05 January 2021

Who Do You Trust?

 21 Tevet  5781

If you are a long-term reader of this blog, you may recall having read about Yuval Noah Harari here before:  "Are We Losing the War For Hearts and Minds?"  He is an Israeli historian and professor at Hebrew University and is described as a "public intellectual" and philosopher.  He and his "husband" live between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.  His 'keen mind' and thoughts are celebrated internationally.

Here are some pertinent excerpts from that earlier blog post which were taken from one of his books...

...Not only do we possess far more power than ever before, but, against all expectations, God's death did not lead to social collapse. Throughout history prophets and philosophers have argued that if humans stopped believing in a great cosmic plan, all law and order would vanish. Yet today, those who pose the greatest threat to global law and order are precisely those people who continue to believe in God and His all-encompassing plans....
...The antidote to a meaningless and lawless existence was provided by humanism, a revolutionary new creed that conquered the world during the last few centuries. The humanist religion worships humanity, and expects humanity to play the part that God played....

 ...we are the ultimate source of meaning, and that our free will is therefore the highest authority of allInstead of waiting for some external entity to tell us what's what, we can rely on our own feelings and desires.

That background should make it easier for you to understand the significance of what he has to say in the following video clip from April 2020 and what it also says about us...

 

We are living in a unique time in history when, as our Sages once warned us, we would have no one to trust but HKB"H.  Tell me who you trust and I'll tell you whether you believe in God or not.  So many people are self-deceived, but these days of birur are meant to reveal precisely this fact.  Who do you trust?

Take this as a clue.  When the nations of the world "laud" us and show how pleased they are with us, it's a clear sign that we are engaged in something very self-destructive.

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9 comments:

  1. Soon, chas veshalom, they will discover the Torah as the root source of their problems and the problems of the free world .... Disgusting.

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  2. Not surprised by his thoughts at all. While reading his book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, I had to stop slightly over half way through because he has an obvious agenda. His ideology comes through loud and clear. It's the antithesis to my belief system and that of anyone who believes in G-d.

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  3. There is something I don't get,why are all those super hilonim living in Israel?there is absolutely no logic living here if you don't believe in Torah and that the land is spiritually superior.Why isn't that guy and all the others like him,in houtz laaretz?after all,it's much better there for parnassa or fun,not even mentioning culture and science!(I come from France.) Why?my conclusion is that they know that they are a fraud,and that they would be exposed and ridiculed abroad.Better to stay there and to pass for intellectuel in the eyes of the even more boorish than you,So,not so idealistic,no

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  4. Thank you for sharing this. When I saw his name and that he was in Israel and began to listen to him....I was heartbroken.

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  5. Devash, I’m laughing my self at RAA descriptions of things. The truth is funnier than I don’t know what!!
    Great Video, maybe the best he has ever made.
    Hashem Yishmor Rabbi Alon Anava!

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  6. Those who observe human nature will not be at all surprised by this person's ideology. As Rav Avigdor Miller would say, once someone becomes a tool in the hands of the satan, there is no limit to how wicked they become.
    Eli

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  7. I have no listened to Rabbi Anava and this is by far the most important video there is on the V and those involved with it.
    ALL EMES
    He needs divine protection IY”H, because the evil ones are very very evil.
    I will also post this video, just to be sure everyone possible gets to listen to his wisdom.

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  8. Didn't see Rabbi Anava's video yet; will do it after I comment here. The world has sunk to a point that if the Ribbono Shel Olam didn't make His promise to destroy the world, he would do so now. But, we are seeing prophecies materialize before our eyes and soon these 'beasts' will be gone and the world will be perfect because all will see there is ONLY G-D!
    This guy is from the seed of the Serpent, as are all his cohorts. They are having their last hurrah before their sof.
    The epitome of evil is now showing its vile head. They know that the source of holiness is in the Land of Israel, H's Abode in this lower world, and that is where they are flouting their evil to the utmost. We see it by the way the leader of the 'state' has such a huge part of this globalist agenda and also the evils of the radicals who hate real Jews and Torah and who flaunt every perversion; this is the combination of Esav/Yishmael/Erev Rav. Moshiach is on his way and because of our deep emunah and bitachon in H', he will be here very soon!

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  9. A tale of 2 Yuvals, HaRav Yuval Asherov from an earlier post, a graduate of Tel Aviv university; and this character, Yuval Harari, a 'professor' at the Hebrew university

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