Jerusalem for Our Sake — Lost Tribes will not be redeemed

Isaiah 48:1-2: Hear this, House of Jacob, who are called the name Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah, those who swear in the name of the Lord, and who make mention of the God of Israel, not truthfully and not justly. For from the Holy City are you called, and upon […]

Regarding Cyrus, the Messiah, and the Third Temple

Isaiah 45:1: “Thus said the Lord to His anointed (meshicho), to Cyrus, ‘He whose right hand I have strengthened, to lay nations flat before him, and [before whom] I shall open the [girded] loins of kings, to open doorways before him, and [for whom] gateways shall not be closed.’” Rashi (ad loc): “‘to His anointed (meshicho)’ – Any title of greatness […]

Behold, Rashi, …

Behold, Rashi, of blessed memory, was forced to explain thus even though he saw that his explanation was extremely hard-pressed, because in his days the Wisdom of Truth (ie. Kabalah) of the Holy Zohar had not yet been revealed to all men. However, today, praise G-d, that the Wisdom of Truth has been revealed, the […]