Yom HaShoah

Tomorrow is Yom HaShoah. Still, Germany prospers. Still, no punishment was meted out for the most heinous of crimes. Still, the demise of the sons of the Nazis is delayed. May we soon merit seeing the revenge of the G-d of Israel.

Ever Higher

The following is after Ramchal:

אבן מאסו הבונים היתה לראש פנה

This is Knesset Yisrael in the Galut.

מאת ה' היתה זאת

It says מ-את השם, not מ-השם. The word את comes to indicate a plurality. The Shechina connects first with Tiferet, השם, but then also with Gevura and Chesed, את השם. Thus the Shechina connects with three heads, in the secret of (Bereshit 2:10)

והיה לארבעה ראשים

This is the unison with Zeir Anpin. This is the return of the Hanhaga that was at Har Sinai. This is Kabbalat Ol Malchut. The Nations of the world will reach this also, as it says in על כן נקוה:

ויקבלו כולם את עול מלכותך ותמלוך עליהם מהרה לעולם ועד

Then the Shechina will rise to Chochma, Bina, and Da'at. והיה לארבעה ראשים. This is the return of the Hanhaga of the second creation of man. The whole world will follow:

כי המלכות שלך היא ולעולמי עד תמלוך בכבוד

Then the Shechina will unite with the three heads of Keter that shine to the world, והיה לארבעה ראשים. This the return of the Hanhaga that governed the first creation of man. This is the meaning of

היא נפלאת בעינינו

Here נפלאת hints at אל"ף. The world will follow. Then the Shechina will connect to the beginning of time, with the upper Rosh of Keter, with Atik Yamin, with Yesod Adam Kadmon. והיה לארבעה ראשים. This is the return of the Unity beyond all of existence:

ביום ההוא יהיה ה' אחד ושמו אחד

HaMevin Yavin

When, in the decennium before the year 5500, the Gedolei HaDor of Italy fought their ugly religious war against Ramchal, the latter never responded in kind. Instead, he always gave great Kavod to the Rabbanim who fought him. Is this, then, the proper attitude towards Rabbanim who fight the truth?

For Ramchal it was a great Mitzva to suffer the humiliation. For him, the war was not just a war against the truth. For him, the war was largely a personal matter. However, for others this was not so. Men of truth should have taken up the fight. However, the Rabbanim created great confusion. Many people did not dare to stand up against them, because they were uncertain about the truth. Maybe the Gedolim were right, and Ramchal was a great danger (perish the thought) to Am Yisrael?

The Truth was not strong enough in the time of Ramchal. His generation did not merit his revelations. His books were burned and buried. Ramchal was taken away from this world. The Geula was delayed. It was not delayed because of the Gedolim. They were only intermediaries. The Geula was delayed because Men of Truth did not stand up.

Aryeh Deri Reveals

מאת חגי סגל

אריה דרעי נתפס בימין כאחד מעמודי התווך של הסכמי אוסלו. האיש שהעניק לרבין הכשר דתי להכרה באס"ף. לפני שבועות אחדים השיקו בימין קמפיין שנועד לסכל את הקאמבק שלו. הציבור הוזהר שדרעי יעביר נתח מנדטים משמעותי מימין לשמאל באמצעות ניצול תמימותם של מצבעים חובבי מסורת

בינתיים, הקמפיין לא צובר תאוצה, ודרעי כבר מקבל בסקרים שבעה מנדטים. בכל זאת, חשוב לו לרכך התנגדויות. הדימוי השמאלני מעיק עליו. בראיון חג ל'מקור ראשון' מתחייב דרעי: "לא אתן את ידי בשום פנים ואופן להקמת ממשלה צרה של השמאל. בבחירות הבאות אחתור להקים ממשלת אחדות לאומית

בראיון עימו מגולל דרעי בהרחבה את התנהלותו בתקופת ממשלת רבין ומגלה שהרב עובדיה כפה עליו, בניגוד לעמדתו, לא להצביע נגד הסכם אוסלו א'. לדבריו, אהוד ברק, הרמטכ"ל דאז, שכנע אותו שההסכם מלא חורים, אבל הרב פסק שגם רבין היה רמטכ"ל וצריך לכבד עמדתו

We see confirmed that the Oslo agreements came about through wild abuse of halachic authority. This should not be covered up, because the lesson has not been learned yet. Not only did Rav Ovadia ignore national-religious Da'at Torah. He also picked and chose his military experts. Basing Psak on Rabin's military authority is particularly disingenuous. Rabin's military assessments were obviously not objective at the time. Moreover, Rabin and Rav Ovadia maintained close relations, and Rav Ovadia had exerted influence on Rabin. I see only two explanations for what happened. This was a case of evil intent or it was a result of the superficiality of Rav Ovadia's thinking.

חרב בא לעולם על ... המורים בתורה שלא כהלכה

הוּא חִשַּׁב אֶת הַקֵּץ

From the Hagada of Pesach:

בָּרוּךְ שׁוֹמֵר הַבְטָחָתוֹ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא חִשַּׁב אֶת הַקֵּץ, לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּמַה שֶּׁאָמַר לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ בִּבְרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם, יָדֹע תֵּדַע כִּי גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם, וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה. וְגַם אֶת הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבֹדוּ דָּן אָנֹכִי וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן יֵצְאוּ בִּרְכֻשׁ גָּדוֹל

Theoretically, if Yisrael would have been able to suffer 400 years of Galut in Mitzrayim, history would have been completed, and mankind would have risen to Gan Eden. The missing years expanded into history, towards זי"ת ז"ך.

HaZeman Gorem

Someone commented regarding my writings that it cannot be that there is a fixed chronology to eschatological events. Moshiach can come any day.

Who speaks like this, speaks according to the Hanhaga of Mishpat, justice, Din and Chesed, S'char v'Onesh, reward and punishment. This Hanhaga is rooted in the lower Partzufim. According to this Hanhaga, Moshiach will come if we will do Teshuva.

However, there is another Hanhaga, which has a much deeper source. In this world, it can be that Tzaddik v'Ra Lo, Rasha v'Tov Lo. Bad things can happen to good people. Good things can happen to bad people. This Hanhaga enables free will, and therefore it enables the Hanhaga of reward and punishment. Moreover, it repairs the world in a way that differs essentially from reward and punishment. It repairs and refines the world through the suffering of the Tzaddik. The Shoresh of this Hanhaga is in Atik Yamim, which connects between time, history, and timelessness, eternity. In this Hanhaga, HaZeman Gorem, time is the cause, not the deeds of man.

Oil and Food Prices Since 1990

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Sod HaIbur

Rav Ari Goldwag just wrote profoundly about a profound aspect of Sod HaIbur. I touched upon it two years ago. There is one thing I want to add: With Malchut also Keter is reached at Rosh Chodesh Nissan. When there is Malchut, there is a King - the reverse of אוי לו למלך.

The Secret of Gog

Come and see, this is the secret of Gog, the Rasha. See, as long as this House (of Kedusha) will be in shambles, the other side will be divided, so that they cannot stand up. Until those who will come together will come together (the United Nations), and they will again direct their faces to Kedusha (they will be preoccupied with Israel). About that time is written: "I, says HaShem, will be a wall of fire for Her (Zecharia 2:9). Accordingly, (Mishlei 15:25) Hashem will divert the house of the proud (the UN), and establish the border of the Widow (Zion, the Land of Israel). The border is (also) a reference to "And G-d separated between light and darkness (Bereshit 1:4)."

Ramchal, Tikkunim Chadashim 38 (except for what appears within brackets).

חד ביתא

Palestinian State Issues

The world's consensus is that the Jewish settlements in Yehuda and Shomron are illegal, and that the area belongs to the "Palestinians." That consensus is not based on international law. As things stand, Israel's policies are perfectly legal and justified. Therefore, a movement came up to change international law, through a formal decision by the UN after the coming Summer that would grant the "Palestinians" sovereignty, at least in principle, over the territories conquered by Israel in the six-day war.

Now see: The world is learning a lesson about the blessings of Arab states, for their own populations and for the world at large. For the time being, that should destroy the rationale for creating another Arab state, one that is likely to be taken over by Hamas. Further, the would-be Palestinian state would of course have to be financed. The decline of the dollar economy should kill the "rationale" for that.

Let The Dollar Go

Stanley Fisher is at it again. Israel's central bank is buying some 100 million US dollars a day. This seems a repeat of Israel's version of "Quantitative Easing", which Fisher executed three years ago. Fisher appears to maintain that he does not inflate the Shekel by buying Dollars with newly generated Shekels, as he can always take the Shekels back by selling the Dollars. This would be true if the US would not be inflating the Dollar. I hope that this time Fisher is effectively buying Dollars with Euros, or with Yens, and that he will be strong enough to let the Dollar go.

What Should We Do?

The crisis in Japan gets worse every day. It seems that the radio-active fallout will hit the center of Japan, and that the economic fallout will reach every place on Earth.

At the same time, the oil rally continues steadily. Inflation increases.

At the same time, in Israel, the threat of rocket fire from Hezbolla and Hamas increases.

What should we do in the face of these most serious threats to our prosperity and tranquility? I submit that we should heed the advice that Daniel gave to Nevuchadnezzar when the latter was confronted with a decree against his rulership:

"Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by charity, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; that there might be an extension of thy tranquility." (Daniel 4:24).

Prove that you believe that the world has a Heavenly Ruler. Humble yourself. Become His Shaliach. Prepare to come His Shaliach should the situation worsen. According to your ability, as good as you can, be a giver.

New Reality

Let me very briefly touch upon the two Tikkunim that were as yet missed out. They can be written as

10! + 15^2 = (15*127)^2
13! + 288^2 = (288*2*137)^2

This refers to a dual change of Hanhaga, the first part of which was mentioned already: Din turns into Chesed. Note that the number 127 (2^7 - 1) is uniquely related to 7. As Din merges with Chesed, the Truth emerges. The number 2*137 refers to a new reality (Yeshaya 65:16-17):

אשר המתברך בארץ יתברך באלה"י אמ"ן והנשבע בארץ ישבע באלה"י אמ"ן כי נשכחו הצרות הראשנות וכי נסתרו מעיני. כי הנני בורא שמים חדשים וארץ חדשה ולא תזכרנה הראשנות ולא תעלינה על לב