The Secret War For Har Habayit

10 Sivan 5786

Despite the fact that Jews did not have free access to Har Habayit while under the custodianship of the Wakf, I took some solace from knowing that had Eisav or the Erev Rav, rather than Yishmael, taken control of it, it likely would have become a tourist attraction with fast food outlets. 

In the Third Messianic War, which aims to destroy the Torah as given at Har Sinai, the enemies of God and His cherished people mean to universalize everything connected to it - from assimilating the yeshivah world into Israeli culture via IDF indoctrination to making Judaism into one of three Abrahamic faiths to officially establishing idolatry on the Temple Mount.  

Report: US and Israel ‘Actively Working’ to Strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa Custodianship

A report published by Middle East Eye claims that the United States and Israel are quietly advancing a dramatic proposal that would dismantle Jordan’s longstanding custodianship over the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Yerushalayim and replace it with a new governing structure more closely aligned with Israeli oversight and interests.

According to multiple American, Jordanian, Palestinian, Gulf Arab, and Western sources cited in the report, the initiative is being championed by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The proposal would reportedly end the authority of the Jordanian-backed Islamic Waqf and establish a new Israeli-created administrative body that would redefine the Al-Aqsa compound as a “multi-faith centre.”

...Two American officials told the outlet that Washington had already prepared a draft outlining its vision for the future of the compound. According to those sources, the Trump administration envisions transforming Al-Aqsa from an exclusively Muslim religious site into a tourist destination representing all three Abrahamic faiths.

A Western official and another source briefed by Jordanian authorities said one proposal under discussion would create a rotating oversight structure involving multiple Arab countries.

According to those sources, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates have already been briefed on the American initiative.

However, two Gulf Arab sources and another individual familiar with Jordanian deliberations said Saudi Arabia strongly opposes the proposal, viewing it as dangerously destabilizing.

Sources cited in the report said Israel first presented the concept to the Trump administration nearly ten years ago, but that the effort intensified after Huckabee assumed his diplomatic post last year. According to the report, Huckabee “repeatedly” urged Washington to move forward with the plan.

(Article continues here...)

Are We At Another Turning Point?

5 Sivan 5786
49 Days of the Omer
Erev Chag Shavuot 

Just a few thoughts before the chag...

The War with Iran began on the final day of February, 11 Adar, parashat Zachor.  A ceasefire was accepted on Shvi'i shel Pesach, the day the Egyptians drowned in the sea and we were truly free.  It has lasted throughout Purim, Pesach and the entire period of Counting the Omer.

Time and time again, we were on the very verge of renewing the battle, but delay after delay let the relative quiet continue.  It feels like tonight, the fiftieth day - SHAVUOT - the day on which we annually renew the covenant we made at Har Sinai to be faithful to HKB"H and His Torah, may become another turning point on the the path to our complete redemption.

And we have an opportunity to observe two Shabbats in a row.  Just do a little more, something more to show HKB"H that we are serious about teshuvah and ready to take the next steps.  

The fall of the regime at their own hands is a tremendous sign for Mashiach.  No more elections unless Mashiach is chosen as King of Israel!!

Speedily in our days!!!!

The Torah Is the Ketubah Between HKB"H and Klal Yisrael

5 Sivan 5786
49 Days of the Omer
Erev Chag Shavuot

Why Shavuot Is the Most Important Holiday
You're Ignoring

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The holiday of Shavuot is given this name because because it is the climax of the Counting of Days and Weeks which make up the Sefirat HaOmer. Sefirat HaOmer connects Passover and Shavuot. Passover is the holiday on which we commemorate our Redemption from slavery in Egypt. That was our "Physical Redemption."

But physical redemption is not enough. It would have left us "free" people, but with no purpose to our lives. The purpose of the Jewish People is to serve G-d. The way we serve G-d is by studying and practicing his Torah. On Shavuot, G-d Himself appeared to us on Mt. Sinai to give us the Torah. By accepting it, we earned the title of "A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation."

Thus, Shavuot is the purpose of the Exodus from Egypt. Seven weeks had to pass before we were able to shake off the feeling of being subject to our Egyptian taskmasters. The Jewish religion believes that there is no legitimate master for a human being other than G-d. This is probably the most important lesson of Shavuot.

...Shavuot and Pesach have a special relationship which makes them really, in a sense, almost like one holiday, namely, the Holiday of Redemption, Physical and Spiritual, of the Jewish People.

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In one respect, the 50th is the uncountable number. The Omer period lasts for 50 days – yet only 49 are to be counted. The counting of 49 automatically leads to the arrival of the 50th. This elevated state was reached at Sinai. It truly surpassed everything that came before it. It was on the 50th day, Shavuot, that the union between Israel and God, like a marriage, was solemnized.

With this act the Jewish nation supernaturally transcended worldly existence to become one with God. Israel achieved this unity when they arrived at Sinai to encamp in a unified state: like a single person with a single heart. The names of the 12 Tribes of Israel, which were engraved upon the Stones worn by the Kohen Gadol, have a total of 50 letters, merged as one entity with their Creator.

Thus, the 50th is the point of arrival. This is where man has come “all the way.” This is the ultimate level; man has successfully completed the requisite stages of the natural passage and progressed to transcend up to the Godly level of eternity. This is the dimension of Torah, of Divine understanding, of true freedom. It is where Israel transcends to truly become one with God.

~ Chag Shavuot Sameach ~

and

~ Shabbat Shalom ~

The Zionist Experiment Has Reached Its End

3 Sivan 5786
47 Days of the Omer 

‘Overwhelmed With Death Threats’: Pollard Explains Why He Dropped Knesset Bid

There is an in-depth 50-minute video with Jonathan Pollard viewable on Youtube HERE.

The Jew Is Precious to God

28 Iyyar 5786

43 Days of the Omer

Erev Shabbat Kodesh - Yom Yerushalayim

Parshat Bamidbar - Mevorchim 

Excerpted from Rabbi Meir Kahane's, ztz"l, Hy"d, "Dear Jew, You Are Precious to God!"...

...there is only one difference between Israel and the nations.  There is only one logical, rational reason for a person to be proud of his being a Jew: The Torah.   As our sages said (Torat Kohanim, Bechukotai, 8:11): “What remains to them that has not become vile and loathsome?   Were not all the fine gifts that were given to them taken away?   If not for the Torah that remained with them, they would be no different from the nations at all.”  This is the secret of Israel's uniqueness and exclusiveness.  Only this Torah hallows, exalts and sets Israel apart from all the nations.  All the rest, nationalism and national pride, are nothing but a meaningless farce.

Yet, since G-d chose Israel to be His holy people and to fulfill His Torah, they were granted extraordinary love and a special status, and they became the mate and partner, so to speak, of Him Whose word brought the world into being.   The Jew called up to the Torah blesses loudly and with joyous devotion, the One “Who chose us from all the nations and gave us His Torah.”  Regarding our sages' utterance (Bava Metzia 85b) that the Second Temple was destroyed because Israel “did not recite the blessing over the Torah before studying Torah,” a great rabbi once commented that they did not make sure to say “Who chose us from all the nations,” which is the content of the blessing recited before reading from the Torah.  So great is Israel's selection from among all the nations!

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With deep and unending appreciation and thankfulness to HKB"H for the gift of Holy Yerushalayim and our unlimited access to it.  Baruch Hashem!!!!!!!! 

In Honor of Jerusalem Day
"When Heaven Altered the Course of History"

~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~

and

~ CHODESH SIVAN TOV! ~ 

Clarifying Yisrael

26 Iyyar 5786
41 Days of the Omer 

Just to be sure this subject is completely understood, let me summarize.

A "Ya'akov" is stuck at a lower level of being...

• Being dependent on Eisav.
• Being grateful to Eisav.
• Being subservient to Eisav.
• Being, in some ways, responsible for Eisav.

Here are a couple of valuable examples to remember when assessing the Ya'aqov/Eisav dynamic.

Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Avodah Zarah 2b

The text describes the End of Days when God holds a final judgment for all the nations of the world. God holds up a Torah scroll and invites anyone who engaged with it to step forward and receive their reward. The empires of the world present their arguments sequentially:

1. The Roman Empire

As the most prominent global power, the Roman Empire enters first.

The Claim: They argue that they established marketplaces, built bathhouses, and amassed vast amounts of silver and gold solely to create an infrastructure where the Jewish people would be free to sit and study the Torah.

God's Reply: God calls them the "fools of the world". He rebukes them by stating, "Everything that you did, you did for your own needs". He notes that the marketplaces were built to station prostitutes, the bathhouses were for their own physical pampering, and the gold and silver already belong to Him.

2. The Persian Empire

The Persian Empire enters next, thinking they will fare better because they did not destroy the Holy Temple.

The Claim: They argue that they built bridges, conquered great cities, and waged major wars, all to allow the Jewish people an environment to study the Torah.

God's Reply: God rejects their claim with the same reasoning. He states that they built bridges only to collect tolls, conquered cities to enforce forced labor, and that God Himself fought the wars.

The text continues by explaining that all other nations come forward with similar self-serving justifications, and each is dismissed because their underlying motivations were purely egoistic rather than altruistic.

A Parallel Text

A famous historical parallel to this conversation occurs in Tractate Shabbat 33b. In that passage—set during the Roman occupation rather than the future judgment—several Rabbis debate the merits of Roman rule. Rabbi Yehuda praises the Romans for building marketplaces, bridges, and bathhouses. However, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai counters with the exact argument God uses in Avodah Zarah: that the Romans built these infrastructures entirely for their own luxury, vice, and tax collection.   (Source: Google)

How interesting that it is only Rome and Persia who are singled out by name since these two are the only empires to still exist at the End of Days!

A more contemporary example shows that Eisav's "protection" has always been about keeping Ya'aqov under his own thumb rather than in assisting his brother to reach the heights of Yisrael!

Yesterday in Israel history, May 12, 1948, US warns Israel not to declare a state.

Moshe Shertok (later Sharett, 1st FM of Israel) meets with U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall, just two days before the expiration of the British Mandate.

Marshal warned Shertok that if the Jews declared independence and were subsequently attacked by five Arab armies, they should not count on the United States for military aid if they found themselves on the brink of defeat. Marshall urged Shertok to accept a ceasefire and a delay in the declaration of independence to avoid a full-scale war.

Shertok’s Response: The Jewish people had waited 2,000 years for this moment and could not delay.

Shertok flew back to Tel Aviv immediately after this meeting. His report on the American position was a critical piece of the internal debate within the People's Administration (Minhelet HaAm) on May 12–13, which ultimately led to the vote to proceed with the declaration of the State on May 14.   (Source: Judea Pearl@yudapearl)

Note... 

• 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Ended with the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and neighboring Arab states (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria).
• 1956 Suez Crisis: Concluded with a withdrawal following strong international pressure and a UN-brokered halt to fighting.
• 1967 Six-Day War: Ended with a ceasefire following the capture of new territories, without a formal peace treaty with Arab neighbors at the time.
• 1973 Yom Kippur War: Ended with a ceasefire on October 25, 1973, bringing a stop to the fighting on the Egyptian and Syrian fronts.
• 1982 Lebanon War: Ended with a ceasefire and withdrawal, which saw continued, lower-level conflict in the region.
• 2006 Lebanon War: Ended with a UN-brokered ceasefire.
• 2023–present Gaza War/Conflicts: Multiple, fragile ceasefires have been enacted, often with ongoing skirmishes, as seen in the 2025-2026 period where fighting continued despite announced truces.

No longer the younger twin brother, a Yisrael rises to a higher level of being...

• Being dependent on HKB"H alone.
• Being grateful to HKB"H alone.
• Being subservient to HKB"H alone.
• Being the light to the nations just by BEING.

Practically speaking...

• It means we no longer expend our blood and treasure in propping up Western Civilization.  It is our job to replace it, not to save it!
• It means we fight our wars to win them not to appease them.
• It means we stop inviting the tumah of the nations to partake of Kedushat Torah v'Shabbat which are uniquely the inheritance of Klal Yisrael.
• It means being 100% loyal to the covenental relationship we have with HKB"H!!

How do we make the transition from Ya'aqov to Yisrael?

Bereishit 32.29 Commentary...

And he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, because you have commanding power with [an angel of] God and with men, and you have prevailed."

(Rashi) no… Jacob. It shall no longer be said that the blessings came to you through trickery (עָקְבָה) and deceit, but with nobility and openness, and ultimately, the Holy One, blessed be He, will reveal Himself to you in Beth-el and change your name, and there He will bless you, and I will be there.“ He then acknowledged them (the blessings) as being his (Jacob’s). This is [the meaning of] what is written (Hos. 12:5): ”He strove with an angel and prevailed over him; he wept and supplicated him,“ [meaning that] the angel wept and supplicated him. With what did he supplicate him? ”In Beth-el he will find Him, and there He will speak with us“ (ibid). Wait for me until He speaks with us there. Jacob, however, did not consent, [to release the angel] and, against his (the angel’s) will, he (the angel) acknowledged them (the blessings) as being his (Jacob’s). This is [the meaning of] ”And he blessed him there," that he entreated him to wait, but he did not wish [to do so]. — [from Zohar, vol. 3, 45a]

and with men. Esau and Laban.

and you have prevailed. over them. — [from Targum Jonathan]

Is this not what the nations of the world accuse us of daily in every corner of the world?  That we are guilty of colonialism, theft, murder, genocide, every kind of devious, malicious act possible?  And why?  Because we dare to act as if we did not steal the blessings from Eisav; that we are trying to usurp his bechor status; that we resist keeping to our subservient position.  Because we hold the power of Yisrael and act like the twin of Eisav - "no daylight between us."  

Today's struggle is within ourselves to accept and acknowledge our true essence - Yisrael - and act like it. 

Understanding Ya'aqov vs. Yisrael

25 Iyyar 5786
40 Days of the Omer

If you read through those articles linked on the Yom Rishon blog post, you will have had a couple of opportunities to reacquaint yourself with the Midrash where it says that in the future, Eisav will put on a tallit and approach Ya'aqov calling him "brother."  He will offer to meet Ya'akov halfway, if Ya'aqov consents to do the same, each of them pledging to compromise for the sake of unity.  

Note that Eisav makes a point of being the elder of the twins, commanding the respect due the bechor, but such "unity" would be on Eisav's terms and to Eisav's benefit first and foremost.  

Politically, Eisav is "Edom" and culturally, he is Western.  Spiritually, he is Judeo-Chr*stian.  And at every level, he works to keep his brother down and under his control.  Because at the end of the day (at the End of Days) Eisav understands that the moment he loses control of Ya'aqov is the moment he loses the lofty position he has acquired for himself through deception and corruption and at times, pure evil.

The State of Israel is currently operating like a twin of Eisav - "no daylight between them."  It claims "brotherhood" with gentile nations.  It brags about being a haven for Eisav's idolatrous religion as well as its perversions and revulsions.  It begs to be allowed to sell out its citizens, its heritage and its future offspring for a pat on the head and a seat at the table.  

Fortunately for us, however, Ya'aqov has the ability (and the destiny) to rise above the level of Eisav's twin and to become Israel in truth.

...Ya’akov had to leave Eretz Yisroel and spend 36 years away from home in order to bring about the most important transition of all: change from Ya’akov to Yisroel.  ...Although he left Eretz Yisroel as Ya’akov Avinu, he returned 24 years later as Yisroel. For, it was at the border of Eretz Yisroel, while crossing the Yabok River, that Ya’akov fought with the angel and prevailed, earning his new name, Yisroel:  “Your name shall no longer be called Ya’akov, but Yisroel, for you have struggled with a heavenly being and with man, and have prevailed.” (Bereishis 32:29)

...The Malbim sees a division that will occur in the Jewish people at the end of days, one which will not occur along traditional lines. There will be two camps amongst the Jews, one called Ya’akov and the other called Yisroel, and the difference between the two will be based upon the desire, or lack thereof to reject acceptance amongst the gentiles as sufficient redemption.

Apparently it is the Ya’akov side of the Jewish people — the masses — who will be joyous about staying in the Diaspora, enjoying acceptance amongst the gentiles and even positions of leadership. On the other hand, this will not be satisfactory for the Yisroel camp of the Jewish people, and they will publicly long for the ideal form of redemption, for the return to Eretz Yisroel and to Tzion — true Tzion. It will be a great Kiddush Hashem, and apparently trigger the final stages of the Final Redemption.

This is a new spin on the name Yisroel.  According to the Malbim, it is a name that signifies a specific attitude of the Jew at the end of days, one that leaves a Jew yearning for the complete and final redemption in every sense of the term. Whereas Ya’akov is satisfied with new-found freedoms and high positions amongst the gentiles, Yisroel only sees that stage of redemption as an intermediary one, on the way to the final return of the Jewish people to the their land, and more importantly, the return of the Divine Presence to Eretz Yisroel.    (Source) 

It is no coincidence that the Twin Towers and their "fall" had Jewish and Israeli connections.  Whether people were aware of it or not, they represented the power of Eisav and Ya'aqov when they operated in the mode of twins.

It is also no coincidence that their "fall" kicked off the "forever war" in the Middle East, a war that pit the Twins against Yishmael.

Once Eisav/Edom entrenched himself in this part of the world, the new tower reflected the new reality - One in place of Two.  Eisav always intended that Ya'aqov would be subsumed within his brother's milieux.  He had already tried killing him but then saw that his own success depended on access to his brother's innate kedushah.  The only way to defeat his brother was to harness his power and maintain absolute control over him.  

"Freedom" for Eisav but enslavement for Ya'aqov.  However, these rules do not apply to Yisrael!!!

It's interesting that the month of Sivan, represented astrologically by the Twins (Gemini), is the very month when Yisrael as a whole finally rose to the heights of its spiritual power upon receiving the Torah.  Obedience to the Torah and servitude to HKB"H is the epitome of true freedom.

Now, is the ideal time to make up your mind and choose your camp - will you continue to be a Ya'aqov or will you rise to become a Yisrael?

Rabbi Richter: Trump Assassination Attempt? (Part1)

24 Iyyar 5786
39 Days of the Omer 

Can Trump Survive A Fourth Assassination Attempt? Prophetic?