Monday, February 14, 2011

Minyan HaShtarot

I have explained earlier that we are in the 85th Machzor Gadol, which started in 5769. This count of Machzorim is of the left, and corresponds to Zeir Anpin, according to the Tikkun of the first year. In Machzor 85 is the start of the 85th Yovel period of history.

There is an associated Machzor count of the right, which counts from year ה of the conventional Machzor to the next ה, i.e., 28 years later. This count corresponds to Malchut, according to the Tikkun in year ה. We now live near the end of the 83th cycle of this count. Two years from now, Machzor 84 will start. The Moon was put in its place, as it were, on Erev Pesach, at full Moon, in the second year of the Sun, opposite four kings of the Sun, after five kings in total. The first 28-year Machzor of Malchut started therefore in the year 3449, which was also year zero of Minyan HaShtarot. The 85th Machzor will start in 5801, the year in which the Yovel periods are set to restart.

In short, in Minyan HaShtarot, year 5801 is year 2352, 84 times 28. In other words, Minyan HaShtarot counts 84 cycles of 28 years, until what should be the first Yovel period of the days of Moshiach.

Interestingly, 2352 years is also 48 times 49 years, יוב"ל Yovel periods.

אין העולם פחות משמונים וחמשה יובלות, וביובל האחרון בן דוד בא

(Sanhedrin 97b)

אמר רב נחמן: בגולה אין מונין אלא למלכי יונים בלבד

(Avodah Zarah 10a)