dreams
Vayeshev – Free Will Spectrum (Yosef vs. Yehuda & MBY vs MBD)
What is the difference between Yosef and Yehuda’s approach to free will and our level of involvement in doing God’s will? Why did the brothers say that there was a difference between the dreams of Jacob and Joseph? What character attributes did they work on to receive prophetic dreams? Where does one cross the line…
Read MoreVayetzei – Yakov's dream, Yosef's dreams
What is the concept of Yakov’s dream, and dreams in general? Why is Yakov’s dream global, while Yosef’s seems to be personal? Why does Yosef’s involve people, while Yakov’s involves angels? Why does Yakov have his dream after being chased by Esav, while Yosef has his dream before being chased by his brothers? What is…
Read MoreKindergarten Dreams
Our sages tell us that since we no loner have Nevi’im, prophecy was given to fools and children. Towards the beginning of the current Gaza war, my four year old daughter woke in the morning and told us her dream. She said that in her dream, the bad men were trying to take away the…
Read MoreYehoshua and the Sun
I just came across a Da’as Zekenim on the passuk speaking of Yosef’s second dream. He brings a Medrash, which I found both as he brought it and also in a slightly different version. Presented here is a composite of the two Midrashim. The passuk says in Yehoshua 10:12, “שמש בגבעון דום” – the Sun…
Read MoreWho is Moshiach ben Yosef?
I would like to give a little idea of who exactly is Moshiach ben Yosef, and I would also like to weave in some strands of the dvar Torah that I said in my Parsha Podcast on Vayeshev. Firstly, let us understand why we need two different Moshiachs. The Moshiach we’ve all heard of is…
Read MoreDreaming of… Pesach
Last night I had an unusual dream. The reason it was so unusual is because it had nothing to do with anything I was thinking about the whole day, and at first glance seems to just be a funny dream. In the dream it was Shabbos, and we were eating Challah. It must have been…
Read MoreMore Moshiach dreams?
Dear Rabbi Goldwag, Have you heard anything about Rav Kanievsky having a dream in which Rav Schach zt”l told him that Moshiach is coming soon? Have a good week,Mrs. Goldstein I have not. I am wary of these types of stories until I hear them from a close source. I did recently hear from someone…
Read MoreDream of the rings explained
This was my explanation on Nava’s husband’s dream which you can find here. This post is important, as I will reference it in a later post be’H. Gold, silver and copper each represent the three sefirot of חג”ת – חסד גבורה תפארת. Chesed is represented by silver, Gevurah (din) is represented by gold, and Tiferet…
Read MoreTwo stories about Moshiach
I recently verified this story from the grandson of the couple involved. My friend’s elderly grandmother, Miriam, remarried a number of years ago to R’ Shalom Shachne Zohn. They live in Jerusalem. R’ Shalom is now in his mid nineties and in his youth he studied in yeshiva in Mir in Poland and had the…
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