06 October 2026
Bereishis: What Was The Forbidden Fruit? Plus
Bereishis: Birchas Hatzadik - Likutei Ben L'Ashri Al Hatorah Shiur
A Fundraising (?) Trip to Eretz Yisrael to FUND BORO PARK BUILDING??
Are we reading this correctly?
Do we realize that they want to *TAKE funds FROM Israel for a GOLUS BUILDING??
Historic Visit: Bobover Ruv to Lead First-Ever Fundraising Trip to Eretz Yisroel
*from the mouths of babes, elderly and weakened?? Someone write to me if there is a reasonable explanation for this?
馃毃ALERT: They’re Building the THIRD TEMPLE RIGHT NOW! Something extraordinary is happening across Israel.
Preparations connected to the Third Temple are no longer only being discussed. People are physically preparing the stones, garments, doors, altar, parochet, showbread and other elements connected to the Beit HaMikdash.
In this video, we travel across Israel to see these preparations firsthand: the red heifers brought from Texas, Kohanim training for the Temple service, stones being prepared, architectural elements being built, women weaving the parochet, and much more.
For nearly 2,000 years, the Jewish people have prayed for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Beit HaMikdash. Today, some of those preparations are becoming physical realities before our eyes.
[albeit it will take a few years for the walls, etc.]
05 October 2026
SHOCKING: PREPERATIONS for Third Temple COMPLETE
Something extraordinary is happening around the Temple Mount.
Rabbi Tovia Singer explains that an altar has already been prepared, priestly garments have been made, silver trumpets are ready, and Kohanim are prepared for Temple service. At the same time, Jewish prayer, shofar blowing, and other practices that were unthinkable on the Temple Mount only a few years ago are now becoming reality.
In this edited presentation, Rabbi Singer connects these extraordinary developments to the prophecies of Ezekiel and Zechariah, the return of the Jewish people to Jerusalem, and the rebuilding of the Third Temple.
He explains why the Temple represents far more than the construction of a building and why the events described in Scripture may now be beginning to take shape before our eyes.
Featuring Rabbi Tovia Singer.
Original source video:
• Christian Presses Rabbi Singer on Third Te...
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“ There is none like the G-d of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you, and in His majesty, the skies.”
This is beautiful! How his Neshoma spoke to him. Must read all way through…..”this is the ‘spirit’ that God blew into *man”
I’m Not Religious, But I Knew I Had To Say Ha’Gomel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Assaf Raguon, one of the Israelis who helped overpower the attacker during the attempted takeover of a Flydubai flight, has shared an emotional reflection on the incident, saying he came to realize afterward that every passenger played a role in preventing a potential catastrophe.
“I usually don’t write much on social media, but today I felt something inside me burning that I had to share with other people,” Raguon wrote on Sunday.
Since the incident, Raguon said, he and the other passengers who intervened have repeatedly been asked what they believe prevented the disaster. The answer, he said, became clearer when a group of passengers were interviewed together by an international television channel. “We understood that every passenger on the flight had a role,” Raguon wrote.
According to his account, one passenger maintained communication with Israeli security authorities, while another provided a mobile phone hotspot and shared it with other passengers. Another passenger sat and recited Tehillim. One passenger collected headphone wires that could be used to restrain the attacker, while others used GPS maps to determine where the aircraft would land. An Australian passenger also played an important role because she was reportedly the only person aboard who was able to make calls to Israel while the plane was in Saudi Arabia.
“And of course there were the amazing Yaniv, the wonderful Tzvika and Tali, the powerhouse Shota, Or the man, and many other good friends who lent a hand,” Raguon wrote.
“The Unity of the Israelis coming together to save the other….”
Raguon was referring to fellow Israelis Yaniv Hayun, Dr. Shota Musayev, Tzvika Manes and others who helped subdue the attacker and prevent him from taking control of the aircraft, as well as treating the injured pilot.
The incident has been described as a potential mass-casualty disaster that was averted by the actions of the captain and passengers. The four Israelis have received widespread praise for their courage and quick response. For Raguon, however, the experience took on an additional personal significance after the flight.
He said he felt that, following what he described as a “great miracle,” he had to attend synagogue on Saturday morning to recite Birkat HaGomel, the traditional blessing of thanksgiving recited after surviving a life-threatening event. “I am not a religious person. I believe in G-d in my own way, and I usually don’t look for signs in everything,” Raguon wrote. “But today something happened that managed to amaze me.”
At the synagogue, he happened to hear a verse from Devarim, part of the weekly Torah reading: “There is none like the G-d of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you, and in His majesty, the skies.”
“I read the verse, stopped, and shuddered, along with all the other worshippers who knew the story and understood why I was there with them,” he wrote. “After everything that happened on the flight, after the fear, after the attack, and after realizing how thin the line between life and death had been, finding myself facing those words, ‘who rides across the heavens to help you’, was a moment that is difficult for me to explain.”
Raguon said he could not know whether the coincidence represented divine providence or simply a coincidence that acquired profound personal meaning.
“But today, in the synagogue, while reciting Birkat HaGomel, I felt mainly one thing: gratitude,” he wrote. “Thank you for life. Thank you for the miracle. And thank you for the privilege of standing here and telling its story.”
He concluded his post with the words: “Am Yisrael Chai.”
*and not ai!
Israel Elections: IDF, Chareidim, & Har Habayit
We sit down with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, head rabbi of the new Hatzibor Hachareidi political party, as we discuss the party that's making waves in the Israeli political scene.
We talk about the IDF, Charedim, Aliyah, education, Israeli politics—and, of course, the most important topic of all: building the Beit HaMikdash.
A fascinating conversation about the future of the Charedi community, the future of Israel, and the future of Am Yisrael.
To partner in with us in bringing Geulah:
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馃毃AI Expert WARNS: NO ONE Is Ready for 2027
Personally I am not enamored by this video. These people are caught in a web, the web of ai. A spiders web encloses its victims all around, leaving no escape. Once entering the mindset of ai to understand IT and “work around IT, they will be ensnared. So, hereto, they are caught and will be losing the freedom of their seichel that HKB”H gave them, and for which we thank Hashem every morning. [morning could be sunrise and the morning of our creation]
ME: Not sure if this applies, but it says somewhere that if we dont all do teshuva, Hashem will send a ruler over us greater than Pharoah and Haman! Nu, couldnt ai become that? Yes as some have alluded that it might also bring us to our Geulah. However maybe not quite how they think!
Something extraordinary is happening in artificial intelligence, and some of the people closest to this technology are warning that 2027 could mark a major turning point.
In this video, I react to AI experts discussing recursive self improvement, autonomous AI agents, systems escaping controlled environments, and the possibility that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could become extremely difficult to control.
But this may be much bigger than a story about technology.
What happens when AI gets into the hands of dangerous human beings, terrorist organizations, criminal groups, or hostile governments? Could cyberwarfare, attacks on infrastructure, economic disruption, or one catastrophic chain reaction become the trigger for a much larger global confrontation?
And when I look at the world through the lens of biblical prophecy, the return of the Jewish people to Israel, Jerusalem, and the possibility of Gog and Magog, I believe we need to ask whether the kind of conflict described by the prophets could unfold in a way previous generations never imagined.
I am not saying AI is Gog and Magog, and I am not claiming to know exactly how these prophecies will unfold. But the world is changing unbelievably quickly, and I believe this is a conversation we need to be having now.
Source videos used for commentary and analysis:
The Diary of a CEO
• The REAL Reason AI Is Already Out Of Control
The Diary of a CEO
• AI Expert WARNS: "You're Not Ready For 2027"
CNN
• Ex-Anthropic insider tells CNN how AI coul...
04 October 2026
Shalom Pollack: Two Great Tours
Note for both tours:
Please reserve early.If the required number of reservations is not received early enough, I will cancel due to commitments to suppliers. I can not cancel them at the last minute
Please reserve early.
Tuesday, October 13
Sabastia, the biblical city of Shomron ( the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel )
and "Shuva Yisrael", a renewed hilltop farm in the area
Depart from the Inbal Hotel at 9:00 and return at approx. 6:00
We will travel in a comfortable coach with special protective windows.
A professional expert will guide us through this monumental site.
The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel, where our kings and prophets made their marks in Tanach, remains a focal point of international polemics and politics today.
Surprised?
The "United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)" has declared the ancient biblical landmark a "Palestinian heritage site".
The only mark that the local Arabs have made on the unique biblical site is vandalism, theft of antiquities, illegal construction, and lots of trash.
The last time I was there, before COVID, prominent Palestinian flags and PA armed men were staring at us.
The IDF accompanied us to this cherished Tanakh site.
It was surreal.
Still, I was blown away by the archaeological finds and Tanakh stories at our fingertips.
The government has finally invested millions of shekels to preserve and secure the site and encourages visits again after many years of neglect.
I expect a more relaxed and uplifting experience this time, IH.
We will have lunch in Homesh (bring your own), one of the villages and yeshivot destroyed by Ariel Sharon in 2005.
The government finally rescinded the "No Jews allowed" law, and they were rebuilt by the exiles.
We will visit a new hilltop community nearby, "Shuvu Yisrael," where we will share our love and support for the young pioneers there.
On this day we shall behold the old and build the new.
350 shekels
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Tuesday, November 3
After a three-year hiatus, we will renew our annual visit to the world-famous "Agmon Hachula" bird sanctuary in the Hula Valley.
Each year at this time, vast numbers of migratory birds fly from Russia to Africa. The lush Hula Valley, with its shallow ponds and grasslands, provides resting and feeding grounds to continue their flight.
Birds and nature lovers near and far come to witness this amazing phenomenon, which lasts only a few weeks.
The sanctuary authorities tell me that November 3 is a perfect date,
and the best time is just before sundown.
I have reserved the suggested date and time and hired the local expert to guide our tour in a special vehicle that will take us to normally restricted parts of the park.
Departure from the Inbal Hotel at 12:30 pm
and return approx. 8 pm
We will stop along the way for toilet breaks and snacks, but not full meals
You should be "after lunch" by departure time.
We will daven mincha and maariv.
Remember, please reserve early
350 shekels
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Eliezer Meir Saidel: Simchat Torah/Ve'Zot HaBracha
Happiness, Pleasure and Joy –
讛ַ砖ִּׁ注讜ּ专 诪ֻ拽ְ讚ָּ砖ׁ 诇ִ专ְ驻讜ּ讗ַ转 砖ִׂ诪ְּ注讜ֹ谞ָ讛 讘ַּ转 砖ָׂ专ָ讛
转ּ讜ֹ专ָ讛 爪ִ讜ָּ讛 诇ָ谞讜ּ 诪ֹ砖ֶׁ讛 诪讜ֹ专ָ砖ָׁ讛 拽ְ讛ִ诇ַּ转 讬ַ注ֲ拽ֹ讘. (讚讘专讬诐 诇讙, 讚)
Sukkot commences and culminates with 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛. We refer to Sukkot as 讝ְ诪ַ谉 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ转ֵ谞讜ּand the final day of the chag is called 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ַ转 转ּ讜ֹ专ָ讛. How does one translate 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 into English?
One option is "happiness", for example, the United States Declaration of Independence lists three "ideals" upon which the country was founded - "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". However, as we will soon see, this does not accurately reflect the essence of the word 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛.
Another possibility is "pleasure". Pleasure is more intense than happiness. Happiness is perceived as something low key, constant and consistent, while pleasure is something more intense and transient.
If pleasure is more intense than happiness, then the third option "joy" is even on a higher level. If you take many pleasures and combine them into a "composite" pleasure, experienced all at once, that could be described as joy, the ultimate epiphanyof pleasure.
However, 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 is none of the above. It is a different concept that is essential for us to understand, because HKB"H requires us to serve Him 讘ְּ砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛, as it says 注ִ讘ְ讚讜ּ 讗ֶ转 讛' 讘ְּ砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 (转讛讬诇讬诐 拽, 讘).
To understand the essence of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 we need to briefly explore these other experiences described above, to understand why they are not the definition of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛.
Let us begin with pleasure. Science has managed to reveal to some degree (there is a lot more yet to be discovered) what pleasure actually is. It involves a chemical reaction in the brain, stimulation of specific areas (approximately ten) called "pleasure centers", such as the VTA (Ventral Tegmental Area), the OFC (Orbitofrontal Cortex) and others – by neurotransmitters, such as hormones, opioids etc.
Our brains are wired and programmed so that when we have certain experiences - physical, emotional, spiritual – they activate secretion of various neurotransmitters (e.g. dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, etc.) from various glands in the body that enter the bloodstream and travel to the brain, where they activate these pleasure centers and we experience this as – pleasure.
For example, when someone gives you a hug, this stimulates the release of oxytocin and makes you feel pleasure.
These "cause and effect" mechanisms in the human body are not there randomly - simply to make us feel good. They are hardwired to ensure survival. For example, when a mother embraces her newborn baby to her breast, this physical "hugging" action stimulates secretion of oxytocin, which not only causes pleasure to the mother, it also initiates secretion of breast milk for the newborn infant. This Divinely designed mechanism ensures that both the mother and infant will experience pleasure and guarantees the survival of the infant. If breastfeeding caused pain and suffering to the mother, she would not be keen to do it, the baby would not receive sufficient nutrients and would have less chance of survival.
Sexual intercourse results in a similar chemical reaction, also for the same purpose – since it is a pleasurable experience, it encourages people to continue doing it, thus ensuring the proliferation and survival of the species.
Eating sugar rich and high fat foods also stimulates pleasure reactions in the brain, which is why so many of us love eating them.
Pleasure is not limited only to physical actions, but also to emotional and spiritual experiences. When someone sees a magnificent view, or hears a masterful symphony, or has a "Eureka" moment of insight – these also stimulate pleasure centers in the brain.
These are all natural "cause and effect" reactions which HKB"H programmed each and every one of us with. However, they can also be artificially induced using various drugs. The body has its own natural opioids, like dopamine. However, similar opioids can be derived from different plants, such as heroin from poppy seeds. Although they are not naturally occurring in the body, they have the same chemical effect on the brain.
The two main characteristics of the sensation of pleasure are – they are short lived and they are addictive. None of the experiences described above will linger for longer than a few days at most. In the majority of cases, they linger only for minutes, even seconds. This too is by Divine design. We humans are not biologically programmed to experience constant pleasure 24/7. Our pleasure centers in the brain are not meant to be perpetually activated round the clock. They are designed to be periodically activated in manageable doses.
Let's use the morning cup of coffee as an example. Many drink coffee in the morning because coffee is a stimulant, it wakes you up and allows you to focus better. A few hours after you consumed that cup of coffee, its effects will begin to dissipate. You might think the solution is to have another cup of coffee to wake you up again. Many of us have fallen into this trap. We begin drinking coffee at ever decreasing intervals and then we suddenly begin to notice that the coffee is having less of the effect it was intended for, so we up the dose from one teaspoon to two, to three. Instead of feeling more focused, we feel "strung out" and "on edge". This is not how HKB"H designed us and the natural world. If you want to feel awake and focused in the morning, the Divine solution to achieving that is to get a good night's sleep the night before. The Rambam (讛诇讻讜转 讚注讜转 讚, 讚) says that an optimal night's sleep is eight hours. The only reason we need coffee in the morning is because we "burnt the midnight oil" the night before, stayed up too late. This is an unbalanced lifestyle and cannot be remedied artificially.
Over-consumption of pleasure does not result in an extended feeling of pleasure. Instead, it dulls the reaction sensitivity in our brains requiring ever increasing doses to register any effect, sending us in a downward spiral that often ends in our demise. This is the typical case of a drug addict.
Pleasure is not what HKB"H intended when He commanded us 注ִ讘ְ讚讜ּ 讗ֶ转 讛' 讘ְּ砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛. Pleasure is an essential element in our makeup, to ensure our physical, emotional and spiritual survival, but it is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
Joy is a more concentrated, highly elevated experience of pleasure. An example is witnessing the birth of your child. That level of pleasure stimulation is far beyond that of a regular hug, a slab of chocolate, or cup of coffee. We experience a limited number of these moments throughout our lives. They too are fleeting, but unlike regular pleasure sensations - they remain engraved in our memories and can serve as a reservoir, from which to draw on in times of need.
Another example of joy is – Shabbat. Experiencing Shabbat is also a form of elevated pleasure, which is why it is called 注讜ֹ谞ֶ讙 砖ַׁ讘ָּ转. Shabbat is filled with a smorgasbord of pleasurable sensations, physical and spiritual. However, Shabbat is also "fleeting" – it is only one out of the seven days in the week. It serves as a reservoir from which we can draw - to tide us over the rest of the 讬ְ诪ֵ讬 讞讜ֹ诇, until the following Shabbat
What about "happiness", like the kind mentioned in the American Declaration of Independence? It is an "unalienable right"… Actually, to be precise, the declaration states "the pursuit of happiness" - happiness is not the unalienable right, but its pursuit!
Who doesn't want to be happy? We all prefer being happy rather than sad. We all prefer pleasure over pain. Unwittingly, the founding fathers of the USA "foretold" the outcome of the American "Dream" – the pursuit of happiness. If anything typifies the American culture, it is that pursuit. The entire society is obsessed with it - it has become the most prominent "religion" in the country. The obsession of constantly trying to feel good. This has led to the most materialistic and hedonistic culture on the planet.
Obviously, it is impossible to always "feel good" and happy naturally, so the only recourse is to resort to artificial means. Overconsumption of foods that stimulate pleasure centers in the brain – sugar and fat rich foods. Overconsumption of entertainment (the syndrome of perpetual "swiping" between video clips on your smartphone) and leisure. Overconsumption of medications - to dull pain and feelings of sadness and depression caused by the former two overconsumptions.
Perhaps the American founding fathers intended "happiness" to be a means to an end, but de facto - it has become an end in itself.
This is not the 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 HKB"H requires of us.
There are two types of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 that HKB"H is referring to, one in 注讜ֹ诇ָ诐 讛ַ讝ֶּ讛 and another in 注讜ֹ诇ָ诐 讛ַ讘ָּ讗.
The human body is not designed to experience constant pleasure. Such constant exposure results in death as we have seen above. HKB"H designed us to feelperiodic pleasure, sometimes even joy. Between those occurrences of periodic pleasure and joy, we may sometimes experience periodic pain and suffering. However, the majority of our lives we experience … normalcy - not pleasure, not pain - just normal day-to-day feeling of "OK".
There is a fundamental difference between HKB"H's concept of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 in this world and the American definition of happiness. In HKB"H's intended 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛, we embrace all components of human life, the pleasure, the normalcy and even the pain and suffering – we embrace that too! not try to escape it like in the American pursuit of "happiness". We accept it gladly since it has been given to us by HKB"H, just like the pleasure and the normalcy. We thank HKB"H for it just like we thank Him for the pleasure and joy in our lives. All together it makes up life's mosaic. This is how it is possible to simultaneously experience the joy and fear, 讙ִּ诇ּ讜ּ 讘ִּ专ְ注ָ讚ָ讛, like on Rosh HaShanah
We accept that HKB"H knows what is best for us at every millisecond of our life. Just like HKB"H knows exactly when to make our hearts beat, our nerves synapse and our "autonomic" (that's a misnomer if ever there was one – it is not autonomous in any way – it is orchestrated every millisecond by HKB"H) nervous system function, so too does He know when we require pleasure, joy, pain and suffering. They are all precisegifts to us directly from HKB"H at that specific point in time and are exactly what we need at that moment. They are ALL for our benefit, 讻ָּ诇 讚ְּ注ָ讘ִ讬讚 专ַ讞ֲ诪ָ谞ָ讗 诇ְ讟ָ讘 注ָ讘ִ讬讚.
This is the kind of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 HKB"H wants us to live our lives in. A constant awareness and connection with the Creator of the universe, cognizant of what He is trying to communicate to us at any given point in time, throughout our lives.
Another layer of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 is - "fulfillment". A hint to this is embedded in the word itself - the gematria of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 is 讛ַ讙ְ砖ָׁ诪ָ讛.
Every physical object in the natural universe (including each and every one of us) has something called a resonating frequency, a frequency at which the object naturally vibrates. Another name for this is simple harmonic motion.
Planets and stars move in simple harmonic motion, resonating at their natural frequency, as do molecules, atoms, electrons and quarks. This frequency is their "song", that they use to sing praises to their Creator. When the moon orbits the earth – it is in fact singing praise to HKB"H. When an electron orbits an atom, it is singing praise to HKB"H. Just like every morning the birds beginning chirping, singing praises to HKB"H, resonating with simple harmonic motion, so too do we humans have our own resonating frequency, our own song of praise to sing to HKB"H.
Just like there are infinite frequencies on the Hertz scale, there are also infinite resonating frequencies, for each and every one of us and no two are exactly the same. Just like two raindrops can never fall on the same exact microscopic spot on the ground, no two humans have the same resonating frequency. We each have our own unique simple harmonic song of praise to sing to HKB"H.
Our purpose in life (what humans have been searching for since the dawn of time, the "meaning of life") is to identify our unique resonating frequency and purpose – and fulfill it.
The way we identify it is by correctly interpreting HKB"H communication with us above, understanding in which direction He is steering us and complying willingly and not begrudgingly. In that way we will identify our purpose earlier in life rather than later.
When we wisely use our allotted time in this world to resonate at our unique frequency, thus singing praise to HKB"H, we will have achieved fulfillment and will be serving HKB"H with 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛. This is the accurate definition of 注ִ讘ְ讚讜ּ 讗ֶ转 讛' 讘ְּ砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛.
Although our physical bodies cannot withstand constant perpetual exposure to pleasure, our 谞ְ砖ָׁ诪ָ讛 can. This is why in Olam Habah, we will bask perpetually in the radiance of the Shechina and experience perpetual, everlasting pleasure – because it is our neshama, not our physical body.
We can get a preview of this experience in this world, on two occasions. The first is on Shabbat, which is 诪ֵ注ֵ讬谉 注讜ֹ诇ָ诐 讛ַ讘ָּ讗, an appetizer for what we will experience in Olam Habah. The second is when we study Torah. When we study and live Torah, our neshama will experience the 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 that we can look forward to after 120. A hint to this is that the word 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛 has the same letters as the word 讞ֲ诪ִ砖ָּׁ讛, referring to the 讞ֲ诪ִ砖ָּׁ讛 讞ֻ诪ְ砖ֵׁ讬 转ּ讜ֹ专ָ讛.
This is why the last day after Sukkot is called Simchat Torah, because this is the true definition of 砖ִׂ诪ְ讞ָ讛, celebrating our lives of fulfillment according to the guidelines of the Torah.
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach
Eliezer Meir Saidel
Machon Lechem Hapanim
Rabbi Weissman: Inextricably Bound with Hashem
Yechezkel chapter 15 contains a harsh prophecy in which Hashem compares Israel to a grapevine among other trees in the forest. Its branches are unsuitable for any task, even to fashion a peg upon which to hang something. This is true even when the grapevine is in perfect condition; it is especially true when it has already been singed by fire. This is a metaphor for the decline and gradual exile of Israel in the Bayis Rishon period.
Malbim on 15:4-5 explains the metaphor on a deeper level. Here is a key excerpt (translation of pesukim mostly from Judaica Press):
讻讬 讬砖专讗诇 谞诪砖诇讬诐 诇注抓 讛讙驻谉, 砖讛讜讗 讞诇讜砖 诪爪讚 讞诪专讜 讜讛讜讗 谞讻讘讚 诪爪讚 爪讜专转讜 砖讛讜讗 诪讜讻谉 诇砖讗转 驻专讬, 砖讛讜讗 诪砖驻讟 讜爪讚拽讛, 讻诪”砖 讻专诐 讛讬讛 诇讬讚讬讚讬 讜讻讜’ 讜讬拽讜 诇注砖讜转 注谞讘讬诐, 讻讬 讻专诐 讛’ 爪讘讗讜转 讘讬转 讬砖专讗诇 讜讬拽讜 诇诪砖驻讟 诇爪讚拽讛 (讬砖注讬讛讜 讛׳:讝׳), 讜讻讘专 讘讗专 讛讞讜拽专 讻讬 砖诇诪讬 讛爪讜专讛 讛诐 讞诇讜砖讬 讛讞讜诪专, 讻讬 讻讞 讬砖专讗诇 讜转拽驻诐 讛讬讗 诪驻讗转 讛爪讜专讛 讛讗诇讛讬转 讗诐 讛诐 砖讜诪专讬诐 转讜专讛 讜诪爪讜转 讜讚讘拽讬诐 讘讗诇讛讬诐 讞讬讬诐, 诇讗 诪驻讗转 讞讜诪专诐 砖讛诐 讛诪注讟 诪讻诇 讛注诪讬诐 讗讜诇诐 讛诐 谞转注专讘讜 讘注爪讬 讛讬注专, 砖讛诇讻讜 诇讘拽砖 注讝专 诪诪爪专讬诐 讜诪讗砖讜专, 砖讝讛 谞诪砖诇 诇讛专讻讘讛 讻诪”砖 注”讻 转讟注讬 谞讟注讬 谞注诪谞讬诐 讜讝诪讜专转 讝专 转讝专注谞讜 (讬砖注讬讛讜 讬״讝:讬׳-讬״讗) 讜讗诪专 讜讗谞讻讬 谞讟注转讬讱 砖讜专拽 讻讜诇讛 讝专注 讗诪转 讜讗讬讱 谞讛驻讻转 诇讬 住讜专讬 讛讙驻谉 谞讻专讬讛 (讬专诪讬讛讜 讘׳:讻״讗), 讜谞讚诪讜 讘讝讛 讻诪讜 砖诪专讻讬讘讬谉 讝诪讜专讜转 讛讙驻谉 讘注爪讬 讛讬注专 砖讛驻住讬讚 爪讜专转讜 讜诇讗 讛专讜讬讞 讘讞诪专讜 讻谉 诇讗 讛砖讬讙讜 注讝专 讜讞讜讝拽 诪讛注诪讬诐 讛讗诇讛 专拽 住专 诪讛诐 爪讜专转诐 讜谞转谞讜 诇讗砖 诇讗讻诇讛 砖讘讗 注诇讬讛诐 谞讘讜讻讚谞爪专 讜讛讙诇讛 诪讛诐 讘讙诇讜转 讬讛讜讬讻讬谉 讜讬讛讜讬拽讬诐
For Israel is compared to the grapevine, which is weak from a physical standpoint and honorable from the standpoint of its form, in that it is ready to bear fruit, which is justice and righteousness, as it is written, “My friend had a vine…and he hoped to produce grapes, for the vineyard of Hashem the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and He hoped for justice and righteousness” (Yeshaya 5). And the researcher has already explained that those who are perfect in form and weak in matter, for the strength of Israel and its might are due to the divine form — if they keep the Torah and mitzvos and cling to the living God — not from their physicality, for they are the fewest of all the nations.
However, they mixed with the trees of the forest, for they went to seek aid from Egypt and Assyria, which is compared to grafting, as it is written, “For I planted you with pleasant saplings, and with the branch of a stranger you sow it” (Yeshaya 17:10), and it says, “Yet I planted you a noble vine stock, throughout of right seed; now how have you turned yourself into a degenerate wild vine to Me?” (Yirmiya 2:21).
And they were likened to this, just as the branches of a vine that are grafted to the trees of a forest, that has lost its shape and has not profited in strength, so they did not obtain help and strength from these nations, only their shape was taken from them and they were given to the fire to be consumed, for Nevuchadnezzar came upon them and exiled them in the exile of Yehoyachin and Yehoyakim.
Turning to foreign nations for military support is consistently portrayed throughout Tanach as abandoning Hashem, idolatry, and harlotry. The direct consequences include a removal of divine protection, falling in battle, exile, and even falling into the hands of the very “allies” they turned to for support.
The message is unequivocal: this is not an acceptable form of hishtadlus. Even if it appears to bring benefit in the short term, eventually it will prove catastrophic.
Nowadays this message is almost completely lost on the Jewish people — and I’m not talking about irreligious Jews and the closet kofrim in the “Orthodox” world, but even those who are truly God-fearing, Torah-observant Jews, not just putting on a show.
This is not entirely their fault. Our education system does not attach any importance to Tanach study (by which I mean truly learning it with traditional meforshim and absorbing the messages, not making an academic study of Tanach or hijacking it for secular Zionist propaganda). Our media — and I’m talking about the “frum” media — prints the same “news” from the same dishonorable sources, with the same secular slant, and never questions the narrative from the establishment they may pretend to oppose, but whose interests they serve no less than the sold-out mainstream media.
The Torah-observant masses are bombarded with secular, kefira-filled perspectives on current events from their own “frum” media, including the rabbis whose views are carefully selected to appear in their pages, while other views that are deeply grounded in Torah are completely ignored.
The same “frum” media that makes a show of opposing IDF conscription for yeshiva students is filled with Israeli Erev Rav propaganda, IDF cheerleading, and a full diet of America protects us (with a nod to Hashem, of course). Their message is clear — and it is clearly kefira, wrapped in a fig leaf of Torah, in defiance of the real thing.
In last night’s Torah class we studied chapter 13 of Yirmiya. Among the many lessons we learned was that relying on foreign nations for support is not an acceptable form of hishtadlus — it is false aid and brings destruction upon us, period, no ifs, ands or buts.
As we briefly mentioned, King Ahaz groveled to the Assyrians for support, calling himself their son and servant. The Assyrians did support him — and subsequently brought great destruction upon Israel.
No doubt many Jews celebrated the immediate salvation and praised Hashem for it. Surely some rabbis even encouraged them to say Hallel (without a bracha, of course).
But this was the wrong perspective. They should have mourned. They should have understood that this was a terrible betrayal of Hashem and foreseen the tragedy that was sure to follow without deep repentance.
Today, despite the benefit of hindsight and so many unequivocal lessons from the Torah, we remain no less misguided. Ben Gurion Yemach Shemo Airport is a de facto American Air Force base. We are treated to a steady diet of “war with Iran” propaganda. Reliance on both the un-Jewish Zionist army and foreign saviors is seen as a necessary non-evil and even Hashem’s divine protection through messengers we should cheer and welcome into our land — certainly not send packing along with their Erev Rav stooges.
No matter how many subtle and not-so-subtle signs we witness that Hashem is not pleased with this and that this will bring catastrophe, not salvation, the misguided masses continue to ignore their own prophetic teachings and history, and double down on the same misguided attitudes.
Grafting ourselves to the nations, turning to them for support, doesn’t strengthen us; it saps us of our divine form and brings destruction upon us, God forbid.
Let the goyim keep their aid. We’ll all be happier.
I encourage you to listen to the class, study the sources, and decide for yourself where the truth lies. Then step out of the cesspool of kefira and bring someone out with you.
The class is embedded above and on Rumble here.
Also see this article filled with sources from Tanach on the subject:
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Something extraordinary happened around Flydubai Flight 1073, and Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff believes the number itself may carry a deeper message.
In this short conversation, we discuss the dramatic events surrounding the flight, the idea that Hashem speaks to us through events, and the remarkable 10 7 3 connection to October 7, three years later.
Rabbi Hajioff describes the incident as a revealed miracle and asks whether we are meant to recognize something deeper in what happened.
Is it simply a coincidence, or a sign from God?
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