“All Hell Will Break Out” - Prophetic?
14 January 2025
The "Jewish" American Going-Out-Of-Business Sale
14 Tevet 5785
As I've said before, the State of Israel has taken us as far as it is capable. It has itself become an existential threat to the Jews who live here. We are in desperate need of a regime change.
Israeli sources say that the involvement of the incoming U.S. administration, led by Trump's aggressive Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, revived hostage talks with Hamas. While Netanyahu's propaganda machine claims that Trump has left him no choice, what happens inside his coalition will determine whether the prime minister approves the dealUS President-elect Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff held a “tense” meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu onSaturday[SHABBAT] during which the former leaned hard on the Israeli premier to accept compromises necessary to secure a hostage deal by the January 20 US presidential inauguration, two officials familiar with the matter tell The Times of Israel.
Witkoff’s pressure on Netanyahu appears to have had an effect, with the two officials familiar with the negotiations saying that key gaps were closed during the talks over the weekend.Spokespeople for Witkoff and Netanyahu did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the matter.While the prime minister had been pushing for weeks for a temporary ceasefire that only related to the first phase of the three-stage proposal Israel submitted last May, the agreement that is being finalized is increasingly closer to the original offer, with clauses connecting the first phase with the two others, making it harder for Israel to resume fighting once the initial stage goes into place, one of the officials says.Haaretz reports that Israel will also agree to fully withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor during the first phase — a claim that contrasts with a briefing earlier today by Israeli officials, who said Israel would not leave the corridor in the first or second phases of the deal. Over the summer, Netanyahu characterized continued Israeli control over the border strip between Egypt and Gaza as critical for Israel’s very survival, insisting that the IDF remain there indefinitely.He added conditions regarding continued Israeli presence there to the original Israeli proposal, which significantly hampered negotiations in July, Arab and Israeli officials told The Times of Israel at the time.STEVE WITKOFF - Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East. . . Witkoff is Jewish, was born in the Bronx in New York City, and was raised in Baldwin Harbor, New York and Old Westbury, New York on Long Island. He is the son of Martin and Lois Witkoff. His father was a manufacturer of ladies' coats in New York City.. . . Witkoff began his career as a real estate lawyer, and became a billionaire real estate investor and developer. In November 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that: "Peers in the real-estate world invariably describe Witkoff ... as smart, personable and a talented negotiator with a common touch."After graduating from law school in 1983, Witkoff worked for the New York City real estate law firm Dreyer & Traub, where one of his clients was Donald Trump. They became friends at a New York City deli, after they had worked together on a business deal. (Source)
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"The Erev Rav Government will deceive the nation and secretly weave dangerous deals." (Yehudit's Prophecy)
13 January 2025
Astronomical Event Heads Up
13 Tevet 5785
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth on January 14th. Mars - the god of war - on the cusp of the full moon. And only six days to go until the Biden administration is history.
Rare Celestial Event of 2025
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I've seen all the silliness comparing Los Angeles to Gaza. Here's a bit of "silliness" from my perspective...
Every time the US has massive natural disasters it's because they are pressuring Israel to do something suicidal - just like now.
12 January 2025
Disaster Movie to Disaster
12 Tevet 5785
Hollywood, known for its disaster movies, now faces a disaster of its own. The city it calls home is burning down around it. Many of those losing their homes are those who have been employed by it.
Jews built Hollywood into a movie-making center when the WASP establishment in New York would not let them into their closed circle. Jews have quite a history with the disaster genre. The Book they brought to the world detailed the first disaster to beat all disasters - the Global Flood. And let's not forget that they lived through the Plagues of Egypt - another tale of disaster. And the destruction of Jerusalem - twice!! And survived the 20th century disaster of the Holocaust.
Disaster awareness is coded in our human DNA. We all know we're always just a moment away from disaster, but we pretend to be surprised when it happens. We know it happens to others, but we pray it doesn't happen to us or to those we love, that we will somehow escape its clutches. It's something you can always count on. There is some disaster going on somewhere on the planet every day.
On a global scale, this disaster taking place in Los Angeles is far, far down the list, if for no other reason than people had plenty of warning to get out of harm's way and help is on hand. I keep thinking back to the flash flood which carried entire towns away in the night in North Carolina due to Hurricane Helene just months ago. An accurate death count has never been published.
Fire and Flood - two ways to kasher the earth.
What's happening in Los Angeles today is not the disaster to end all disasters, but it's another step in that direction.
10 January 2025
"The Essential Core of the Whole Torah"
10 Tevet 5785 - Fast of Asarah b'Tevet
Erev Shabbat Kodesh - Parashat Vayechi
(H/T Israel 613)
There is only one verse in all the Tanach which is composed of all the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet plus the five end-letters. The verse in found in Tzefanyah (3:8) and speaks of the importance of waiting for the final redemption.
ספר צפניה פרק ג : ח
לָכֵן חַכּוּ לִי נְאֻם יְדֹוָד לְיוֹם קוּמִי לְעַד כִּי מִשְׁפָּטִי לֶאֱסֹף גּוֹיִם לְקָבְצִי מַמְלָכוֹת לִשְׁפֹּךְ עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמִי כֹּל חֲרוֹן אַפִּי כִּי בְּאֵשׁ קִנְאָתִי תֵּאָכֵל כָּל הָאָרֶץ
“Therefore wait for Me, says Hashem, until the day that I rise up to the prey. For My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them My indignation, all My fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy.”
That all the letters of the Torah express this theme teaches us that the yearning and waiting for the redemption to reveal His dominion is the essential core of the whole Torah. (Be'er Moshe on Vayechi 820)
~ SHABBAT SHALOM ~
08 January 2025
And the "See-Saw" Swings
8 Tevet 5785
Excerpted from The Book of Our Heritage by Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov . . .
Three fast days are observed during the month of Teves, commemorating three calamities which befell Israel - on the eighth, the ninth, and tenth days of the month. The fast days of the eighth and ninth are referred to as "fast days for the righteous." On these days, only individuals fast, whereas the fast of the tenth of Teves is a public fast for the entire community.
The fast of the eighth of Teves commemorates the day when the Torah was translated into Greek at the order of King Talmai [Ptolemy Philadelphus]. The Sages (Soferim 1:7) note that the day on which the Torah was translated into Greek was as calamitous for Israel as the day on which they made the golden calf, for it is impossible to translate the Torah adequately.
The fast of the ninth of Teves commemorates the deaths of Ezra the Scribe and Nechemyah, who faithfully led Israel during the return from Babylonian captivity. When they died, the people of Israel were devastated, for their loss was irreplaceable.
The fast of the tenth of Teves is a communal fast, for on that day, Nevuchadnetzar, king of Babylonia, began the siege of Jerusalem during the time of the first Beis ha-Mikdash. The siege continued for three years until the walls were finally breached on the ninth of Tammuz.
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As we learned from Rabbi Richter, Tevet, being a month when Eisav's power is ascendant (like Av), is a time to watch also for his downfall. The United States claiming to be the leader of the "Free World" - i.e. Edom, will be the best indicator of Eisav's circumstances. Clearly, all is not well there.
The most Eisavian leader of the West ever, Donald Trump, despite all his commanding talk, can't seem to convince a judge to delay his sentencing hearing on 34 felony counts on the Tenth of Tevet!!!
. . . Trump, less than two weeks from his inauguration, is poised to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes. If his sentencing doesn’t happen before his second term starts Jan. 20, presidential immunity could put it on hold until he leaves office.
05 January 2025
Part 2: Transition to the Process of "ben David" Beginning?
6 Tevet 5785
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has ordered the military on high alert in case Iran decides to take “extreme” steps against Israel in the coming days, the Walla news site reports.The report, citing unnamed defense sources, says the caution comes as Iran faces multiple challenges following setbacks in Lebanon and Syria. It also points to Iran’s plunging exchange rate, infrastructure problems and political unrest.The sources also note the uncertainty for Iran ahead of the return of Donald Trump to the White House later this month.All this has Israel concerned that Iran could lash out and has the IDF preparing for a variety of scenarios, the report says without elaborating.
Received from Israel Realtime Updates . . .
❗SENIOR LEBANESE SHI’ITE CLERIC WARNS - "Hezbollah is planning Operation Badr the Great 2 - a name referring to the historic battle. The planned operation, according to al-Husseini, will include a large-scale military operation against the IDF and an attempt to kidnap soldiers for negotiation purposes. "The organization took advantage of the unilateral ceasefire to reorganize," he wrote, "and it will return to military activity soon, in an attempt to restore its deterrent power and avenge the blow to its leadership."🔹LEBANON - the Lebanese army is unable to fulfill the ceasefire agreement. The number of soldiers is lower than stated in the agreement, and the Lebanese army is concentrated on the Syrian border, having difficulty sending forces to the south... Hezbollah leader Kassem: “We are not committed to the 60 days in the agreement with Israel.”🔹IRAN THREATENS.. Representative of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force: "Let everyone know that the fulfillment of Just Promise 3 will come soon."
Received via Whatsapp . . .
Asked whether an ‘Operation True Promise III’ against the Zionist regime is on the agenda, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, told reporters at the Sharif University of Tehran on 03 November 2024 that the operation will definitely be carried out. Iran will certainly carry out a retaliatory military operation against the Israeli regime, he said. “It is not possible to comment on its details,” the general stated.In Islam, the concept of the "True Promise" refers to the Day of Judgment (Yawm al-Qiyamah). This day is a fundamental belief in Islamic eschatology, signifying the final judgment of all human beings by Allah (God).* It is called the "True Promise" because it is a certainty that will inevitably occur, as promised by Allah in the Qur'an. [*See here if you missed it.]
Snowy Tevet A Sign?
[See also: "Massive Winter Storm 2025: 62 Million at Risk | Snow, Ice, and Dangerous Weather Threaten U.S."; This Winter Storm Will Actually Be Intense...]
And it's not just the US. Its Eisavian partners are also affected: Europe / U.S Weather: Dangerous Multi-Hazard Snowstorms Imminent.
MICHA'EL, THE SNOW ANGEL
...the four archangels correspond to the four elements of nature and it is Michael who is the snow angel and also the guardian and defending angel of Israel....Michael is made up entirely of snow and Gabriel of fire, and though they stand near one another they do not injure one another, thus indicating the power of God to "make peace in His high places." According to the Aggadah, both Michael and Gabriel will be among those who will accompany the Messiah, and they will then contend with the wicked.Michael is considered superior to Gabriel in rank and wherever he appears, the glory of the Shekhinah, the Holy Spirit, is also bound to be found. Each nation has its guardian angel, Michael being the guardian angel of Israel. He acts as the counsel for Israel's defense when the wicked bring charges against them before God. According to the midrash, Michael is the angel who prevented Abraham from offering up Isaac at the Akeida; informs Sarah that she will give birth to a boy; rescues Abraham from the furnace; instructs Moses; smites the army of Sancheriv; endeavors to prevent the exile by pleading on Israel's behalf to God; and defends the Jews of Persia when Haman plotted to destroy them....Malach Michael...in our time is the...defense attorney of Klal Yisrael. Michael is the one who is going to defend Klal Yisrael in the last moments prior to the geula as it says in Daniel 12:1... There'll be a terrible situation like there never was since Klal Yisrael became a nation....at that time Michael will stand in defense of Klal Yisrael....Michael is the one who stands opposite the Sar Malchus Paras, who is today...Iran. Sar Malchus Paras is the gematria of haster astir - that's the hester panim of now, like there was a hester panim in the time of Purim....There's an interesting medrash in Esther Rabbah and there it says clearly that Michael was the malach at that time. The medrash says that Haman, while he was being mekatreg on Klal Yisrael, at the same time, ...Michael is defending us....So Michael was [our defender] at that time and Michael will be [our defender] prior to the geula, where Klal Yisrael will be plunged into a hester panim like they were then, where it was Paras and now it's also Paras.
Daniel 12.1 . . .
Now at that time, Michael, the great prince, who stands over the children of your people, will be silent, and it will be a time of distress that never was since a nation existed until that time, and at that time, your people will escape, everyone who is found inscribed in the book.[Rashi] Now at that time, Michael… will be silent. He will be silent like a mute person, for he will see the Holy One, blessed be He, judging by Himself and saying, “How will I destroy a great nation like this for the sake of Israel?”and it will be a time of distress. in heaven there will be accusations against Torah scholars, [and there will be] plunderers and plunderers of plunderers, as our Rabbis said in the Aggadah in the last chapter of Kethuboth (112b).your people will escape. The kingdom of Gog will be destroyed and Israel will escape.
Midrash Yalkut Shimoni . . .
In the year in which the King Moshiach is revealed, all the kings of the nations of the world are provoking one another, the king of Paras provokes an Arab king and the Arab king goes to Aram to take counsel from them […] and all the nations of the world are distressed and panicking […] and Israel are distressed and panicking […] and He says to them ‘My children, don’t be afraid, all that I have done I did not do except for your sake; What are you afraid of? Do not fear, the time of your redemption has arrived […] The Rabbis taught that in the hour in which the King Moshiach comes he stands on the roof of the Bais Hamikdash and he announces to Israel and says ‘humble ones, the time of your redemption has arrived…
The Erev Rav regime, also known as the State of Israel, has taken us as far as it can go. It has greatly weakened the enemy all over our ancestral land, but it just doesn't have what it takes to finish the job and claim all that land in the name of HKB"H. It does not have enough yirat shamayim to deliver the killing blow.
Face it! It was never going to annihilate the enemy and build the Third Temple! That reality exists at a higher level than they can reach. The level of the State is Mashiach ben Yosef and concerns itself mainly with the physical needs of the Am. The spiritual needs of the Am can only be addressed at the level of Kingdom! This is Mashiach ben David.
Right now, we are at a sticking place where we cannot go forward, through lack of will and spiritual ability, but we also can't go backward due to the existential risk. It would be the end of us. Therefore, this is Mashiach ben David's moment to step up and take charge.
From Rabbi Aryeh Carmell's "Who is Messiah?" . . .
...the first to predict the rise of a secular Jewish state as prelude to the coming of the Messiah is Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel of Prague (1525-1609) known as "Maharal", in his discussion of the rise of "the Kingdom of the Messiah".
...Maharal affirms that the coming of the Messiah is not, as often thought a sudden event; it is a process. The "Holy kingdom of Israel" - Maharal's term for the reign of the Messiah - will emerge from an earlier, non-holy kingdom.
The Midrash states: Just as Moshe, who was destined to break the power of Pharaoh, was brought up in Pharaoh's palace, so the Messiah, who is destined to settle accounts with Edom, will live with them in their city. The ultimate failure of the empire of Edom will give rise to a new and different kingdom - the Kingdom of the Messiah . . .
This is why Yaacov was born holding on to the heel of Esav (Bereshit 25:26).
Now, "the kingdom of Edom" refers to the last of the four empires of the world foreseen by Daniel (chapters 4-5): Babylonia, Media, Greece, and Rome. Rome, as world power, is long since dead and gone. But its heritage, Western Civilization, rules the world. Our Rabbis indicate that the kingdom of the Messiah will grow up in the context of Western civilization. Indeed, the parable of "the heel of Esav" signifies that the spiritual failure and moral bankruptcy of that civilization will be the catalyst for the coming of the Messiah.
So far Maharal - properly understood - has described how the kingdom of the Messiah emerges from the breakdown of Western civilization.
But this is not all. Maharal's vision is guided by veiled hints in the Midrash: the "Kingdom of Israel" itself undergoes development. In its immature stage it forms part of the Fourth Empire, and only when it reaches maturity does it throw off this attachment and emerge as "the holy kingdom of the Messiah".
Maharal continues:
So long as the kingdom of the Messiah has not yet reached perfection, the kingdom of the Messiah is attached to Edom (nigar el Edom) ...The holy kingdom of Israel... must grow out of the non-holy kingdom that preceded it.
Maharal, in a telling parable, describes the relationship between the embryonic "kingdom of Israel" and its "Edomite" environment: Fruit grows within a husk; when the fruit ripens the husks falls off... So it is with Israel. Their kingdom emerges and grows from within the kingdom of the nations i.e., from the existential power of the kingdom of the nations, and from their level, it raises itself to a higher level. And when the kingdom of Israel reaches complete maturity the kingdom of nations is removed, just as the husk is removed, and falls off when the fruit reaches its perfection.
May we all merit to see it very, very soon!!
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