The Talmud determines that the Shechinah does
not rest outside of the Land (Mo’ed Kattan 25a) – Similarly, it is clear
and true that the spirit of purity from above is unable to descend upon us in Chutz
LaAretz (Harav Yisachar Shlomo Teichtal zt’l)
The author of Ya’arot Devash writes that all the hardships that befall Israel are due to improper leaders. Ya’arot Devash, vol.1, on the blessing “Return Our Judges”.
The author of Ya’arot Devash writes that all the hardships that befall Israel are due to improper leaders. Ya’arot Devash, vol.1, on the blessing “Return Our Judges”.
The prophet Chaggai cries out: And now, thus says the
Lord of Hosts, “Consider your ways (RASHI: meaning, your business). You have
sown much, but bring in little; you eat without being satiated….; you clothe
yourselves, but no one is warm; and whoever earns wages earns for a bag with a
hole. (RASHI: Any profit you make perishes, just like one who places money in a
pocket with a hole.” (Chaggai 1:5-7) THE MIDRASH INDICATES that this entire
verse refers to those who refuse to ascend to
Eretz Yisrael! Midrash Tanchuma, Tetzaveh 13)
The holy R. Eliyahu of Greiditz (whom the author of
Nefesh Chayah calls, “the holy rabbi who resembles an angle of the Lord of
Hosts,) states… “Furthermore, human intellect dictates that we initiate the
process of redeeming the Land, and then HaShem will complete it. One must
understand the great importance of this matter, for the evil forces
(kelipah) gain strength even among the most righteous individuals in order to
nullify this good. The reason there are tzaddikim who oppose this is because
the kelipah has become strong within them. It entices them to nullify this
great matter for which the Holy One Blessed be He, constantly longs. He longs
for us to yearn to return to our forefather’s’ inheritance, for every Jew has
an obligation to strive to return to our Holy Land……
Tractate Niddah 70b Tefillia without action – One without the other is insufficient. Prayers must be accompanied by action.
Tractate Niddah 70b Tefillia without action – One without the other is insufficient. Prayers must be accompanied by action.
Hidden Motives: Just as
the spies had hidden motives the same holds true in our times, even among
rabbis, rebbes, and Chassidim. This one has a good rabbinical position; this one is an
established Admor, and this one has a profitable business or factory, or a
prestigious job which provides great satisfaction. They are afraid that their
status will decline if they go to Eretz Yisrael (The author of Sefer HaBrit
(Vol. 1, 9:16) writes in a similar vein as he bemoans the lengthiness of our
exile.) – page 50 EIM HABANIM SEMEICHAH
RAMBAM’S statement “Israel will only be redeemed
through repentance, and the Torah has already promised that Israel will repent
at the end of their exile and immediately be redeemed. (Hilchot Teshuva 7:5)
The Rambam …. Before Mashiach comes, HaShem will direct the hearts of Israel and bestow upon them a spirit of purity, and they will ordain the elders…(Commentary to the Mishnah, Sanhedrin 1:3) – [Chatam Sofer states this will occur in Eretz Yisrael; that Rambam implies that the people of Israel will gather together IN Eretz Yisrael (without the Beit HaMikdash) even before Moshiach comes. Mashiach will then inevitably arrive, since the Jews will have already repented. (Derashot Catam Sofer, Sermon of the 27th Elul, 5580 (1820)]
The Rambam …. Before Mashiach comes, HaShem will direct the hearts of Israel and bestow upon them a spirit of purity, and they will ordain the elders…(Commentary to the Mishnah, Sanhedrin 1:3) – [Chatam Sofer states this will occur in Eretz Yisrael; that Rambam implies that the people of Israel will gather together IN Eretz Yisrael (without the Beit HaMikdash) even before Moshiach comes. Mashiach will then inevitably arrive, since the Jews will have already repented. (Derashot Catam Sofer, Sermon of the 27th Elul, 5580 (1820)]
The Yerushalmi which quotes R. Acha as saying, “The
Beit HaMikdash will be rebuilt before the reestablishment of the Davidic
Dynasty” (Ma’aser Sheini 5:2 [21b].
The Bavli concurs. The Talmud comments on the order of
the Shemoneh Esrei (which was authored by the Men of the Great Assembly): “Once
Jerusalem is rebuilt, David will arrive, as it says, Afterward, the Children of
Israel will return and seek out the Lord their God and David their King.
(Megillah 17b-18a).
The holy Zohar says, “When the Congregation of Israel
returns to its place, the Holy King will return to His place, to Zion (2:55b)
(THUS, FIRST the Congregation of Israel must return to its place, and only then
the Holy King will return to Zion.)
RASHI on Hoshea (3:5) cites the following: R. Shimon
ben Menassiya said: “The Jewish people will not be shown a good sign until they
once again request the kingdom of the House of David, and the rebuilding of the
Beit HaMikdash. It is thus written, Afterwards, the Children of Israel
will return and seek out the Lord their God and David their king…(Hoshea 3:5)
The rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash will occur
(with God’s help) when we assemble in Eretz Yisrael, as explained in Megillah
(17b-18a). Afterwards, Mashiach, who represent the kingdom of the House
of David, will arrive
The Radak wries: Salvation is solely in the hands of
HaShem, and He brings it about through mortals, as He did with Cyrus during the
Babylonian exile. In the future, as well, HaShem will bring Isael’s redemption
through gentile kings, by inspiriting them to set the Jews free (Radak,
Theillim 146:3)
In Sa’adya Gaon’s work, Emunot VeDe’ot. He writes that
the Beit HaMikdash will first be built with the permission of the kings of
Edom. This will serve as a preparation for the heavenly Beit HaMikdash (Emunot
VeDe’ot 8:5)
The Abarbanel concurs: It is possible that the redemption will occur when
the kings decide that the Holy Land should return to the people of Israel. He
who desires to go up to Eretz Yisrael will do so, like the Jews did after the
Babylonian exile. Afterwards, when the Holy City of Jerusalem is rebuilt, all
the Jews will ascend together. Abarbanel, Tehillim 147:2.
Rashi comments on the counting of the Levi’im: “The
Holy One Blessed be He said to Moshe, “You do your part and I will do Mine.”
RASHI, Bemidbar 3:16 This is a fundamental principle IN ALL MATTERS; we must
first do our share and then the Holy One Blessed be He will do His.
The Chaver in Sefer HaKuzari states
(Kuzari 2:24):…. Divine Providence only appears to a person in proportion to
his preparedness for it. If he prepares a little, he will receive a little, if
a lot, a lot. If we would be prepared to willingly and wholeheartedly draw near
to the G-d of our forefathers, He would save us as He saved our ancestors from
Egypt (But since this is not the case), our utterances of “Who restores His
presence to Zion” and Bow down at His holy mountain are like the chirping of
the birds, for we say these things without proper intent.
Chazal assert that the 2nd redemption
should have been everlasting but sin prevented it (Sanhedrin 98b) The
Maharsha explains that the sin was that
the Jews did not all return to Eretz Yisrael (Maharsha, Yoma 9b, s.v.
ke’chomah)
AN UNCLEAN BIRD WILL SIGNAL REDEMPTION – To understand this, the Talmud discusses the unclean/unkosher birds: Racham (VaYikra 11:18) is the sherakrak bird. R. Yochanan said, Why is it calle drachma? Because when the racham comes, mercy (rachamim) comes into the world” (Rashi explains that mercy refers to rain). R. Bibi bar Abaye said, “This only occurs when it perches on something and makes a sherakrak sound” (Rashi explains, “When it chirps, it sounds as if it is saying, ‘sherakrak’”). And, we have a tradition that if it sits on the ground and whistles, Mashiach will come, as it says, I will whistle to them and gather them (Zecharyah 10:8). (Chullin 63a) –
AN UNCLEAN BIRD WILL SIGNAL REDEMPTION – To understand this, the Talmud discusses the unclean/unkosher birds: Racham (VaYikra 11:18) is the sherakrak bird. R. Yochanan said, Why is it calle drachma? Because when the racham comes, mercy (rachamim) comes into the world” (Rashi explains that mercy refers to rain). R. Bibi bar Abaye said, “This only occurs when it perches on something and makes a sherakrak sound” (Rashi explains, “When it chirps, it sounds as if it is saying, ‘sherakrak’”). And, we have a tradition that if it sits on the ground and whistles, Mashiach will come, as it says, I will whistle to them and gather them (Zecharyah 10:8). (Chullin 63a) –
Rashi, on this verse in Zecharyah, explains, “I will whistle to them like
one who whistles to those who have lost their way as a signal for them to come
towards him. And I will gather them at the time of the future redemption.
What do you say about this, my son?.....why would HaShem bring the
tidings of this most awaited event through the likes of an unkosher bird? Why
unkosher? Would it not have been more appropriate to do so through kosher
birds? – through meritorious and pure individuals? Iyov 11:7 Can you fathom the
searching of God? THESE PIONEERS, these nonreligious sinners (God forbid), are
God’s messengers! They are in fact the harbingers of redemption. Our holy
mentor, the Noam Elimelech calls the sinners of Israel “unclean birds,” and he
explains, based on Kabbalah, that they are the unclean birds mentioned in the
Torah (Noam Elimelech, VaYikra, p.54 col. 4 (Mossad HaRav Kook, vold.2, p. 291)
Therefore IT IS CLEAR that the Sages of the Talmud revealed to us that unclean
birds, meaning the sinners of Israel, will bring the sign of redemption.
The Admor of Vizhnitz, the honorable and holy R. Yisrael ztvk’l, who lived in Gorssvardine, did NOT wish to join in the ostracism of the Zionists. He felt that God purposely wanted them to rebuild the Land, because the ruffians (biryonim) destroyed our Land and the Second Temple (See Gittin 56a) Therefore, they must rectify their wrongdoing and rebuild our Land now. Pg 207 Eim Habanim Semeichah
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