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Hello friends welcome back today

we're going to be talking about something

that is very very important you want to stick

around for this video anybody

who has heard of this guy

I want you to leave it in the comments below

there is a man who is causing such a star

in Israel and let's just face it

if somebody is causing this much of a stir

in Israel especially we as Christians

need to be looking at because this is

a clue to how close we are so you want

to share this video with your friends

and family you want to let them know just

how close we are and this is a huge indicator

this man's name is Yanuka Rav Shlomo Yehuda

so apparently the title Yanuka

is given to someone

who has

an astonishing

amount of knowledge and is proficient

in the Torah and the Talmud so we're going

to get into that, this is it's

it's almost

miraculous and non-human how much

this man knows so he actually has thousands

of people and I have video

thousands of people literally swarm

around him when he goes anywhere

and that includes prominent rabbis

in Israel and he's young he's maybe

in his mid-30s

um

yeah they they kiss his hands they hang

on every word he's accredited

to performing miracles

and I want to say even the people

that

who claimed that they had received

a miracle at his hand

none of them have given any credit

to God they give the credit to this guy

so okay so like I said the title Yanuka is given

to somebody who is extremely well versed

in both the Torah which is

the Old Testament and the Talmud

which is the oral Traditions handed down

through generations by the Jews and

they started writing them I want to say

it was in the 1300s. I'm not sure about that

but he's also very proficient in music

so was the double just saying

but yeah he's

extremely

like this isn't even humanly possible

for somebody to have memorized

all of that by the age of 15.

he has prominent rabbis following him

you can see people just mobbed around him

and kissing his hands and

proclaiming miracles from this man

it's just crazy I've never seen

anybody followed like this

in Israel so this is significant

and you can see them crowded around

all of these people here

are there to see him

they're there to see him

I think this is at a tomb

of Rachel maybe and he's praying

at the tomb of Rachel but

all of these people are mobbed around him

and this is very reminiscent

of how the people followed Jesus and

that that's prominent rabbis kissing

his hands and seeking him out for advice and

to say prayers and supplications and

you know it's just astonishing that

a person could receive this sort of accolation

from from prominent rabbis in Israel

we know that they're waiting on the Messiah

still this man is likely going to be

who they're going to name the Messiah

because nobody else has came

in history besides Jesus

who was so proficient in the Torah

and now their Talmud as well

okay and keep in mind we do know

that they do have five red heifers over there

now in Israel and they are getting ready

for the sacrifices in the temple

they're getting ready for all

everything is lining up exactly how the Bible tells us

and for all of these high up rabbis

to be kissing his hands

it's it's crazy

okay so you've seen the video

you've seen how

people are just literally flocking and

that is so reminiscent of Jesus

when Jesus was here

all of these people flocked around him

just even

if they could just reach through the crowd

and touch the hem of his garment

people flocked around him

thousands followed him to hear him speak

that's what's happening with this guy

okay so the thing is if they proclaim

this man to be the Messiah

the long-awaited Messiah

that the Jews have been waiting for

because we know that the Jews don't believe

that Jesus was the Messiah

this has been a long outstanding question

among Christians

how could somebody come along

that the Jews would accept and

the Muslims would accept because

if he's Jewish why would the Muslims accept him

and if he's Muslim

how could the Jews accept him

somehow there's going to be peace

between the Jews and the Muslims

we know this the Bible tells us this

but how this has been a question for so long

the Muslims believe and it's written

in their Quran that Jesus

they don't believe Jesus was the son of God

but they do believe he was a prophet

and in their Quran they say

when their Mahadi, their Messiah

when their Mahadi comes he will come with Jesus

and Jesus will be like a minister to him

and like a prophet

um a false prophet

that's the thing that's the thing

right there

if this man is going to be proclaimed

to be the Messiah

and proclaimed to be Jesus

the only way the Muslims would accept him is

if he proclaimed their Mahadi

and

worked with him

like their Quran says he will

this might be something very significant

um

yeah I want to know your thoughts on this

because I haven't heard a lot of people

talking about this, I feel like

if this really is significant

there will be

a lot more talk about, a lot of people

are going to start talking about this guy

and

yeah it's going to be significant if

it's anything I mean you know the Bible says

that there will be lots of false prophets

lots of false Messiahs who come

and say I'm the Messiah so it might be

just something like that but it could be

something we don't know because

this guy is so proficient

it's not even humanly possible

everything that he accomplished by the age of 15.

so I do think

this is a significant person

that we should be keeping an eye on

so I hope this video enlightens you

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with your friends and family because

they need to know

how close the time is

this is significant and honestly

it makes me feel very excited

that the Rapture is close because we already know

who the Messiah is

it is Jesus our savior and he's coming back

for his church

if all of this stuff is getting ready to break out

that just tells us

how close the Rapture really is

so anyway I hope you're all having a great day

and I will talk to you next time, bye bye for now

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The Yanuka

A rare documentary of an extraordinary tzaddik and Torah genius, the Yanuka, Rav Shlomo Yehuda Be’ari Shlit”a

This Torah Giant is renowned for his knowledge and deep understanding in all areas of the Torah. Rabbinic leaders testify: "His wisdom is more vast than the sea." "Such a soul descends to the world once in several generations."

At the age of 17, he began to attract students. About a year later, when pressed by leading Rabbis, his lectures were opened to the public. And from henceforward, they coined him "The Yanuka" (An appellation from the Zohar for a child who was proficient in the entire Torah)

The Yanuka was born in 5747 (1988) And named after his two grandfathers, Shlomo and Yehuda

His father, dancing with him in the synagogue

Rare photos from the home of his grandmother Who, from the day he was born, made sure his head was always covered

His childhood was spent in the Jewish Quarter of Girona, Spain

The hometown of the Ramban, Rabbeinu Yona, and other Rishonim (Rabbinical Scholars from the 11th-15th Century)

The street where he lived as a child

Subsequently, his parents moved to Sevilla

He dedicated his special, pure childhood to love of Torah

He began writing Torah novella, prayers, and insights into Hashem's greatness

His life revolved around love of Hashem In His honor he would sketch

Drawings containing Torah novellas

He recorded for himself thoughts about cleaving to Hashem

From his early years, he collected portraits of all the Tzaddikim (righteous people), and would frequently gaze at them with longing, eager to know all their compilations, customs, acts of piety, as well as their lineage, all of which he engraved in his memory. Over the years, it grew to a collection of thousands of pictures, many extremely rare, complied in a book he titled: "Toldos Adam" (the generations of man)

"The rumor has spread like wildfire… A youth, who at 15 had mastered the Shas (Talmud) by heart…" "... Who is the Yanuka, who just now turned 21 years of age? From where did he come from, and why do hundreds of people flock each week to hear him delivering words of Torah and playing the piano, to hear words of Torah from him and hear him play ...?"

In time, the public began flowing into his Bais Medrash (Study Hall) in droves

Tremendous Torah scholars

Large audiences

From all walks of life

Together with prominent Torah scholars and halachic (Laws & Customs) authorities

Who come to hear the sweetness of his Torah insights,

Everyone feels

That Ruach HaKodesh (Divine Inspiration) is emanating from his mouth.

The majority of his lectures begin with a question or topic raised from the audience

The Yanuka replies with a Torah insight comprised from hundreds of sources from the entire spectrum of the Torah

Torah insights that reveal awesome grandeur

That illustrate the revelations of the Yanuka (the child prodigy) found in the Zohar

His words bring rejuvenation to everyone imbued with purity and holiness

Inspiring transformation and growth

Connecting Torah and heart

And arousing longing for the creator

An amazing spectacle that has not been for generations

A large audience of Torah scholars and halachic authorities. Here is a glimpse:

Who arrive to delight in the words of the Torah

from a 'master of wisdom who is tender in years'

His compositions and lectures illuminate the lives of thousands

Diligent about his works, having completed several of them by age 19

At 20, he married hid predetermined soulmate

Who is a descendant of the "Defender of the Jewish people" Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.

Among the wedding attendees were esteemed Sages and scholars who view him as their Rabbi - spiritual guide

Music plays a significant role in his life

At the conclusion of his lectures, the Yanuka plays the piano in his unique style

Joined by other musicians

The legendary cantor Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Hershtik and the famous violinist, Rabbi Daniel Ahaviel

"Hashem's precepts are just – rejoicing the heart" (Psalms 19:9)

One thing I ask of Hashem" "and that will I seek

to dwell in Hashem's house, all the days of my life" "to gaze upon the beauty of Hashem, to frequent His Holy Temple (psalms 27:4)

A moving scene of all walks of Judaism united and singing with joy and spiritual elevation

The Yanuka is history, in the making with his proficiency in his comprehension of torah, brilliantly combining the paths of the holy Sages throughout the generations his has brought clarity and direction accepted by everyone

Blessed are You…Who has apportioned of His knowledge to those who fear Him."

In prayer, passion for the Torah, with great toil and diligence

Already in his youth, he merited the Torah permeating his entire being

like the guiding lights throughout the generations

We are witnesses to a personality from the past, amidst the spiritual giants,

Who protected the Torah and brought miracles for all

The Yanuka frequently visits the remnants of our Bais HaMikdash (Holy Temple)

leading supplications for the restoration of the The Divine Presence

And visits the burial site of the Arizal, (Rabbi Isaac Luria Ashkenazi (1534 - 1572) from whom is a descendant of on his mother's side, and feels a special connection with him. From whom he descended on his mother's side, and feels a special connection with him.

He is accustomed to holding an annual festive gathering upon the completion of all parts of the Torah (divided up into three times in the year)

"…returning to You Holy Torah."

A soul like his does not descend in every generation

it descends once in many generations

The unique Gaon and Tzaddik

it is impossible to find the accolades to ascribe to him

(all areas of Torah); The Torah, Prophets, Writings, Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi Rishonim, Acharonim, Zohar, Midrash, Kabbalah… (all areas of the Torah)

Everything is fluent as if it was all laid out before him

The Gaon, Tzaddik, Kabbalist, master of the entire Talmud

Zohar, Midrashim, and the entire Torah

The Yanuka is an outstanding Torah scholar

It's incredible, it's incredible, it's incredible

His proficiency and comprehension of Torah in all areas…

His Torah achievements proclaim his greatness

Whoever is in his vicinity is the recipient of much sanctity

He is very pure

He knows everything, whatever one speaks with him he is familiar

Nothing is hidden from him – in the revealed or hidden Torah

There is nothing that he does not know

[He is] a unique and special soul that has descended into the world to illuminate the world

"You will decree and it will be fulfilled" (Job 22:28) Many have experienced salvation through his blessing and in the power of his Torah and witnessed miracles transcending the forces of nature

He gazed at the Chanukah lights looked at me

And told me, "Today!"

Just like that. Simply, "Today!"

The malignant tumors disappeared!: He repeated the tests - and everything disappeared!

He couldn't move; he would walk crookedly.

He walked with his back hunched over

I remember how he would cry out; walk, and cry

He couldn't walk

Everything vanished, Baruch Hashem (Bless/Thank G-D)!

It's a miracle; there is absolutely no explanation for it

"Before the Sabbath, they released him from prison.": I said it's a miracle

"Before the Sabbath, they released him from prison.": A miracle not from this world!

A wonder transcending nature

Something altering the laws of nature

Exactly as the Rav said!!

. Lawyer Sagiv Rothenberg International Criminal Law Specialist: This is an irregular story

An unbelievable occurrence!

I don't have any other word for it… a miracle

I told him, "The Rav, I'm begging you…Now!" He told me, "Now, now, now"

There will be no pain! No surgery!

There is no need for anything… not doctors... nothing Everything will pass as if it never was!!

I rose from the chair and began to dance, and show "Look, it doesn't hurt!"

she said, "What, you don't feel pain now?" I told her, "I don't feel anything!"

"Anything at all! Not even the slightest remembrance!"

No surgery! No medications! Nothing! In that very moment everything vanished as if it never was

It sounds like storie about the ‘Baal Shem Tov’

But yes, this is an actualization of the stories of the Baal Shem Tov

This video was made in honor of out teacher and rabbi, the Yanuka's 33rd birthday I express gratitude first and foremost to the Creator of the World for having sent us this Tzaddik, the foundation of the world, the genius, The Yanuka, Rav Shlomo Yehuda Be’ari Shlit”a. And to my teacher and Rabbi, for all he has invested in me, and for the total transformation that has taken place in my life

Special thanks to all who assisted gathering material for the video: Moshe Davidovitch, Mishpacha Magazine, Y. Shalom for the rare pictures, S. Kalman for the footage and documentation, Y. Moses for the rare material, D. Friedman and to all who wish to remain anonymous. With blessings, Aryeh Gold

Acclamations of a Tzaddik Torah Scholars Pay Homage to the Grandeur of the Gaon, the Yanuka, His Torah and Unity He Radiates to All Special Moments from the Annual Event of the Completion of the Entire Torah 5783 & More

Remarkable Occasions – Awe-Inspiring Scenes of Harmonious Torah Study, Solidarity among Yisrael, with Events of Celebrating the Torah Learning and More from Our Master, Our Teacher, The Gaon, The Yanuka.

What is the purpose of this gathering?

Why have all the great Rabbis gathered here?

Why have all the Rabbinic leaders of our judicial system gathered together?

Why have all of you, the thousands of people that are loyal and trustworthy to Yisrael,

What is so unique and special about this massive and holy gathering?

My dear friends, we have merited to be a part of a very exceptional event

An event that only occurs in a few generations

The completion of the entire Torah with complete comprehension

I am filled with awe and trepidation that I have permission to speak

in the presence of a Gaon (a brilliant genius) of Yisrael who is absolutely embellished with incredible humility

The mere fact that he has existed in this world for so long

With no one knowing about him

We have never witnessed such a phenomenon

We have not witnessed a phenomenon where someone gives a lecture and thousands of people assemble to listen to him speak

The Torah declares before him; this is the Torah that emanates from deep humbleness

I am convinced that the next song,

All of us together can dedicate to the Rav (The Yanuka)

The lyrics are from a letter from the “Chazon Ish”

A person who is worthy of knowing the entire Torah,

And he walks amongst men,

And even appears to be a human being,

But in truth, he is an angel

And indeed a meritorious man

Meriting Torah knowledge

He walks among people

And appears to be a person

And indeed a meritorious man

Meriting Torah knowledge

He walks among people

And appears to be a person

But in reality, he is an angel

Living among the mortal

And he lives a life - of living Nobility

And exalted above all glory

But in reality, he is an angel

Living among the mortal

And he lives a life - of living Nobility

And exalted above all glory

A soul so great, a soul so enormous

His body may be young (the meaning of “Yanuka”) however, his soul is massive.

One wonder of this generation

Is this righteous man who will enter this room

I am one of the first residents of Tzfat, here

From the year 1974

And there has never been an evening like this

There is a lot of Torah, and many Torah scholars

Nevertheless, there is a lack of unity, of love for one another,

It seems there is only one exceptional individual that can do such a thing

The Rav (Rabbi), the Gaon, the Pious

No one knows the magnitude of our souls,

Each one of us has a tremendous soul

It is impossible to grasp the immensity of our souls

We are all one entity; our roots originate from one source

I ask permission from the holy people of Yisrael

Through the kindness of Hashem, we have with us here today

Someone who is capable of connecting the Creator of the world to all of Yisrael

I am speaking about ideas that I know about,

I am not telling over stories

I don’t like these run-of-the-mill stories

I take full responsibility for every word that I am saying

And with the kindness of Hashem

Everything is true about him!

If you are seeing

A true servant of Hashem

Learn from him!

I think if you see an elderly Jew

Who is speaking like this

It is obvious that there is something to what he is saying

There are serious implications

The Rav should sit, your honor should sit, the honorable one…

I listen, I listen to what people tell me to do

How do we speed up (the redemption?)

Perhaps this is what we should do “and their cry for help from the bondage rose up to God.”

The people of Yisrael must lift up their eyes

And beseech the Kingdom of Hashem

To understand that He needs to be our King – then He will reign as King

We must cry from the depths of our hearts in desperation for His Kingdom, Amain, Amain.

It is unbelievable, in the revealed and of the secrets of the Torah

He is a master of the entire Talmud, there has never been such a thing

in the revealed and of the secrets of the Torah, with every single detail

Sixty Tractates that the Rabbi is proficient in all of them

His sterling character and character traits of this holy Rabbi, his humility

Everyone sees how he connects to each person

And the Torah is drawn to him like a magnet

Our teacher, the Rav, the great Gaon

To our amazement, every part of the Torah flows from him like a spring

no matter the affiliation, what circle or social group you come from, everyone congregates around him

That is his love of Yisrael, which penetrates deep within his heart

In an amazing way

And his humility is so great

Like it says, “and Moshe went down to the nation”

I also want you to bless me

Could you bless me?

I need the Rabbi to give me a blessing

Me? I am not deserving to give the Rabbi a blessing.

You are much more deserving than I am

Because your qualities are greater than mine

The harder the challenges are

The greater you are in everything that you do,

The King is so much more delighted with the gifts you bring Him,

Saintly one, you are so pious and righteous.

This would be a fantastic gift for me and The Holy One, Blessed Be He (HaKadosh Baruch Hu).

If the Rav could come to my Bar Mitzvah on the 16th of Tishrei in Jerusalem

This would be a true honor to The Holy One, Blessed Be He (HaKadosh Baruch Hu) and would make me very happy,

If the Rav agreed to sit here that would make me very happy

If the Rav could say a few words, that would make me very happy

There is so much to learn and observe from his outstanding persona (Chezki’s) and what…

Just look at him and see how he encourages and strengthens everyone

And how he lifts the eyes of everyone around him to the heavens

And how he makes the nation of Yisrael happy

Who knows if this is not the entire reason our teacher and our Rabbi has come here

To gather around him

To learn from his behavior

Our teacher and Leader a Gaon of Yisrael

That the entire width and breadth of the Torah

Is so clear to him, is most astonishing

This is an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind soul which has descended into this world

I have listened to him, and that fact is “the roads of the heavens are as clear to him as the roads of the city Neharda.”

I also had the opportunity to be together with him for quite some time,

And we spoke, and I saw his greatness and his power

Torah, Prophets, Scriptures, the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud

From the 10th-century commentators until the contemporary ones, Zohar, Midrash, and Kabbalah, knowing everything verbatim.

The Gaon, the Pious, the Mekubal, master of the entire Talmud

Zohar, Midrashim the complete Torah

The whole Torah, whatever you talk to him about, he knows it, all of it

All the secrets, nothing escapes him, both in the revealed and in the hidden parts of Torah

There is nothing he does not know

His comprehensive and vast knowledge of every part of Torah

The banner of the Torah is on him

The Yanuka is like an Angel

He is capable of remembering the entire Torah, everything

This is something so amazing, something… This is a prodigious soul, really something else

My friends, this person knows the complete Torah

He is holy and so pure

Sitting here is a young man, aged thirty-two

Who has the entire Torah readily available, without thinking twice,

Without any books

He does not lift his head up,

“My heart is not haughty, nor did I lift up my eyes”, and you see it clearly

It’s not…

People enraptured, sitting in front of him, elderly people, well-known Torah Scholars

They are kissing his hand

Its mind-boggling to see this young person

Already twenty years ago

When he was only fourteen

He was giving lectures on subjects of Torah

He would say the whole Talmud verbatim; how could this be?

I sat there and was shocked and amazed

But I understood where this came from

It comes from his modesty

Shortly we will hear this marvelous Gaon,

I don’t know if there are enough words, or any words to describe

His unassuming, unpretentious and his modest demeanor

In relationship to his all-inclusive knowledge at such a young age

Gentleman, it’s not only that this Rav

who is a Gaon in Yisrael and of the holiest of holies

Is coming to us to give us encouragement

But only the Rav, the Yanuka, is what makes things happen in our generation,

He injects light into us and illuminates our lives

He brings light to the Jews and the nation of Yisrael

This is exactly what we need in our generation

The Rav, when he comes here

Just know that every word is the holy of holies, these are sacred words

We need to be ecstatic and appreciate this great opportunity

To be able to absorb this kind of Torah, the glorified Torah of Hashem

Filled with the Divine Inspiration, getting practical advice and direction

To each person who seeks knowledge

And Thank God

We are worthy to receive all of this

From a pure mind

From a living book of Torah

“Blessed are you Hashem our God, King of the universe, that you shared Your wisdom to your fearful ones”.

“Blessed are you Hashem our God, King of the universe, that you shared Your wisdom to your fearful ones”.

Just like, we thank Hashem for the Yanuka

That he has true and absolute Torah

One needs also to accept from him his guidance

In the merit of all the sacred books, their commentaries, and Midrashim

Which we delved into, learned, and read

May we return (review/learn again) the holy Torah

We will return to all of you, Torah, Prophets, Scriptures, Midrashim and Commentators

The Six Orders of the Mishnah, Talmud Bavli, all the smaller Tractates, Mishna Torah of Rebbe Moshe (Rambam) Code of Jewish Law

We will return to all of you, and all of you will return to us, our minds are on you, and your mind (knowledge) is on us

We will return to the Tractate Niddah, and the entire Talmud

Our mind is on you, Tractate Niddah and the entire Talmud

Torah, Prophets, Scriptures, Midrashim, Commentaries, and The Six Orders of the Mishnah

Talmud Bavli, all the smaller Tractates, Mishna Torah of Rebbe Moshe (Rambam) Code of Jewish Law

We will return to all of you, and all of you will return to us

And in your days and in the lives of all the house of Yisrael

Speedily and soon, and say Amain

Amain, may His Great Name be Blessed forever and to all eternity, He should be Blessed

The knowledge of the greatness of God, Blessed be He

The awareness that there is a God so boundless and exceedingly awesome

That we must crown Him King

We must cry for his Kingdom

Woe! Our righteous one! How are you?

Do you remember me?

He waited to come to the Rav

How do you feel? Is everything good? Praise Hashem

How nice

Last year, in 5782 (2022), we should never know

We were informed of unpleasant news

They told us that this young righteous one was sick with an illness

He had “the sickness” in the digestive system

And when it is in the liver, this cancer is extremely strong, as it spreads at a very fast pace

With Heavenly assistance, we started chemotherapy treatments

They were really difficult

and my friend, Noam, called me

He told me, “Listen, you must come to the Rav”

I told him, “No problem, I’ll come to the Rav”

At that moment, on that day that he called me

it was after the second round of treatments

I told him, “I’m coming with you to the Rav”

The day we brought him from the hospital

We traveled to the Rav. The child was connected to morphine and to TPN

He was literally his own shadow

We came to the Rav

The Rav was like a merciful father, with gentleness

He blessed him; he caressed him

So I told the Rav – with tears

I said, “Honorable Rav, listen

This child suffers. Every five minutes I have to administer morphine

It’s impossible to do more

He eats through his veins

The Rav can do something so that we won’t need this”

In short, the Rav told me, “Listen, you go back to the hospital

You won’t need any more morphine

And not to feed him intravenously”

So we came to the hospital; I told this to my wife

I returned with him to the hospital

I told my wife, listen

The Rav guaranteed that we will no longer need the morphine

And that we won’t need for him to be fed intravenously

My wife came to the doctor, the one who treated us in that ward

She told him, “Listen, we were by the Rav

The Rav told us that we don’t need any more morphine

We don’t need any more TPN”

So, after this chemotherapy treatment

Usually, the immune system is weakened

And there is a certain bacteria called mucositis

that attacks the immune system

And then, you should never know, but it causes sores from the mouth to the rectum

So morphine is needed so that one won’t feel the pain

And he couldn’t eat through his mouth

We came home from the hospital after his treatment

One days goes by, two, three, four days

And the child isn’t attached [to anything]

The doctor initially laughed at us

He said to us, “Don’t worry, after Shabbos I will hook him up”

From then, blessed is Hashem, we had another two rounds of chemotherapy

They didn't bring him a morphine even once

And the TPN, blessed is Hashem, he eats regularly by himself! Supernatural miracles!

Here we are now, blessed is Hashem, after 7 months

Look at this righteous one

his hair is full; the smile on his face

Hashem made great miracles with us

Praised be Hashem

How beautiful. Now, you will take him on trips, right?

First, we brought him straight to the Rav

We will make a festive meal, then we will go on trips

Make a thanksgiving for Hashem. Recite psalm 150

Praise the Great Name of the Holy One, blessed is He

And buy him a gift, with Hashem’s help, okay?

The Holy One, should give you joy, and you should have a good life

Honored Rav, we saw great miracles

The Rav guaranteed… he was suffering

He was eating through his veins, and using morphine

He was by the Rav, we had supernatural miracles

The miracles that Hashem did with us is not graspable at all

We are thankful to the Rav for this, that the Rav healed the child

It is all from the Almighty, Great, Powerful One, and Awesome One, that heard us

He heard the prayers that the Jewish Nation prayed [on his behalf]

The Holy One should free you, righteous one

You should have joy. And from today you will be happy, lighthearted and playful

You’re happy, right? Your father will take you now to beautiful places

You will no longer go there, okay?

You, righteous one, will be happy

You will be joyous and happy, holy and pure

And the Almighty, Great One, blessed is He, Who listens to the prayers, will guard you

Righteous ones be happy

The secret of David and Shaul…

As you know, King Shaul's story is very painful.

The first king of the Jewish People passed away in immense pain,

after he gave so profusely to the Jewish Nation.

He would go out to war, and take plunder,

and allot it to the daughters of Israel.

All the spoils from the wars Shaul won

he would give away to everybody

and say, 'give it to your wives.'

All the riches and jewelry, and all the happiness they had

was from King Shaul, from the wars he won.

He was very compassionate on the Jewish Nation,

he possessed the attribute of mercy, and this very attribute of mercy

[caused] what happened with Agag, during the wiping out of Amalek.

And ultimately, it was an Amalekite, or more correctly

an Amalekite convert [who claimed to have murdered Shaul], and therefore King David killed him,

and said to him, 'you are bound to die, for you stretched forth your hand to destroy Hash-m's anointed.'

Each time I read this, it's so incredibly painful.

Tears come to my eyes at the thought of

how they took him, and then the people of Yavesh-Gilad came and demounted him.

He was beheaded, and they impaled his body alone, at the end of Shmuel I.

Shmuel I, at the end of the last chapter,

before Shmuel II begins, there King Shaul's death is recorded,

about how the people of Yavesh-Gilad came and demounted him from the wall

and buried him on Mount Gilboa

It was engrained in their memory

that King Shaul once protected them

and saved them from their eyes being gorged out.

Tzadik, so holy and pure, a child sitting and listening to words of Torah,

with serenity…tzaddik.

[Preceding his death,] when King Shaul

was in such deep distress

as he beheld the Philistines closing in on him

and he knew it was the end. And when he sought to go to the necromanceress,

after he had lost all other hope,

he was in a sorrowful spirit, and distressed,

he fulfilled "even though he could not see [anything menacing] his guardian angel saw his fate."

He understood that it was over, the kingdom was torn

and now the secret would be revealed to him, since during Shmuel's lifetime…

This transpired within four months [after Shmuel's death].

His passing occurred beforehand

because he could not bear to see Shaul's death

since the love Shmuel the prophet had towards King Shaul

was limitless, the love between them was boundless.

The prophet Shmuel was deeply pained by Shaul's imminent passing,

and the distress they would cause him, but nonetheless, he was waiting for him

like he said, "and tomorrow, you and your sons will be with me."

Shaul went and searched for a necromanceress,

whom he found in En Dor. They were understandably frightened

because he had ordered to exterminate all necromancers

so, who would dare to cooperate with him?

Perhaps he would inform King Shaul

and she would also be killed.

When the necromanceress arrived, and Shaul entered,

he couldn't eat bread, nor drink anything, and was greatly distressed.

I want you to understand an instructive lesson that can be derived through this.

This is the innovation I thought of regarding

the distinction between Shaul and David, I think it is an enormous rule…

He requested that she conjure up Shmuel.

She asked,

'Whom do you want me to conjure up?' and he said 'Shmuel.'

Then she conjured up Shmuel.

The moment Shmuel the prophet rose and appeared,

his did not arise like they typically rise,

conjured souls would emerge upside-down.

But here, he emerged in such a way that

she perceived his apparel and splendor.

But, there is a division between seeing and hearing,

one can see but not hear, and the other can hear but not see.

That's how invocation through necromancy was,

one would hear and the other would see.

She could see but not hear,

and he heard, but could not see, and needed to communicate

to her who she saw.

So, she saw how [Shmuel] appeared in full stature and splendor,

and then she understood that he arose before the king,

since he appeared upright, and she panicked,

this is the king sitting here, Shaul.

So, she said, 'You are Shaul.'

She thought he would kill her.

Then Shmuel began to speak with him, and said,

"Why have you roused me, to bring me up?"

By this we can see that souls in the upper world converse,

and that they are alive and existent,

so the world won't think that a person passes away and that's it,

here, see the prophet Shmuel.

So, the prophet Shmuel informs and foretells of

his portended passing at the hands of the Philistines,

and revealed to him for the first time

to whom the kingdom will be transferred.

During Shmuel's lifetime he did not reveal this to Shaul, for he feared that he would kill him.

But then he told him, "and has given it to your fellow and superior- to David"

He revealed to him to whom the kingdom would be passed.

Who can comprehend the bond shared between Shmuel…

"a three stranded cord cannot be quickly severed," this is Shmuel. Shaul, and David.

I once gave a lesson about the connection between them,

between Shmuel, Shaul, and David. It was a shiur given

seven or eight years ago,

on the connection there is between Shmuel, Shaul, and David.

[Shmuel] was the judge, leader, spiritual guide,

Torah giant of the generation, great, sage, who didn't derive enjoyment from anything,

the prophet with the spirit of prophecy who will anoint King Mashiach in the future.

This is the prophet Shmuel. And when [Hash-m] taught him

"man looks at outward appearances, but Hash-m sees the heart,"

that a man's perception is from the appearance he sees

but Hash-m Yisborach sees the heart,

I think that through this, Shmuel started to understand

how little he understood about matters of the kingdom.

Because, prior to this, it was clear that

Shaul was king, since he was handsome,

with an exquisite neck, he was distinguished,

King Shaul was of pleasant appearance.

But, when he began his search [for king] the second time,

when the kingdom was transferred to the son of Yishai (Jesse), he went to search,

and thought, perhaps this will be similar

someone also like Shaul, let's search for a distinguished appearance.

He saw Eliav, and said, certainly he is the successor.

He looked, and went according to the first impression he saw,

This is the king! Then he understood

that, "man looks at outward appearances, but Hash-m sees the heart,"

Hash-m Yisborach did not want him, for he was wrathful and prone to anger.

Hash-m Baruch Hu doesn't like a ruler who is angry and truculent.

Therefore, He did not choose Eliav, He chose David, who was merciful,

would sit in the field, and was humiliated,

and would constantly lift his eyes to heaven.

So, Shmuel the prophet understood that Hash-m alone directs the kingdom,

and didn't try to look and understand which direction he was headed,

what he was looking at, where he was going.

When King Shaul was being closed in

and he saw the philistines surrounding him, and knew what Shmuel had told him

the heavenly court had decreed his and his son's death

he did not escape or run away, he set out to war – and here lies the innovation…

Anybody who hears this should ponder.

After Shaul received this revelation

he declined to eat or drink.

The necromanceress prepared food for him, and brought him bread,

and told him, it's time to eat.

What sort of person can eat after he hears he will pass away?

What presence of mind would he have to eat and drink?

Perhaps he would escape, perhaps leave, or agonize.

He hears that his kingship, and greatness

is transferred to, "your fellow and superior – David." His successor is revealed to him,

and he discovers it is his pursuer; in actuality, he was the pursuer

but he was certain [David] was pursuing him

Shaul thought David was chasing him and opposing the kingship.

He's told he will pass away, and the kingdom, plenty,

and greatness are being passed to his fellow, and superior as well,

[Shmuel] emphasized that it's David, [Shaul] hears this,

and goes out to war, Shaul went out to war, and perished.

Shaul's victory was 'there is no despair in the world whatsoever,"

that he went out to war even though they told him it his fate was sealed.

Therefore, Shaul is a symbol for all who proceeded

and continued on despite what was foretold by heaven

This is the greatness of the first leader and king of the Jewish Nation.

This was the beauty of Shaul's kingship, it's end,

and this is his victory, that Shaul heard he would perish

and this would be the death of his sons

and he hears that his kingdom is being passed over to someone else

and furthermore, it was exposed to him that it was David, his enemy,

and he goes out to fight even though

Heaven foretold he would not succeed.

Hash-m forsook him and tore the kingdom from him,

Hash-m Yisborach was not with him, didn't want his success,

and was going to take him from the world -

and King Shaul gallops on his horse directly into the goal.

This is King Shaul.

This is the view we should always have,

with our eyes to the heavens, constantly hoping for Hash-m,

and always doing His will no matter what.

Don't go backwards, or look backward.

King David won, because David

always lifted his eyes to the heavens, was dependent on Hash-m,

Master of the Universe, "I called to You, Hash-m, to my L-rd I made my appeal." (Ps 30:9)

"Many are those who attack me, many say of me

There is no deliverance for him through G-d, selah. But you, Hash-m, are a shield about me" (Ps 3:2-4)

David was continually praying and pleading, praying and pleading.

King David's triumph was essentially King Shaul's triumph.

King David did not win and take the kingdom from Shaul

in order to enthrone himself.

It was the Nation of Israel's kingdom,

King David took the kingdom from Shaul,

and returned it to King Shaul.

He didn't take the kingdom from him,

he took the kingdom in order to establish Hash-m Yisborach as King.

Like Shaul did, when Shaul went out to the war

and he knew he would not win, and knew he would pass away in the war

and he went out with his sword, mounted on his horse to fight.

And he leaned on his sword

so the philistines would not abuse and kill him.

And he went out to war. And the kingdom was passed over to David.

The Amalekite youth came and gave him [Shaul's] crown

and [Shaul's] clothes

and King David immediately ordered to execute him

because he said, how could you lift your hand against Hash-m's anointed?

This is someone Hash-m chose, you should have allowed heaven [to enact the decree].

Do you see how many times King David tore his clothes?

He tore thrice, one for Shaul, for Yehonatan,

and for the Jewish Nation and all the adversities they suffered.

He rent his clothes thrice

The king tore his clothes; everyone tore.

The pain was so great

the grief was immeasurable.

The kingdom King David took on himself

was to return the kingship to Hash-m, that was King David's kingdom.

And therefore, the Mashiach is attributed as son of David

and not son of Shaul

because King David's kingdom was a kingdom of heaven.

David was prayer,

with uplifted eyes, eyes to the heavens

without, "My own power and the might of my hand," (Deut 8:17) without flesh and blood - just Hash-m's kingdom.

And therefore, it is attributed to David. The book of Psalms,

his prayers and requests,

[inspired them to] lift their eyes to the heavens. King David took the kingdom

and returned it to Hash-m Yisborach – this is a king.

What was a king once, amongst the vanities of the world?

What's a king in the nations of the world? All wrongdoings are condoned for him:

murder, stoning, unnatural deaths- that's their king.

Did their kings elevate their people?

Did their kings lift their eyes to the heavens?

Did they teach them how? No way.

Their kings just wanted to murder and annihilate,

wipe out anything standing in their way – that's the kings of the nations of the world.

The kings of Israel, and King David are incomparable.

May King David's merit shield us.

May we merit learning hope and joy from this,

and raise our eyes to the heavens.

May none of us ever be pained by anything in the world.

May we be joyful and hopeful always.

And may Hash-m redeem us with the complete and final redemption.

May you have beneficial influences, and good life.

May we all merit the complete and final redemption together,

speedily and in our days, amen and amen. [May there be] good tidings, be strong and of good courage.

Rabbi Chananyah ben Akashia says…

What can I tell you, tzaddikim?

One needs to be so incredibly strong while in this world.

There are so many trials and difficulties.

There is so much darkness in the world, it's such a dark, bleak world.

Don't let anything in the world break you.

You know, I hear stories and things…

it's impossible to digest what sorts of things the world is going through.

I once told him a story, when he became a follower,

at the very beginning, fourteen years ago, when we became acquainted.

I told him a parable, and he really loved this story.

I told him [this story] on Rosh Hashanah.

I told him, 'Binyamin, I'll tell you a parable."

Do you remember the story about the wagon owner?

He really liked this story.

Each time I would speak with him, he would tell me,

"I remember the story you told once me."

It contains a lot of wisdom and instructive lessons.

There was once a person who travelled to a city by wagon.

During his journey, while his was in his wagon,

and travelling on the way,

he suddenly saw a poor man carrying a haversack by the side of the road ahead of him,

lugging his belongings. So, the wagon owner said to him,

'Why don't I give you a lift, my poor man,"

"Why should you walk in the dark, in the midst of the trees, by yourself?"

"Which city are you going to?"

He replied, "I need to continue on to the town,"

"where the merchandise fair is."

"I'm going there to ask for charity, perhaps Hash-m will help me from heaven…"

So he told him, "Come, I can take you there,"

"I'm also on my way, I'll take you there." He told the beggar to get in

and the beggar climbed up on the wagon with his cumbersome sack.

And, while driving, as he sat in thought,

he said, 'Let's see how the beggar is faring.'

He glanced backwards, and saw the beggar standing

with the entire haversack still on his back. The wagon driver said,

"Why doesn't your honor take the haversack off

and put it on the wagon?"

"Why do you leave it on your back? Put it in the wagon!"

So the beggar said, "I'm embarrassed that you are taking me,

and more so if you take my sack, and schlepp it too…"

"So I'll carry it; you're taking me anyway."

So he laughed, and asked him, "Do you really think…"

"Really, you're not overburdening me, it's the same weight, what does it matter?"

The thought that we live in the world,

and carry things in our hearts, but we are already riding in the wagon…

We can just toss them, toss them in the wagon

and not take them to heart, and not remain with the grief and distress,

as hard as it is, it's true that there are difficulties and true there are trials,

and we are experiencing a concealment of Hash-m's face.

I also think this entire generation is experiencing a concealment of Hash-m's face,

everyone is experiencing a big and terrible concealment of Hash-m's face,

I'm unaware of someone who's not going through something, everyone experiences this concealment in an individualized way.

But, most of the world today, as you see,

is experiencing a very great concealment of Hash-m's face.

If a person will carry in his heart all his sorrows,

his distress and difficulties,

sleeps and rises with them – is this what will solve the problem?

The sack needs to be placed on the wagon. Tell Hash-m,

Master of the World, I placed my sack in the wagon.

I don't have the strength to lift it. You take my sorrows,

and my distress. Take it off your heart.

Don't carry it in your heart, don't pick it up and carry it in your heart.

Remove it, unburden yourselves, "If there is anxiety in a man's heart let him quash it," (Prov 12:25), get rid of it.

Pour your entire heart out to Hash-m Yisborach.

Don't let anything that enters the heart

try to weaken your mind and break you, G-d forbid.

True, there are difficulties, true, a person goes through what he goes through – true.

But it's still not a reason for a person to remain in his sorrow or difficulty.

May there be much gladness and rejoicing in this house, while sorrow and sighing flee.

Since there was also a bris (circumcision) today, the Prophet Eliyahu, may he be remembered for good,

also attended the memorial anniversary of Rabbi Binyamin.

The Prophet Eliyahu also came to this memorial anniversary.

He also came to the Sheloshim (the 30th day after his passing, when there was also a bris).

When the Prophet Eliyahu comes as the angel of the bris

[he brings] hope, positive influences, and good tidings

he proclaims good and salvation

May there be positive influences, good life…

May there be positive influences, wonders and miracles, and bounty…

When Moshe Rabbeinu ascended Mount Sinai…

For a person to reach lofty spiritual levels like Moshe Rabbeinu…

Not everyone can attain the spiritual level of Moshe Rabbeinu

But anyone can receive the Torah

What is the difference between receiving the Torah, and Moshe Rabbeinu?

When the Holy One, Blessed Be He, gave the Torah,

He gave it to the entire Jewish Nation

But the act of conveying the Torah from the Holy One to the Jewish Nation,

is a level that not everyone is able to attain, it's called 'conveying the Torah'

And Moshe Rabbeinu…

The Holy One chose Moshe Rabbeinu to deliver the Torah to the Jewish Nation.

There is a screen, when the Holy One does not want anyone to approach,

He erects a partition, termed, "concealment"

As we see today,

before a person rises and draws near to Hash-m, there is concealment.

This concealment appears in all instances of holiness

Whenever there is an extremely elevated level of holiness, there is concealment

Like the high priest, for example,

who is sequestered before entering the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement

He is sequestered seven days – this is "concealment,"

so that when he enters the Holy of Holies, he will merit Divine Revelation

Moshe Rabbeinu…When the People of Israel sanctified themselves for three days,

this is also technically called "concealment," however, this level is holy

Now, we are also experiencing "concealment"

But, not only is this not a level of holiness,

it is rather impurity

What is this impurity?

This impurity is called "in the straits"

This is the impurity resulting from the Temple's destruction

While the Temple existed, there was holiness and purity

And now, we are all impure by contact with the dead, and don't have ashes of the red heifer

And so, the screen separates between us

and the holy of holies, elevation, and sanctity

This is not the veil of fog that obscured the Torah

when Moshe Rabbeinu ascended to receive the Torah for the Jewish nation,

nor the partition of the high priest, or the partition of the People of Israel,

but this is a screen of impurity

And this impurity,

is impossible to penetrate

except through the attribute of truth

When a man embodies the absolute truth

he can penetrate all partitions and screens

But it requires distinguishing between holy and mundane,

between pure and impure

For, when there is a level of holiness such as Moshe Rabbeinu…

Anyone could contend,

that there were many holy and pure amongst the Jewish Nation.

The Holy One chose Moshe Rabbeinu

There were Moshe and Aharon.

The Torah relates Aharon's greatness and holiness:

"…when he sees you, he will rejoice in his heart"

this is the greatest testimony to give about the tzaddik, regarding his spiritual level,

The fact he can receive the Torah from his brother,

and there was no jealousy and hatred between them

For Hash-m, blessed be He, gave us the Torah

precisely through two brothers

in order to rectify the primordial sin of Cain and Abel

Abel's was the first murder in the world

[Cain] did not know where the soul leaves the body

So, he pummeled [Abel's] entire body with a rock

and made his body like a sieve, as they did to Josiah

as the arrows which pierced Josiah rendered him like a sieve

Cain's murder of Abel

occurred to shock the whole world

so we will know how the Holy One wants us to behave in the world

not to murder, or cause death

not to steal, G-d forbid

Then began all that the Blessed One carried out in the world

until Hash-m gave us the Torah, and the Torah was revealed

That is, before we had the Torah, in Moshe Rabbeinu's time,

there was a screen, a screen of impurity

not a screen of holiness

These are two aspects

Before the giving of the Torah there was a screen of impurity,

which was a separation of impurity.

And after we received the Torah,

and we had the Temple, and the Tabernacle of Shiloh

then we had a screen of holiness

When the Temple was destroyed 1953 years ago

we now entered the 1953rd year

ever since there's been a screen of impurity

There was an initial screen of impurity

and a second screen of impurity, which is now

[the first] was before the giving of the Torah through Moshe Rabbeinu

And [the second] after the Temple was destroyed

For, when we had the Torah

and when we received the Torah from Moshe…

In the initial state preceding the giving of the Torah,

the impurity was so extreme

that they couldn't lift their eyes to the heavens, and were unable to pray

So therefore, it is written, "and their cry ascended to G-d"

They cried out to Hash-m to such an extent

for they could not pray due to the screen of impurity

It's impossible to pierce the impurity

except through the attribute of truth

Why doesn't the Blessed One redeem Israel now?

Why doesn't Hash-m bring the final redemption now?

Why don't we merit the redemption now?

Because the attribute of truth does not exist in the world

If there was the attribute of truth, everyone truthful, and people of truth

then the Blessed One would immediately bring the Mashiach

The Blessed One would immediately bring the Temple

The Blessed One would immediately redeem the Jewish Nation

And because there is no attribute of truth

the Blessed One leaves the entire world as is

until they will come to the truth

And when they come to the truth, they will have to strive after the truth

in order to attain the "absolute truth"

For there are levels within truth

When coming to the truth, it is just a gate; one must enter the truth

And there is another level of the "absolute truth"

called 'receiving the Torah of Moshe'

Before Moshe Rabbeinu received the Torah

He cried out and shouted to the Blessed One to lead him to the truth

And Moshe's intellect was annulled and deferred to the Holy One

And the whole Torah Moshe transmitted…

G-d forbid! The creation should not think,

if they think this is a Torah of flesh and blood, G-d forbid,

it is heresy, blasphemy and apostacy

Contrarily, one should believe that the entire Torah was given at Sinai

What's the intention of 'Torah given at Sinai?'

That no one would think, G-d forbid,

that there is a hand of flesh and blood in the Torah

The Torah is completely holy, completely spiritual

entirely from the Blessed Creator

This is the level of holiness, this is Moshe's level

And therefore, the Blessed One shrouded Mount Sinai in haze

Why did the Blessed One send haze?

What is the significance of the haze?

Does the Blessed One needs to hide something? For everything is in a state of 'concealment'

However, the plain reason for the haze

is to teach that it's impossible to reach and approach

and see the "absolute truth" with the mind's eye

There's a beautiful saying that Rabbi Natan writes in Liktuei Halachos

He explains… There are many instances of this in Likutei Halachos

It is a holy, awesome, and great book, on annotations and explanations behind Jewish law…

He writes, that the core of truth

is that the person know he is far from the truth

to the utmost extent - This is the core of truth

If you want to know if you are truthful, how much truth is in your possession

then know that you are farthest from the truth

Let no man deem himself truthful, G-d forbid

For most of the world err, and consider themselves as possessing the truth,

and the question is, if that person possesses truth as he thinks he does

Therefore, the core of truth is for a person to acknowledge he is very distant from the truth

That is the core of truth

And when a person knows he is far from the truth,

then, Heaven will aid him to draw closer to the truth

The Baal Ahavas Yisroel of Vizhnitz once said,

Rabbi Yisroel of Vizhnitz -

grandfather of the previous Admor [the Yeshuas Moshe],

father of the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz,

grandfather of the Admor [the Yeshuas Moshe] who passed away -

once said about coming to the truth;

"I never met a person who came [to the truth]

but I witnessed people far from falsehood"

It is impossible to state that a person has come to the truth

It is possible to say they fled from falsehood

and are far from falsehood

But the TRUTH… it's so difficult to explain who merits coming to the truth

For when coming to the truth, one must merit coming to the 'absolute truth'

Therefore, this is the Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu

When Moshe Rabbeinu gave us the Torah,

he did not give the Torah just for us to study

The fact that a person learns and knows Torah

is wonderful, and thank G-d for this,

but most important is that he takes the Torah,

takes the essence and innerness of the Torah,

and aim for the "absolute truth" through the Torah

That is, when a person learns Torah

he needs to constantly aim for the "absolute truth,"

for the sake of Heaven, for Hash-m's glory

entirely for His glorification, to give Him pleasure,

and aim for the "absolute truth," in all opinion, intent, and interpretation

that there be no error, G-d forbid

in comprehension, interpretation, or ruling

and in every single matter

What is the meaning and knowledge I aspire for?

Upon what am I contemplating?

This is called the "absolute truth"

And this was Moshe Rabbeinu's mentality

And by this he gave us the Torah

Therefore, we always mention, "Who chose His servant, Moshe,"

We mention Moshe Rabbeinu

because Moshe Rabbeinu was humble, and humility is truth

For the Holy One desires that all creation be submissive before Him

He desires that they inaugurate Him as King

wants them to be humble

and defer to Him, may He be blessed

wants them to have lowliness before Him

that they not trust in the works of their hands, or their wisdom

and not trust in their great wealth, but rather in Him

And the moment a person is tainted by this world,

and thinks he possesses something of his own,

either he trusts in his knowledge, or wealth

or trusts in his own strength

then this is called, "in the straits"

Now, in order to understand what is "in the straits…"

We are presently in the second screen of impurity

When the first one existed, during the time of Cain and Abel,

then came Moshe and Aharon and rectified the sin of Cain and Abel

to exemplify unity among brothers

with no jealousy or hatred between them

Moreover, they received the Torah

Therefore, the Holy One was so strict

when Miriam, Aharon's sister, spoke about Moshe

regarding the wife he took

It was so…

Hash-m was greatly pained by this

Why? Because of disharmony between siblings,

when there is controversy and discord between siblings

Therefore, the Torah was severe regarding the selling of Yosef by his brothers

and decrees of exile and the ten martyrs ensued

Why were they punished to such a degree?

It is all reminiscent of the first sin

Every time a sin is committed,

each time a person commits a sin, it reminiscent of his initial sins

If a person sins, G-d forbid,

he evokes his initial sin

When the world sins, it evokes their initial sins

Every murder committed is reminiscent of the murder of Abel

And all robbery and violence

is reminiscent of the generation of the flood, of their theft and improper relationships

All the serious transgressions arouse the initial occurrence,

which then arouses the attribute of strict justice,

for the Holy One remembers what was committed

Therefore, when we make confessions, we say "we and our fathers"

Why do we say, "we and our fathers?"

To refer to the primordial sins that transpired

We state our remorse for [their sins]

For if there was no initial sin

consequently, there would be no following sin

For there would be no deterioration and distance

So,the meaning of repentance, is repenting for all of what was

Totally repenting for what occurred previously

And when a person truly repents, and is nullified before Hash-m

and meditates upon everything and all opinion in order to see

what is Hash-m's will in this,

in my repentance, my truth, my Torah learning

And when you rise from the book [i.e. studying Torah], strive after what you learned

And see if there is something within it that you can fulfil

Which is what the Ramban taught his son,

see if there is something [you can do] when you get up,

how you can change

and don't think that one changes over time

One can change right now, in a moment, quickly

with proper way of thinking, to be true

The entire world is full of so much falsehood, everything is full of screens

"Pour out Your fury on the nation that do not know You,

upon the kingdoms that do not invoke Your name"

For all the lies originate from them, they cultivate lies,

They aggrandize and glorify the lies

and try to rule over the whole world with this lie

over the entire creation, and over the Holy Nation in particular

But our difference is that we will not assimilate their actions

and not think like or follow them, G-d forbid

And not listen to them, nor heed their opinions, their wisdom or ignorance

[nor heed] all their schemes for the world, G-d forbid

Therefore, the Rabbi from Reminov once laughed

at those who wanted protection from the evil eye

He told them that the greatest protection against the evil eye is

not wearing foreign apparel

For if a person wears non-Jewish apparel, G-d forbid,

if he wears foreign apparel, the clothing of the non-Jews

then the evil eye will rule over him

Therefore, one should always dress in the garb of the Holy Nation, to be distinct from [the other nations]

Our attire should not be like theirs

And this is our traditional dress,

that we are not dressed the same

That we would have no association with their appearance or dress

So, this separatism, causes the mind and intellect to ascend

and then we can leave all impurity

which prevents us from drawing near to holiness

So, we were initially at a level of holiness,

during the era of the Temple, and the era of Moshe Rabbeinu,

during the era of the prophet Samuel, King David, and King Solomon

and all the holy individuals on a level of sanctity,

and their only obstacle to Hash-m was from the side of holiness.

So, today, what prevents us from drawing close to Hash-m

is not prevention from the side of holiness,

rather, hindrance from the side of impurity. The whole world is full of impurity,

and all views are full of lies

And a person needs to strive time and time again after the truth

after Hash-m; to request Him, and please Him

What is my purpose, amidst all the emptiness of this world?

What is each person's purpose, and that of all he undergoes?

He should think about his final day, when he will be escorted to the pit

and he will be alone, unaccompanied by a single thing,

only Torah, mitzvot, good deeds, and all he did

He will be full of the fear of Heaven, and holiness

There he will be awarded no honor

and no one will go with him

and no one will accompany or defend him

except all his deeds done before Hash-m

And this is what he should keep in mind every moment, in every observation

What is truly cleaving to Hash-m? What is fearing Hash-m?

When a person is willing to give his life at any moment,

and he is not afraid to stand before the heavenly court

This is fear of Heaven

A person with fear of Heaven is not someone with a naïve expression

Fear of Heaven is a person who is willing

to give his life at every moment

and he is not ashamed to stand before the Heavenly court

He knows that when they escort him to the grave,

he will still be imbued with the fear of Heaven before the Heavenly court

This is the fear of Heaven,

when he imagines how they will bathe and wrap him

and place him in the pit; and he remains permeated with the fear of Heaven

full of holiness and purity –this is called the fear of Heaven

And this is a lowly level at that

We won't expand upon other levels, but

this is simply a little of the fear of Heaven

And these are things one must think about

But to leave "the straits"

while in this state of exile

We arrived again at this time of year

approaching the pain of the Temple's destruction

and we see how our Temple was destroyed,

the place where Hash-m's presence resided,

in this holy and pure place

King David, who merited revealing [the Temple site]…

Which he inferred, of course, from the book of Joshua -

He found support [for his view] in the book of Joshua

And he knew how to reveal the site of the Temple

He did not want to, 'give sleep to his eyes'

until he found the site for the Temple

And Hash-m allowed this revelation to come through him,

in what David chose and found,

he selected the place which Hash-m desired,

and Hash-m assented with David, and built the Temple

there by King Solomon, on the Temple site

This is the place which is exalted and glorious before Hash-m

And there, Hash-m's will was revealed

And now, that we are exile

and the Temple has been destroyed,

everyone is in error,

and continues in absence of correct thought

and struggles with the screen of impurity

This impurity is all the notions in the world

all the opinions and pride all the sin and crime

all the views in the world

All this forms one massive screen

And when a person truly loves Hash-m, and truly cleaves to Him,

and repents before Hash-m,

he possesses truth, the "absolute truth"

For he always yearns for Hash-m

and continually remembers his purpose

He can penetrate this screen

Remember and think deeply on this.

Always keep in mind and contemplate that this is the difference

Not to assume that maybe we are now…

People err, and think that as in the time of the Temple,

and Moshe Rabbeinu,

their barriers are those of holiness

These are not barriers from the side of holiness

Each barrier a person has

is from the evil inclination which tries to thwart him

from drawing close to true and eternal good

This must be broken, it must be eliminated and fought with lion-like ferocity

like a courageous lion for Hash-m's glorification, may He be blessed

To overcome everything

and to enthrone Hashem with every observation, with every gaze

With every thought, every organ, every sinew

Solely to enthrone the Holy One, to coronate Hash-m,

solely to inaugurate the Blessed Creator

over every organ, every sinew

And not take our mind off Hash-m for even the slightest moment

There is no distracting our thought from Hash-m even for a slight moment

In thought, word or deed

Cleave to Hash-m all the time, every moment

Even if a person went to sleep for a slight moment,

and dreams,

even in the dream he should still be attached to Hash-m

And when he arises, he should still be attached to Hash-m

When he goes to sleep, he clings to Hash-m

And Hash-m is his entire existence and hope

The Rebbe from Vilednik said, in the name of the Baal Shem Tov,

When the Baal Shem Tov would say,

"May Hash-m complete your every wish,"

the intent is, all your wishes should be for Hash-m to be "complete"

that Hash-m should be complete, and His name complete

For currently, Hash-m's name is lacking

So, this is a person's main hope, and his heart's main request

The Baal Shem Tov says, "May Hash-m complete your every wish"

When you reach such a level

that all your requests are that Hash-m's name be complete,

Hash-m's name and throne be complete,

and Hash-m's name be complete

This is the goal –to inaugurate Hash-m,

to think solely upon Hash-m

May it be His will that Hash-m grant us bountiful goodness

May we merit pleasing Hash-m

May we merit the 'ultimate truth'

and merit cleaving to Him, in truth, in simplicity

being innocent before Him, may He be blessed

serving Him,

bringing Him pleasure and honor

May we pray and wish that Hash-m, may He be blessed,

build His House –the Temple

And may we inaugurate Him over all the worlds

And may all testify and say as one: "Hash-m is one and His name is one"

May Hash-m reign over us forevermore, and may we merit the final and complete redemption