2020-03-10 05:42
Rabbi Alon Anava
New shiur !
''The argument in Shamayim is not whether Moshiach will come.... because He is already here.... the argument is whether He will come in a peaceful way or not...'… Read More
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2020-03-09 21:18
It's Purim, and these headlines may seem like they are a Purim joke, but I assure you they are all real. Seems like we've entered the Twilight Zone, the zone between the world as we kn… Read More
2020-03-09 20:11
Fave shelach manot this year comes from my friend Rachey: an upside down bottle of Corona Beer with the tag ''Ve Na Hapoch Hu'' - transform the bad into good.
Wishing you all a chag sameach… Read More
2020-03-08 22:13
It's a strange phenomenon lately, that people who know absolutely nothing about Moshiach or the End Times, are suddenly experts on the subject. They want to either deny that there is s… Read More
2020-03-08 08:41
Based on Sichas Shabbos Vayakhel-Pekudei 5748 - Lubavitcher Rebbe
G-d said to Moshe: "Go down, for your people that you have brought up from the land of Egypt have become corrupt." [… Read More
2020-03-05 22:02
Click here to read the entire post at Jewish Info Graphics Read More
2020-03-05 21:21
The time appointed by G‑d for the Messianic redemption is a closely guarded secret.1 Nonetheless, we are offered many hints to recognize its proximity: when certain conditions come abo… Read More
2020-03-04 22:08
Last night I had the worst sleep of my life, and when I got up this morning I realized I had forgotten to take a vital dose of my medication, no wonder I couldn't sleep. I had dreams o… Read More
2020-03-03 22:17
When Rabbi Kessin said not to speak lashon hara to protect from the virus, this is what he was talking about.
by Rav Ephraim Kenig shlit'a
Reprinted with permission from Tzaddik Magazin… Read More
2020-03-03 21:27
A brief synopsis of Rabbi Kessin's words towards the end of the shiur Purim Masks and Corona Virus
Antisemitism = isolation of the Jews.
G-d said you want to isolate the Jews, I'll iso… Read More
2020-03-02 23:59
by Melina Delkic at the NY Times
[the NY Times requires a subscription which I do not have, so copying this from an email I received]
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader is among the 6… Read More
2020-03-02 19:09
Posted on FB by Peter Lee Goodchild
Last evening dining out with friends, one of their uncles, who graduated with a Master's Degree and who worked in Shenzhen Hospital [Guangdong Province… Read More
2020-03-02 18:16
I don't know when this shiur was recorded, but I think it is recent Read More
2020-03-02 09:36
New shiur Read More
2020-02-29 22:27
From Rav Fish: Corona and Geula
Corona is against Pegam Hayesod.
The word corona means "crown" and it is very much connected to the middle line of the Sefirot, which starts with Keter and e… Read More
2020-02-27 21:13
מְנֵא מְנֵא, תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין
A… Read More
2020-02-27 18:35
מְנֵא מְנֵא, תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין
A… Read More
2020-02-26 21:03
Someone asked me via email if we will be alone in our rooms when Moshiach comes. This was also mentioned in the comments of the Years of Awe blog, and referenced by Yaak as follow… Read More
2020-02-26 18:54
I don't know when this was recorded but I think it is the latest shiur from Rabbi Kessin. Thank you MQB for sending it to me Read More
2020-02-26 05:20
A brilliant insight from the Lubavitcher Rebbe on ''Esther's Fast''
This women's class was presented by Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson on Tuesday Parshas Tzav, 12 Adar II, 5779, March 19, 2019 at the… Read More
2020-02-25 21:48
From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Yehoshua Metzinger
When the archenemy of the Jews, Haman, was drawing lots for an opportune time to wage his personal war against t… Read More
2020-02-24 19:22
Where to begin......
Cyclone Esther [a pre Purim event] hits Australia
Iran's staggering death toll from virus
A lawmaker from Iran’s Qom on Monday accused the government of covering… Read More
2020-02-23 20:41
This prayer was written by Rabbi Eliezer Berland who is currently sitting in jail for various dubious charges against him. If you can read Hebrew, say it in Hebrew, and see this link f… Read More
2020-02-19 23:34
Yesterday there was an article in the Yeshiva World News stating that Iran planned to detroy the kevarim of Mordechai HaTzadik and Esther HaMalka and replace it with a Palestinian Embassy, G… Read More
2020-02-18 17:54
We had the most amazing lightning last night, I was mesmerized. The night sky lit up, on and on and on, never seen anything like it, and we have a lot of storms here but this one was s… Read More
2020-02-17 10:23
Just in, shiur given Feb 16 Read More
2020-02-16 20:38
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
"When you lend money to My people, to the poor person who is with you" [Mishpatim 22:24]
The word 'עמך', who is with you, seems to… Read More
2020-02-13 08:34
HT: AK
The Corona Virus and Its Impact on the World
From close to the beginning of the shiur Read More
2020-02-11 07:10
HT: Dan and Yaak
From the Medrash Yalkut Shimoni [Based on Shir Hashirim 2:13] - see 2nd-5th lines in image above.
Ribbi Hiya bar Abba said: a sign for the days of… Read More
2020-02-10 00:40
Click here to read The Segulot of Each Fruit according to the Kabbalists
Also see: The Seven Species and the Land of Israel
and The Tikkun of Tu B'Shvat Read More
2020-02-09 21:15
Guest Post by David from Europe
Please note this is a theory, not yet proven. [Devorah]
With the recent publication by Taiwan News, an official newspaper based in Taiwan, of an accid… Read More
2020-02-09 07:21
Art Michoel Muchnik
by J. Immanuel Schochet
“Thus you shall say to the House of Jacob and tell the Children of Israel.”
- [Yitro 19:3]
Our sages state that “House… Read More
2020-02-06 04:05
New shiur from Rabbi Mizrachi - @ approx 1 hour 33 mins he starts to talk about the virus, and gives advice on what to do right now Read More
2020-02-05 21:40
If you remember this post from a while back: where major events were shown as occurring on special Chabad dates.....
here's another one to add to the list.
Trump's acquittal occurring… Read More
2020-02-05 10:43
Tamar Yonah interviews Rabbi Mendel Kessin Feb 4 2020
Many say that we are indeed in the Messianic Era. If so, what are we to understand from the recent events of peace plans, plagues (the… Read More
2020-02-04 23:10
Warning: this video may upset some viewers, caution advised. It shows the true extent of the coronavirus in China, I am posting it for the sake of truth to be told. Whether or no… Read More
2020-02-04 22:53
Photo: Cyn Bodycote - Shark Bay Iluka in New South Wales, Australia.
Kate Geraghty: The Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images - A green fern stands starkly against the burned flora in the B… Read More
2020-02-04 05:34
HT: Sherry
“We’re in a terrible situation,” Harav Amar said. “We were never in a situation like this regarding the elections. I’m not a political person an… Read More
2020-02-03 06:47
Rabbi Mendel Kessin, new shiur Read More
2020-02-02 20:35
Art: Vladimir Kush
The manna reminds us that a Jew's food, and his livelihood in general, come directly from G-d, in a manner of "bread from heaven", i.e. even though, at first gla… Read More
2020-02-01 20:29
Guest Post by Rivka
An unpredecented amount of crows have been flying over cities in Hubei Province. Crows are associated with death because crows feed on carrion, dead meat. V… Read More
2020-01-31 01:16
v’NaHaFoch Hu is a phrase from the Purim story. It means ''it was turned around'' - it was the opposite of what was expected.
When you see something that is turned aroun… Read More
2020-01-28 18:52
HT: Yeranen Yaakov
Exactly ten years ago the Baba Sali came in a dream to his son Baba Baruch and told him that Moshiach would come that year. It is worth noting that Baba Sal… Read More
2020-01-28 07:36
This image is from Jewishinfographics
Please click the link to read their original post
Also see Corona Virus and Hints to Moshiach Read More
2020-01-27 20:24
by Menachem Posner
Reb Zusha of Anipoli was one of the most beloved stars in the constellation of the third generation of Chassidic masters. Humble and self-effacing, he is forever… Read More
2020-01-27 02:08
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
"Hashem said to Moshe, "Come to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart and the heart of his servants stubborn" [Bo 10:1]
The Mefarshim wonder how Moshe knew t… Read More
2020-01-25 20:56
China Coronaviris accelerating
Today is the first day of the Chinese new year of the Rat, just by the way
The calculations below come from Yeranen Yaakov and I take no credit for any o… Read More
2020-01-24 02:15
There are several things I wanted to blog in the past couple of days but I didn't have the energy.... I had a bad reaction to some medication and I'm waiting for the horrible stuff to get ou… Read More
2020-01-21 19:49
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
“But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and I will increase My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt” [Vaeira 7:3]
Rashi explains: &ldquo&hell…Read More
2020-01-18 23:04
The Brisker Rav
Yitzchok Zev (Velvel) Halevi Soloveitchik (Gri"z), also known as the "Brisker Rav," was the last rabbi of the town of Brisk (Brest, Belarus) before the Holocaust. His fathe… Read More
2020-01-16 18:09
by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Q: Are there certain chapters of Psalms to say when praying for someone?
A: First of all, it is good to say the chapter of the person for whom you are prayin… Read More
2020-01-15 20:37
Art Veronica Minozzi
As I type this, I hear distant sounds of thunder.... a prelude to the week long rain forecast for a very thirsty Australia. Thank you to everyone who prayed f… Read More
2020-01-14 22:01
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
"The name of the first was Shifrah and the name of the second was Puah" [Shemot 1:15]
Why did Pharaoh change Yocheved and Miriam's names to Shifra and Puah… Read More
2020-01-14 06:26
Edward
In the Parsha of the Names - Shemot - we are currently watching a fascinating story play out.
Prince Harry [real name Henry Charles ALBERT DAVID] has abdicated his position as… Read More
2020-01-13 23:22
Image: Independent News
HT: Yeranen Yaakov
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after lava spewed from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila, amid fears a bigger… Read More
2020-01-12 20:00
Rabbi Mendel Kessin new shiur given January 11 2020 Read More
2020-01-09 19:13
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
One who studies this Parsha [Vayechi] will notice that the word 'eyes' is mentioned several times. "Now Yisrael's eyes were heavy with age", "Red eyed from wi… Read More
2020-01-09 19:05
Question:
Can the Moshiach come in our time, even though there are people who have not yet repented and don't keep the Torah?
Answer:
Regarding the coming of the Redemption, our sages t… Read More
2020-01-08 02:29
Latest video from Rabbi Glazerson:
''Rabbi Pinto: In a dream I had on Shabbat, I was informed about a great shock that is going to happen in the coming days, and Jews are required t… Read More
2020-01-07 18:00
The bushfires are still raging here in Australia, but amidst all the carnage here is a sign of hope.... new growth emerging from a burnt tree.
I don't know why these fires are happening… Read More
2020-01-07 00:22
Prophecy tells us that Persia [Iran] will initiate the final great war of Gog u Magog and will attempt to destroy the world.
Trump says that he has selected 52 targets in Iran should they… Read More
2020-01-05 18:08
Rabbi Kessin is back.....new shiur - Given 1/4/2020 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin
We apologize for the music in the background. There was a siyum hashas celebration going on in the room across the… Read More
2020-01-05 05:27
Received via WhatsApp
19th Kislev [Rosh Hashana of Chassidus] 5777 - December 19 2016 - President Trump is voted by the electoral college to be the 45th President of the US.
11th Nissa… Read More
2020-01-03 00:25
Australia is burning and we desperately need rain. Please pray for rain for Australia.
Below is a list of Psalms for various occasions, but right now we need your prayers for rain… Read More
2019-12-30 20:26
I've been following this guy on FB [The Nation of Israel] and he is making a lot of sense.
Please listen - 17 mins Read More
2019-12-30 08:33
I think this is so beautiful.... NASA's photo of newborn stars in space Read More
2019-12-29 22:24
''It starts with the Jews, but doesn't end with the Jews. We must keep Torah values among ourselves and the rest of the World.'' Read More
2019-12-26 23:57
The Be'er Hachaim [Chanukah, p 125] writes: ''The Zohar [206a] teaches that whenever the Aron HaKodesh is opened it is an Eis Ratzon [a time of favour]. We have a direct kabbalah… Read More
2019-12-24 16:45
Making sense of life is not always easy to do. There are times that we know G-d is talking to us on an individual or collective level through events or patterns that replay themselves. The q… Read More
2019-12-22 22:50
Art: UKTara
"At the end of two years, it happened that Pharoah was dreaming....." [Miketz 41:1]
Pharoah's dream is the very beginning of the story of Egyptian exile. The dream pre… Read More
2019-12-20 00:42
R' Yechiel Meir Lifshitz of Gostynin once rebuked a store owner for exploiting the poor and unfortunate people that resided in his town. Instead of showing them mercy, he cruelly charged exo… Read More
2019-12-19 00:06
Text by R. Yosef Serebryanski
*** May these brief words be enough to open you up to the truth of what is deep in your heart. *** May you develop the strength to overcome the course… Read More
2019-12-17 00:59
''Since he was a son of his old age'' [Vayeishev 37:3]
The acronym of the word ''zekunim'' - זְקֻנִים - [old age] says the Baá&hell…Read More
2019-12-15 18:50
Rabbi Mendel Kessin, new shiur
Part One can be found here Read More
2019-12-14 23:37
Israel, nature, animals, people
Rabbi Yehoshua Zitron Read More
2019-12-13 07:53
Rabbi Kessin from 2017 Read More
2019-12-12 22:16
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto
"So he divided the people with him, and the flocks, cattle, and camels, into two camps" [Vayishlach 32:8]
Ya'akov Avinu a"h prepares himself for a me… Read More
2019-12-11 22:41
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to interpret Judaism as a nationality, not just a religion, that allows the Education Department to withhold federal funding from colleges an… Read More
2019-12-11 19:50
"I have become unworthy through all the acts of kindness" [Vayishlach 32:11]
The Vilna Gaon was once asked to explain Chazal's statement [Sotah 5a] "Said R'Chiya bar Ashi in the nam… Read More
2019-12-10 19:34
Disgraced Prince Andrew's daughter, Princess Beatrice, has spoken about her 'imposter syndrome' which apparently is a psychological disorder defined as a collection of feelings o… Read More
2019-12-10 17:16
Rabbi Lazer Brody on the Tamar Yonah Show.
It’s human nature to believe that we control the world. However, as hard as we may try, the Creator of the universe reminds us that He cont… Read More
2019-12-10 08:37
"[My merits] have become small" [Vayishlach 32:11]
When G-d shows His kindness to a person, it brings that person closer to G-d, causing his feeling of self-importance to diminish, since… Read More
2019-12-08 19:17
New Rabbi Kessin shiur Read More
2019-12-08 01:42
I've linked to this post in the comments of another blog post, but it actually deserves it's own blog post as I know some people don't see the comments.
This amazing post at Myrtle Rising i… Read More
2019-12-08 01:11
The title sounds like a Rabbi Kessin shiur, but it's actually Rabbi Yehuoshua Zitron. Part 20 in his Moshiach video series Read More
2019-12-04 18:55
".... Lavan was informed that Yaakov had fled. He took his relatives with him and pursued him" [Vayeitze 31:22,23]
The Maggid of Mezritch taught: "Yaakov had left behind letters from the… Read More
2019-12-04 10:49
I wish I had a photo.... but there aren't any on the internet right now and I don't have a good enough camera, but tonight's moon here in Sydney is bright orange, due to all the bushfires an… Read More
2019-12-03 03:43
A number of young children in a particular community died under tragic circumstances. Their parents feared that this was punishment for bad deeds they had committed. They went to… Read More
2019-12-01 18:32
Rabbi Kessin new shiur Read More
![Rabbi Anava's Miraculous Recovery [video]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/835/83541-323965150.w320.jpg "Rabbi Anava's Miraculous Recovery [video]")
2019-12-01 03:33
Rabbi Anava is sharing what he went through and the message behind it. Rabbi Anava had a series of issues that started with a severe infection in his leg that developed to cellulitis and as… Read More
2019-11-30 10:06
Rabbi Yehoshua Zitron
The Why, Where, When How: Mashiach Ben Yosef and Mashiach Ben David Read More
2019-11-28 20:31
In 1977 the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn suffered a massive heart attack on Shmini Atzeret. He had a miraculous recovery and returned home on Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
This st… Read More
2019-11-27 18:48
Apologies for the wrong link yesterday, here is the interview with Rabbi Kessin on the Tamar Yonah Show recorded on November 27.
Tamar speaks with Rabbi Mendel Kessin about the Messianic… Read More
2019-11-25 19:20
Art: 'Triple Self Portrait' by Norman Rockwell
And the children struggled within her, and she said, "If [it be] so, why am I [like] this?" And she went to inquire of the Lord. [Toldot - Ge… Read More
2019-11-24 21:19
Rabbi Kessin, new shiur Read More
2019-11-22 05:30
by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
“And to the children of the concubines of Abraham, Abraham gave gifts and he sent them from upon Isaac his son while he was still alive, to the east, to… Read More
2019-11-21 19:29
Art: C. Schloe
The Zohar teaches that Sarah represents the body, whereas Avraham represents the soul. Even after death, the soul still remains related to the body, thus "Avraham - t… Read More
2019-11-19 20:14
There is a legend or possibly Midrash that states the rocks of Mount Sinai were imprinted with an image of a bush to commemorate Moses' encounter with the burning bush.
I once heard an ex… Read More
2019-11-17 18:58
Rabbi Mendel Kessin, new shiur Read More
2019-11-16 18:19
Rabbi Alon Anava Read More
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