Do We Have It All Wrong?

2 Tammuz 5786 

End Times! We've Got It All Wrong!
A Must Listen - Rabbi Richter

A Nation Under Judgment and the 81-Year-Old Debt

2 Tammuz 5786 

DEEPLY WORRYING: Israel Fears Iran Will Exploit 60-Day Window With Trump To Race Toward A Nuclear Bomb

Israel fears Iran intends to use the 60-day nuclear negotiating period at the heart of its emerging deal with the United States as cover to push its program closer to a weapon, Channel 12 reported Tuesday, citing senior Israeli officials. 

The window is a central feature of the memorandum of understanding signed electronically this week and set for formal signing in Switzerland on Friday. It opens a 60-day track for talks on Iran’s nuclear activities, monitoring, and the disposition of its enriched uranium. Israeli officials, according to the report, believe Tehran has no intention of letting those talks reach a genuine resolution. 

...If the Israeli assessment is right, the document the world will watch the two sides sign in Switzerland buys Iran something more valuable than peace. It buys time, and time is the one ingredient a nuclear program most needs.

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The 60-day window for negotiations and the ceasefire expansion begins immediately following the in-person formal signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, 2026.

While the framework memorandum of understanding was virtually and electronically signed by both sides earlier in the week, international mediators and government officials from both the U.S. and Iran have confirmed that the official countdown and the subsequent phase of final settlement talks will only start once the physical documents are signed at the Bürgenstock resort near Lucerne. (Source)

That brings us to August 18th, the 4th day of Elul.  It's remarkable to me how it leads right into the month of repentance before judgment day for the entire world.  It's also notable that the nuclear scourge, which was developed and deployed by the United States, was introduced to the world at this same auspicious time - 81 years ago.  And here, today, it is the focus of every conversation on earth - whether Iran wil be allowed to have a nuclear weapon which it threatens to use to annihilate Israel.

August 6, 1945 - 27 Av 5705   (Aug 10, 2026)

August 9, 1945 - 30 Av 5705  Rosh Chodesh Elul  (Aug 13, 2026)

The United States owes a debt to God for having created and unleashed such a devastating weapon upon the world.  Neged k'neged mida would seem to require that it eventually be turned against them.  It would be pure justice if Iran used this time and money provided to it by Trump to get a weapon and use it on the US.  On the other hand, if mercy applies, maybe their downfall connected to the issue of an Iranian nuke could satisfy the judgment.  

Lest we forget, the fall of the Twin Towers occurred on the 23rd of Elul and while it was only a warning, it started the countdown on the path to the ultimate end of Edom.  

Divine timing is everything.

(The Downfall of Edom, Ovadyah 1:15)  "For the day of the Lord over all the nations is close; as you have done shall be done to you; your recompense shall be returned upon your head."

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What Happened Right After
Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb Detonated

US Surrenders to Iran on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz

30 Sivan 5786 
Rosh Chodesh I

Trump gave Iran literally everything it demanded, plus some, including making guarantees on Lebanon.

However, this is still not a done deal.  Nothing has been signed and even then, it's only an agreement to establish another 60-day ceasefire in order to iron out all the details of how what has been verbally agreed is to be accomplished.  It can break down before the signing or at any other point in the future but what is truly remarkable is that what is being seen as a disaster - that Israel has been left out - is really a great blessing. 

I believe that from 23 Sivan, Iran's power to hurt Israel is done.  From here on out, this is strictly a showdown between Edom and Paras and we have nothing more to do with it.  That is a crucial and wonderful development on the path to the full geulah.

Trump's Iran deal stirs Israeli anger

...In light of Netanyahu's decision to strike Dahieh (the southern Beirut suburb that serves as Hezbollah's political and military stronghold), and against the backdrop of tensions with the United States, a cabinet source said, "Relations with Trump right now are more strained than ever." All ministers backed the decision to make Hezbollah pay a price each time it attacks Israeli territory – even if that prolongs the friction with the president in the White House.

Nevertheless, ministers in the cabinet said Israel has no intention of interfering in anything related to the agreement with Iran, as that matter rests in Trump's hands.

TRUMP UNLEASHED: Tells NYT Netanyahu Is “Difficult Guy”, “Should Be Thankful To Us” — “Without America, Israel Wouldn’t Last Two Hours”

In one of his strongest public rebukes of Netanyahu to date, Trump accused the Israeli prime minister of nearly derailing the negotiations.

“He’s a very difficult guy,” Trump told The New York Times. “And to be honest with you, he should be very thankful to us for doing this. Because if Iran had a nuclear weapon, Israel wouldn’t be around for two hours.”

Despite the criticism, Trump argued that his diplomacy had ultimately protected Israel from an existential threat.

Trump also issued a blunt warning to Iran, saying that if the current negotiations fail to produce a final nuclear agreement, military force remains an option.

He said the United States would either resume attacks on Iran or become “the guardian of the Middle East” in exchange for 20 percent of the region’s revenues.

According to The New York Times, Trump said negotiations are expected to continue Friday in Switzerland, where U.S. officials hope to begin work on a final nuclear accord.

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Holding the Line for Mashiach

As I've said before, the State of Erev Rav Klipot can only take us so far and then a massive change must come - Days of Mashiach.  The anti-Torah, un-Jewish regime ruling over us today does not have the spiritual power to prevail over our enemies and we can see how they have made a start...

...but they can't finish the job.  Right now, they are holding the line for Mashiach and this is also demonstrated by the IDF soldiers who are wearing Mashiach and Beit Hamikdash patches on their uniforms, even at the risk of going to military prison over it!

However, this situation cannot hold out for long like this.  Mashiach is truly knocking at the door.  Woe to the traitors that will face his judgment!!

3rd Temple - Hype or Reality

29 Sivan 5786
Yom Kippur Katan

Israel Rebuilding The Third Temple!
Media Hype Or Reality?? | Rabbi Richter

Choosing Jewish Leadership

27 Sivan 5786
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Parashat Korach - Mevorchim

In parashat Korach we have the story of those who challenged Moshe and Aharon's leadership and in the haftarah we read about the installation of our first king.

On the one hand, we see what comes of taking a popular vote - those who put themselves forward for leadership positions are usually after only the power and kavod.  Furthermore, they attempt to attain position by starting rumors, casting doubts and setting people against each other.  On the other hand, we fare best as a nation when we allow HKB"H to appoint a leader of His choosing.  

The myth of a "Jewish and democratic" Israel is dying before our eyes.  The day will surely come when it, too, is swallowed up in the earth, and we will yet see a King appointed to the throne of David!  May it come without further delay.

~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~ 
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Chodesh Tov 

Like Locking the Front Door and Leaving All the Windows Open

26 Sivan 5786 

This is all well and good as far as it goes, but what about the rest of it???

Blow To IDF: 12 Hesder Roshei Yeshivos Forbid Talmidim From Serving In Tank Units

Twelve leading Roshei Yeshivos of Hesder issued a joint statement on Tuesday declaring that they are forbidding their talmidim from enlisting in the IDF’s Armored Corps in the next draft cycle.

The move comes in response to the IDF’s decision to advance a pilot program integrating female soldiers into tank units. The program, expected to begin with the November draft, was advanced following the High Court ruling requiring the IDF to integrate female soldiers into tank units this year.

In a letter sent to the IDF, the Rabbanim wrote: “We, the undersigned, Roshei Yeshivos Hesder, whose students are serving on the front lines of the war, view the High Court’s decision requiring the IDF to integrate female soldiers into tank units with great severity.”

“We are pained by the weak response of the government and the IDF, which expressed no opposition to this move. As Roshei Yeshivos, we are fully aware of the weight of the responsibility placed upon our shoulders. The IDF is the army of Am Yisrael, and the kedushah of the military camp is the foundation of the IDF’s spirit and its success in defeating the enemy. Integrating female soldiers into tank crews alongside male soldiers has both spiritual and operational consequences that harm combat effectiveness.”

“After careful and extensive deliberation, we have concluded that service in the Armored Corps is prohibited according to halacha, and therefore we will not send our students to serve in the Armored Corps beginning with the next draft cycle,” they wrote.

Why, after nearly 30 years, have they not addressed the issue of missionary intrusion into IDF bases? For that matter, what of the IDF's active recruitment of gay men and women? How is that different from mixing men and women? And not the least of which is the issue of ensuring army food is kosher. Throughout its history this has not been a priority for the upper echelons who despise our Torah.  What you will see below is going on 24/7, 365 days a year for years and years and years...

How Can This Be Kosher?

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This is the other war (aside from the military one) which I don't think that most of our people even understand is being waged against us - the War on the Torah and Jewish Identity.  If you care at all, you can't keep choosing the same "leaders" who not only are letting it go on, but who are themselves actively promoting it!!!

HASHEM YERACHEM ALEYNU!!!!!

The Truth Hurts

25 Sivan 5786 

Because so few of our people will accept it, we all suffer needlessly as a result!

(Source)

Hashem, ad matai???!!!

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While the United States is dropping live ammunition on military sites in Iran, it love bombs Jerusalem, simultaneously injecting its poisonous culture into her kedushah.  

Every bit as bad as a Pride Parade!!

The Limits of "Independence"

24 Sivan 5786 

All of our suffering, whether it is fear of leaving the Diaspora or fear of losing American support, it all comes down to one single element...

Lack of faith and trust in HaKadosh Baruch Hu!!!

This is a spiritual sickness that has plagued us for our entire existence.  Was it not at the root of the failure of the ten meraglim?  How will it ever end?

Israel Is Discovering the Limits of Its Independence

...If Israel cannot stop Iran without America, and if even when it tries to act it is restrained by America, then Israel is trapped. On the one hand, it is discovering that it has no one to rely on but itself. On the other hand, it is not behaving like a country that truly relies on itself. 

TRUMP SAYS HE WARNED NETANYAHU: “You Might Soon Be Left Alone Against Iran”

Israel is not alone!  Israel has a patron and protector at the highest level - the Master of the entire universe!!  If only she would believe it and begin to act as if this were her true reality. 

Israel must start behaving like a country that truly relies on HKB"H!!!  Only then will we see the victory we so desperately want and need.  Only then will we be able to fulfill the mission we were sent to this world to accomplish.