THE ULTIMATE BATTLE

3 Kislev 5784

I received two comments that are worthy of a post all their own, written in reply to THIS.  Thank you, L.L. 

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Missionary vultures circling their prey, no means too far beneath them, no tragedy too terrible to stop them in their tracks, the opposite, they are salivating over our pain. Read this and weep:

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From 2 October 2023

BNAI BRITH:  "Israel Has a Missionary Problem"

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From MISSIONARY EXPLOITATION OF THE ISRAELI CRISIS 

By Rabbi Daniel Sayani    [This is excellent!!]

...As a matter of halacha, we begin with our gemara here, which teaches us that it is sinful for idolaters to give tzedakah because they generally give for ulterior motives (Bava Basra 10b). Rav Nachman teaches that accepting tzedakah from gentiles disqualifies one from eidus (testifying in court, Sanhedrin 26b). The Gemara lists two exceptions, permitting such charity if it is accepted privately or if one needs the money to live. We note that based on this gemara, poskim including Rav Elyashiv zt”l (who paskened explicitly that one may not accept any funds from the International Fellowship of Xtians and Jews, led by R’ Yechiel Eckstein, a”h, a musmach from Yeshiva University), Rav Dov Lior, and Rav Avigdor Nebentzahl have assured accepting any donations from the evangelists. Such donations serve to give idolaters a foothold in Eretz haKodesh; the Rambam writes that there is a mitzvah to banish idolatry from Eretz Yisroel (Hilchos Avodah Zarah 7:2- pursue avodah zarah and get rid of it from the entire Eretz Yisroel and not allow ovdei avodah zarah to live there), and accepting such funds is counter to this. As challenging as our current circumstances are, this prohibition still stands, and it behooves us to strengthen our resolve in shmiras hamitzvos and heeding the words of our gedolim in these difficult times. Thus, we cannot allow our inhibitions to be lowered and we cannot allow for the weakening of Judaism triumphant, which yearns for the day when people of other faiths, even if for today’s gentiles is only “minhag avoseichem b’yadeichem,” will abandon their beliefs in false gods and false messiahs, accept belief in HaShem, and yearn for the coming of the real Jewish moshiach, may he come bimheira b’yomeinu.

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L.L.

1. It really is a case of the usual suspects. These people pop up with unnerving regularity in all the wrong places.
2. Our gratitude is what they want from us more than anything else. It's a form of indebtedness, and opens the way for them.
3. Some of us feel uncomfortable, nauseous actually, because we are very familiar with xians who 'support' Israel.
4. Seeing Tommy Waller in Beit HaKnesset HaGadol, is like seeing avoda zara in Beit Hamikdash.
5. What about frum Jews who live in these communities where the toeva is foisted upon us, should we leave?

L.L.

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When I titled the previous post "The Erev Rav View of Geulah - The One New Man," it was because this is the ikkar.   The main thing about these particular Erev Rav in our days is they won't wait for Mashiach.  They are focused on "bringing redemption" through their own efforts by making this unholy shidduch between Jews and Christians.  And I don't mean just in interfaith meetings, but in order to create ONE NEW people of God from the two.  This was the original, and remains the primary, goal of the Christian religion.  2200 years ago, they were the Hellenists (mityavanim), today they are the Judeo-Christians.

THE EREV RAV: THE MAIN SIN OF ADAM AND MOSHE

The main aspect of the sin of Adam haRishon was that he wanted to bring close to him all the admixture of Chametz, the Erev Rav and the 70 nations and this was also the sin of Moshe Rabbeinu when he took with him the Erev Rav, and they made things worse when they made the Golden Calf. And we are still in exile, for the redeemer will not come until we will purify and SEPARATE ourselves from them.  And this was also the sin of King Shlomo when he received converts. (Sefer ha Likuttim Tehillim)

AS LONG AS THE EREV RAV ARE WITH THE JEWS, HASHEM’S NAME IS NOT COMPLETE

In the end, when and as long as the Erev Rav are MIXED within Israel, there is no proximity and union in the letters of YUD KE VAV KE.  And immediately when they will be erased from the world it is said regarding the letters of Ha Kaddosh Baruch Hu (YUD KE VAV KE) (Zechariah 14) “On that day YUD KE VAV KE will be one as His name one”.  And because of this ADAM who is indeed ISRAEL they have union with the Torah which is a Tree of life to those who hold fast by it… (Zohar haKaddosh I 27b)  (Source)

The k'lipah of the Erev Rav works only through deception and roundabout ways. Therefore, the war against the Erev Rav is the most difficult and bitterest of all. We must strengthen ourselves for this war, and anyone who does not participate in the battle against the Erev Rav becomes, de facto, a partner with the k'lipah of the Erev Rav, and was better off not being born in the first place.

(Kol HaTor, Chapter 2, Section 2, Letter 'bais') [Source] 

THE FIRST STEP

First we have to accept what the sources tell us about the Erev Rav and accept that it is a battle which is obligatory upon us.  And then, we have to determine in our own minds and hearts to wage this battle.  Who are they and how do we fight them?

Hopefully all questions will get their proper answers in the coming days, b'ezrat Hashem!