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Moshiach, now?
The following comment was posted on the previous post: Please, Ari, please don’t fall into the trap of predicting a scary downfall of America. Just three months ago, I asked R. Chaim Kanievsky if I should move my family to E”Y. I was all excited about it. He replied that I cannot come without parnassah.…
Read MoreBring my children from afar
I recently read an article on Israel National News about the aliyah of a number of Yemenite Jews due to the terrorism there. It brought to mind the passuk in Yeshaya (43:6), “אומר לצפון תני ולתימן אל תכלאי הביאי בני מרחוק ובנותי מקצה הארץ” – “Say to the North wind, give, and to the Southerly…
Read MoreYosef and the wealth of redemption
My wife recently read the book “Let My Nation Descend” by Yosef Deutsch, which details the account of the sale of Yosef, culminating with the young nation of Israel journeying to Egypt. She shared a remarkable part of the story with me that I thought was both interesting and thought provoking. On page 214, he…
Read More10 Teves and the Gaza war
Guest post by Daniel I heard the following over Shabbos: This Tuesday we will be fasting the Fast of the Tenth of Teves, known as Asarah B’teves. Although this is considered a “minor” fast, it has a unique quality that we all must know about as our young men brave their way into the hornet’s…
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 MoreVayeshev – Moshiach ben Yosef
Why did Yosef have two dreams? Why does the Torah call the second dream a חלום אחר – a different dream, whereas by Paroh it says he dreamt the dream a second time? What do stars look like when they bow down? Why should we care? Why is the story of Yehudah and Tamar sliced…
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…
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