Three Times 70 Weeks

The previous post can be reformulated as follows. From the beginning of Jewish national suffering in 2366, 417 years after the birth of Avraham, until the final Tikkun are three times 70 "weeks."

From 2366 until 3339 - the year of the first Churban - is a Moed, 973 years, 69.5 "weeks" of fourteen years each. From 3339 until 3829 - the year of the second Churban - is half a Moed, 70 "weeks" of seven years. From 3829 until 5775 is the period of Moadim, 69.5 "weeks" of 28 years, the length of the Machzor Gadol. The second Churban was in year ת of the 15th Machzor Gadol. The additional 69.5 "weeks" bring us to year ז of the 85th Machzor.

Daniel 9:27 says about the last of the 70 weeks: "He will forge a strong covenant with the great ones for a week, and at half a week he will abolish sacrifice and meal-offering." This is what happened to Bayit Rishon, after 69.5 weeks of its Moed.

Daniel 9:26 says that after 62 weeks a Moshiach is cut off. King Chizkiyah died (it seems) in 3230, at 61.71 "weeks."

We saw earlier that the first Churban came one Shmita period before the end of Yovel 36, and that the first Shmita of Yovel 85 comes to complete Yovel 36. From the present point of view, then, we see that it comes to complete the Moed of Bayit Rishon and makes it into 70 whole "weeks" of fourteen years.

In this light, I venture to say the following. After the Moadim's 69.5 weeks of 28 years, the Jewish sacrifices at the Altar of the Exile will stop. I note that the Vilna Gaon died in 5558, at 61.75 "weeks."

The first Shmita of Yovel 85 culminates in year eight of the Yovel, year Samech of Mazchor 85, which represents Yovel year 36. After this year, the 70 "weeks" of the Moadim are completed. Thirteen years remain until the Tikkun of the third Aleph Sofit at the end of the Machzor. This leaves one year for the completion of the Moadim. That year is the year of the third Samech. See this post and its references.

[Update: As pointed out in the comments, during Bayit Sheni, Hillel died in 3771, at 61.71 "weeks." At 69.5, Eliezer ben Hananiah stopped the sacrifices for the Emperor of Rome.]

Sanhedrin 97b brings:

אמר ליה אליהו לרב יהודה אחוה דרב סלא חסידא: אין העולם פחות משמונים וחמשה יובלות, וביובל האחרון בן דוד בא. אמר ליה: בתחילתו או בסופו? אמר ליה: איני יודע. כלה או אינו כלה? - אמר ליה: איני יודע

Eliyahu said to Rav Yehuda, the brother of Rav Sala Chasida: The world does not last less than 85 Yovel periods, and in the last Yovel period Moshiach comes. [Rav Yehuda] said to him [Eliyahu]: "In the beginning or in the end (of the last Yovel period)?" [Eliyahu] said to him: "I do not know." Will it be completed or not? [Eliyahu] said to him: "I do not know."

I think that the above answers what Eliyahu did not know.

Tish'a B'Av

I saw this post by (Yeranen) Ya'akov. I think it was written with Ruach HaKodesh, and I would like to polish it a bit, in my way.

The period between the first and second Churban was 70 Shmitot, a repeat of the 70 Shmitot that were not kept before the first Churban. Thus, it seems proper to say that, in Yeranen Ya'akov's Shita, Sepher Daniel's half Moed is 70 Shmitot, which, after all, is also a concept of Sepher Daniel.

Note that the announcement of the crushing of Avraham's sons in exile, at the Brit Bein HaBetarim, was 70 years after Avraham's birth.

The crushing of Avraham's sons actually started right after Aharon was born, which was 417 years after the birth of Avraham. Moshe was born 420 years after the birth of Avraham. Note the appearance of the same numbers, 417 and 420, in this post.

The first Churban was 139 times seven years after the birth of Aharon. If 70 times 7 is half a Moed, 139 times 7 can be called a Moed. As 139 is one third of 417, it appears that the 417 years until Aharon reflect Daniel's three Moadim, just as the 70 years until Brit Bein HaBetarim reflect half a Moed.

After the half Moed had ended, the second Churban was in year 3829 in our year count (3828 in the count of the Tanna), and two times 139 Shmitot later will be Shmita year 5775. That, then, is the end of the crushing of Jews in exile.

After that comes the first Shmita of Yovel פ"ה.

Finally, the Gematria of "בשנה האחרת" is still saying what is a Moed. If Kollelim are included for the two words, one obtains 973 - 139 times 7.

Wafa Sultan

Wafa Sultan about Islam.
Translation of the video's title: "Wilders defends our way of life".

Obama's Predicament

America has sent warships into the direction of Iran. I suspect that the main purpose of this step is to impress Saudi Arabia. After the economic crash of 2008, the world's oil consumption has now returned to the level of 2008. Saudi Arabia holds most of the world's spare production capacity, about 4 million barrels per day. With the current growth of the world economy, an amazing 4 percent per year, we will run out of this spare production capacity by the summer of 2012.

For now, Saudi Arabia can keep oil prices low, and this is what Abdullah has promised to Obama, provided that Obama performs. The Saudis want Obama to create a Palestinian state, and to neutralize Iran. Here is Obama's predicament. It is dangerous to attack Iran. The oil prices would likely explode. America could collapse. Therefore, to ensure two years of economic stability, Obama will have to follow his fantasy and go for a Palestinian state. Israel should not comply. The coin can be flipped. If Obama cannot make a Palestinian state, he will have to tackle Iran.