Will Mashiach Be 'Born' This Tisha b'Av?

6 Av 5786 

Maybe the concept of Mashiach's "birth" on Tisha b'Av is not referring to a literal physical birth, but to his actual anointing from Heaven releasing him to act as the Mashiach.  This would necessarily result in the revelation of his identity.

In Jewish tradition, the messiah (Mashiach) does not receive a brand new soul when he is anointed. Instead, his existing soul, which already has a very high and holy root, is elevated. When he is officially chosen by God, he is granted a powerful, higher level of divine consciousness and prophetic power. (Source)

1. His Soul is Already Here 

According to Jewish teachings, the soul of Mashiach is not created on the day he becomes the redeemer.  It is an ancient soul that is constantly present in the world, waiting for the right moment.  Some mystical traditions teach that the soul of Mashiach is closely connected to the souls of great leaders from history, like King David and Moses.    (Source)

2. The "Anointing" Awakens Hidden Potential

When a king or a high priest was anointed with oil in ancient times, it was never just a symbol.  It was a physical sign that God was setting that person apart for a holy job.  According to [some] teachings ..., the moment Mashiach is revealed, God pours a new and special "spirit of Mashiach" upon him.   (Source)

Think of it like a musician who is already great, but when they step onto the main stage, a brilliant spotlight is turned on them.  The spotlight (the anointing) gives them the bright, supernatural energy they need to complete their mission, but the musician (the soul) is the same person who has been preparing for this job all along.

3. It Fills Him with Divine Knowledge 

The anointing from on high fills the Mashiach with an advanced level of wisdom and divine inspiration.  It gives him the ability to successfully lead all people toward peace, justice, and the ultimate repair of the world.    (Source)

[Source for the following...]

Zechariah 8:19

Thus said the LORD of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth month, the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month shall become occasions for joy and gladness, happy festivals for the House of Judah; but you must love honesty and integrity.

Pesikta Rabbati 28:1

“For there our captors asked us for words of song…” (Psalms 137:3)  At the time (of the Temple's destruction), the nations of the world said to them: Stand up and sing before idols just as you would sing in the Holy Temple.  They replied: If we had sung songs in our place, we would not have been exiles.  And now how could we sing songs before idols?!

... Immediately [the nations] arose and killed heaps and heaps of them, and even though many of them were killed Israel rejoiced that they did not sing songs before the idols, as it says “…and our tormentors [asked of us] mirth…” (ibid.)  At that moment the Holy One swore a whole oath to Israel. He said of Himself, so to speak, if I do not keep my oath, as it says “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget [its skill].” (Psalms 137:5)  At the moment Israel was exiled, the Holy One took His hand and placed it behind Him, just as it says “He has withdrawn His right hand from the enemy…” (Lamentations 2:3)  The Holy One, so to speak, did not return it to its place.  And so too the Holy One said to Israel: I will forget My right hand which I placed behind Me if I do not fulfill my oath to you and not forget you among the nations.  “May my tongue cling to my palate, if I do not remember you, if I do not bring up Jerusalem at the beginning of my joy.” (Psalms 137:6) 

In the future the Holy One will return to Jerusalem all of her joy, as it says “And the redeemed of Zion shall return, and they shall come to Zion with song, with joy of days of yore shall be upon their heads…” (Isaiah 35:10)  And anyone who mourns for Jerusalem in this world will rejoice with her in the time to come, as it says “Rejoice with Jerusalem and exult in her all those who love her: rejoice with her a rejoicing, all who mourn over her.” (Isaiah 66:10)

They said in the name of Abaye: joy only comes on the ninth of Av, because they mandated mourning then in this time and in the future the Holy One will make it into a holiday, as it says “…and I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow.” (Jeremiah 31:12)

Eikhah Rabbah 1:26

“…she has no comforter…” (Lamentations 1:2)  R’ Levi said: every place where it says ‘has no,’ she has.  “And Sarai was barren; she had no child.” (Genesis 11:30)  And she did have, as it says “And the Lord remembered Sarah…” (Genesis 21:1)  Similarly, “…but Hannah had no children.” (Samuel I 1:2)  And she did have, as it says “For the Lord remembered Hannah…” (Samuel I 2:21)  Similarly, “…that is Zion whom no one seeks out.” (Jeremiah 30:17)  And she did have, as it says “And a redeemer shall come to Zion…” (Isaiah 59:20)  And so too you say that she has no comforter - she has, as it says “I, yea I am He Who consoles you…” (Isaiah 51:12) 

Shabbat Chazon 5786

3 Menachem Av 5786
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Parashat Devarim - Chazon 

Passing along "Shabbat shalom" from Moshe Feiglin...

"With Justice and With RIghteousness We Will Be Redeemed"

3 Menachem Av 5786
Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Parashat Devarim - Chazon 

Stone Edition Chumash Commentary on Parashat Devarim:  "...R' Hirsch explains that Devarim was Israel's introduction to the new life it would have to forge in Eretz Yisrael." 

Am Yisrael were standing on the other side of the Jordan River opposite Yericho preparing to cross and conquer.  Everything was about to change for them.

Today, parashat Devarim, Am Yisrael is standing on the threshold of the Final Redemption and everything is about to change for us!!

It's Shabbat Chazon.  Envision a different future...

(Haftarat Devarim)  "...Woe!  O sinful nation, people weighed down by iniquity, offspring of evil, destructive children; they have forsaken Hashem, they have angered the Holy One of Israel, they have turned away backward...."

"Hear the word of Hashem, O chiefs of Sodom; give ear to the Torah of our God, O people of Gomorrah...."

"Wash yourselves, purify yourselves, remove the evil of your doings from before My eyes; desist from doing evil.  Learn to do good, seek justice, strengthen the victim, do justice for the orphan, take up the cause of the widow."

"...If you will be willing and you will obey, you shall eat the goodness of the land.  But if you will refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword - for the mouth of Hashem has spoken."

"...Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her returnees with righteousness."

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~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~ 

Does This Mark the End of the Memshelet Zadon?

2 Av 5786 

So much ink has been spilled over the term of the 25th Knesset, which will effectively come to an end Thursday after completing its full term — the first Knesset to do so since 1988 and the 11th Knesset. The words that best capture the situation are “who would have believed it.” Who would have thought October 7 would befall us and, even more than that, who could have imagined that after such a disaster, Netanyahu would survive, and so would his government.  (Continues here,)

Great Analysis

The next election has been scheduled for October 27, 2026 or 16 Marcheshvan 5787 on the Hebrew calendar - one day prior to the anniversary of the Great Flood of Noah.  l don't believe it will ever take place.  I believe the revolution is upon us - out of the darkness and into the pure light.

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Memshelet Zadon (מֶמְשֶׁלֶת זָדוֹן) is a Hebrew phrase that translates to "rule of arrogance," "government of malice," or "tyranny of wickedness."The term is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, history, and philosophy.

It's not just the government.  The Erev Rav is embedded among us and they are fighting to eliminate Torah observance and to destroy the Torah itself for all time. 

And they are being ably assisted by Chr*stian missionaries and Erev Rav Jews.

(Join the Change - Liberal Jerusalem: "The Secular Return to Jerusalem") 

Everyone understands now that there is no longer room for accommodation.  One of the two sides has to be in control and whichever side wins will coerce the opposing side to comply with their vision.

This is located at the Hayovel base and they have even bigger plans to expand and bring yet more Chr*stians to live and work and fill the first Chr*stian Zionist yishuv in the Shomron.

You can bet Old Friend Huckabee will be in attendance.

All of this is destined to disappear from this reality along with the Memshelet Zadon which protects it and promotes it.

MAY THIS BE THE

LONG-AWAITED MOMENT!!

Now Who Is Bein Hametzarim?

2 Av 5786 

Bein Hametzarim (בין המצרים), or "Between the Straits" (often called "The Three Weeks"), is an annual period of Jewish mourning. It begins on the 17th of Tammuz (the fast commemorating the breaching of Jerusalem's walls) and culminates on Tisha B'Av, the 9th of Av (when both Holy Temples were destroyed).  (Gemini)

This may be the first time in all of human history that the nations of the world are caught "between the straits" during this period of time.  

The One Consistent Voice Upholding the Truth

1 Av 5786
Rosh Chodesh

[Translated from Hebrew.  See original.]

Rosh Chodesh Av.

Days of painful historical memory: "All her enemies have overtaken her between the straits."

And I think about Turkey, which is steadily entrenching itself in Syria and, through Jolani, establishing a modern and strong army on our northern border.

And I think about the Egyptians with their five divisions positioned on our southern border—ready and primed to charge toward Be'er Sheva—and I think about the alliance being forged between them for our destruction, and about the war drums and the horrifying rhetoric both in Turkey and in Egypt.

The Arabic translation of *Mein Kampf* remains the bestselling book in Cairo, and the Turkish interior minister wants to become the governor of the Jerusalem District...

And I think about Hamas, which has already rebuilt most of its capabilities and tunnels and even boasted yesterday about launching new rockets—thanks to the steady supply from Israel—and I think about Hezbollah, which has returned to its full strength, and I think about the Iranians, whose status as the Middle Eastern hegemon has only grown stronger, and I think about the Americans, who are pressuring us to withdraw from Erdogan's and Jolani's Syria and from Iran's and Hezbollah's Lebanon, and about Trump, who has grown tired of us—understandably from his perspective, since he initially expected us to take on the superpower responsibility for the Middle East, expel the Gazans, and seize a third of Syria, but we preferred to kick the ball back to him and remain an American client community, so Trump has placed all his chips on Erdogan and Jolani.

And I think about Abu Mazen's terrorist army—this one called the "Palestinian Authority"—which trains in broad daylight in Jericho for the conquest of Kfar Saba, and I think about the Bedouins and Arabs in Israel who, according to Col. Erez Weiner, already possess more weapons than the IDF,

and I think about our corrupt generals who have abandoned our security over the past 30 years and nothing substantial has changed in them since the disaster they brought upon us on October 7th, and I think about our statesmen, who have abandoned our security over the past 30 years and nothing has changed in them since the October 7th disaster.

And I think about the two political blocs whose leaders most accurately represent the two sides of the conception that led to the disaster and the terrible deterioration that followed it—Eizenkot as the representative of the military conception and Netanyahu as the representative of the political conception—thinking about the two sides of that same conception, accusing each other and seeking to continue exactly down the same path toward the abyss.

And I think about all the golden opportunities our Father in Heaven gave us to settle the campaign, to become the unassailable regional power, and to truly change the Middle Eastern reality from end to end—I think about the water valve whose closure would have brought Hamas's surrender within a week and the return of most of the hostages in Gaza, surrender followed by total conquest, total expulsion, and total sovereignty that only they would have brought to total victory. And I think about exploiting the success following the stunning pager operation shock, which should have led to conquest, expulsion, and settlement up to the Litani and a security strip up to the Zaharani and nonstop strikes on the capitals until the exile of all of Hezbollah—as we did with the PLO in the First Lebanon War and the establishment of an Israel-dependent regime in the capitals.

And I think about exploiting the opportunity in Syria that suddenly vanished, joining the Druze in southern Syria and the Kurds in the north, and I think about Iran, where with less than the capabilities we demonstrated in destroying its air defenses, we could have eliminated its oil production, its power stations, what remains of its dams and drinking water—yes, gas prices for New Jersey drivers would have risen and Trump would have paid the price in the midterms, but the price of our soldiers' blood, turned into sitting ducks due to an Iranian ultimatum to Trump—is higher.

They'll surely say to me now, Feiglin, what does he understand, he's not there and doesn't really get it...

That's exactly what they told me when I protested against Oslo, which brought the terrorists here.

That's exactly what they told me during the Disengagement.

That's exactly what they told me when I explained that Netanyahu's policy would lead to an Iranian nuke.

That's exactly what they told me during the Disengagement. That's what they said during Sinwar's release, in the endless opportunities when I warned of the disaster.

And what do they say today? Right, so you were right then, but now you don't understand, there's no choice...

And the truth?! The truth is it's always convenient to go back to the one who tells you everything's fine, and even after the disaster convinces you that the whole problem is only with the demon on the other side.

My friends in the Right and Religious Zionism. In the end, it's our children and grandchildren, the magnificent generation of heroes rising among us, who pay with their blood for our unwillingness to take responsibility, who pay for the reins being in the hands of leadership devoid of identity—lacking any vision beyond the Oslo vision of bloodshed.

Leadership that doesn't send our sons out to win...

This is the time! Let's start the faith revolution in leading our precious state, because only such a revolution can save it.

It will hurt, it will require all of us to step out of our comfort zones—to start building true national faith-based leadership.  

Over the grave of my grandson Yair HY"D, I swore I wouldn't let them take victory from him. This generation of heroes deserves to win. We can't dump on their shoulders the responsibility for the Oslo conception that continues to run us. Right now I'm running for the position of Defense Minister, but the ultimate goal is leading the state. 

IT'S ALL FOR OUR GOOD

1 Av 5786
Rosh Chodesh 

Do you have any idea how much merit goes to the Erev Rav for supporting Torah learners?  Do you have any inkling how much merit accrues to our oppressors around the world for their "friendship" and "support"?

Now, it's all being jerked back right out of our hands, right before our eyes.  If this makes you feel lost and abandoned, it's only because you don't see the bigger picture.

HaKadosh Baruch Hu is anxious to bring the complete redemption.  In order to remove the power of the nations and the Erev Rav from upon us, they must lose these merits.

Until now, HKB"H caused some of them to be disposed kindly towards us.  He overrode their natural hatred for us.  Lest you think antisemitism is an aberration.  NO!  That is their natural state.  When there was "friendship," THAT was the aberration.  

Mashiach is here now, although as yet unrevealed, but that revelation is imminent.  Therefore, as the verse says, "There will be survivors on Mount Zion."  It is safe now for HKB"H to remove His restraint in order that our enemies may be judged fully and finally and removed from this reality.

We should be grateful and thankful to HKB"H for our persecution.  Feel confident and hopeful in the face of it for it doesn't happen without His prior approval and ...

IT'S ALL FOR OUR ULTIMATE GOOD

CHODESH AV TOV

Rosh Chodesh Av 5786 : What's coming ...

1 Av 5786
Rosh Chodesh

If this is truly to be the year of our redemption, we can expect the scariest parts of what is leading us to the ultimate victory to begin at this time.  But, have no fear.  HKB"H is doing all of this FOR us, not TO us.

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(July 13, 2026)  The Midnight Interdiction: United States Orders Total Naval Blockade of Iranian Coastline Starting Tomorrow Night   [i.e., TONIGHT]

A sweeping maritime quarantine is about to close the vise on the Persian Gulf, forcing global shipping networks into an immediate state of high alert. The United States Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center officially announced that the American military will begin enforcing a total naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting tomorrow, July 14, at exactly 20:00 GMT. The sweeping operational order is explicitly designed to halt all Iranian maritime trade, including critical crude oil exports and illicit ship to ship transfers.

The looming enforcement deadline has sent immediate shockwaves through international shipping corridors, causing commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to collapse to historic lows. Trade intelligence tracking data confirms that only fourteen vessels, including just four crude oil tankers, crossed the vital chokepoint on Sunday. This represents a staggering sixty percent drop from the thirty seven crossings recorded on the same day last week, illustrating the severe logistical paralysis gripping the region.

...Neutral vessels have now been explicitly warned by the Pentagon to depart the blockaded zones immediately, with official notifications making it clear that any blockade runners risk being fired upon by American warships.

"They Do Not Want You There": Trump Demands Netanyahu Pull Troops Out of Syria and Lebanon During Tense Call

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Let This Song Infuse Your Heart and Mind:  "Kol Ha'Olam Kulo"

Kol ha'olam kulo gesher tzar me'od,

Veha'ikar lo lifached klal.

The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, 

And the most important thing is not to fear at all

(The melody was composed by Rabbi Baruch Chait, and the lyrics are adapted from the writings of the Hasidic master Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.)

 ~ CHODESH TOV UMEVORACH ~