Elyashiv Shlit”a.
Rav Binyamin Elyashiv is recognized as one of the poskim, leading Halachic deciders, in the Haredi community in Israel today.
Rav Elyashiv was asked by a American Jewish supporter of Torah institutions how they should be responding to the CoronaVirus in this time of crisis and whether they should relocate to Israel. The response received by the divine lottery was nothing less than miraculous.
The verse that was chosen came from Deuteronomy 1:8, where it states, “See, I have set the land before you; come and possess the land which the Lord swore to your forefathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them and their descendants after them.”
This led the holy rabbi to explain to his grandson that this is a revelation and a clear sign that it is time for world Jewry to make their way back to the Land of Israel. “Israel is the safest place for a Jew to be now,” the rabbi said, “We are very close to the final redemption. It will all be over very soon here.”
He also said that those who are left outside of the Land, but continue to support her, will also be recognized as being native to the land.
Fear and Loathing
There is a very good reason why I do not publish comments which are full of their writer's proposed dreadful scenarios and written in a way that is designed to promote fear and terror. Keep your curses to yourself, we do not want them here.
Instead, I would like to present you with a guide to surviving the current times, WITHOUT fear.
Thank you to Rivka for sending me this link from the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
"In the current circumstances, as the Coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, we share 10 letters which provide advice and guidance on how to deal with uncertainty and worry. The overriding message is one of trust and faith in G‑d. Yes, take all appropriate measures. However, the most important thing is to recognize that there is a G‑d who actively controls everything in this world. We sincerely hope that soon this episode will be relegated to the chronicles of history and we will merit only revealed blessings!"
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Erasing the Old World
How do you explain to a teenager that the old world order is being ERASED and DELETED, and that the final cosmic RESTART has begun? Read Rabbi David Samson's illuminating explanation on Pg 32 of this week's Jewish Press.
Navigate to page 32 ''Is Moshiach Around the Corner'' to read full version, magnify the page on the right below the page.
The Reason the Entire World is Attacked by the Coronavirus
New lecture from Rabbi Anava to be uploaded soon, I will post here when it is available.
With almost 200 countries around the world affected with the coronavirus, don't you wonder why? what is the reason the entire world is under attack? What do we need to learn from that and is there messages from G-d we need to realize?
I hope everyone is well and STAYING INSIDE. Wherever you are, please stay home, especially if you are older or compromised by another medical problem.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
The Great Awakening from Below
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz: Pesach and Covid-19 "The Great Awakening from Below"
Also see ''Coronavirus and the Coming of Moshiach''
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Corona, The Puzzle Coming Together
HT: Sherry
Fascinating and only five minutes.
Geulah, 10th Sefira of Keter/Crown, Yetziat Mitzraim, Quarantine, Baal Haturim and Rashi
Rabbi David Genish
Fascinating and only five minutes.
Geulah, 10th Sefira of Keter/Crown, Yetziat Mitzraim, Quarantine, Baal Haturim and Rashi
Rabbi David Genish
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Acts of Goodness and Kindness
Remember the Rebbe's campaign to welcome Moshiach with acts of goodness and kindness......?
It's mind blowing to now see people trying to out-do each other with acts of goodness and kindness. I have never seen anything like this. Guess it takes a disaster like this....
One of the kosher bakeries here has just announced this:
More goodness and kindness is coming your way. If the current reality for you and your family involves sudden job loss/genuine financial hardship, the Bakery will be privately and confidentially helping you this Friday, Erev Shabbat.
Here are the 'deets':
In a set-up that is entirely discreet, you are invited to place an order with us via email with the Subject Heading 'COVID-19 ORDER'.
This order will comprise of:
⭐️2 Large Challot of your choice
⭐️2 Mini Challah Rolls
⭐️1 Chocolate or Cinnamon Babke
⭐️1 Loaf of square wholemeal or white bread OR
1 Loaf of Sourdough bread
When you come to pick up your order, it will simply have your name on the bag with the word 'PAID' - just like all the other orders.
In addition, if the person ordering is elderly and is unable to get out, delivery is free!
Synagogues are organising deliveries of food to elderly and other vulnerable people and basically everyone is being so kind and considerate it's like a new world has already started to emerge.
It's very uplifting. Moshiach is so close.
Learning from the Past
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| Photo: Gordon McBryde |
The coronavirus quarantine has been compared to the quarantine of the person afflicted with tzara'at - which was a disease brought about by speaking lashon hara. Rabbi Mendel Kessin says that the word ''dever'' [plague] is related to the word ''davar'' [to speak] and we are being quarantined to stop the spread of lashon hara.
Here is some Torah learning on tzara'at from Rabbi Pinto.
Text by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita
“Hashem spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying: If a person will have on the skin of his flesh a s’eit, or a sapachat, or a baheret, and it will become a tzaraat affliction on the skin of his flesh; he shall be brought to Aharon the Kohen, or to one of his sons the Kohanim” [Vayikra 13:1-2]
A person is inflicted with tzaraat for speaking lashon hara [Arachin 15b]. The Torah relates [Bamidbar 12:1-10] how Miriam the Prophetess, the sister of Moshe Rabbeinu, was inflicted with tzaraat for speaking lashon hara about Moshe, discussing his separation from his wife, Tzipporah. Miriam did not intend to disparage her brother; nonetheless, she was punished. How much more so will a person be punished for speaking degradingly about his fellow with premeditated intentions.
The tzaraat does not immediately appear on the body of a person. First the disease afflicts the walls of his home. If the person does not awaken to do teshuvah from this ominous sign, then the disease begins to spread to his household appliances. If he still does not correct his ways, then it spreads to his clothing. Thereafter, the disease appears on his skin and flesh [Rambam, Tumat Tzaraat 16:10]. From this progression, we observe the infinite compassion of Hashem. Hashem does not hurry to punish His children. He first awakens them to teshuvah through external factors. However, if people do not pay attention to the signs that Hashem is sending them from Heaven, the tzaraat gets closer and closer. From this subject we see how Hashem is Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness. He does not strike the sinner immediately, but instead, seeks to grant him the opportunity to reflect on his deeds and do teshuvah to atone for his sins.
The Rav of Ponovezh, zt”l, says that from the disease of tzaraat, one can learn an important lesson. In the beginning, only small signs of the disease appear on the walls of his house. However, if the person does not do teshuvah, he will ultimately be excommunicated and be forced to remain outside of the Camp for a long period of time until he repents completely. From this one can conclude that when a person does not make an accounting of his deeds, he will begin to deteriorate. There are times when a person transgresses in a trivial matter. However, because he does not immediately do teshuvah, he can easily become accustomed to transgressing and thus descend to the depths of corruption.
Therefore, a person should examine his deeds regularly and immediately do teshuvah for the sins he committed each day. In this way, the sins will not become strongly rooted within him, making it very difficult for him to do teshuvah.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Sunday, March 22, 2020
The Times They Are a Changing
The cost of fresh fruit and vegetables is sky-rocketing. In some cases, it has doubled and even tripled. A bunch of celery just cost me $8.00 as opposed to around $4 a few weeks ago. I saw on the news that inflation is running at 67% when it comes to buying fresh food. This was prophesied to occur before Moshiach.
In 2008 Dreaming of Moshiach wrote:
Chazal in Masechet Sota wrote prophecies about the days preceding the Geulah:
חוצפא יסגא, והיוקר יאמיר, הגפן תתן פריה, והיין ביוקר. מלכות תיהפך למינות – ואין תוכחת. בית ועד יהיה לזנות, והגליל ייחרב, והגולן יישום, ואנשי הגבול יסובבו מעיר לעיר, ולא יחוננו, וחכמת סופרים תסרח, ויראי חטא יימאסו, והאמת תהיה נעדרת. נערים פני זקנים ילבינו. זקנים יעמדו בפני קטנים. בן מנוול אב, בת קמה באמה, כלה בחמותה. אויבי איש אנשי ביתו. פני הדור כפני הכלב... הבן אינו מתבייש מאביו... !
Chutzpa will multiply - Costliness will increase - Grapevine will produce its grapes - And the wine will be expensive....
Costliness will increase:
The rise in food prices is already causing distress among consumers in some parts of the world...
Prices are soaring rapidly in many categories and rose by double-digits including eggs, chicken, fruits, vegetables, milk, butter, pasta, crackers, snacks, cookies, cakes, even cattle feed and grain for horses.
So if you are not in self isolation or mandated isolation, and you can get yourself to the store, and battle the hoards of people queuing round the block with their trolleys, you need to have money in the bank to pay for the food you need. Seems this is the case all over the world. Those who live from paycheck to paycheck have found themselves in a tight corner.
In Australia, one food supplier has cancelled all deliveries to regular customers and is only delivering to those who are vulnerable, and can prove it. You need a disability or pensioner card registration and must provide your ID before they will deliver. This solves the problem for those vulnerable people, provided they have the money to pay for their food.
Bondi Beach has been closed because many people here are ignoring the social distancing orders.
I hope everyone out there reading this is surviving the madness. We have more madness coming up with our preparations for Pesach. And this year we'll all sitting alone in our homes, some with immediate family around them and some just sitting by themselves.
Meanwhile, because so many people are inside, the earth is healing itself and becoming cleaner and fresher. The air is better, the water is cleaner. We are on our way to a New World.
Meanwhile, because so many people are inside, the earth is healing itself and becoming cleaner and fresher. The air is better, the water is cleaner. We are on our way to a New World.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Who Am I ?
by Rabbi Aron Moss
I move fast, and news of me spreads even faster.
I grab the attention of the entire world like no one else can.
I affect you, even if you don't believe in me.
I come from one place in the world, but I reach every corner of the world.
I started with one nation, but I take over all nations and all religions.
Because of me, you will change everything you do. All of your habits and routines will be disrupted. You will have to rethink your entire day, and change all of your plans.
Families will become closer because of me. Communities will become tighter because of me.
I will make you less selfish and more sensitive. You will care for the weak and the vulnerable because you know I am coming.
I will make you turn to G-d. I will remind you what's really important.
I am mightier than your wealth, smarter than your technology.
The world has not seen anything like me before.
Because of me, things will never be the same.
But you need to wake up. There's no time to waste. You need to realise I am coming, and I'm coming now.
Who am I?
I am Moshiach.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Moshiach Moshiach Moshiach
It says somewhere that when Moshiach is close, even the children will know, it will be obvious.
Some of the headlines right now are screaming ''obvious''. [HT: My friends Rivka and Sherry for all these headlines]
Religious leaders: Coronavirus is punishment, sign of the Messiah's coming
Is the Corona Virus preparing us for Moshiach?
Coronavirus Prophecy by Medieval Rabbi as Precursor to Moshiach
Pre Messiah Double Sabbath
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