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Were You Also Born in Zion? REPOSTING

Ketubot 75A

But (54) of Zion it shall be said: “This man and that (55) was born in her; and the Most High Himself doth establish her (56); R. Meyasha, grandson of R. Joshua b. Levi, explained: Both (57) he who was born therein and he who looks forward to seeing it.(58)

54. The following paragraph, though irrelevant to the subject under discussion, is inserted here because of its author, R. Meyasha, who is also the author of the previous statement.

55. [H], lit., 'man and man'

56. Tehillim 87:5.

57. The inference is derived from the repetition of man (v. supra n.3)

58. Will be acclaimed as a son of Zion

Tehillim 87:5. And to Zion it will be said, "Man after man was born in her," and He will establish it on high.	ה. וּלְצִיּוֹן יֵאָמַר אִישׁ וְאִישׁ יֻלַּד בָּהּ וְהוּא יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עֶלְיוֹן:
6. [When] the Lord counts in the script of the peoples forever, [He will say,] "This one was born there."	ו. יְהֹוָה יִסְפֹּר בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים זֶה יֻלַּד שָׁם סֶלָה:

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A Right to Repent? - Part 2 Volume 25, No. 50

Our parashah opens: “V’hayah / It will be when you enter the Land that Hashem, your Elokim, is giving you as an inheritance, and you will possess it and dwell in it.” R’ Chaim Palagi z”l (1788-1868; Chief Rabbi of Izmir, Turkey) writes:

Our Sages teach that any verse that begins with the word, “V’hayah,” is an expression of joy. Thus, our verse is teaching that one who makes aliyah to Eretz Yisrael should do so with joy. It is wrong for a person to say, “I have to leave my home for health or financial reasons, so I may as well move to Eretz Yisrael,” R’ Palagi writes. Rather, aliyah should be motivated solely by the joy of living in such a holy place as Eretz Yisrael.

R’ Palagi continues: If, for whatever reason, a person is unable to move to Eretz Yisrael, he still must yearn for the Land, as we read (Tehilim 87:5), “But of Zion it can be said, ‘Man and man who was born there.” Why the redundancy (“man and man”)? The Gemara (Ketubot 75a) explains: “One who was born there and one who yearns to see it [is as if he was born there].” R’ Palagi notes: The gematria of Eretz Yisrael (832) equals the gematria of “tet lev” / “pay attention.” Then, Hashem will view one’s desire to perform this mitzvah as if the person had actually performed the mitzvah. However, if one refrains from moving to Eretz Yisrael simply because he is happy where he is, then he will be punished, concludes R’ Palagi. (Tochachat Chaim: Parashat Chayei Sarah)

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Now that we have absorbed all that is written above. I ask to you, dear reader, can you say that you, too, were also born in Zion? And if not, WHY can’t you say that!

Everyday we daven in our prayers 3 times a day for the galus to end – for the beis hamikdash and for moshiach to be here now. Do we visualize the beis hamikdash when we daven? Do we have Zion in our thoughts 24/7? When we are driving or walking to work or taking our children to school – are we crying out to the Ribbono Shel Olam to help us make a way to go home where we belong? Are you davening by rote or do the petitions of your prayers truly come alive for you? Are you visualizing exactly what you are davening? Are you yearning to go home to ZION?!!

Lump it or like it, as the saying goes in the South, the truth is – if one does not have this constant, non- stop yearning for this last galus to end – for the yearning to go home where we belong – the heart to heart talk to HaShem throughout the day while we are busy with our day to day responsibilities - then the question has been answered: You are not born in Zion. And this is saddens HaShem. So today – this very moment – cry out to the Ribbono Shel Olam to circumcise your heart so that you too can say with a pure heart that you are born in Zion. It only take one more neshama to tip the scale for this galus to end. WILL YOU BE THE ONE TO TIP IT?!?

Sources: http://www.come-and-hear.com/kethuboth/kethuboth_75.html

http://www.torah.org/learning/hamaayan/5771/kisavo.html

The Seder and the Fifty Gates of Understanding

To understand how the Seder is supposed to facilitate our becoming a better "vessel" to receive the light of the Fifty Gates of Understanding, and to develop a more essential connection to Da'as Elokim, it is important to examine various aspects of the Seder itself, and the reasons for their inclusion.

After all, a mitzvah is like an envelope with a message inside; possessing the envelop is essential, but peering inside the envelope is the only way to fully understand the meaning of both, and how, as a unit, they pertain to spiritual perfection. This is the path that begins with pshat and ends with sod, and, as it says:

".....One who does not look into the sodos (mysteries) of the mitzvos of the Torah, to understand how they are rooted in the esoteric World Above.....will not see how to rectify the various aspects of that World...(Zohar, Parashas Terumah,165b)"

From the book Geulah L'Geulah - Rabbi Pinchas Winston. A MUST READ/HAVE BOOK! Redemption to Redemption   www.bookstore.thirtysix.org

Golus Mitzrayin Geulah L'Geulah

It seems as if Golus Mitzrayin, which can be traced back to Yosef (and the loshon hara he spoke), was an exile of da’as. It had been Paroah’s role to constrict the flow of Da’as Elokim to the Jewish people, to loosen their connection to the Fifty Gates of Understanding; to make a division between Elokim and Hashem in the minds of the Jews.

Hence, the Egyptians didn’t merely enslave the Jewish people, but they enslaved them bepharech (bais, peh, raish, chof), Shemos 1:13.) which literally means “hard work,” but which the Talmud (Sota 11b.) understands to mean, b’peh rach (bais, peh, (heh)…raish, chof)- soft mouth. And, though Moshe had claimed to have “uncircumcised lips,” he had been chosen by God to free the “mouth” of the Jewish people, thereby making it possible for them to re-connect up to the da’as of the Fifty Gates of Understanding. Perhaps this is what is meant by:

 From a man’s mouth you can tell what he is. (Zohar BaMidbar 193)

 For, it seems, there is an inherent and intimate connection between the mouth and da’as, and Yetzia Mitzrayim surfaced that connection, so that every Jew in each generation could “look at himself as if he too left Egypt.” (Haggadah shel Pesach.)

Redemptionto Redemption: The Very Deep & Intricate Connection to the Holidays of Purim and Pesach (Softcover, PDF, mp3)

And I Will Take You to Me for a People

And after Moshiach comes and gathers Jews from the 4 corners - he will not force the Jews to go to him. We will still have free will to choose. Just as as we did in Mitzrayim. There is not a single generation in which Moshe Rabbeinu, a"h, is not it b'sod, "The sun rises and the sun set" (Koheles 1:5),[and] "One generation goes and another comes" (Koheles 1:4),in order to rectify [each] generation. Also, the Generation of the Desert itself with the Mixed Multitude will reincarnate in the final generation, "like in the days of leaving Egypt" (Michah 7:15). (Sha'ar HaGilgulim, Ch.20) Rabbi Pinchas Winston 59 Project One-Fifth

 

America is Mitzrayim

Let us in America merit to be among the one fifth that will leave this final galus! Amein!

Sheitels For Sale

ABOVE: They paint their eyes with blue eye shade. This was done then  and this is done now. Do we truly want to greet Moshiach looking like a raccoon?

Besiyata Dishmaya (the following was sent to me by Yuval Ovadia to give out in my community along with his CDs)

This posting should be emailed/linked to every Jewish married man and his wife if she wears a sheitel that looks like human hair.

During his daily shiur on Masechet Shabat, Maran Rav Elyashiv stated: The wigs that the women wear today are a complete and total prohibition just like not covering the hair at all is prohibited." When one of the students asked: "If woman who is wearing a wig is breaking the laws of the Jewish religion - can she be divorced without fulfilling her Ketubah?" The Rav answered positively.

Another Shiur

The first public reference towards the issue of wearing wigs was heard by the Rav Elyashiv on Mondy evening (28 Tishrei 5769) in the midst of his daily Shiur on Masechet Shabat (in Beis Midrash "Tiferet Bachurim")

Among other things, Harav Elyashiv said: "When it comes to wigs, some allow and some forbid, but the wigs that are worn by women in our days are completely forbidden, just like not going with the hair uncovered is forbidden. There is no difference." The Rav clarified his words even more by emphasizing: "It is just like nudity and is definitely forbidden." One of the listeners asked the Rav how is it that during the time of the Gemara women wore wigs made of real hair. The Rav responded that there is a big difference between this generation and the generation of the Gemara and "then the wig had a terrible look. What we have today is shameful. It looks like the real hair and there is no option to allow wearing wigs", so the Rav ruled decisively.

(The Rav's complete Shiur can be heard on "Kol Halashon" 03-6171111, in the menu options: Yidish, Gemara and Halocho, Shiur by Rav Elyashiv, Masechet Shabbat, Shiur number 174. His talk about wigs starts about 25 minutes from the beginining.

The Holy Steipler "Of course it may be a prohibition from the Torah to go out with a wig....one must be a kosher Jew and not go with a wig!" ("Haketer Ve Hakavod Lechai Olamim" page 125)

Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Weiss of Spinka - "This sin brings a plague and brings the woman to seven levels of hell. It is forbidden from the Torah due to promiscuity just like uncovered hair, even short wigs. The women who wears a wig may be divorced and does not get her Ketubah" ("Haketer Ve Hakavod Lechai Olamim" page 561-563)

Baba Sali Zt"l - "Any woman wearing even a piece of a wig prepares for herself lighting material which will burn her in hell. You can not fool HaShem. According to the rules of the Torah you are not fulfilling the requirement of covering your hair, period." (hasaba Kadisha part b)

The Gur Rebbe, Ba'al Beis Yosroel - Once in his life he saw a woman with a wig and said "The Heavens showed me this so that I would wake up to correct this thing that women go with a wig which has hair just like unmarried girls. It is forbidden!" (Worlds of Purity Part A page 227)

Hatam Sofer - "I forbid to wear a wig, a total issur and HaShem may find in you grace and kindness and you shall raise your children and descendants based on the Torah and Avodas HaShem (from his holy last will)

Maran Shmuel Halevi Vozner

What good is a kosher mezuzah guarding the Jewish homes when the impurity enters even a closed home? Whether it is the promiscuous way of dressing copied from the lowest of the gentiles, and any fashion, as is known, is originated from the lowest level of hell, or whether it is the wigs...In our days we witness a painful phenomenon: people who want to be both Bnei Torah and live a modern life. The husband wants a home of Torah and the wife, maybe does too. When she married him she said, like they all say, "I want a Ben Torah", but unfortunately to our great disappointment, this woman chooses, with the husband's approval, to be modern and wear a short outfit [form fitting - what's to be with the next dor - a mini skirt?], which is originated and copied from an impure source. Parisian fashion. A way of dressing like the worst of all nations, and so is the hair covering, and the wigs which are no different than uncovering the hair completely. The hair covering of a woman should be in the most modest way, and due to our many sins, in many homes and for many women, has become a modern show in its' length. And this woman does not at all look like a wife of a Ben Torah and not like a religious woman, but like one of the actresses from the streets, not one of our holy nation but one of Paris. It is impossible for a mother of Israel to raise generations if she doesn't do what is related to the sacred nature of a Bat Israel, which is modesty, like our Sages said "A woman's hair is like nakedness". But how fake is it to cover hair, if there is any hair - with such a wig that stimulates the inclination more that the real hair. How fake is that!?! And these people, whether they know it or not, are sinners and cause others to sin....

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17And the Lord shall smite with zaraath the crown of the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord shall pour out their "vessels."

18On that day, the Lord shall remove the glory of the shoes and the embroidered headdresses and the hairnets.
RASHI: On that day: In the future, when the Holy One, blessed be He, will come to restore Israel to Him, the Lord shall remove from them the glory of the shoes, that they will not depend for their glory on the beauty of women’s jewelry and objects of vanity.

 

 Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe speaks on this all important subject of wigs, scarves and hats in a most endearing manner. Is a scarf better? Is a wig better? Scarves, hats, wigs, sheitels, tichels. Preferred or allowed? Sephardi and Ashkenazi.

Below are Amish women  - they have kept their modest dress. They are separated from the rest of the Americans

Let us awaken ourselves and our Jewish sisters and better our tzinus. Throw away the high heel shoes (read the Navi again) - tight skirts, short skirts, skirts with splits, clingy tops,  etcc that show every curve of our body. Let us return to HaShem with our whole heart. Let us be separated completely from the ways of the goyim....... the dress of the goyim. Let us heed the word of HaShem thru the Navi.

DO VISIT http://habayitah.blogspot.com/2016/01/modesty-comes-to-fashion-world.html
http://habayitah.blogspot.com/2016/01/modesty-comes-to-fashion-world.html