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09 March 2026
Yahrzeit of the Noam Elimelech כ"א אדר התשפ"ו
Rebbe Reb Elimelech Weissblum of Lizhensk zt"l
Noam Elimelech

Adar 21, 5547 / 1787
I once visited a Rabbi Weissblum in Willie, back when.......
DO NOT BE AFRAID…………Fall of Iran, 9 Months to Moshiach, Yalkut Shimoni on Moshiach ben Yosef
08 March 2026
😭A victim must be innocent: Trembling, Rabbi Shaul Alter explains to the bereaved father why the body of the person killed by the missile remained intact
ראש הישיבה הגאון רבי שאול אלתר, עלה אמש לנחם את הרב יצחק ביטון שיושב שבעה על שלושה מילדיו שנהרגו בפגיעת הטיל האיראני בבית שמש, חיזקו ועודדו בדברי אמונה וביטחון. הגר"ש אלתר אמר לאב השכול הרב יצחק ביטון, שכביכול הקב"ה התגלה אליו וביקש את הקרבנות האלה: "אם הקב"ה היה נגלה אליך בעצמו והיה אומר לך: 'אני רוצה שלושה ילדים', אני בטוח שהיית נותן, זה כל נפש יהודית, אם הוא היה נגלה בעצמו. אז הוא לקח, הוא רוצה שיקבלו את זה באהבה, זה מה שהוא רוצה. זה אותו דבר, זה אותו ניסיון, זה אותו קושי. וזה הכל מהכח של אברהם אבינו". האב השכול ר' יצחק הגיב ואמר: "זה מה שאמרתי, כששאלו אותי. אתה אמרת שאברהם אבינו עקד אחד ואתה עקדת שלושה ילדים, אבל זה לא מה שאני אמרתי. אמרתי, שלולא אברהם אבינו שעמד בעשרה ניסיונות, ובניסיון העקידה, לא היה לי כח לעמוד בניסיון הזה. ורק בזכות זה היה לי כח לעמוד בניסיון. זה כמו מסילת רכבת ורכבת, רכבת לא תיסע בלי מסילה, אברהם אבינו זה המסילה של הרכבת". הגר"ש אלתר הוסיף וחיזק את דברי האב השכול: "אומרים היום שבודקים ב- DNA. בנו יש בדם את ה-DNA אברהם אבינו, למסור את הנפש או לקבל את הרצון שלו באהבה, זה אותו דבר. הגדלות של אברהם אבינו זה לא שהוא נתן, אלא זה שהוא הסכים לקבל את רצון ה'. זה רצון השם, אז ככה יהיה". בשלב זה פנה ראש הישיבה לאב השכול ואמר: "אנחנו יכולים לדבר, אתכם השם מנסה בדבר הזה. זה ניסיון עצום". האב השכול פנה לראש הישיבה וסיפר לו בדמעות איך מצאו את בנו כשהוא שלם: "בית הכנסת נחרב לחלוטין. אמרו לי שמצאו אותו כשהוא היה שלם. לא הייתה עליו שום פגיעה, שום חבלה, כנראה הוא נהרג מההדף. הוא היה שלם בלי שום מום ובלי שום פגיעה".
מאיראן ועד ישראל: רבבות פתקי תפילה פונו מאבני הכותל לקראת פסח
The Apocalypse Ends It For Everyone Which Might Not Be Everyone's Choice. Is It Your Choice?
Very interesting about the volcanos! And the Magma under the Ocean
Reb Ginsbourg: Ki Sisa – Hashem gave Moses the Two Tablets of Testimony
How did Moses learn the entire Torah in forty days?
The Torah relates that: (31:18)’When’ Hashem ‘finished speaking to him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two Tablets of Testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of G-d’.
Rashi brings the Midrash Tanchuma::’When He had finished: בכלתו: here spelled defectively (without the first vav), as if to be read ככלתו: like his bride, the Torah was delivered to him’ to Moses, ‘as a gift, as a bride is given to a bridegroom, because otherwise he could not have learnt it all in such a short time.’
The Siftei Chachamin expounds, on this Rashi:’Hashem therefore delivered it to him, as a bride, meaning: that it should be bought by him.’
The *Be’er baSadeh elucidates: It is not the habit of Rashi to comment on defective spelling - however, here, he did so because of the use of the comparative כ: like - when it should have said בכלתו : ‘when He finished speaking to him - led Rashi to expound that the Torah was delivered to Moses ln the manner of the bride who is ‘acquired’ by the groom, without payment and without a price.’
Our Sages (Nedarim 38.) comment:’’And He gave to Moses’: Rabbi Yochanan said:’Initially Moses learnt the Torah, but forgot it, until it was given to him by way of a present, as it says:’And He gave to Moses..’.
Rav Baruch Halevi Epstein comments on this gemara:’There is no doubt that it was not due to natural forgetfulness, that Moses forgot the Torah that he had learnt, as he is known for his exceptional talents; it therefore appears to me that the forgetfulness was intentionally from Hashem, that he forget what he had learnt - however, the intention of this is not clear, and the Maharsha had difficulty in explaining it.
‘However, I did find an explanation for this in the Yerushalmi (Horayot 3:8) , where this very saying is also brought in the name of Rabbi Yochanan: all the forty days that Moses was on the mountain he learnt Torah and forgot it, until it was given to him as a present - why all this ? To put the fools on the right track, that one who learns and then forgets because of his defective memory, should not say to himself: ’Why should I toil for nought, since I forget what I learn.
‘The answer to him is that even Moses forgot what he learnt, yet nevertheless, learnt until it was given to him as a present, and was not forgotten.
‘So too, every person should learn, until he, too, receives it as a gift, and no longer forgets.
‘Further, we are taught in **Mas’ Avoda Zara (19.): One should always learn, even though he forgets what he has learnt - clearly based on our Yerushalmi.’
Abarbanel notes: ‘There are commentators who thought that this parsha should have been written after Parashat :’And these are the ordinances’, as, in their view, it was said there:(24:12-18)’And Hashem said to Moses: ascend to Me on the mountain, and be there, and I will give to you the Tablets of stone.. and Moses came into the cloud..’and Moses was there on the mountain, for forty days..’ - and this is followed closely by our passuk:’And He gave..’, and then the event of the golden calf, after which Hashem commanded Moses to carve Tablets like the first ones, and Moses ascended the mountain, and his face shone, and he then received the command to build the Sanctuary.
‘This is not my view - which is that the parshiot are written in their chronological order.
‘After the parsha of ‘And these are the ordinances’, Hashem commanded Moses to ascend the mountain to receive the Torah , the Mitzvot and the Tablets, and - in the same meeting - commanded him to make the Sanctuary, the priestly garments and the animal offerings.
‘After this was completed - as is written in the parshiot - then ‘And He gave Moses, after He finished to talk to him’, meaning: once He had finished talking with him as to the making of the Sanctuary and matters incidental to it, He then gave him the two Tablets of stone - and, as Moses was then prepared to descend, Bnei Israel made the calf, and Moses descended and shattered the Tablets, and judged the transgressors.
‘Moses then ascended, to pray for the people, and Hashem commanded him to prepare two stone Tablets, like the first ones, and he ascended and Hashem was appeased by him, and showed him His glory and the rays that shone on his face; when he descended, he gathered the people and commanded them to make the Sanctuary - so all the parshiot come in their chronological order, as the events occurred, without there being any difficulty.
‘The words:’And He gave to Moses..’, refers to Hashem who is mentioned above, and called them ‘Tablets of testimony’, as they were testimony to the Torah which was given at Sinai, to Israel, who heard the ten commandments as they were inscribed on the tablets - and as they were stone in the form of of thin tablets, they were therefore called ‘tablets’, as they were in the nature of tablets on which people inscribe writing.
‘As I have previously said, Hashem wanted to write the main principles of the Torah, on these stones, so that they should always remain whole, testifying to the eternal nature of the Torah - the tablets were thin so that they were not too heavy to be carried.’
Malbim expounds :’The gift of the Torah occurred at the end of forty days, at the beginning of which period Moses learnt and forgot what he had learnt, until - at the end of the forty days - the Torah was given to him, as a gift.
‘Our Sages add - from the Torah using the word ככלתו - that at the beginning, Hashem spoke to Moses, but at the end, Hashem said to him: ’Come, and we will say, I and you’. This, because his forty days stay on the mountain, cast from him his physical side, until he was - like the angels - a spiritual being, separated from the physical - for which, forty days were required, being the same period for the creation of a baby.
‘Until this period had elapsed, Moses had not yet cast off his physical side, and his comprehension was limited - like an intellect connected to physical matter, which meant that it was not free of forgetfulness - like writing on a piece of paper, which was erased several times, in the course of time.
‘This was the situation, until the forty days period was completed, when the physical cloud was lifted from him, and he attained comprehension like the angels, who have instant understanding - and, from that time, he learnt and did not forget.
‘This is what Hashem said to Moses: ‘Come, snd let us say, Me and you’, as the intellect stripped of the physical side, does not require to hear or to learn, as it, from itself, understands, as we saw at Matan Torah, when it said - of the angels - ‘Doing His bidding’, and then:’Hearing His voice’, as they understood everything from themselves.
‘This is why Hashem said to Moses :’Come, and let us say, Me and you’ - as you will understand everything before I say it to you ‘ - as if the two of them were saying it at the same time.’
The Alshich Hakadosh opens his commentary, by exclaiming :’Every heart will shudder, at the thought that Hashem permitted that calamity to befall His people - the golden calf - as, but for Hashem’s mercy, His people would have been destroyed, and the world returned to nothingness..
‘As to why Hashem did not ensure that Moses returned, and thereby spared the people from their transgression, the Torah preceded, by giving us a goodly reason, saying:’And He gave Moses ככלתו, to speak with him’, as to which several queries arise: Could it be that until the expiry of forty days, Hashem did not cease to speak with Moses; saying.
‘To answer all this, our Sages in Midrash Tanchuma, relate that Hashem spoke to Moses, and taught him Torah, and further - that at the end of this forty days, He gave it to him, as a gift - why didn’t Hashem do so during the forty days, and, if it was because Moses could not acquire it before then, why did Hashem teach him in these days, when He knew that he would forget what he had learnt - more so, when, in the natural order, the forgetfulness would gradually decrease, till it was overcome - and, this being so, why is it called ‘a gift’?
‘Hashem wanted all to know that any difficulty in learning, was not due to Him, but rather because our physicality is what causes this.
‘He wanted to give Bnei Israel merit, by the hands of the choicest of Mankind - Moses Rabbeinu - in two matters, as one: to teach him the whole of the oral Torah, in all of its details - present and future; second, to give him hand-to-hand the Tablets, they being the whole of the written Torah, as through them man cleaves to his Creator, so that his physicality would not prevent him receiving them from ‘the hand of Hashem’.
‘This raises a great query, as, we don’t find that even the angels are able to receive hand-to-hand, from Hashem.
‘For this, it was necessary that Moses dwelled for forty days on the mountain - like the period for the birth of a child - for his physicality to be transformed, to spirituality.
‘When this period elapsed, and the spirituality was attained, only then was it possible for Moses to learn and to receive the oral Torah - and not forget, AND also, to receive the Tablets hand-to-hand - the transformation by hearing the voice of Hashem.
‘At the end of the necessary speaking by Hashem - which was the expiration of the forty days - only then, was the preparation complete, and all that Moses had learnt in the forty days, he then forgot - which should have meant that more time was required, but, as this would likely lead to the people justifying their transgression - as being due to the delay - Hashem, at the end of the forty days, gave the Torah to Moses ‘as a gift’, and also gave him the two Tablets hand-to-hand.
‘This is why Hashem did not do so before the expiration of the forty days, when He gave it to him by His speech, as hand-to-hand, being by way of Moses cleaving to his Creator.’
Rav Moses Sternbuch adds, on ‘the Luchot being given as a gift, like a bride to a groom, that ‘it alludes to those who learn Torah, that they need to seek to acquire Torah, like a groom who ‘acquires’ his bride - not by casual learning, as in other areas - and, as with husband and wife, to cleave until they are ‘as one flesh’, his wife being as his own body.
‘So too, should he cleave to the Torah, in his love of it, it always being foremost on his mind, and all his thoughts in the engagement in Torah, and his yearning for it, just as for his bride.
A parting gem, from Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl:’Hashem knew - as all is revealed to Him, that Moses would - despite his daily toil - forget the Torah that he learnt each of the forty days, before it was given to him by Hashem, as a gift.
‘Why, then, did Hashem let His most faithful servant toil for nought, for forty days and nights?
‘The answer:true that by human toil alone it is not possible to acquire the Torah, as to do so, requires a gift from Above.
However, without the preceding toil, the gift from Above will not be given.
‘This applied to everyone of us - from time to time, there arises the thought in the heart of man: If, in any event, we are going to fo forget what we learnt, why bother toiling and learning? - the answer: do so, because if you toil and strive - you WILL receive it in the end, as a gift.
‘The mussar we learn from this episode, is that the toil and striving are the sole means of receiving the gift from Above.’
לרפואת נועם עליזה בת זהבה רבקה ונחום אלימלך רפאל בן זהבה רבקה, בתוך שאר חולי עמנ
* The work (Be'er BaSadeh) was authored by Rabbi David Pardo (1718–1790), a prominent Sephardic scholar who was born in Venice, served as a rabbi in Sarajevo, and later moved to Jerusalem
** Mesechtah
JERUSALEM? WHEN?
Just checked with the comments section and see that this was several days ago. Probably the one that hit near the area by the Temple Area Muslim Mosque. But look how it catapaulted all of a sudden over and down. Nothing intercepted it!
Is this real? Need Confirmation?
I don't hear any sirens or emerg vehicles here in Yerushalayim?
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YAHRZEIT STORY: The Parents of R' Elimelech of Lizhensk zt"l
10 Fact About Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk in honor of the yahrtzeit
- As his birthdate is uncertain, Reb Elimelech was either 69 or 70 years old when he passed away.
- He was born in Tykocin (Tiktin) Poland, a small town which today still has only 2,000 inhabitants. Sadly, the Nazis murdered all of the Jews of Tiktin during WWII.
- He had many talmidim including the Chozeh of Lublin, Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, the Kozhnitzer Maggid, the Apter Rov and Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Halevi Epstein, author of Maor Vashemesh.
- His last name was Weissblum.
- Many people consider the Noam Elimelech a "segulah sefer" and keep it in their home (and travel with it) for protection (among other uses).
- The Piaseczna Rebbe, Rav Kalonymus Kalman Shapira hy”d was Reb Elimelech’s great-grandson.
- Upon Reb Elimelech’s matzeiva (gravestone) there is no year of death. Instead, the Hebrew acronym for “rest in peace” (תנצב”ה) is written, which has the same gematria, or numerical value, as the Hebrew year of his passing, 5,447 (תקמ”ז).
- Thousands of people travel to Lizhensk every year; and you can submit your names to Reb Elimelech's kever.
- Reb Elimelech was one year older than his brother Reb Zusha of Hanapol zt”l. The brothers were extremely close and famously traveled in exile together for eight years.
- Besides for the Noam Elimelech and the Tzetil Katan, Reb Elimelech wrote Hanhagos Ha’Adam, a small kuntres (booklet) with good customs that one should conduct themselves. You can read it HERE.
- You can submit names in the form below (for free) through Yad L’Achim and a kvittel will be placed on the kever and davened for on the yahrtzeit. Tefillah can be for SHIDDUCHIM & All Yeshuos (Parnassah, Health, Children Shalom Bayis & All Personal Requests)
Mount of Olives Reclaimed in Historic Events
In major events in Jerusalem on February 16 and 17, the State of Israel and world Jewry celebrated the reclamation of the 3,000-year-old Mount of Olives, the historic burial site of more than 150,000 Jews over the ages; among them prophets, many great rabbis, and notable modern Israeli leaders. The events were sponsored by the International Committee for Har Hazeitim ICHH in conjunction with the Israeli government and Municipality of Jerusalem.
The highlight of the two-day mission was the ceremony marking the completion of the first floor of the Visitor Education Center which ICHH is building in partnership with national and municipal government entities. The Center will serve not only as a gateway for the hundreds of thousands who visit each year, but as a permanent educational and security anchor to preserve the sanctity of the mountain and protect the graves of so many great and holy people buried there.
The mission began Monday night with a well-attended Town Hall Meeting at the Begin Center, where United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke warmly about the vital importance of securing and protecting Har Hazeitim. Ambassador Huckabee emphasized the global and historic significance of the site and praised the unwavering work of the ICHH in safeguarding this sacred mountain for generations to come.
Tuesday morning, participants toured the Mt. of Olives firsthand, witnessing the remarkable progress made in cleaning, restoring, and securing the cemetery. Delegates saw the rehabilitation efforts, enhanced security measures, and ongoing improvements that now enable the hundreds of thousands who visit annually to do so with safety and dignity, something that was unthinkable just years ago.
The series of historic events also included an impressive reception by Israel’s Chief Rabbis, Rabbi Kalman Ber (Ashkenazi) and Rabbi David Yosef (Sephardi). The Chief Rabbis spoke passionately about the unique holiness of the mountain as the only cemetery within the traditional borders of Jerusalem and stressed the vital importance of protecting its sanctity for future generations. They were effusive in their praise for the members of the ICHH who succeeded in securing the historic cemetery and ending the rampant vandalism that plagued it prior to the organization’s founding.
In a special state ceremony honoring the accomplishments of the ICHH, President Isaac Herzog spoke of the historic and personal significance of Har Hazeitim. He noted that his own grandfather, former President Chaim Herzog, is buried on the mountain, underscoring the deeply personal connection so many families have to this sacred site. President Herzog declared that he stands ready to do anything necessary to ensure the success of the ICHH mission to protect Har Hazeitim. In a particularly moving gesture, the President gifted signed copies of a book about the Herzog family to Menachem and Avraham Lubinsky, the two brothers who founded the ICHH, as a token of appreciation for their historic leadership and dedication. The ceremony, held at the President’s Residence, included more than 80 members of the ICHH from the United States and abroad who traveled to join the historic festivities.
Despite the trying times facing Israel, the Knesset, headed by Speaker Amir Ohana, paused its intense national schedule to honor the ICHH, demonstrating the vital importance of this effort to Israel’s sovereignty and national dignity. More than 20 Members of Knesset and six government ministers attended, showing their commitment by taking time away from pressing national matters and critical events unfolding in Israel to stand in support of the Mount of Olives. MK Rabbi Yoav ben Zur, who headed the Knesset Caucus on the Mount of Olives, which at one time featured 76 members from all parties, the largest caucus in Knesset history, joined in recognizing the ICHH’s 16-year effort to reclaim this biblical and historic site.
The Lubinsky brothers reminded the Knesset why they founded the ICHH in 2010 following the devastating report by the late Israel Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, which exposed years of neglect and desecration, including broken tombstones and soccer matches played atop graves. Since then, the ICHH has brought transformative change. 176 surveillance cameras were installed, a police substation was established, new fences and gates were erected, and extensive rehabilitation was undertaken in partnership with government authorities and law enforcement.
The keynote event was the dedication celebrating completion of the first floor of the Har Hazeitim Visitor Education Center. Beyond construction progress, the Center represents a bold commitment to educate visitors about the mountain’s 3,000-year history, reinforce its sanctity, and ensure ongoing security and stewardship. The project, years in the making, has now advanced to construction of the second floor. Particular praise was given to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion for his pivotal role in helping make the Visitors’ Center a reality.
An especially meaningful addition to the mission was the participation of hundreds of attendees of the Agudah Yarchei Kallah, who joined the delegation for a special luncheon highlighting the importance of the ICHH’s mission. In addition, the N’shei Yarchei Kallah were given a guided tour of Har Hazeitim, allowing them to witness firsthand the extraordinary progress in security, restoration, and preservation efforts.
The guests stood in silence as a cantor recited Kaddish and Kel Maleh Rachamim for the 150,000 Jews buried on the mountain, a solemn reminder of the sacred responsibility entrusted to this generation.
An impressive evening of recognition was held at Jerusalem’s prestigious Waldorf Astoria Hotel, chaired by noted Jewish leader Malcolm Hoenlein, Chairman Emeritus of the Conference of Major American Jewish Organizations. Leaders and dignitaries praised the American delegation who invested their resources, time, and dedication to help establish the Visitors’ Center and secure the future of Har Hazeitim for the hundreds of thousands who come each year to connect with Jewish history, heritage, and holiness.
The mission concluded with a special meeting at the United States Embassy with Ambassador Mike Huckabee, who expressed deep familiarity with and admiration for Har Hazeitim and reiterated his strong support for the ICHH and its Israel Chairman, Jeff Daube.
This historic mission underscored not only what has already been achieved, but how much more remains to be done. The protection of Har Hazeitim, its kedusha, its history, and the graves of 150,000 Jews, requires continued vigilance, partnership, and support. We call upon all who cherish Jerusalem and its sacred heritage to join this holy mission, to help complete the Visitor Education Center and to ensure that Har Hazeitim remains protected, secure, and preserved for the hundreds of thousands who come each year and for generations yet to come.
For more information or to join this sacred effort, please visit https://harhazeisim.org
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423413
The Wild Miracles In Israel………and much more
The Malbim's Insight Uncovers the Earthshattering Confluence of Parah Coinciding With Ki Sisa
The Destruction in Tel Aviv
This was viewed as a "short" and not sure how to download into my blog. But I'll try:
https://youtube.com/shorts/-84DgjshxLI?si=2Q6ZG-EJCg9xQgjb
TEL AVIV DISASTER








