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Monday, March 25, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
My Answer to a Comment
I received a
comment from “Anonymous” that I started to answer and found that I had too much
to cover to make it only a reply to a comment.
It deserved its own separate blog post.
I apologize if I don’t fully understand
your caveat, which was an answer to my caveat, but I thought I would take it
line by line and reply.
The Anonymous comment:
Another caveat.
No one is righteous. Not even one. The laws of the land have become corrupt. They must be destroyed. Even the law of conversion to enter Eretz Yisrael.
Let not the foreigner say... Hashem will surely exclude me from his people.
Who will destroy it? Moshiach will.
How will he do it? With a foreign tongue.
No one is righteous. Not even one. The laws of the land have become corrupt. They must be destroyed. Even the law of conversion to enter Eretz Yisrael.
Let not the foreigner say... Hashem will surely exclude me from his people.
Who will destroy it? Moshiach will.
How will he do it? With a foreign tongue.
My reply:
This is obviously your personal opinion
based on the people with whom you must hang out and not based on scholarship of
Hashem’s Word. One of the reasons that I
wanted to live where I do, a city of 45,000 righteous Jews, who do the will of
Hashem every day, is because they keep the mitzvot and teach it to their
children. What does being righteous
mean? It means that a person is doing
the “right thing” according to the will and wishes of the Owner of the
Universe. When I was in the US of A, I lived
in a city that had a population of 85,000, 65,000 of which were righteous,
Hashem fearing Jews. It was an
absolutely lovely place but I still had many reminders that I was in exile (Galus),
especially when I ventured outside to city, like to go to work 5 days a
week. I worked with some very righteous
non-Jews who were as nice to me as possible; but, their biggest theme was I
needed to accept Yushka in my life. They
were very good righteous people as many, many others that I have met throughout
my life, but they were still a great danger to my obligations that I have from
Hashem to be “a light unto the nations.”
In other words, the greatest enemy of the Jew for thousands of years has
been assimilation. Jews who think that
Hashem doesn't know what He is talking about when He tells us “we must be
separated from the gentile society or we will be influenced by them and not
follow His ways.” That is the history of
the Jew in every country we have lived.
The worst being Germany, where the Jews were 90% assimilated by the 1930’s. We all know the result of that assimilation. But, we are told in scriptures that after we
enlighten the world with the word of Hashem and His truth, we will all return
to our land and live in peace completely separated from the influence of the
non-Jewish nations. Now you are telling
me your opinion that Hashem is wrong in His thinking and that all people should
be able to live in this little piece of land designated for the Jews. The Jews are not allowed to have one little
country by themselves protected from the influence of the idolaters of the
world (which is what scriptures call the non-Jewish people who are out to
destroy the Jewish way of life). It
could be as simple as living with holiday decorations for a holiday that is not
mine. The examples of influence could
fill volumes (and already have).
So far as the laws of the land being
corrupt, the righteous people that I am referring to are those who live by
Hashem’s laws, not the nonsensical laws of people (even though they are supposed
to be based on the laws of the Bible – or used to be). Only in Israel can I truly live Hashem’s laws
to the greatest extent possible even though there is still a reminder of our
exile with the crazy civil law that is here.
One big difference is that civil law and Torah law work together here, even
trying to show respect for each other, like nowhere else on Earth.
So far as the laws of conversion, they have
been around for thousands of years and totally are still the same that Hashem
gave us. The biggest danger is, once
again, the influence of newer versions of Judaism that don’t agree with Hashem’s
requirements. Conservative, Reform,
Liberal, Reconstructionist, etc, etc, etc, believe that one is converted by
some pretend Rabbi giving an individual a certificate stating “you are now
Jewish.” Ain’t so (pardon my language)!!!
Conversion comes from Hashem when one is
immersed in the Mikvah (the ritual bath) and Hashem instills a Jewish soul in
the individual. This, of course, is only
possible after the individual has learned the 613 Mitzvot that apply to that
individual, and has taken them on as part of life. Only Hashem knows what the individual’s
future performance will be; and, only Hashem can give a certificate, so to speak,
that makes the individual Jewish. Why am
I telling you this? Because it is mostly
in Israel that a person can safely do the conversion process. Yes, one can be converted anywhere in the
world; but, if it is not a kosher conversion or, the conversion is followed by
the influence of the people of that country, it is difficult to maintain a
completely observant Jewish life. I know
since I lived it for about 58 years and I was already a full-fledged Jew.
Your comment:
Let not the foreigner say... Hashem will surely
exclude me from his people.
My reply:
My reply:
Why not?
That is what Hashem says throughout scriptures (for the reasons already
mentioned).
Finally:
Who will destroy it? Moshiach will.
How will he do it? With a foreign tongue.
How will he do it? With a foreign tongue.
My comment:
What are you
talking about? Destroy what and which
Moshiach are you referring to? What
foreign tongue? We have been under the
influence of the foreign tongue for thousands of years. Please give the Jew a chance to do what he or
she was put on this earth to do: Serve Hashem, follow His ways and make for him
or herself a happy life. Non-Jews have
the opportunity for such a happy life by following “only seven Mitzvot of
Noach.” Why would a non-Jew be so adamant
that Jews have to do things their way and must be totally integrated into their
society, no matter how dangerous it may be for the Jew? Please read my post of 20 November 2012
entitled “Jew Hatred
Revisited” and I believe you will see the answer.
I repeat, if you want to live in Israel,
the home of the Jews as designated by Hashem, then convert to Judaism as
thousands of non-Jews are doing every year.
Otherwise leave us alone to serve Hashem as He has instructed us to
do. It is just that simple.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Rabbi Nir ben Artzi Parshat Ki Tissa 5773
I frequently receive inquiries about the status of Geula and Moshiach. There is probably no better source available on the subject of "interpreting scriptures versus what is happening in the world" than Rabbi Artzi. Go to this excellent website and read his comments made recently:
http://rabbinirbenartzienglish.blogspot.co.il/
Rabbi Artzi is articulating events of today in such a concise and truthful way, I do believe him to have Ruach Hakodesh (Divine Inspiration) in his presentation.
http://rabbinirbenartzienglish.blogspot.co.il/
Rabbi Artzi is articulating events of today in such a concise and truthful way, I do believe him to have Ruach Hakodesh (Divine Inspiration) in his presentation.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Prayer Works (continued)
My recent post talking about how
prayer works provided me with very few comments to be posted on my blog, but
many personal Emails. Being personal I
will not be sharing any specifics with you but I would like to characterize the
response in two categories and explain further some details about prayer.
I am happy to say that there were some very inspiring messages about how some of my readers took my suggestion and jumped into the prayer scene with a very positive attitude and complete faith that Hashem is the only Source of help for their situations. All it takes is some very impressive success and you are on your way to, not believing, but knowing that prayer works and that Hashem is truly a partner in making life happy and successful. Congratulations to those who made the discovery. You can’t argue with success.
I am happy to say that there were some very inspiring messages about how some of my readers took my suggestion and jumped into the prayer scene with a very positive attitude and complete faith that Hashem is the only Source of help for their situations. All it takes is some very impressive success and you are on your way to, not believing, but knowing that prayer works and that Hashem is truly a partner in making life happy and successful. Congratulations to those who made the discovery. You can’t argue with success.
There was another category of
readers who said they tried with full emunah and bitochon (faith and trust) to
follow Hashem’s system, but they did not come out with the results they wanted. To these individual I pointed out some very
important factors about Hashem’s system and made them realize what truly
happened. Did they get what they want,
or did they get what they needed – in other words what really happened and was
it the solution they wanted or was it Hashem’s determination what was best for
them?
In my post of 4 April 2012, entitled “The Key to Happiness,” I borrowed a brilliant post from Aish Hatorah that puts prayer and life into perspective:
In my post of 4 April 2012, entitled “The Key to Happiness,” I borrowed a brilliant post from Aish Hatorah that puts prayer and life into perspective:
I asked for wisdom and H' gave me problem to solve
I asked
for prosperity and H' gave me brawn
and brain to work
I asked for courage and H' gave me dangers to overcome
I asked for courage and H' gave me dangers to overcome
I asked
for love and H’ gave me troubled people to help
I asked
for favors and H’ gave me opportunities
I
received nothing I wanted; I received everything I needed
My prayers were answered.
My prayers were answered.
Is the answer to prayer always what
we want or is it what we need? Is prayer
always to make life easier or to help us perfect ourselves to go forward to a
more productive life, both here and for eternity?
Let me tell you
a theme that I used in answering some of my recent Emails in an effort to try
to put into perspective what Hashem wants from us and how He is helping us in
ways we can’t even comprehend.
We are in the
end of the end of days – the time of the final Tikun and final testing. Hashem is making this world so scary that even
every secular Jew will be doing Teshuvah in the coming months. The time
of Geula will be miraculous -- a time that, as we said Na'aseh v'Nishmah in the
first Geula, all the Jews of the world will (in fear) look up and say
"help." That is all the Teshuvah needed since every Jew, including
every secular Jew, will have his or her heart circumcised (as it says in
Parshas Nitzavim) and all will return to Hashem. What does it mean having
the heart circumcised? The yetzer harah will be removed, retired and will
no longer give a person a choice of the right way or the wrong way. All
the Jews and all righteous non-Jews only will want to follow Hashem with
tremendous joy.
So, what
exactly is happening to each of us? Our
final testing in life before the Tikun HaOlam occurs. We are all
experiencing exactly what we need which means that our prayers and how they are
being answered should give hint to Hashem’s plan for each of us. If we look at it as a good opportunity to
learn more about what we need to still accomplish, then we also can realize it
is all good news from Hashem. It is just difficult for us human beings to
understand Hashem's perfect system; in other words, why would Hashem test us
the way He does? When Moshiach is announced, we will fully understand all
the "why's."
The
most important thing is to, with a very positive attitude, know that Hashem's
plan is happening and it is all good news for each one of us. Continue to
talk to Hashem everyday and tell Him that you realize it is a test. Don't
say that you can pass the test; but instead, tell Hashem that it is only with
His help that you can succeed. Realizing
the truth about what happens to us is most of the battle in solving any
situation. Hashem wants us to turn to
Him for help in every situation, no matter how small it may seem, and when that
connection is made, the trials and tribulations of life become more manageable
and in most cases completely resolved.
One concluding statement is that “Hashem actually knows much more about
what we need to succeed and be happy than we will ever know.” I have made the statement in the past that “I
have everything that I want.” Am I
showing arrogance in saying that Hashem makes sure I get everything that I
want? The fact is, and it comes from
decades of Torah study, to learn what I really wanted in life. When what I want is what Hashem knows that I
need, I receive everything that I want.
In other words, when I open the handbook of life (Torah) and learn
everything that I want in life to make me successful and totally happy, I wind-up
with the same list that Hashem tells me that I need. When all my needs match all that I want, I
get everything that I want. It works
and, the most important thing to come from it is a very happy life for all
eternity – who could ask for anything more?