Kibbutz Galiyot – Ingathering of the Exiles

Will we recognize Kibbutz Galiyot once it begins? Yes and no, or rather, no and yes. Apparently, there are two phases of the ingathering of the exiles. The first one occurs prior to the arrival of Mashiach, over time, and is less noticeable. The second one will be after Mashiach’s arrival, will occur at once, and will be apparent to all.

Zohar 1,139a, Midrash haNe’elam As it was taught: the rebuilding of the Temple comes before the Ingathering of the Exiles, and the Ingathering comes before the Resurrection of the Dead, as it is written, “God rebuilds Jerusalem, He gathers in the exiles of Israel, He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds.”[30] The latter refers to the Resurrection of the Dead, which is to heal the broken-hearted due to their dead. First comes the rebuilding of Jerusalem, then the Ingathering of the Exiles of Israel, and finally will come the healing of the broken-hearted. It is taught: Forty years elapse between the Ingathering of the Exiles and the Resurrection of the Dead, as it is said “And Isaac was forty years old...”

For the Vilna Gaon was clear that three quarters of the way through the sixth millennium (the year 5750) was to be considered 3/4 of the way through Yom Shishi (High Noon on Friday) when Tok'im (Shofar blowers) would ascend the Mountains of Eretz Israel to blow shofar calling all the Jews in from their fields to prepare for Shabbat. Therefore, in the year 5750 a Great Shofar was blown in heaven calling for the kickoff of the period of history called "the ingathering of the exiles." And in came those lost in the Land of Ahur- Russian Jewry and those castaway in the Land of the two Tributaries of the Nile- Ethiopian Jewry.

The transference from Phase One of the ingathering to Phase Two signals the Final Redemption under the leadership of Mashiach ben David. When exactly this will happen is the big question mark in Jewish history, and the subject of many trial calculations and controversy.

However, the Zohar (Bereshit 118a) says that just as the actual birth of a child becomes increasingly obvious with time, so, too, will Mashiach's arrival eventually become so obvious that even a school child will be able to make the calculation.

What is important to us is that as the moment of transition from Phase One to Phase Two approaches, one can expect miracles to become increasingly more obvious, free will to become increasingly reduced, and world history to become increasingly more precarious.

Our redemption has a very specific order. This order matches the order that we see in the wilderness is the days of Moses. It follows that same order in the days of King Saul, King David, and King Solomon. The beginning of this orderly process is found in:

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 17:14-15 When you come to the land the Lord, your God, is giving you, and you possess it and live therein, and you say, "I will set a king over myself, like all the nations around me," 15 you shall set a king over you, one whom the Lord, your God, chooses; from among your brothers, you shall set a king over yourself; you shall not appoint a foreigner over yourself, one who is not your brother.

First, we go into the land.

Second, we appoint a king over us.

Sanhedrin 20b It has been taught: R. Jose said: Three commandments were given to Israel when they entered the land; [i] to appoint a king; [ii] to cut off the seed of Amalek; [iii] and to build themselves the chosen house [i.e. the Temple] and I do not know which of them has priority. But, when it is said: The hand upon the throne of the Lord, the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation, we must infer that they had first to set up a king, for ‘throne’ implies a king, as it is written, Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king. Yet I still do not know which [of the other two] comes first, the building of the chosen Temple or the cutting off of the seed of Amalek. Hence, when it is written, And when He giveth you rest from all your enemies round about etc., and then [Scripture proceeds], Then it shall come to pass that the place which the Lord your God shall choose, it is to be inferred that the extermination of Amalek is first. And so it is written of David, And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from his enemies round about, and the passage continues; that the king said unto Nathan the Prophet: See now, I dwell in a house of cedars etc.^{^[31]}

Third, we cut off the seed of Amalek.

Fourth, we build the Temple.

So, the sequential order looks like this:

We enter the land of Israel.
Elijah the Prophet comes to anoint the King.
We appoint a king,
We cut off the seed of Amalek.
We construct the holy Temple.

There are three traditional viewpoints, each supported by respected rabbinic sources:

1. Built by Human Hands (The Maimonidean View). This view holds that the Third Temple will be built by the Jewish people under the guidance of the Messiah.

This is the view of Maimonides (Rambam), Maimonides writes in his foundational work, Mishneh Torah, that the King Messiah will arise and succeed in gathering the exiles and building the Temple. For Maimonides, the Temple's construction is one of the definitive actions of the Messiah, proving his identity. This view provides the theological basis for groups in modern-day Israel that are actively making architectural plans, preparing ritual implements, and training priests in anticipation of the Temple's rebuilding.

2. Descend Pre-Built from Heaven (The Rashi View). This view holds that the Third Temple will descend from Heaven, fully or largely constructed, as an act of Divine grace. This perspective is supported by commentaries on the Talmud by Rashi, which refer to a Midrash. This view is often linked to the verse in the Song of the Sea: "The Sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands established" (Exodus 15:17), which can be interpreted to mean the structure is built by God, not man. Proponents suggest that the Third Temple, representing a final and eternal Divine presence, must be untouched by human imperfection and earthly taint.

A third view attempts to harmonize the two:

3. Physical Structure, Divine Soul: The physical structure and walls will be built by human hands (fulfilling the mitzvah, or commandment, to build a sanctuary for HaShem), but the spiritual essence, the divine glory, and the Holy of Holies will descend from Heaven to sanctify it and bring it to life. This ensures both human involvement and Divine perfection. In summary, the tradition holds that the Third Temple will definitely be a physical reality in the Messianic era, This is my perspective according to the understanding that when you have two opinions they are both correct. This is the background behind the Talmudic[32] saying:

"These and those are the words of the Living God."

The Shofar

A shofar blast will herald the coming of the Mashiach and the ingathering of the exiles.[33]

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korcha says, “The shofar was only created for the benefit of the Jewish people, for [with the blowing of] the shofar the Torah was given to them … and through [the blowing of] the shofar the walls of Jericho collapsed … and in the future the Holy One, Blessed be He, will sound the shofar at the time when the son of David, our righteous one, will be revealed … and in the future the Holy One, Blessed be He, will sound the shofar at the time of the ingathering of the exiles …”

Rosh HaShanah Machzor, Mussaf – The shofar is a symbol of freedom yet to come. Sound the great shofar for our freedom; raise the banner to gather our exiles. Draw our scattered ones near from among the nations, and bring in our dispersions from the ends of the earth!

The Coronation

There will definitely be a coronation ceremony for that is the literal meaning of the term mashiach, although his succeeding son would not need such a service. It will probably be by the Shiloah fountain, found about a 10-minute walk from the Temple, right by where David’s palace has been uncovered by archeologists, and where his great-great grandfather David was himself anointed.

Days of Messiah

Sanhedrin 99a It has been taught: R. Eliezer said: The days of the Messiah will last forty years, as it is written, Forty years long shall I take hold of the generation.[34] R. Eleazar b. Azariah said: Seventy years, as it is written, And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king.[35] Now, who is the one [uniquely distinguished] king? The Messiah, of course. Rabbi said: Three generations; for it is written, They shall fear thee with the sun, and before the moon [they shall fear thee], a generation and generations.[36]

R. Hillel[37] said: There shall be no Messiah for Israel,[38] because they have already enjoyed him in the days of Hezekiah. R. Joseph said: May God forgive him [for saying so]. Now, when did Hezekiah flourish? During the first Temple. Yet Zechariah, prophesying in the days of the second, proclaimed, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, behold, thy king cometh unto thee! he is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.[39]

Another [Baraita] taught: R. Eliezer said: The days of the Messiah will be forty years. Here it is written, And he afflicted thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna;[40] whilst elsewhere it is written, Make us glad, according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us.[41] R. Dosa said: Four hundred years. It is here written, And they shall serve them,’ and they shall afflict them four hundred years;[42] whilst elsewhere it is written, Make us glad, according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us. Rabbi said: Three hundred and sixty-five years, even as the days of the solar year, as it is written, For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redemption is come.[43] What is meant by ‘the day of vengeance is in mine heart’? — R. Johanan said: I have [so to speak] revealed it to my heart, but not to my [outer] limbs.[44] Abimi the son of R. Abbahu learned: The days of Israel's Messiah shall be seven thousand years, as it is written, And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.[45] Rab Judah said in Samuel's name: The days of the Messiah shall endure as long as from the Creation until now, as it is written, [That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give to them,] as the days of heaven upon the earth.[46] R. Nahman b. Yitzchak said: As long as from Noah's days until our own, as it is written, For this is as the waters of Noah, which are mine, so I have sworn etc.[47]

The Vilna Gaon[48] notes that there are seventy words in Psalms chapter 20, corresponding to the seventy years of travails and suffering referred to in the classic texts as the birth pangs of Messiah - that the Jewish people will have to experience before the Messiah comes and redeems us. This period is also sometimes called the "Time of Jacob's Trouble[49]". The ending of this period is marked by The War of Gog and Magog. While the Vilna Gaon noted this final war would be incredibly short, it is seen as the decisive, ultimate confrontation that clears the path for Mashiach. It is the final "push" of the birth.

Tehillim (Psalms) 20:1-10 For the conductor, a song of David. 2 May the Lord answer you on a day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob fortify you. 3 May He send your aid from His sanctuary, and may He support you from Zion. 4 May He remember all your meal offerings and may He accept your fat burnt offerings forever. 5 May He give you as your heart [desires], and may He fulfill all your counsel. 6 Let us sing praises for your salvation, and let us assemble in the name of our God; may the Lord fulfill all your requests. 7 Now I know that the Lord saved His anointed; He answered him from His holy heavens; with the mighty acts of salvation from His right hand. 8 These trust in chariots and these in horses, but we-we mention the name of the Lord our God. 9 They kneel and fall, but we rise and gain strength. 10 O Lord, save [us]; may the King answer us on the day we call.

In the Siddur HaGra (Lamnatze’ach), citing the Vilna Gaon’s commentary on the Zohar:[50]

“The 70 words of Lamnatze’ach allude to the 70 years of birth pangs of Mashiach. The ram screams out in seventy different voices. This represents the days of tribulation, and from them [the nation] will be redeemed.”

In Jewish thought, "the Time of Jacob's Trouble" is very closely related to and often seen as synonymous with or a significant part of "Chevlei Mashiach" (חֶבְלֵי מָשִׁיחַ), which translates to "the birth pangs of the Messiah" or "the travail of Messiah."

Here's why they are connected and what this implies:

1. Analogy of Childbirth:

The metaphor of "birth pangs" is central. Just as a woman experiences increasing intensity and pain before the joyous event of childbirth, so too will the world (and especially the Jewish people) experience severe suffering and upheaval before the arrival of the Messiah and the ushering in of the Messianic era.

The "Time of Jacob's Trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7) is seen as the most acute and final phase of these "birth pangs." It's the moment of greatest intensity and darkness just before the dawn of redemption.

2. Purification and Preparation:

Both concepts imply a period of purification, spiritual refinement, and transformation. The suffering is not arbitrary; it serves to cleanse the Jewish people, bring them closer to God, and make them worthy of the redemption.

It's also seen as a time when those who are truly committed to God will be revealed, and those who are not will fall away.

3. Severity of Suffering:

The texts describing Chevlei Mashiach often speak of wars, famine, social upheaval, spiritual confusion, and unparalleled distress. This aligns perfectly with the description of "Jacob's Trouble" as a time "so great, that none is like it."

The Talmud (Sanhedrin 97a-b) and numerous Midrashic texts describe the Chevlei Mashiach in vivid and often terrifying detail, emphasizing the severity of the suffering that will precede the Messianic era.

4. Hope and Redemption as the Outcome:

Crucially, both "Jacob's Trouble" and "Birth Pangs of Mashiach" carry the promise of ultimate salvation and redemption. Just as birth pangs lead to a new life, this period of suffering leads to the glorious Messianic era. Jeremiah 30:7 explicitly states, "but he shall be saved out of it." This assurance of deliverance is a core component of Jewish belief regarding the End of Days.

In essence:

Chevlei Mashiach is the broader concept encompassing the entire period of challenges leading up to the Messiah.

The Time of Jacob's Trouble is often seen as the climax or most intense part of these Chevlei Mashiach, particularly emphasizing the unique and unparalleled suffering that will befall the Jewish people just before the final redemption.

Many prayers and traditions in Judaism, particularly during times of distress, reflect the hope that these "birth pangs" are indeed leading to the swift arrival of the Mashiach and the ultimate redemption.

A fundamental rabbinic principle [51] states: "Just as was the first redeemer [Moses], so too shall be the last redeemer [Mashiach]." This means that the patterns of the first redemption will be repeated in the final one. If the first involved intense travail leading to birth, so too the last. So, Moses came and spoke to Paro. Then he went away for 6 months, then he returned and completed the redemption of the Jews. So also did Donald Trump became the 45^th president and began to redeem America. Then he went away when he lost the election. Finally, he returned as the 47^th president to complete the redemption of his people.

The suffering in both periods is viewed as being redemptive in nature. It's not merely pain for its own sake, but a crucible that forges a stronger, purer entity. The "Time of Jacob's Trouble",[52] which states "Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it; it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it," explicitly highlights the unparalleled nature of this suffering, drawing a direct link to the Exodus from the "narrow straits" of Egypt.

In both periods, there is a sense of hester panim (the hiding of God's face), where divine intervention seems absent, and humanity is left to confront immense challenges. This darkness, however, is precisely what precedes the greatest revelations of light.

Micah 7:15 emphasizes "wondrous things" or "miracles." Just as the Exodus was accompanied by overt miracles (plagues, Red Sea splitting), the Messianic era will also be heralded by and feature great miracles, confirming its divine origin. The suffering in Egypt made the miracles all the more impactful, and so too for the future.

Micah 7:15 As in the days of your exodus from the land of Egypt, I will show him wonders.

Micah 7:15 is a core prooftext to establish a profound structural and experiential parallel between the Exodus from Egypt and the Messianic Redemption. Both are understood as "births" of the Jewish nation (and ultimately, a rectified world), and both are preceded by periods of intense, redemptive "birth pangs." The suffering in Egypt was the Chavlei Mitzrayim (birth pangs of Egypt), preparing the nation for its first collective birth. The Chevlei Mashiach are the Chavlei Geulah (birth pangs of redemption), preparing the nation and the world for its ultimate, final, and most glorious birth into the Messianic Age.

Mashiach Tasks

Joseph looked after the material needs of the Israelites in Egypt. The Sages taught that Joseph spoke seventy languages, thus indicating that his task was a universal one, common to all nations. He protected the Jewish people in Egypt, and is described as “the opposing force to Esau”,[53] defending the nation against those who attack the Jewish people.

Judah, on the other hand, was responsible for cultivating the special holiness of the Jewish people. “Judah became His holy nation”.[54]

Ultimately, both of these aspects were to be combined in the Davidic monarchy. David was a warrior who fought the enemies of Israel and brought peace to the nation. But he was also the “sweet singer of Israel,” the psalmist who would rise at midnight to compose holy poems praising God.

Kol HaTor 1:11 The general mission of Mashiach ben Yosef is three-fold: revelation of the mysteries of the Torah, ingathering of the exiles, and removal of the unclean spirit from the land... And these three tasks were given to Cyrus as it states: “| am the Lord Who confirms the word of His servant, and fulfills the counsel of his messengers; Who says of Jerusalem: ‘It will be settled’ Who says of Cyrus, ‘my shepherd’; he will fulfill all My desire...”[55] And therefore this is the mission of Cyrus as part of the mission of Mashiach ben Yosef from the left side, which means the quality of Din. The might of Mashiach ben Yosef lies in the miraculous assistance he can offer in connection with the ingathering of exiles that will come about when the awakening comes from below.

Mashiach ben Yosef’s tasks:

· Paving the Way for Mashiach ben David: A fundamental role of Mashiach ben Yosef is to act as a precursor and prepare the world for the arrival of Mashiach ben David, the final redeemer. Just as Yosef prepared the way for his brothers and for Judah in Egypt, Mashiach ben Yosef prepares the way for Mashiach ben David — both physically and spiritually.

· Leading in Military and Political Arenas: He is often depicted as having a significant political and military function. This includes leading the forces of Israel in battles against the forces of evil and the nations that oppose the redemption, sometimes specifically identified as Edom or Armilus.

· Gathering of the Exiles (Kibbutz Galuyot): A crucial task is the initial stage of gathering the scattered Jewish people from their exile back to the land of Israel.

· Building and Settling the Land of Israel: This involves the physical rebuilding of Jerusalem and other parts of the land, making it ready for the full return of the Jewish people. He is often described as a military or political leader who leads the return of the exiles, restores Israel's sovereignty, and prepares the land and people for the final redemption.

· Having a Hand in Rebuilding the Holy Temple: While the final rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash is often associated with Mashiach ben David, Mashiach ben Yosef is seen in some traditions, including those related to Kol HaTor (drawing on earlier commentaries), as having a role or a hand in the initial stages or preparation for the Temple's construction, being considered one of the "craftsmen" involved. He is associated with beginning or completing the rebuilding of the Third Temple as a central part of national and spiritual restoration.

· Removing Impurity from the Land: He is associated with the task of purifying the land of Israel from spiritual and physical impurity.

· Revealing Mysteries of the Torah: According to Kol HaTor, a specific task is the revelation of deeper, hidden aspects of the Torah, bringing spiritual light to the world.

· Purifying the Jewish People: He plays a role in the spiritual purification and preparation of the Jewish people for the era of redemption by teaching Torah and encouraging the mitzvot. Mashiach ben Yosef is associated with the task of revealing the deeper, hidden dimensions and mysteries of the Torah. His role involves bringing a new level of understanding and perspective on Jewish wisdom to the world, effectively teaching these profound insights. Mashiach ben Yosef inspires Torah study, mitzvot, and repentance.

· The 999 Footsteps of Redemption: Kol HaTor describes the redemptive process as progressing through 999 "footsteps" or stages, which represent the cumulative efforts and developments, largely initiated from "Below" (through human action), that are part of Mashiach ben Yosef's work in bringing about the redemption.

· Facing Adversity and Potential Sacrifice: Many traditional sources indicate that Mashiach ben Yosef will face significant challenges and suffering in his battles and may even be killed before the arrival of Mashiach ben David. However, some interpretations within Kol HaTor suggest a possibility of this decree being mitigated or his not ultimately succumbing in the final battle due to the merit of his work, particularly in gathering the exiles and building Jerusalem.

Second major Role: To Bring Prosperity to Jews throughout our long exile, but in these last 140 years to bring prosperity to the Ingathered exiles in Eretz Israel.

Prosperity for the Final Mashiach ben Yoseph who will truly be from Shevet Ephraim on his mother's side will be completely contingent on NOT serving HaShem to Make Money.

The Matrilineal Power to Destroy Amalek in the World. The matrilineal power is the spiritual strength and deep, intuitive faith of the Jewish mother, which acts as the ultimate, protective warmth that prevents the spiritual frost of Amalek from ever entering the core of the Jewish family.

So, these things explain three anomalies in the Torah/ Tanakh. 1. There is a tradition that the last Mashiach ben Ephraim will be a direct descendant of Yehoshua bin Nun. But Yehoshua was not blessed with any sons. He only gave birth to daughters. So, the Malchut of Yehoshua bin Nun must be through his daughters! 2. When the Torah chooses to discuss the Yerushah (passed on inheritance) of Men to Women when the men have no sons, it without coincidence chooses the Tribe of Menashe, one of the three tribes of potential matrilineal descent! The daughters of Tzelofchad are not so coincidently from Shevet Menashe! 3. And most famously of all, for those who hold that Achashverosh was the father of Dariyavush who completed the 2nd Temple, the yichus to have merit to complete such a holy task could not come from his evil, drunken father who originally sided with Haman to wipe out all the Jews. It must have come from his mother, Esther HaMalkah, from the Tribe of Binyamin!

The Redemption

We must know beforehand that the beginning of the Redemption will come gradually, a little at a time. According to our Sages of blessed memory,[56] the redemption of Israel will come about little by little, like the first rays of light before dawn,[57] “though I sit in darkness, the Lord is a light to me” and[58] “a light that increases more and more until the day is established.” Therefore, one should start any deed connected with the beginning of the Redemption, even to a small extent, as is written:[59] “one from a city, and two from a family. The Gaon states that there is an important rule that anything that will occur when the Redemption is complete, will begin gradually at its beginning. This is also true of rebuilding Jerusalem. One should begin, even with one stone. According to what is written,[60] “behold I lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone”, for this stone will test the will to rebuild Jerusalem and to enlarge the site of its tent, and God will help us do this.

National Revival

Chazal fixed the order of the blessings in the Amidah prayer (from the ninth blessing onwards), according to the order that the redemption will happen in, they begin with a national revival (the flowering of the land of Israel and the ingathering of exiles), and only after this focus on the spiritual elements (the transition to a Jewish judicial system, (in the blessing ‘return our judges’ - the Sanhedrin, whose job is to punish the wicked and to give a good reward to the righteous), the building of the temple and Mashiach ben David).

Here are the blessings of the Amida:

No.	Hebrew Name	Essence of the Blessing
1	Avot (Ancestors)	Acknowledging God as the God of our Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), the great, mighty, and awesome God who sustains the living and resurrects the dead.
2	Gevurot (Might)	Praising God's power in the natural world, particularly the ability to bring rain and sustain life, culminating in the promise of the resurrection of the dead.
3	Kedushat HaShem (Sanctification of the Name)	Proclaiming the holiness of God's name and recognizing Him as the Holy One. In communal prayer, this blessing includes the Kedushah, an angelic call-and-response liturgy.
4	Binah (Understanding)	Requesting wisdom, knowledge, and understanding from God.
5	Teshuvah (Repentance)	Asking God to help us return to Him and accept our sincere repentance.
6	Selichah (Forgiveness)	Asking God for forgiveness for sins and errors.
7	Ge'ulah (Redemption)	Asking God to redeem us and save us from distress.
8	Refu'ah (Healing)	Asking God for physical and spiritual healing for the sick.
9	Birkat HaShanim (Blessing of the Years)	Asking God to bless the crops and harvest and grant prosperity and abundance.
10	Kibbutz Galuyot (Gathering of Exiles)	Requesting the ingathering of all Jewish people from the diaspora back to the Land of Israel.
11	Birkat Din (Justice)	Requesting the restoration of righteous judges and the establishment of justice.
12	Birkat HaMinim (Against Heretics)	Requesting the swift downfall and elimination of wickedness and heresy (this was the blessing added later to reach 19).
13	Tzaddikim (Righteous)	Asking God to bestow His mercy and reward upon the righteous, the pious, and all those who trust in Him.
14	Boneh Yerushalayim (Building Jerusalem)	Asking God to rebuild Jerusalem as the eternal capital and home of the Temple.
15	Malchut Beit David (Messianic King)	Requesting the restoration of the dynasty of David and the coming of the Messiah.
16	Tefillah (Prayer)	A general plea to God to accept our prayers and show mercy upon us.

‘We Are Already In The Days of Moshiach’

The Torah and the Joy of Jerusalem | Rabbi Shlomo Amar | Beit Midrash | yeshiva.co At a special event in Yerushalayim on Monday night, Rav Shlomo Moshe Amar[61] delivered an emphatic message about the closeness of the geulah, asserting that the arrival of Mashiach is imminent. His remarks came as he participated in a mezuzah-placement ceremony for the new headquarters of “Banim Atem – Genetics and Halacha,” an organization dedicated to offering halachic and medical support for couples navigating fertility issues.

During his address, Rav Amar stated with certainty, “It is clear and certain, according to all opinions, that we are very close to the coming of Moshiach.” He went on to underscore that this understanding leaves no room for hesitation, emphasizing, “We are in the days of Moshiach. It’s not a question or a matter of doubt.”

Drawing on what he heard from those close to Rav Chaim Kanievsky, Rav Amar shared a striking recollection attributed to the late gadol: “I heard from great individuals that he told them: ‘How can you travel abroad? He’s already here!’”

Rav Amar clarified that his message was not meant to be taken as poetic imagery or subtle allusion but as a literal assessment of our times. “These are decisive things. This is not politics or policy, but actual redemption. We are at the height of the birth pangs of Moshiach, and it is very near. It’s as clear as day.”

Ingathering Phases

There are those who think, mistakenly, that the coming of Mashiach will be in one moment, and afterwards everything will be completely different. That is a huge mistake. The period of Yemot haMashiach (the time of Mashiach) will last for years and will include deep processes and a slow gradual reconstruction of the Jewish People. There’s no such thing as “suddenly everything will be good”, because such a change is dangerous and unhealthy. That said, after a long gradual change, Kabbalists say that everything will change at breath-taking speed.

Our Sages explained, based on the words of the Prophets, that while the Jewish people will return to the Holy Land, it will be quite some time until they all become righteous and God-fearing, and until they experience the final messianic revelation. In his Ma’amar HaGeulah (‘Discourse on the Redemption’), the Ramchal goes into great depth in explaining the two stages of Redemption: zechirah and pekidah. The first step will take a long time, and will happen through natural means. The second one will be swifter, and of a more openly miraculous nature.

Picture technological change since, say, the 1700s. From Adam till the 1700s, men could live in any age in between and be comfortable with the technology around them. Then starting in the 1800s, technology took a sudden jump and has been increasing exponentially ever since. We were changing very gradually, then suddenly changes came fast and furious.

The Talmud[62] says that the Final Redemption will outdo all previous redemptions, and Kabbalists say that once this happens, everything will change at breath-taking speed. By the time history hits Year 5790, the world may still resemble what it looked like in the past, but at the same time, it may be experientially very different. 'Paradise' will not be something dreamed about, but rather lived within.

The Days of Mashiach (yemot HaMashiach) and the resurrection era are two separate time periods, according to Maimonides. First, Mashiach comes and completes his work. After that the natural order/state of the world ends and the Resurrection Era begins. But according to another traditional belief mainly based in Zohar, the resurrections of the righteous will occur immediately after Mashiach's arrival. The Leshem, I think, shares the same opinion.[63]

Sanhedrin 97b Rav said: “All the predestined dates [for redemption] have passed, and the matter [now] depends only on repentance and good deeds.” But Shmuel said: “It is sufficient for a mourner to keep his [period of] mourning.”

Looking at the above quote, I wonder if Chazal were expecting the ‘predestined dates’ to be the dates between 3790 and 4000 had passed and they did not recognize Yeshua as the promised Mashiach ben Yosef because they were looking for Mashiach ben David. However, Yeshua did die on the eve of Passover in 3790, according to the Jewish timeline encyclopedia. This would have been 210 years before the year 4000, which was the timeframe of the Zohar according to the Leshem.

This period of ingathering will have two phases: Pre-Mashiach and Post-Mashiach. During the Pre-Mashiach period, history will still be subject to hidden Divine Providence. There will be limited aliyah (immigration) to Israel, but many situations will force Jews around the world to reconcile their feelings regarding the Land of Israel and redemption.

During that phase, it may look as if not much is happening to help the process of exile-ingathering, when in fact, a hidden winnowing process could be in full swing. Some Jews may feel a yearning to live in Israel, whether they will get there or not, while others may feel disenchanted and neutral to the idea of living on the land.

At that time, the importance of one's feelings and attachment to the Land of Israel may be virtually unnoticeable to most people. However, many midrashim explain that where a person stood with respect to the concept of living in Israel and their drive for closeness to HaShem will make an important difference during Phase Two.

Phase One, within this 40-year period of ingathering, will come to a conclusion just before and during the arrival of Mashiach ben David. Having come to save the Jewish people from the cataclysmic war of Gog and Magog (if that is the path history takes), and to rid the world of evil, the reality of God, the priority of Torah, and, the centrality of the Land of Israel will become eminently clear.

With the evil impulse (yetzer hara) on the way out of history for good, the era of free will choice will come to an end forever.[64] With the end of free will, the opportunity to earn reward and enhance one's portion in the World to Come will also cease -- forever.

Israel Bears Fruit

The following verse is often cited as the most substantive proof that we are living now in the footsteps of Mashiach.

Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 36:6-10 Therefore, prophesy concerning the soil of Israel, and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the streams and to the valleys, So said the Lord God: Behold I have spoken with My anger and with My fury because you have borne the disgrace of the nations. 7 Therefore, so said the Lord God: I have raised My hand; surely the nations that are around you-they will bear their disgrace. 8 And you, the mountains of Israel, will produce your branches, and you will bear your fruit for My people Israel because they are about to come. 9 For behold I am for you, and I shall turn to you, and you will be tilled and sown. 10 And I shall multiply men upon you, the whole house of Israel in its entirety, and the cities will be settled, and the ruins will be built up.

The Talmud[65] says that there is no surer sign that the Messiah is imminent than when Ezekiel’s Prophecy appears.

Yehezchel (Ezekiel) 36:8 But ye O mountains of Yisrael ye shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Yisrael; for they are at hand to come.

Sanhedrin 98a And Rabbi Abba says: You have no more explicit manifestation of the end of days than this following phenomenon, as it is stated: “But you, mountains of Israel, you shall give your branches, and yield your fruit to My people of Israel, for they will soon be coming”.[66] When produce will grow in abundance in Eretz Yisrael, it is an indication that the Messiah will be coming soon.

Shabbat Prep

Just as the sixth day of the week is erev Shabbat, so the sixth millennium is the erev Shabbat of the world. The Zohar[67] says that just as a person prepares himself on erev Shabbat for the coming of Shabbat, so the world does the same. The word "erev" - eve - literally means mixture. Erev Shabbat, Sabbath eve, is then a time when the mundane and the holy mix, a time which is still a weekday, yet the emanations of the coming Sabbath are already in the air. Regarding the Erev Shabbat of the world, this means that emanations of the complete redemption are already beginning to affect the world (although in a much slighter form). This is the period which is suitable to Mashiach ben Yosef who prepares the world for the complete redemption, and who is therefore connected to the sixth millennium.

In Jewish law, one should stop working and start preparing for Shabbat six hours before its onset. If each millennium of human history corresponds to one day, then six hours corresponds to 250 years, which means that the official starting point of the Messianic Era was the year 5750 (since this is 250 years before the start of the 7^th millennium). Indeed, 5750 is commonly cited as the beginning of the Ikveta d’Mshicha, the “Footsteps of Mashiach”.

If the year 5750 is High Noon on Friday and the year 6000 is sunset, then parts of the globe start to enter Yom she'kulo Shabbat (the era that is always Shabbat) starting in the year 5750.

Now, the Hebrew year 5750/5751 which marked the beginning of the 24th period of 250 years, the beginning of the conclusion of the sixth Millenium, marked the fall of Communism which allowed millions of Jews to be free to leave Russia for Israel and the United States, as well as freedom of religion within that country, allowing many Jews to become observant Jews, indeed "You shall declare freedom in the land". According to Kabbalists, this marked the beginning of the period of Kibbutz Galuyot, the ingathering of the exiles that we mention in our daily prayers.

Another significance of the hour that follows midday is that it was the hour that Chava was created and she and Adam were wed.[68] This corresponds to the cosmic hour we are currently in (5750/1990-5791/2031), which, as we said, is the hour the Zohar says will see the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash. This is the hour of preparation for the union that takes place in the eighth hour, where the Gemara says that Adam and Chava ‘rose onto the bed two, and came down four’. This was only possible once they had been wed in the previous hour.

“The Zohar,^{^[69]} says that Techiyat HaMeitim, “Resurrection of the Dead”, will begin no later than 210 years before the year 6000 from creation, i.e. 5790, corresponding to 2030 CE”. Though other predictions have already passed, Kabbalists seem to accept this date as the final and real one.^{^[70]}

The Gemara says Mashiach is coming motzei sheviit - מוצאי שביעית (the year after the sabbatical year) so that could be 5790 (2030). 5789 is the next sabbatical year.

Sanhedrin 97a Our Rabbis taught: in the seven year cycle at the end of which the son of David will come-in the first year, this verse will be fulfilled: And I will cause it to rain upon one city and cause it not to rain upon another city;[71] in the second, the arrows of hunger will be sent forth;[72] in the third, a great famine, in the course of which men, women, and children, pious men and saints[73] will die, and the Torah will be forgotten by its students; in the fourth, partial plenty;[74] in the fifth, great plenty, when men will eat, drink and rejoice, and the Torah will return to its disciples; in the sixth, [Heavenly] sounds;[75] in the seventh, wars; and at the conclusion of the septennate the son of David will come. R. Joseph demurred: But so many septennates have passed, yet has he not come! — Abaye retorted: Were there then [Heavenly] sounds in the sixth and wars in the seventh! Moreover, have they [sc. the troubles] been in this order![76]

The Zohar^{^[77]} also states that this period will begin after forty years of Kibbutz Galiyot, the “Ingathering of the Exiles” from the Diaspora to the Land of Israel. Thus, according to this calculation, Kibbutz Galiyot began in the year 5750, corresponding to 1990, just about the time the Soviet Union “mysteriously” collapsed and allowed one million Jews to finally emigrate after decades of trying.

The Zohar,[78] says that Techiyat HaMeitim, "Resurrection of the Dead," will begin no later than 210 years before the year 6000 from creation, or by the Jewish year 5790 (2030 CE) - 5 Years from now.

The Zohar[79] says that just as the actual birth of a child becomes increasingly obvious with time, so, too, will Mashiach's arrival eventually become so obvious that even a school child will be able to make the calculation. One can expect miracles to become increasingly more obvious, free will to become increasingly reduced, and world history to become increasingly more precarious.

The Leshem, based upon the Zohar, said that Mashiach HAD to have come by at least 5790, or 2030!

If one were to map the hours of the sixth day of creation with the years of sixth millennium, one would discover that we are approaching the tenth hour, the Day Adam and Chava ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Nine times 83.33 equals 749.97, basically 750. Added to 5000 it becomes 5750, or 1990. Thus, the 83.33-period of the sixth millennium that corresponds to the 10th hour of Day Six began in 1990, and will end three months into 2073.

Shaar HaGilgulim makes it even more interesting. It says the souls of the final generation of Jews will be the reincarnated souls of the first generation of Jews. The latter was called “Dor HaDayah,” the “Generation of Knowledge.” Ironically, when the Internet went public, the media referred to this generation as the “Generation of Knowledge” as well.

Sefirah of Yesod

We are now living well into the last quarter of the sixth millennium. The sixth millennium corresponds to the sefirah of Yesod, which corresponds to Yosef HaTzaddik. History has already lived out Chesed, Gevurah, Tifferet, Netzach, Hod, and three-quarters of Yesod. There isn’t much time or sefirot left to use, and as of this year (5784), there are only 216 years left.

However, there is something quite unique about Yesod, as a sefirah and also as a millennium.

True, the fact that we have an obligation to believe that Mashiach can come at any time means that each sefirah has a potential to create such a moment, or series of moments. However, the reason why he hasn’t come as of yet, and there have been plenty of close calls with much greater people than there are today, is because potential is just that: Potential, a possibility, but not an inevitable reality.

Not so with respect to Yesod. The Zohar itself refers to Yesod by another name: Goel, which means Redeemer. It is Mashiach ben Yosef who is said to kick-off the Final Redemption, and what better time can there be for that than in the sefirah/period that corresponds to Yosef?

Mashiach ben David

Torah teaches that the Melech HaMashiach will be identified by Eliyahu HaNavi, and later confirmed by the Sanhedrin.

Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings 11:4 If a king will arise from the House of David who diligently contemplates the Torah and observes its mitzvot as prescribed by the Written Law and the Oral Law as David, his ancestor, will compel all of Israel to walk in (the way of the Torah) and rectify the breaches in its observance, and fight the wars of God, we may, with assurance, presume him to be Mashiach. If he succeeds in the above, builds the Temple in its place, and gathers the dispersed of Israel, he is definitely the Mashiach. He will then improve the entire world, motivating all the nations to serve God together, as Zephaniah 3:9 states: 1 will transform the peoples to a purer language that they all will call upon the name of God and serve Him with one purpose." If he did not succeed to this degree or was killed, he surely is not the redeemer promised by the Torah. Rather, he should be considered as all the other proper and complete kings of the Davidic dynasty who died.

The attack on Iran was initiated under the name of the Rising Lion, which was based on the following pasuk:

Bamidbar (Numbers) 23:24 Behold a people that riseth up as a lioness, and as a lion doth he lift himself up; he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

On Sivan 25, 5785, President Trump ordered the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities using the B2 bomber to drop a dozen MOP bunker buster bombs of Fordo. At his news conference after the strike, Trump closed with the following words:

"I want to just say, we love you God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you."

Now, Sivan is exactly six months before Kislev 25, which is the start of Chanukah. When we look at the months in a bimodal manner, one can see that Sivan aligns with Kislev. Further, six days into Sivan we encounter the festival of Shavuot. As we exit Kislev we encounter Chanukah six days before the month ends.

The following prophecy speaks to this timeframe:

Haggai 2:18-23 Pay attention now, from this day and before-from the twenty-fourth [day] of the ninth [month]- from the day that the Temple of the Lord was founded, pay attention. 19 The seed is still in the granary, and the grapevines, the fig trees, the pomegranate trees, and the olive trees have not yet borne [fruit]-from this day I will bless." 20 And the word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying: 21 Say to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, saying: I am shaking up the heaven and the earth. 22 And I will overthrow the throne of the kingdoms, and I will destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. And I will overthrow the chariots and their riders; and the horses and their riders shall come down, each one by the sword of his brother. 23 On that day, says the Lord of Hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, My servant; says the Lord, and I will make you as a signet; for I have chosen you, says the Lord of Hosts.

The following chapter of Psalms also speaks to this timeframe:

Tehillim (Psalms) 83:1-19 A psalm, a song of Asaph. 2 O God, have no silence, do not be silent and do not be still, O God. 3 For behold, Your enemies stir, and those who hate You raise their heads. 4 Against Your people they plot cunningly, and they take counsel against Your protected ones. 5 They said, "Come, let us destroy them from [being] a nation, and the name of Israel will no longer be remembered." 6 For they have taken counsel with one accord; against You they form a pact. 7 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites. 8 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre. 9 Also Assyria joined them; they were the arm of the children of Lot forever. 10 Do to them as [to] Midian; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin in the brook Kishon. 11 They were destroyed in En-Dor; they were [as] dung on the ground. 12 Make them, their nobles, as Oreb and as Zeeb, and as Zebah and as Zalmuna all their princes, 13 Who said, "Let us inherit for ourselves the dwellings of God." 14 My God, make them like thistles, like stubble before the wind. 15 As a fire that burns in a forest and as a flame that burns mountains. 16 So will You pursue them with Your tempest, and with Your whirlwind You will terrify them. 17 Fill their faces with shame, and they will seek Your countenance, O Lord. 18 Let them be ashamed and terrified forever; let them be disgraced and perish. 19 Let them know that You-Your name alone is the Lord, Most High over all the earth.

Rabbi Berger[80] thinks that President Trump – the master builder – will play a role in the construction of Israel’s Third Temple. Some rabbinical sources say the Third Temple will be built by the “descendants of Edom”, a phrase that in later rabbinical literature refers to the Christian world, Rabbi Berger explained. Consider all of the magnificent buildings that Trump has created. Consider the complexities of these buildings and the extremely difficult environment that he had to work in, then you will see that Trump is a most likely candidate to superintend the building of the Temple.

Another likely area for Trump’s involvement in the refashioning of the Israeli judicial system in order to provide justice to the people. Trump’s sense of fairness and justice is so strong that he is motivated to act. He has been tirelessly seeking justice as both the 45th and the 47^th president of the United States. We have learned that the Mashiach will reinstate the Sanhedrin, which is the Supreme Court. Consider:

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 1:26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning; afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.

Is this the Biblical prophecy that Trump’s Supreme Court nominees will be conservative originalists, like the Founding Founders once were? The current judicial crisis in Israel my very well be reconciled by The Donald.

Rabbi David Abenson says that Donald Trump is the Mashiach for Edom, but Not the Mashiach (Messiah) for the Jewish people. However, his role has been to assist the Jewish people in achieving their goals— specifically, bringing them back to Israel, helping them settle and expand communities throughout the land, and supporting efforts to reclaim the land that historically belonged to the Jewish people, as outlined in our Chumash. For example, his recognition of the Golan Heights was a significant step in this direction. This groundwork ensures that, when the true Mashiach comes, the Jewish people will have a homeland prepared for them.

In a letter to President Trump, Rabbi Dovid Abenson penned the following words:[81]

We must unite now. I firmly believe that you have been chosen by God to lead this critical fight. The world has already witnessed multiple assassination attempts against you, and once again, God has saved you. Now, Iran seeks to do the same. /\s you mentioned in one of your public addresses, the FBI should have unlocked the cell phones of those plotting against you, as they have done in the past, but it seems they have refused to act. It is ironic that they do not wish to uncover the connections inspiring these assassins. All of this points to one clear fact: you have been chosen to stand against this evil. You have emerged unscathed, showing the true strength of a leader.

You lead not out of fear, but out of love for this country. Like King David, who fought on the front lines for his people, you stand at the forefront, leading this battle, risking your life for America. You do not simply delegate; you act. This is the mark of a true leader—one who does not sit back but faces danger head-on with courage and resolve. May God continually protect you and give you the strength to carry on and lead America to victory.

You are the only one with the strength and vision to save America from the evil forces that the Democrats have brazenly unleashed upon this nation. They defiantly oppose God's will and threaten our core values. With God's guidance and your leadership, we will drive out this darkness and secure victory for the American people.

This is a battle between good and evil, and you are the one destined to lead us to victory. I am ready to do everything in my power to support you in this divine mission.

May God bless you and the First Lady, guiding you both in this crucial endeavor.

--- End Letter to Trump

(As an aside: Moshe and Aaron were both born in Mitzrayim because the Mashiach ben Yosef always come from the country that He is to overthrow. In the same way, the future Mashiach ben Yosef will come from the western world and almost certainly from the United States, which is the greatest country in the western world.)

--- Begin letter to Jews:[82]

Rabbi Dovid Abenson

Lakewood, New Jersey 08701

848-367-1740

Urgent Plea: Vote Trump to Defeat Evil and Save the World

To every Jew and every person of faith, this is the moment of truth. On November 5th, the fate of America and the entire world hangs in the balance. President Donald Trump is the only one standing between us and the forces of pure evil that seek to destroy everything we hold sacred.

The Democrats and their radical liberal agenda have declared war on God, on morality; on everything righteous. They spread corruption, lies, and chaos, undermining the very foundations of society. Their evil must be eradicated—completely. This is not just about politics; this is a spiritual battle between good and evil.

A vote for President Trump is a vote to crush the darkness and restore the light of truth and justice. Your vote will be the weapon that defeats this evil. If we stand by and allow this wickedness to continue, we risk losing not only America but the soul of the entire world.

Do not let the forces of darkness prevail. Stand up, vote for Trump, and together we will destroy the evil that threatens us and save humanity from its grip.

The future of the world depends on it.

--- End letter to Jews

This brings us to the broader question: What is the role of Mashiach? The Mashiach is tasked with three key missions:

1. Bringing the Jewish people back to Israel.

2. Building the Third Temple.

3. Establishing peace across the world.

Hmmm…

Interestingly, there is an ancient document called “Treatise of the Vessels” that claims that the Ark of the Covenant will not be revealed “until the day of the coming of the Messiah” …

One text called the “Treatise of the Vessels” says that the ark “shall not be revealed until the day of the coming of the Messiah son of David….”

"There is one Tzaddik who is a combination of the two Messiahs."

- Chayey Moharan, Reb Nathan of Breslov, Tzaddik, translated by R' Avraham Greenbaum, pg. 131

“…at the beginning of the Redemption, when the wood of Yosef and the wood of Judah are “pieces of wood in your hand, ” when they are still divided into two, on the level of the awakening from below. At the time of the complete redemption, however, when the two pieces of wood have become “one in My hand” (the hand of God), then the meshichim will be like two inseparable friends; they will have become one, they will have become the King Mashiach who is on the level of the trustworthy friend of the final redeemer, Moshe Rabbeinu, may he rest in peace.”

- Kol HaTor, Chapter 2, Section 2, translated by R’ Yechiel bar Lev and K. Skaist, pg. 70

Trump means netzach, to be a victor over something, to trump something.

Netzach corresponds to Wednesday, which is the day that the malachim sing shira about mashiach.

In addition, the Beit HaMikdash is also referred to as netzach. (Just saw this the other day but cant remember the source.)

So, we got:

Trump = netzach = Beit HaMikdash = Mashiach ben David.

No such thing as coincidences.

When applied to the name Donald Trump (טראמף דונלד), it is the same as that of “Messiah for the House of David” (דוד בן משיח), 424 or 212 x 2.

Ben Ish Chai, an authority on Jewish law and master Kabbalist, interpreted the number 212 as a difficult time for Israel before the Final Redemption.

Trump has proved to the world that he not only makes declarations, but also acts upon his beliefs:

He transferred the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and. He declared Jerusalem to be the Capital of Israel.

And following this historic event, the Trump Temple Coins were minted.

The coin concept was conceived by Professor Hillel Weiss and the coins were produced by the Mikdash Educational Center in Jerusalem.

The Trump Temple Coins are not just medallions or souvenirs.

The coins are called a half-shekel, and are nine and one-half grams (one fifth of an ounce - Exodus 30:13) of silver. According to the Mikdash Temple Educational Center, this meets the Torah specifications for actual coins that can be used in the temple services.

These coins are also now made in gold.

On Monday, March 5, 2018, in Washington D.C., shortly after the Trump Temple Coins were produced, Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed President Trump and also compared the President to King Cyrus, saying:

I want to tell you that the Jewish people have a long memory; so we remember the proclamation of the great king, Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, 2,500 years ago. He proclaimed that the Jewish exiles In Babylon could come back and rebuild our Temple In Jerusalem .... And we remember how a few weeks ago, President Donald J. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Mr. President, this will be remembered by our people through the ages.

Yitzchak = Ketz Chai

Yitzchak = 208 = ben Yosef

Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars 11 If a king will arise from the House of David who diligently contemplates the Torah and observes its mitzvot as prescribed by the Written Law and the Oral Law as David, his ancestor will compel all of Israel to walk in (the way of the Torah) and rectify the breaches in its observance, and fights the wars of God, we may with assurance, presume him to be Mashiach.

If he succeeded in the above, built the Temple in its place, and gathered the dispersed of Israel, he is definitely the Messiah. He will then be motivating all the nations to serve God together, as [Zephaniah 3:9] states: "For I shall then make the peoples pure of speech so that they will all call upon the Name of God and serve Him with one purpose."

However, if he did not succeed to this degree or was killed, he surely is not the redeemer promised by the Torah. Rather, he should be considered as all the other proper and complete kings of the Davidic dynasty who died. The Creator did not appoint him for the sole purpose of being a trial for the masses, as [Daniel 11:35] states: "And some of the wise men shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed."

The Rambam begins by telling us that the Messiah, whom he calls the King Messiah, will in the future come from the lineage of King David. He will himself or herald in the following:

1. He will bring back the reign of the Jews to be again under that of the descendants of King David.

2. He will rebuild the Holy Temple and bring the Jews dispersed in the Diaspora back to the Land of Israel.

3. There will be a re-imposition of Jewish law as it was during the time of the Sanhedrin, the Great Assembly that existed during the time of the Holy Temples.

4. The sacrifices will be renewed in the Temple as will the observance of the laws of the seventh year.

5. The Shemita year dealing with agricultural products and monetary loans, and all the other laws which today are no longer observed, will be brought back into effect.

The Rambam goes on to stress that all who do not believe in the coming of the Messiah, not only deny the validity of the words of the Prophets, but also deny the validity of the entire written Torah as given to Moses.

Tzemach David

“The Branch (Tzemach) of David, Your servant, speedily cause it to sprout, and raise up his horn through your salvation, we hope for your salvation all day (and look for salvation). Blessed are you, HaShem, who makes the horn of salvation sprout.”

Succah 52a What is the nature of this eulogy [described in Zechariah 12]? Rabbi Dosa and the Rabbis disagree concerning this matter. One said that this eulogy is for Mashiach ben Yosef who was killed [in the war of Gog u’Magog] and one said that this eulogy is for the evil inclination that was killed.

Gog is the adversary of Mashiach ben David. Gog seems to be driven by money and greed. Gog is a biblical figure. He is either an offspring of Reuben or the evil one in Yehezkel (Ezekiel).

The Jewish mystics teach that there are actually two messiahs: Mashiach ben Yosef, and Mashiach ben David. This is derived from a number of texts and principles. One of these is the fact that the Tanakh has a clear pattern when it comes to major national events: first comes a descendant of the matriarch Rachel to usher it in, and then comes a descendant of the matriarch Leah to complete the mission. For example, Yosef (a son of Rachel) came to Egypt first to set the stage, and then came Yehuda (a son of Leah) to prepare the land for the actual arrival of the rest of the family (see Genesis 46:28). First, Joshua (of the tribe of Ephraim, and a descendant of Rachel) brought the Jews into the land of Israel following the Exodus, then Othniel (from the tribe of Yehuda) finished the job of conquering and settling the land. The first king of Israel was Saul (from the tribe of Benjamin, and a descendant of Rachel) and only then came King David (again of Yehuda). Thus, in every major event, we see clearly that first comes a descendant of Rachel to prepare the way and fight the battles, and only afterwards comes a descendant of Leah to finish the job.

Miscellaneous thoughts

Mashiach ben Yosef is symbol of the Phoenix.

Iyov (Job) 29:18 I thought I would end my days with my nest, and be as long-lived as the phoenix.

Mashiach is in ‘the birds nest’.

Midrash, Bereshit Rabbah 19:5 The word “also” [gam] is there to teach that she also fed the animals, the beasts, and the birds. All of them heeded her [and ate of the Fruit] except for one bird that is called hol[the Phoenix], as it is written: “I will live many days, like the hol.” (Job 29:18) The school of Rabbi Yannai says: It lives a thousand years, and at the end of a thousand years, fire emerges from its nest and burns it. An egg-bulk remains of it and it then grows limbs, and lives again. Rabbi Yudan ben Rabbi Shimon says: It lives a thousand years, and at the end of one thousand years, its body wastes away and its wings are shed. But an egg-bulk remains of it and it then grows limbs, and lives again.

Armilus is the adversary of Mashiach ben Yosef. Armilus seems to be some kind of spiritual entity. He is described as the offspring of Samael. Armilus is not a Biblical term. He is only found in Rabbinic literature.

אפרים = 331 = ארמלס

Ephraim (Mashiach ben Yosef) has the same gematria (331) as Armilus the antagonist of Mashiach ben Yosef.

Midrash, Yalkut Shimoni II, 499 [Satan] said: “Master of the Universe, show him to me!” God replied: “Come and see him.” When [Satan] saw [Mashiach], he shuddered and fell upon his face. He said: “Of course! This is Mashiach, who is destined to take me—along with all the Heavenly princes of the idol worshippers—down to Gehinnom, as it is said, “He will swallow up death for ever; and God will wipe away the tears from all faces...”

[Isaiah 25:8] At that moment, the [Heavenly princes of the] idol worshippers said excitedly: “Master of the Universe, who is this in whose hands we fall? What is his name and what is his nature?” Said to them the Holy One, blessed be He: “His name is Ephraim, My righteous messiah.” I

January 20, 2025 is when Trump will be inaugurated. It is also the yartzeit of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, “Abir Yaakov” (1806-1880). Rabbi Israel Abuhatzeira, “Baba Sali” (September 26,1889 - January 8,1984) was his grandson.

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Trump is the tov she b'Esav - the good side of Eisav.

A panel of globalists at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos remarkably admitted that President Trump and his America first movement has defeated their agenda. In a segment of their discussion (at Davos) focusing on Trump’s election victory, former Defense Department official Graham Allison, now a professor at Harvard, remarked “We shouldn’t normalize Trump. Trump has done something no person in the world has ever done before. A dead man, a dead politician, has risen.”

“I’m supposed to be dead,” Donald Trump said, the day after he got shot at his rally last summer in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I’m not supposed to be here,” he said four days after that. “But something very special happened. Let’s face it. Something happened,” he said two days after that. “It’s … an act of God,” he said the month after that. “God spared my life for a reason,” he said in his victory speech at Mar-a-Lago in November. “I was saved by God to make America great again,” he said in his inaugural address at the Capitol in January. “It changed something in me,” he said in his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in February. “I feel even stronger.”[83]

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Rising Spiritual Status of Women

According to Kabbalah, as the messianic era approaches, the spiritual statue of women rises.

During the first period of the messianic era, the spiritual status of men and women will be equal; during the second, eternal period, that of women will exceed that of men.[84]

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The following chart details my attempt at defining the stages of the coming of Mashiach:

Event	Yaaqob	Bne Israel
Brothers struggle	Yaaqob and Esav are struggling in the womb over the birthright of a firstborn.	Yoseph is struggling with 10 brothers because of Yoseph’s firstborn elevation.

The birthright is acquired.	Yaaqob buys the birthright from Esav to become Yitzchak’s firstborn.	Yaaqob gives the double portion of garments to Yoseph who is considered by Yaaqob to be his true firstborn.

Trouble brews when a brother is elevated to become the becor, the firstborn.	When Yaaqob received Yitzchak’s blessing for the firstborn by bringing a goat meal, wearing, a goat skin, and representing himself to be the firstborn, this forced Yaaqob into his exile.	In the same way, when Joseph’s brothers dipped Joseph’s garment of a firstborn into goat blood (a goat and a garment II) and deceived Yaaqob with it. Thus, both went into exile in virtually the same way: with an elevated firstborn..

Exile began on Passover	Yaaqob left after serving Yitzchak the Passover lamb and receiving the blessing of the firstborn.	The Bne Israel left Egypt on Passover, the 430 years to the day when they entered.^{^[128]}

Exile	One son’s elevation to firstborn by his father, with a goat and a garment, led to 21 years of slavery, for one man.	Ten son’s deception of their father, with a goat and a firstborn’s garment, led to slavery that was ten times longer, 210 years,[129] for an entire nation.

No regards for possessions	Eliphaz stole all of Yaaqob’s belonging.^{^[130]}	Yosef commanded his brothers to have no regard for their stuff.

Meet with HaShem on exile journey.	Yaaqob and the ladder to heaven.^{^[131]}	HaShem speaks to Yaaqob at Beer-Sheba.^{^[132]}

Both kiss on arrival.	Yaaqob kisses Rachel.^{^[133]}	Yosef kissed his father.^{^[134]}

The family grows.	Yaaqob acquired four wives and 12 children in exile.	The Bne Israel grew from 70 people to more that 3 million.

Birth Pangs	Laban Changed Yaaqob’s wages ten times.^{^[135]}	HaShem plagued Egypt with 10 plagues.

Slavery	Laban deceives and enslaves Yaaqob.	The Egyptians deceive and enslave the Bne Israel.

Attempt to leave early	Yaaqob decides to leave when Yosef is born.^{^[136]}	Some Bne Ephraim leave 30 years too early and are all killed.^{^[137]}

The destruction of the Bne Israel.	Laban attempts to kill Yaaqob and all of his family.	The Egyptian threw baby boys in the Nile.^{^[138]}

Exile begins to end with a firstborn.	When Yoseph, Yaaqob’s firstborn, is born - Yaaqob and his family begin leaving exile.	The Bne Israel are declared to be HaShem’s firstborn. This leads directly to the exodus and the end of the Egyptian exile.

Left at midnight	Yaaqob was free of Laban at midnight.	The Bne Israel was free of the Egyptians at midnight.

Left on Passover	Yaaqob left Laban on Passover.^{^[139]}	The Bne Isreal left Egypt on Passover.^{^[140]}

Leaves with great wealth	Yaaqob leaves exile with Laban’s wealth given to him by HaShem for his 21 years of slavery.	The Bne Israel leave exile with the wealth of the Egyptian given to them by the Egyptians as wages for their slavery.

The chase	Laban chases after Yaaqob after 3 days.	Paro chases after the Bne Israel after 3 days.

The Torah teaches us that trouble would begin three days into the exodus from Laban and the exodus from Pharaoh.	*Bereshit (Genesis) 31:22* And it was told (וַיֻּגַּד) Laban on the third day that Yaaqob was fled.	*Shemot (Exodus) 5:3 And they said: 'The God of the* Hebrews hath met with us. Let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto HaShem our God; lest He fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.'… *Shemot (Exodus) 14:5 And it was told (וַיֻּגַּד) the king of Egypt that the people fled:*

So, on the third day of fleeing, the bad guys give chase to bring back the good guys.	*Bereshit (Genesis) 31:23* And he (Laban) took (וַיִּקַּח) his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey…	*Shemot (Exodus) 14:6 And he made ready his chariots, and took (לָקַח* ) his people with him.

The identical words are used to describe both Laban’s pursuit and Pharaoh’s pursuit.	*Bereshit (Genesis) 31:23* And he (Laban) took his brethren with him, and pursued (וַיִּרְדֹּף) after him...	*Shemot (Exodus) 14:8 And HaShem hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued (וַיִּרְדֹּף) after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high* hand.

And just as Laban caught up to Yaaqob after seven days, so also did Pharaoh catch up with the fleeing Israelites on the seventh day.	*Bereshit (Genesis) 31:25* And Laban came up (וַיַּשֵּׂג) with Yaaqob. Now Yaaqob had pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead.	*Shemot (Exodus) 14:9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them (וַיַּשִּׂיגוּ) encamping by the sea, beside Pi-Hahiroth, in front of Baal-Zephon.*

Idols insulted	Rachel sat on Laban’s teraphim while menstruating.	The 10 plagues defeated the major Egyptian idols.^{^[141]}

The birth-like water crossing.	Yaaqob crosses the Yabbok river and immediately returns.	The Bne Israel crosses the Reed Sea in a shofar shape and come out on the same side.

Never to return.	Yaaqob and Laban make a covenant never to cross into the opposite territory, except for business.	HaShem tells the Bne Israel never to return to Egypt, except for business.

The birth	Yaaqob is given the additional name of “Israel”.	The Bne Israel, free of Egyptian control, became a nation.^{^[142]}

Brothers are reconciled	Yaaqob is reconciled with Esav.	Yoseph is reconciled with his brothers.

Conflict with Esav and his descendants.	Yaaqob encounters an armed brother with 300 men.	The Bne Israel encounter an armed Amalek who a descendant of Esav.

Succoth	Yaaqob builds succoth for his animals, in a place called Succoth soon as his exile ends. He stays there for a year and a half.	The Bne Israel stay at Succoth in their succoth at their first stop after leaving exile.

Sexual Immorality	Dina is raped by Shechem.	Daughters of Moab and Midian seduced some members of the tribe of Simeon, including Zimri the leader.

Circumcised sinners are killed	The males of the city of Shechem were circumcised and then killed by Simeon and Levi.	The immoral sinners of the tribe of Simeon are killed by a plague.

Carrying Yaaqob’s bier	When Yaaqob died, his sons carried his bier to Canaan with the same entourage that we will see in the exodus.	The Bne Israel were escorted by the Egyptian when they left. They carried the Mishkan in the same tribal order as they carried Yaaqob’s bier.

	Camp	Year	Meaning	Birth Process
T H I R D T R I M E S T E R	Yotvathah - יטבתה	2482	Pleasantness	Fetal movement felt
Avronah - עברנה	2483	A Good Calm place	Baby turns to head down position
Etzion Geber - גבר עצין	2484	Rooster’s crow / Giant’s backbone	Back pains
Kadesh (Rekem) - קדש	2484	Sanctuary	Baby’s head at the birth canal.
Hor - הר	2484	Mountain of mountains	Rapid growth and belly enlargement
Tzalmonah - צלמנה	2485	Shadiness	Baby’s eyes are open / pupils working
Punon - פונן	2485	Perplexity	Back pain / heartburn /
Oboth - אבת	2486	Necromancer	spotting
Iye Abarim - העברים עיי	2487	Ruins of the Passes	Braxton Hicks contractions
Divon Gad - גד דיבן	2488	Place of fortune	Weight gain
Almon Diblathaim - דבלתימה עלמן	2488	Cake of Pressed Figs	Birth pangs / crazy dreams / pain and compression Of torso and organs.
M’Hari Abarim - מֵהָרֵי הָעֲבָרִים	2488	Mountains of the Passes	Birth
Moab - מואב	2488	Mother Father	Parents introduce themselves
Beth Jeshimoth - הישמת בית	2488	House of The Desolations	Expelling the placenta

Yaakov bought the bechora and also received the brachot of Esav, from Yitzchak. These brachot were the ones designated for the job of Mashiach ben Yosef that Esav originally had been supposed to perform. These very brachot would eventually be given to Yosef. – This suggests that There may yet be a man from Edom who has messianic qualities.

After the 40 days and 40 nights of the flood, we read:

Bereshit (Genesis) 8:1 And God remembered Noach, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

And then, there is a line that echoes the one we started with:

Bereshit (Genesis) 8:2 the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

This, of course, is the exact inverse of our opening line above, the closing of the doors that were opened. Except for one difference, which Rashi points out:

‘The fountains were closed…’

When they were opened, it is written, “all the fountains,” but here, “all” is not written. Because some remained open, those for which the world still has a need…

All the power is not gone from the world. There are wellsprings of wisdom that continue to trickle. We are not flooded by them, but nor will we die of thirst.

Comparisons of Noach’s Day to 2024

It is very problematic that the comparisons between Noach’s day and our own ‘modern’ era are so similar. Just as they sinned because they had a lot of free time, so also are we doing evil because we have a lot of free time each day and two days on the weekend. Hence the flourishing of the entertainment industry with all its evil. Once again, as people become bored with the old forms of fun, they seek new ways to “kill” time (literally). As soon as they satisfy their old lusts, they need to create new and more disgusting ones. The worldwide level of morality has sunk to an all-time low. Where are we heading?

Consider the following comparisons:

A. Noach’s generation was wiped out by the flood because of idolatry, corruption of justice, bloodshed, sexual perversion, polygamy, Homosexuality, pederasty, and bestiality.^{^[176]}

a. In 2024, pederasty is rampant among our leaders. Homosexuality is everywhere and it is sanctioned by the governments of the western world.^{^[177]} Abortion sheds much blood.

B. Rashi, to Bereshit (Genesis) 6:13, indicates that the corruption of Noach’s generation was robbery. The initial 40 days of intense punishment, when the rains began, were a result of their committing robbery, the numerical value of the three letters of “gezel”, the Hebrew word for “robbery”, totals 40!

b. In 2024, robbery is commonplace with the government stealing from their citizens and giving it to those who did not earn it.^{^[178]}

C. Noach’s generation ignored the commandment given to Adam,^{^[179]} “Be fruitful and multiply”.^{^[180]} Since their goal in life was to gratify their instincts, they attempted to minimize the number of children that they had. (Midrash Hagadol)

c. In 2024, many choose not to have children and use many things to prevent conception. Abortion has been normalized.

D. In Noach’s generation the judges were corrupt.

d. In 2024 the source of corruption in all generations to this day is the court of law itself. Legislation that is lenient for the powerful and judges who are “liberal-minded” are responsible for the destruction of the country. Our judges are corrupt.

Our earth is filled with men who were obsessed with sextual immorality and perversion. Pederasty, pedophilia, bestiality, fornication, adultery, wife swapping, homosexuality, gender fluidity, masturbation, pornography, and other sexual perversions filled the earth. The depth of their perversions spurred them to commit follow-on actions which redoubled their sins. Birth control greatly limited family size. Induced abortion ended eighteen percent of all pregnancies. Infanticide is a major cause for concern in several nations such as China, India, and Pakistan. Large numbers of children are missing after being kidnapped by pedophiles.

People in this sex-addled world were loath to work and relied on government largess – tax theft – to fund their desires. The world went mad with stealing the wealth of those who work and giving it to those who did not work. People journeyed from around the world to come to nations which gave them ‘free stuff’. In order to provide ‘free stuff’, politicians resorted to fraud and other illegal behaviors in order to steal elections and oppress the people. People who did not fear God began working ‘under the table’ to avoid taxes and increase their own profits.

Wicked people resorted to looting and rioting in order to steal and exert their power. Politicians aided and abetted this behavior by not prosecuting miscreants. This inevitably resulted in fewer arrests which only encouraged more looting and rioting. Lawlessness has become rampant.

Theft is now permitted in California as long as it doesn’t exceed a thousand dollars. Destruction of private property and of livelihood, one that may have taken many years to build up, is now acceptable. Isn’t it elementary to think that such behavior destroys civilization? And yet, this is what we see, incredibly.

Corruption has permeated all levels of society. Now we are heavy into the corruption of mankind, very heavy. Because of sexual perversion, blackmail has become normative. This blackmail, in turn, encourages further wickedness.

This was the state of affairs in Noach’s day and it is our sorry state in 2024.

The only difference between this era and the era just before The Flood, is that then the “restart button” was utter destruction. This time, the “restart button” will be Redemption. The concept of evil will still exist during the messianic era but, by the time of the Future World, God “yanks out of existence” the conception, the idea, of evil. For us to conceive of something, no matter how novel, it must exist within Creation. When it no longer is given existence, it is inconceivable. That is how complete the Redemption of mankind will be.

In order for the Light to come, we need the Darkness to bring the lessons God wants to bring to the world.

The Leshem [181]

The Leshem[182] taught that the Resurrection of the Dead will last 210 years, ending with the Seventh Millenium. This number parallels the years of the Egyptian slavery. If the Seventh Millenium begins in 2240, the Resurrection of the Dead will begin in 2030. This period will not only be resurrection of the dead, but also be a time of healing and restoration for all of Creation. Indeed, resurrection of the dead is the ultimate of healing! Before that though, is a 40-year period, paralleling the wandering in the wilderness. The Leshem said this 40-year time period is called Kibbutz Galiut (ingathering of the exiles from the four corners of the world). He said this period could begin in 1986 or 1990, but it would last at least 40 years. If we count from 1990, this brings us to the year 2030. Then the process of the Resurrection of the Dead begins, each one depending on the level of rectification his soul had accomplished. It takes 210 years, because different people require longer time in the grave to complete their rectification. Just the fact that we are so close to the year 2030, although still in that first 40-year period, shows us that we are living in the time of Redemption!

Pleasant times:^{^[183]}	94 years

Slavery begins:	30 years

Hard slavery times:^{^[184]}	86 years

Total time in Egypt:	210 years

1840

“The Europeans”,[185] and this is the center of the book, “begins by discussing the inauguration in the 1840s of Europe’s first international railroad lines.” If you read that description and thought that it was describing maybe 2008, maybe 2020, maybe 2019, you are wrong. The imagination of a society where, “in the single space of a generation, human innovation all but collapses the most formidable geographic distances,” is not describing the internet, it’s not describing modern society, it’s describing the way the world changed in the middle of the 19th century in the year 1840. This was a year that, not only the world changed because of capitalism, and the way people were connected, and the railroad: the Jewish community itself also changed in very significant ways.

When did we become self-aware of the latent divisions that we have throughout our community? The first time this self-conscious unity started, the first time that different organizations came together and said, ‘Whose logo’s going to be on the flyer, and who’s going to speak first, and can we all be on the same podium? When can we talk together?’ This began in 1840. 1840 was more than just a year of the beginning of the railroad. It was more than just a year where the Jewish community came together in unity. It was a year, like many years on the Jewish calendar, that actually has some measure of messianic fervor. If you know, the year 1840 is the end of the 6th century of the 6th millennium. It’s the beginning, if you look at the arc of the Jewish calendar, it’s so to speak the beginning of Erev Shabbos. If every millennium is a day, then the entrance into the 6th millennium, the Friday, so to speak, of our collective calendar, our collective consciousness, the entrance into that sixth millennium, the sixth century, 5600, is the year 1840.”

Exile

Just as Yaaqob left Laban in the 21^st year of his exile, so also did the Children of Israel leave their exile after 210 years, ten times longer.

This suggests that the length of the Edomite / Roman exile will be approximately^{^[186]} 2100 years. Exactly ten times longer than the exile in Egypt, as detailed in the following table:

Exile	Time spent in exile
Exile (Esav) with Laban^{^[187]}	21 years
Exile in Egypt[188]	210 years
Exile in Edom / Rome	2100 years?

Now that we know how long we are to be in this exile; we need to know when the exile began.

Rome conquered Israel in 3700. So, in 5784, it has been 2,084 years of exile. This is VERY close the the postulated 2100 years.

Mashiach ben Yosef (aka Yeshua) died in 3790. The Leshem says that Mashiach ben David will come before 5790, which is only five years(in 5784) away in 5790.

Debarim Timeline

There is a second code which allows a great deal of information to be hidden in plain site and to convey much more that the text itself. Lets use this idea to examine the ONLY text in the Torah which specks of the in-gathering of the Bne Israel into Eretz Israel.

Debarim (Deuteronomy) 30:3 that then HaShem thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither HaShem thy God hath scattered thee.

Counting from Genesis 1:1 till Deuteronomy 30:3, there are 5708 pesukim. In 5708 (1948) Jews began returning to Israel when the nation of Israel was created.

There is only one other place in the Torah where we find language similar to the language we find at the end of Daniel. First let’s look at the language opf Daniel:

Daniel 12:9 And he said: 'Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed (וַחֲתֻמִים) till the time of the end.

Now notice the similar language found in the Torah:

Debarim (Deuteronomy) 32:34 Is not this laid up in store with Me, sealed (חָתוּם) up in My treasuries?

5787 pesukim from Genesis 1:1 brings us to Debarim 32:34. If we see the 5787 as an Anno Mundo date, then we are at 5787AM which is 2027AD. This is when Mashiach will gather all of the Jews back to Israel.

Four different sources in Chazal teach that Mashiach will come back earlier in 2025AD. This means that if we have to wait for Donald trump (Hebrew: דוֹנָלְד טרוּמְפּ) to be re-elected in 2024, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025, then we will not have enough time for him to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability. We will also not have enough time to restore all of Jerusalem back to the Jews.

The Ramban is the first of the four sources. His book, Sefer HaGeula (the Book of Redemption)

Ramban thought that the explanation of the words 1290 days that’s in the book of Daniel is 1290 years. According to Ramban 1290 years the desolation of the Temple, begins the redemption of Mashiach son of Ephraim and another 45 years later begins the redemption of Messiah son of David [ 1335 after the destruction of the Second Temple ].^{^[189]}

The Mashiach will not come any later than 40 years after Daniel’s 1290 years. It will take an additional five years to build the third Beit HaMikdash, and brings back all of the Jews to the land of Israel, and establishes His kingdom. This points us to 2022AD (5783AM) for the appearance of the Mashiach.

The next of our four sources is from Rabbi Elazar ben Shimon (HaGalliel). The Mashiach will come six weeks of years (42 years) after 1290. This brings us to 2024AD (5784AM). This is the latest time for the arrival of Mashiach.

The third of our four sources is from the Gaon of Vilna.^{^[190]} The Gra quotes the following passage to substantiate the Mashiach will come before the very end.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 60:22 The smallest shall become a thousand, and the least a mighty nation; I HaShem will hasten it in its time (before the very end).

The Gra does not say how much sooner, but if we chop off 10% of the 456 years between 1290 and 1335. This brings us to the year 2022AD (5782AM). The Gra indicates that the redemption will come in Nisan, when Chazal teach that the redemption is to take place.

The fourth source is mention twice in the Talmud Bavli. In Sanhedrin 97a and Megillah 17.

Sanhedrin 97a Our Rabbis taught: in the seven year cycle at the end of which the son of David will come-in the first year, this verse will be fulfilled: And I will cause it to rain upon one city and cause it not to rain upon another city;^{^[191]} in the second, the arrows of hunger will be sent forth;^{^[192]} in the third, a great famine, in the course of which men, women, and children, pious men and saints^{^[193]} will die, and the Torah will be forgotten by its students; in the fourth, partial plenty;^{^[194]} in the fifth, great plenty, when men will eat, drink and rejoice, and the Torah will return to its disciples; in the sixth, [Heavenly] sounds;^{^[195]} in the seventh, wars; and at the conclusion of the septennate the son of David will come.

Megillah 17b What was their reason for mentioning redemption in the seventh blessing?^{^[196]} Raba replied: Because they [Israel] are destined to be redeemed in the seventh year [of the coming of the Messiah],^{^[197]} therefore the mention of redemption was placed in the seventh blessing. But a Master has said, ‘In the sixth year will be thunderings, in the seventh wars, at the end of the seventh the son of David will come’? — War is also the beginning of redemption.

These sources teach that the Mashiach is destined to come in the year after the shmita year. Now, the next shmita year is 5782AM (2023AD).

Daniel’s Timeline

Commenting on Daniel 7:25, Rashi calculates the expression "a time and times and half a time" to mean the same 1335 years that are mentioned later, in 12:12. He derives this from the gematria of "haster astir" (הַסְתֵּ֨ר אַסְתִּ֤יר) ("I shall surely hide [My face]"), which is 1336, as well as from a calculation of the "times:" The first "time" lasted 480 years, from the Exodus from Egypt until the First Temple was built (see Melakhim I 6:1); the second "time" lasted 410 years, from the completion of the Temple until its destruction. To this Rashi adds half of the sum of these two times, which is his understanding of the expression "half a time." The sum of the two "times" = 890 years, plus half of that (445) = 1335. Rashi counts these years from the cessation of the continual offering (6 years prior to the Destruction) and once again arrives at the year 5157 (3822+1335).

הַסְתֵּ֨ר = 5 + 60 + 400 + 200 = 665

אַסְתִּ֤יר = 1 + 60 + 400 + 10 + 200 = 671

671 + 665 = 1336

I will totally hide my face Haster haster =1335.

Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the seasons and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

And again in:

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he lifted up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by Him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Time, times, and half a time.

Time: 480 years from Egypt to Temple.

Times: 410 years of the first temple.

Times: 420 years of the second temple.

Total for ‘time’ and ‘times’ = 480 + 410 + 420 =1310

Half a time = 1310 /2 = 655

Total for ‘time’, ‘times’, and ‘half a time’ =

1310 + 655 = 1965

We start counting the years of ‘time, times, and half a time’ 6 years before the Bet HaMikdash was destroyed in 69AD (3829AM), because the sacrifices were stopped in 62AD (3823AM)). So…

62AD + 1965 years = 2027AD This is the ‘final date’ for Mashiach to complete His tasks.

Now we see that the code of Daniel 7:25 and Daniel 12:7 both point to 2027AD (5788AM).

The Generation of Mashiach

Q: We have heard many times that our generation is the generation of Mashiach. What makes us so sure that Mashiach is actually coming soon?[198]

A: We can rely on the words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe who said that the redemption is very close, and that we do not know why it tarries from day to day and from month to month. Nevertheless we believe that "Hashem's salvation will occur like the blinking of the eye."

There are a number of dimensions to our strong belief and trust that the arrival of Mashiach is imminent:

The signs that our Sages gave for the generation in which the Mashiach arrives have been fulfilled before our very eyes.

All of the proposed dates found in our holy books for the arrival of Mashiach have already passed.

We can no longer bear the spiritual hardship of the exile.

The deep internal point in the hearts of the true servants of Hashem clearly feels that the Mashiach and the redemption are very near. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, the neshama klallit (all inclusive soul) of our generation, reiterated this thought on many occasions.

What To Expect of Mashiach

Passover

· R. Yehoshua disagrees, with R. Eliezer, and says that Mashiach will come during the month of Nisan (on Passover).

· Just As Yeshua was born on Succoth, so we expect the birth of Mashiach to happen on Passover, in the diaspora. We would expect His circumcision to take place on the 8^th day of Passover in the Diaspora.

· The anticipation for Mashiach is highlighted in the haftarah of the final day of Pesach, which pertains (more than any haftarah read throughout the year) to the messianic vision in the prophecy of Isaiah (chapter 11): “And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots. And the spirit of God shall rest upon him…and the wolf shall dwell with the sheep…for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of God, as the waters cover the sea.” (It is worthwhile for those of us who have the merit to live in the Land of Israel to read these verses – as is customary to say “The Ten Songs” on the seventh night of Pesach). The anticipation strengthens and intensifies at the Feast of Mashiach which is held toward the end of the festival, as initiated by the Ba’al Shem Tov. (This feast is not obligatory according to Jewish law, but it is replete with Messianic energy that should not be missed).

· The song of the sea was sung on the seventh day of Passover and will be sung in the future on the seventh day of Passover. That future song will be called the song of Moses and the lamb.[199]

Shavuot

· Just as HaShem made a covenenat at Sinai with His people on Shavuot, so also do I expect the covenant to be renewed on Shavuot. Just As Moshe intiated the first covenant, so also will Mashiach initiate the renewed covenant on Shavuot.

Tisha B’Av

· Chazal teach that Mashiach will become known (born) on Tisha B'Av afternoon, at the time when the restrictions of Tisha B’Av are partially eased.[200] But what does 'born' really mean? At the auspicious point that the potential Mashiach becomes the actual Mashiach, that is what it means that Mashiach is born. Every age contains a potential Mashiach. Being born is when the potential is actualized - or manifested. Saying that Mashiach is “born” on Tisha B’Av means a dimension of his revelation, not his physical birth.[201]

The Midrash states that one of the names of the Mashiach is “Menachem” or “Comforter”. This is taken from Lamentations 1:16.

Rosh HaShanah

· The Gemara[202] quotes R. Eliezer as saying that Mashiach will come during the month of Tishre (on Rosh Hashanah).

Succoth

· Just as Yaakov went to Succoth immediately after his exile ended, so also did the Bne Israel go to Succoth immediately after their exile ended. So, too, will the Bne Israel go immediately to Succoth when the galut Edom ends.

· There is a connection between the ultimate Redemption and the holiday of Succoth. For at that time, we will benefit from the Succah made from the skin of the giant fish, the Leviathan. In the Redemption, the oneness of the Jewish people -- a concept which is true at all times -- will be openly revealed and we will see how "all Jews are fit to dwell in a single Succah."

· Mashiach wull fight the battle of Gog U’Magog on Succoth.

· Our Sages made a most astonishing observation on the commandment to build a

· Succah when they declared that,[203] that one of the chief functions of the Mashiach will be to teach the non-Jewish world the mitzva of building a Succah!

Events on days that are not holidays:

· Mashiach will not come on Shabbat or a holiday.

About 30 years ago, the late Lubavitcher Rebbe told a young Netanyahu that “he, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be Israel’s prime minister, who will pass the scepter to the Messiah.” The Lubavitcher Rebbe said this during the election campaign in the 1990s, before Netanyahu’s first term in office. Today, Israel is in a kind of apocalyptic mood, Bibi is prime minister and the scepter is in his hand. Will Netanyahu, the nation and the world soon welcome the Messiah?[204]

Donald Trump

Turnaround - V’nahapoch hu

In today’s world, the hand of HaShem is rarely ‘seen’. HaShem is wearing the mask of ‘nature’ and ‘science’ so that His face is completely hidden by His mask. If we want to see the hand of HaShem, we must be prepared to study His Torah diligently. It is only in His written and oral Torah that we learn how to unmask him. Purim[205] is the festival where those who study Torah are sensitized into the unique art of seeing behind HaShem’s mask. This study will help us to begin understanding How HaShem hides behind His mask, yet His wonders, His nes nistarim (hidden miracles) can still be discerned. In this process, we can ‘unmask’ HaShem and begin to understand why we have so much evil in the world. Megillat Esther details how, and why, HaShem hides. It also shows us the amazing secret of how to unmask HaShem and see how all the evil will be rectified and be revealed as beneficial.

Megillat Esther is a book which details the redemption of the Jewish people in a miraculous and yet hidden way.[206] The most amazing part of this redemption is the way HaShem manipulated events such that every disaster was turned around (V’nahapoch hu) and became a marvelous redemption. V’nahapoch hu[207] - הוּא וְנַהֲפוֹךְ is not a victory over evil. It means that the enemy’s’ efforts ultimately lead them towards becoming the source of the salvation for the Jews. The “evil”, the “bad” is revealed to be “good” and beneficial, in fact, absolutely essential. Every event will be revealed as an “elegant solution”. This is how HaShem conducts His world. There are no exceptions.

Zephaniah 3:9 In the end I will turn things around for the people. I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted, Words to address HaShem in worship and, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel.

An elegant solution is one in which the maximum desired effect is achieved with the smallest, or simplest effort. In Torah terms, this means that HaShem will reveal that everything that has ever happened, or will happen, will be turned around and revealed to be for our good and absolutely essential to HaShem’s plan. Everything will contribute to the Oneness[208] of HaShem.

To illustrate this idea, consider the following idea. In a battle, one can overcome one’s opponent with superior strength, but this is brute force, it is not elegant. A more sophisticated approach to battle, is to use your opponent’s own strength against him. Many martial arts, and especially judo,[209] teach you how to use your opponent’s strength, or weight, against him. In this illustration of V’nahapoch hu, we see an elegant solution that reveals that the defeat of my opponent was due entirely to my opponent’s strength as used against me. My opponent’s strength was my solution to his defeat. His strength against me was revealed to be my solution to defeating my opponent. This is the solution that HaShem uses in His world. He uses V’nahapoch hu, to reveal that all things work together for our benefit.[210] All things advance His plan and contribute to His oneness.

Now, lets consider some of the turnarounds in Doanld Trump’s life:

A. The deep state attempted to derail his election by indicting and convicting him of 34 felonies. Instead, these convictions propelled him into the white house. The election of a president with a felony conviction was an unprecedented event in U.S. history.

B. His legal woes simultaneously acted as both a massive financial drain and an unparalleled fundraising magnet. Each major legal development, especially his indictments and his felony conviction, triggered massive, immediate surges in small-dollar online donations. For instance, his campaign reported raising a record $52.8 million in online donations in the 24 hours immediately following his conviction.

C. His campaign strategically framed the legal troubles not as a result of wrongdoing, but as evidence of a "witch hunt" or "political persecution" by a corrupt system. This narrative deeply resonated with his base, motivating them to donate as a way to "fight back" and defend their champion.

D. While overall small-dollar donor fatigue was a concern early in the cycle, the legal crises energized his most loyal grassroots supporters to open their wallets, often in small, repeat amounts, which the campaign aggressively solicited with frequent appeals tied directly to the court proceedings.

E. In essence, Trump's legal fees were a heavy anchor on his official campaign and political committees, but the controversy surrounding those legal issues was a massive sail for his fundraising, allowing him to raise staggering sums that eventually helped him recover the financial gap.

F. Historically, every time Trump faced significant legal or political peril, his campaign and affiliated groups have seen a surge in small-dollar donations. The state-level ballot removal attempts followed this pattern, leading to significant fundraising boosts. Instead of deterring his voters, the attempt to disqualify him appeared to increase the enthusiasm of his core base, providing a powerful emotional incentive to turn out and vote for him to override what they saw as bureaucratic obstruction.

G. The mainstream media's coverage of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign had a complex and often contradictory effect, largely shaped by his long-standing antagonism toward the press and the rise of polarized media ecosystems. The overall effect was a mixed impact where negative coverage for one segment of the electorate often served to fortify support among his base.

H. Trump consistently commanded a disproportionate amount of media attention, leading to higher visibility than his opponent for much of the cycle. Posts and mentions of him in the news influencer ecosystem often outnumbered those of his rival. For many news outlets, Trump's controversial nature, legal challenges, and rallies translated into high ratings and clicks. While the coverage was frequently critical, the sheer volume ensured his message and presence were constantly in the public eye.

I. Trump's campaign has long characterized mainstream news organizations as the "fake news" or "enemy of the people." Critical coverage, particularly from national outlets, was often seen by his base not as objective reporting, but as proof of a partisan conspiracy against him. This reinforced their loyalty and his image as an anti-establishment outsider fighting a corrupt system.

J. The presence of a strong, alternative conservative media ecosystem (e.g., Fox News, talk radio, social media influencers) meant that his supporters had reliable sources dedicated to either defending him or explaining away critical reports. This effectively insulated a large portion of the electorate from negative mainstream narratives.

K. Some media analysts suggested that the press failed to adequately grasp and report on the economic and cultural anxieties of a significant portion of the electorate, leading to a "dissonance between the press's perspective and the electorate's perspective."

L. In summary, the mainstream media's coverage was voluminous and largely critical, but this very criticism often functioned as a political asset for Trump, fueling his "victim" narrative, solidifying his base, and making him a constant, unavoidable presence in the national conversation.

M. Many of his major executive actions, particularly those related to immigration, have faced immediate lawsuits challenging their legality and constitutional authority. While some orders have been temporarily blocked by lower federal courts, the administration has seen some of its policies upheld as cases move through the system, with the Supreme Court expected to be the final arbiter on the limits of executive power.

N. In 2015, with no experience, while running against the top politician in the USA, Trump won the nomination and the presidency.

Trump’s Genealogy

Grok responded to my question with the following:

Does Donald Trump's genealogy link back to any royalty in Europe?

25 web pages Yes, Donald Trump’s genealogy has been traced to European royalty by several genealogists, primarily through his maternal and paternal lines. Below is a concise overview of the connections, based on available sources, with citations to relevant web results. Note that while these claims are supported by genealogical research, the nature of distant ancestry means connections can be complex and sometimes speculative, especially over many generations.

Maternal Line (Scottish Ancestry)

Mary Anne MacLeod, Trump’s mother, was born in 1912 on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Her lineage has been traced to Scottish nobility and royalty:

· According to genealogist Oddur F. Helgason, Trump descends from King Christian I of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (1426–1481), a significant figure in Scandinavian royalty. This connection also links Trump to Hakon V, King of Norway (1270–1319), through a lineage that includes Scottish and Danish noble families.

· The MacLeod clan has historical ties to the Scottish Highlands, and some genealogical studies suggest connections to the Lords of the Isles, a powerful medieval Scottish dynasty with royal affiliations.

· Helgason notes that Trump’s ancestry connects to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, as well as most Icelanders, due to the well-documented genealogical records in Iceland, such as the Landnámabók and records by deCODE Genetics. These records trace descent through 25 generations to shared Scandinavian royal ancestors.

Paternal Line (German Ancestry)

Friedrich Trump, Trump’s grandfather, was born in Kallstadt, Germany, in 1869, in what was then the Kingdom of Bavaria. His family, rooted in the Palatinate, has been linked to European nobility:

· Genealogist Diana Muir claims Trump’s German lineage connects to royalty through distant ancestors in the Palatinate, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The region’s nobility intermarried with European royal families, providing potential links to German and other European dynasties. Muir suggests that those with German ancestry are likely related to Trump through these noble lines.

· Thomas Miller, in his book Donald Trump Royal Ancestry, traces Trump’s paternal line to royal ancestors, including connections to medieval European monarchs. He builds on the work of Gary Boyd Roberts, who documented presidential royal descents, and identifies 33 royal ancestry lines, though the book has been criticized for poor organization and sourcing.

· A specific claim links Trump to Hanns Drumpf, who settled in Kallstadt in 1608. His descendants, who changed their name to Trump during the Thirty Years’ War, are said to connect to minor German nobility, which often intermarried with larger European royal houses.

Specific Royal Connections

· Scandinavian Royalty: Through his mother, Trump is a direct descendant of Hakon V of Norway and Christian I of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, connecting him to the Oldenburg dynasty, which ruled Denmark and Norway for centuries.

· Scottish Royalty: Trump’s Scottish ancestry ties to the House of Stuart and other noble families through the MacLeods, potentially linking to Robert the Bruce or earlier Scottish kings, though these connections are less precisely documented.

· British Royalty Claims: Some posts on X claim Trump is related to John of Gaunt, a 14th-century English royal and Duke of Lancaster, whose descendants include many British monarchs. However, a Quora response disputes this, arguing Trump’s German and Scottish ancestry lacks direct English royal ties. These claims remain inconclusive without primary source verification.

· Charlemagne and Broad European Royalty: X posts and some genealogical works suggest Trump, like many with European ancestry, descends from Charlemagne, the 8th-century Frankish emperor, whose descendants spread across European royalty. This is plausible given the interconnectedness of European noble families but is a common claim for many of European descent.

Context and Reliability

· Icelandic Genealogy: Iceland’s meticulous records, including the Landnámabók and deCODE Genetics database, provide robust evidence for Trump’s Scandinavian royal connections. These records show Trump is related to most Icelanders through shared ancestors like Gottskálk “grimmi”, a Viking-era figure.

· German Nobility: The Palatinate’s history of noble intermarriage supports claims of royal connections, but specific lines are less documented than the Scandinavian ones. The Drumpf-to-Trump name change and regional nobility ties are noted, but details are sparse.

· Critiques: Some sources, like Miller’s book, face criticism for poor documentation, and X posts (e.g., claims about John of Gaunt or the Romanovs) lack credible evidence. Genealogical research over many generations can be speculative, especially when relying on secondary sources.

· Historical Denials: Trump’s father, Fred Trump, and Donald himself claimed Swedish ancestry during and after World War II to avoid anti-German sentiment, which obscured their German roots. This was later corrected, with Trump embracing his German heritage in the 1990s.

Connection to Robert Trump and Elon Musk

· Robert Trump: As Donald Trump’s younger brother (1948–2020), Robert shares the same genealogy, meaning he, too, would be linked to the same Scandinavian and German royal ancestors through their parents, Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod. There is no evidence Robert had a unique genealogical link to royalty beyond what is documented for Donald.

· Elon Musk: There is no direct genealogical connection between Musk and the Trump family. Musk, born in South Africa to a Canadian mother and South African father, has European ancestry (primarily Dutch, British, and French), which could theoretically share distant royal ancestors with Trump (e.g., through Charlemagne or other widespread European lines). However, no specific royal lineage connects Musk to Trump’s documented Scandinavian or German royal ties. Musk’s association with Trump is political and professional (e.g., 2024 campaign support and DOGE role), not genealogical.

Conclusion

Donald Trump’s genealogy links to European royalty primarily through:

· Scandinavian royalty (Hakon V, Christian I) via his Scottish mother, supported by Icelandic genealogical records.

· Potential German nobility ties through his paternal line, with less precise documentation but plausible given Palatinate intermarriages.

· Speculative broader connections to figures like Charlemagne or John of Gaunt, though some claims (e.g., English royalty) are disputed or unverified.

· Robert Trump, as Donald’s brother, shares these royal connections but has no unique links. Elon Musk has no documented genealogical tie to the Trumps or their specific royal ancestors, though shared European ancestry could imply distant, common royal roots typical of many with European heritage. For further details, reputable genealogical sources like deCODE Genetics or works by Gary Boyd Roberts are recommended, though caution is advised with less-documented claims.

There’s no full peer-reviewed genetic mapping, since Trump’s DNA isn’t public.

Trump as a Gilgul of Yehu (AKA Jehu)

In the book of Melachim bet (II Kings), when Jehu, the son of Nimshi,[211] becomes king of Israel,[212] he kills Yezebel (Jezebel) by ordering her thrown out of a palace window, after which he walks on her body, which is then eaten by dogs. The newly anointed king is commanded by HaShem to eliminate the families of Ahab and Jezebel and eradicate the worship of Baal from Israel. His anointing as king was a specific divine mandate from HaShem, through the prophet Elisha, to carry out this judgment.

Jehu’s mission, as detailed in the Book of Kings, had two primary parts:

1. Annihilation of Ahab's House: Jehu was commanded to kill every male descendant of King Ahab to avenge the deaths of God's prophets and to end the corrupt dynasty that had led Israel into idolatry. This included the execution of Ahab's son, King Joram, and the queen mother, Jezebel.

2. Destruction of Baal Worship: After consolidating his power, Jehu's second objective was to destroy the worship of the false god Baal, which had been introduced and promoted by Ahab and Jezebel. He did this by gathering all the prophets and worshipers of Baal and killing them, and then destroying the temple of Baal and its sacred pillars.

Jehu's mission was one of radical purification and was seen as a fulfillment of the prophecies made against Ahab's house by the prophet Elijah.

Now, compare Jehu’s mission to the mission undertaken by President Trump. He wants to make America great again by bringing the political evil-doers to justice by providing the appropriate penalty, AKA ‘draining the swamp’. In addition, he uses his pardon power to right the injustices of the previous administration. His radical purification of America is analogous to Jehu’s purification of the northern kingdom.

Donald Trump has this “providential anointing” that allows him to benefit greatly from his enemies.[213]

Trump is not the first president to apparently link himself to Jesus. President Andrew Johnson, who took Abraham Lincoln's place after Lincoln was assassinated, handled Reconstruction after the Civil War. According to biographer Hans Trefousse, Johnson had delivered a speech at each stop on a tour across America: "Generally recounting his rise from the tailor's bench to the presidency, he compared himself to Jesus Christ and explained that like the Savior, he, too, liked to pardon repentant sinners," Hans Trefousse wrote in the biography. This too sounds exactly like Donald Trump.

As of November 2025, ten months into his presidency, the total number of individuals receiving clemency (pardons and commutations) from President Donald J. Trump is estimated to be more than 1,721.

Whether he will bring to justice the previous political rulers, is yet to be seen. Many have compared Ahab to President Biden and Jezebel to Hillary Clinton.

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Sanhedrin Letter to Trump: “You have been elected to fulfill a heavenly mission” - Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Israel News, February 14, 2025

“You have been elected, as Cyrus was in his time, to fulfill a heavenly mission:

To unite all believers in God and foster ethical cooperation across all spheres of human activity.

A Call to Establish an International Divine Court – IDC

“ We invite you to meet with the Sanhedrin Court Rabbis in Jerusalem to discuss the establishment of an International Divine Court (IDC) for all nations. This court would be based on the seven universal commandments given to Noah and reaffirmed at Mount Sinai—a foundation for global peace and divine justice.

“May Hashem bless you with wisdom, strength, and success in your divine mission.”

The Rabbis of the Sanhedrin signed the letter.

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“As I look back at my life’s journey and events, I now recognize that it’s been the hand of God leading me to where I am today.” – President Trump

Trump, who has said he was raised Presbyterian but now considers himself a "non-denominational Christian," has encouraged the attention, writing on Truth Social that "God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening." – President Trump

Trump a Gilgul of Koresh / Cyrus?

In 2017, the Nascent Sanhedrin minted a special coin featuring your image on one side and Cyrus the Great on the other. This symbolized your historic role, likened to that of Cyrus, who was chosen by HaShem to fulfill a divine mission.

The Chinese appreciated this idea so much that they reproduced and sold millions of copies of these coins and other products featuring your image alongside Cyrus the Great.

You have been elected, as Cyrus[214] was in his time, to fulfill a heavenly mission: To unite all believers in God and foster ethical cooperation across all spheres of human activity.

A Call to Establish an International Divine Court – IDC.

We invite you to meet with the Sanhedrin Court Rabbis in Jerusalem to discuss the establishment of an International Divine Court (IDC) for all nations. This court would be based on the seven universal commandments given to Noah and reaffirmed at Mount Sinai—a foundation for global peace and divine justice.

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Many people were mocked for comparing the 45th President Trump to Cyrus in Isaiah 45.

Now these signs are all over Israel 😳

“Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 45:1-7 So said HaShem to His anointed one (Mashiach – Messiah - לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֘ ), to Cyrus (Koresh), whose right hand I held, to flatten nations before him, and the loins of kings I will loosen, to open portals before him, and gates shall not be closed. 2 I will go before you, and I will straighten out crooked paths; I will break portals of copper and cut off bars of iron. 3 And I will give you treasures of darkness, and riches hidden in secret places, in order that you know that I am HaShem Who calls [you] by your name-the Holy One of Israel. 4 For the sake of My servant Jacob, and Israel My chosen one, and I called to you by your name; I surnamed you, yet you have not known Me. 5 I am HaShem, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God: I will strengthen you although you have not known Me. 6 In order that they know from the shining of the sun and from the west that there is no one besides Me; I am the Lord and there is no other.7 Who forms light and creates darkness, Who makes peace and creates evil; I am the Lord, Who makes all these.

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In a manner that mirrored the Biblical nature of the Purim holiday as an aspect of Jewish redemption, President Trump announced on Thursday that his administration will recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability! - 11:50 AM · Mar 21, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Trump’s announcement with great enthusiasm.

Trump’s announcement coincided with the Jewish holiday of Purim, commemorating when the Jews overcame an existential threat posed by anti-Semitic political forces in ancient Persia.

Many are claiming this was a pre-election gift to Trump’s friend, Netanyahu, but it others see a much larger significance that transcends politics and enters into the realm of the Biblical. One such belief was expressed by Breaking Israel News publisher Rabbi Tuly Weisz, who noted that the announcement came on the Jewish holiday of Purim.

“This strengthens the comparison many have made between President Trump and Cyrus the Great,” Rabbi Weisz said. “The Edict of Cyrus in 538 BCE led directly to the unfolding of the Purim story decades later. The Jews were all supposed to return to Israel, but found it too comfortable in Persia. Only the threat of annihilation woke the Jews up from complacency and assimilation. Mordechai and Esther reminded the Jewish people to fast, pray and turn towards our Father in Heaven. Once again a non-Jewish ruler, President Trump, has issued a decree recognizing the eternal connection between the People of Israel and the Land of Israel, and on Purim no less! I only pray that unlike the original Edict of Cyrus the Great, more Jews from around the world hear this great decision and use it as the motivation to return to our eternal homeland.”

Rabbi Hillel Weiss, the spokesman for the Sanhedrin, agreed that Trump’s actions have Biblical import but this Biblical connection comes with a warning.

Trump as a Gilgul of Obed-Edom

Oved-Edom was a conduit for bringing the Ark to Jerusalem in the time of David. The ark stayed in Obed-Edom’s house for two months before being brought to Jerusalem.

Donald Trump had a replica of the Ark^{^[215]} of the Covenant at his home in Mar-a-Lago for 8 months:

r/esist - Donald Trump has a replica of the Arc of the Covenant at his home in Mar-a-Lago

The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord stayed in Obed-Edom's house for three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family.

The Good Part of Esau [216]

Rabbi Mendel Kessin, during a lecture shared in late August 2016,[217] said Trump will play the role of a "messiah-like figure" leading America, which he sees as leader of Western Christianity, into its role as the rehabilitated biblical Esau – a righteous nation that repents of its past sins and becomes a helper of Israel.

Trump, the GOP nominee for president, will be a factor in the end of days in America by reflecting the "rehabilitation of biblical Esau," said Kessin.

Yet Kessin, speaking about the spiritual underpinnings of the 21st century, suggests that, at the last days, the biblical Esav [Western Christianity] will be rehabilitated with the United States leading the way.

Kessin connects Esav throughout history to Edom, Rome, Christianity, Western civilization and, ultimately, to the United States.

"At the end of days, the rabbi contends that the sins of Esav will be removed and Esav will become God-fearing," writes Rivkah Lambert Adler for Breaking Israel News. "Esav has in Jewish tradition been associated with oppressing, persecuting and afflicting the Jews, but at the end of days he will undergo a fundamental change in his character."

Rather than harming Jews, Esav will turn toward serving the Jews, assisting them in doing God's will in the form of mitzvot (biblical commandments), Adler reports. "As a result, Esav will be rehabilitated and earn a place in the world to come."

Kessin believes Trump has a critical role to play in purifying the U.S.

"What I believe is that the one who is going to switch from [Esav persecuting the Jews] to [Esav serving the Jews] is Donald Trump," he says. "He's going to purify Edom."

At the 43-minute mark of the lecture, Kessin says the Hebrew numerical value of Donald Trump is the same as that of Mashiach ben David (Messiah son of David). He quickly assures his listeners that Trump is not the long-awaited Messiah of the Jewish people. At the same time, Kessin plainly asserts that Trump has the qualities of a messiah-like figure.

"Someone who will turn a nation completely, diametrically opposite is a messiah," Kessin says. "He further contends that good times will return to the U.S. under the leadership of Trump because "Peace and prosperity must happen in order to rehabilitate the Jews in America, to prepare them for Mashiach (Messiah)."

Using three biblical examples, he builds his case that Trump is a messiah-like figure.

First off, "A messianic figure is always despised," he argues. He cites Joseph, who was imprisoned; Moses, who had to run away from Pharaoh to escape being killed; and King David, who was rejected many times in his lifetime.

"Many messianic figures, they come out of nowhere… Everybody is expecting the Mashiach to be this incredible (righteous individual), incredible gadol (great person), unbelievable talmid chacham (Torah scholar)," he said. "Yeah, eventually he will be. But he's the guy that you don't even look at twice. That's who a Mashiach is. And you find all the (messianic figures) were always despised…

"That's why there's so much opposition to Trump. Because he's about to start something which is a major reversal of the job of Esav from [oppression of the Jews] to [serving the Jews]."

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Rabbi Mendel Kessin Schiurim (Teachings) (on YouTube Channel “torahthinking”):

The following aspects of the emergency G-d pushes forward in the messianic process is one the rabbi has discussed often since 2015, as actualized in the miraculous election of Donald Trump. In modernity, the messianic process starts with Esav/Edom repenting. In fulfilling the repentance of Esav, Trump embodies the tov she’b’Esav, the good, redeemable part of Esav who is Edom. Trump fulfills the prophecy in two ways: In the prophecy given to Rebecca, “Rav ya’avod tza’ir,” Esav is the elder who will serve the younger. Trump has done this through policies and diplomacy over his four years of presidency. The good remnant of Esav, of Edom, serves the Jewish people. Another penitent gesture is Esav’s statement to Jacob saying, “Let that which is yours be yours,” a conciliatory expression acknowledging Jacob’s entitlement to the blessings that, prior to that point, had been deemed stolen. This has been borne out by Trump in his acknowledgement of the legitimacy of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, of the Golan as an integral part of the Holy Land, both of which acknowledge the legitimacy of the biblical claim, G-d’s claim, that Israel was His to give to the Jewish nation. Support of the Jewish nation is also evident in new alliances between Israel and Arab nations that Trump’s administration has fostered. Israel’s “rise among the nations” has begun. This is also indicative of the repentance of Ishmael.

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BIN EXCLUSIVE: Sanhedrin Asks Putin and Trump to Build Third Temple in Jerusalem

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz

Biblical News

November 10, 2016

The Nascent Sanhedrin is calling on Russian President Vladmir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump to join forces and fulfill their Biblically-mandated roles by rebuilding the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Hillel Weiss, spokesman for the Sanhedrin, contacted Breaking Israel News to announce that the election of Trump, who has promised to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, coupled with Putin’s expressed desire for the Temple to be rebuilt, prompted the Jewish court to send a letter offering the two the opportunity to act as modern-day Cyrus figures: non-Jewish kings who recognize the importance of Israel and the Temple.

Cyrus the Great, King of Persia in the sixth century BCE, announced in the first year of his reign that he was prompted by God to make a decree that the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt.

Thus, saith Koresh king of Paras: All the kingdoms of the earth hath Hashem, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuda. Ezra 1:2

Cyrus sent the Jews under his rule back to Israel with a considerable sum of money with which to rebuild the Temple. The Sanhedrin plans to call on the two world leaders to take up this ancient Biblical decree and support the Jewish people in their holy mission.

Rabbi Weiss explained that the US elections have made the eternal Jewish dream a very real possibility.

“We are poised to rebuild the Temple. The political conditions today, in which the two most important national leaders in the world support the Jewish right to Jerusalem as their spiritual inheritance, is historically unprecedented,” Rabbi Weiss told Breaking Israel News.

The Sanhedrin’s letter notes that Trump’s upset victory was due to his support of Jerusalem, and reminds Trump of his campaign promise to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, effectively recognizing the city as the capital of Israel. The Jerusalem Embassy Act, passed in Congress in 1995, initiated the moving of the embassy, but has been vetoed since every American president since. The Sanhedrin calls on Trump to withhold the veto after he takes office.

The Sanhedrin also recalled Putin’s connection to the Temple in its letter. During his third official trip to Jerusalem in 2012, Putin paid a late-night visit to the Kotel (Western Wall). When he arrived at the holy site, the Russian leader stood in silence for several minutes, offering up a personal prayer, after which he read Psalms from a Russian-Hebrew prayer book.

An Israeli bystander called out in Russian, “Welcome, President Putin.” Putin approached the man, who explained the importance of the Temple Mount and the Jewish Temple. Chadrei Charedim, an Orthodox Hebrew news site, reported that Putin responded, “That’s exactly the reason I came here – to pray for the Temple to be built again.”

After this remarkable exchange, the Sanhedrin sent a letter to Putin calling on him to fulfill his prayer. At the time, President Putin did not respond to the Sanhedrin’s request, but now that the incoming US president is a potential ally in the project, the Sanhedrin believes it is time for Putin to take an active role in rebuilding the Temple.

In addition to its requests concerning the Temple, the Sanhedrin is also calling on Putin and Trump to renew the 1920 League of Nations resolution known as the San Remo treaty, which essentially enabled the creation of a Jewish State by dividing the Ottoman Empire. It incorporated the Balfour Declaration, issued by Great Britain in 1917, which gave official recognition and backing for the establishment of Israel.

US President Calvin Coolidge ratified the San Remo agreement in 1925, thus making recognition of a Jewish State legally binding by US law. The Sanhedrin emphasized that it is imperative at this time, when the Palestinian Authority is attempting to rewrite world history by campaigning against the Balfour declaration, to strengthen the historic American commitment to the State of Israel by readopting the agreement.

Rabbi Weiss emphasized that supporting the Jewish claim to Jerusalem would bring benefit Russia and America, as well as the entire world.

“The leaders of Russia and America can lead the nations of the world to global peace through building the Temple, the source of peace,” Rabbi Weiss explained. “This will offset the disgraceful UNESCO resolutions that are the root cause of increasing terror and violence.”

Last month, the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) passed two resolutions denying any connection between the city of Jerusalem and the Jewish people, ceding to Islam a religious monopoly on many of Judaism’s holiest sites.[218]

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Connections between the US president and Persian King Cyrus (aka Koresh), recently strengthened by President Donald Trump’s landmark speech acknowledging Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel, have deep roots in Bible Codes and Biblical numerology which link both men to the coming of the Messiah.

Does that mean that Trump is anointed by God? Does that make him some kind of savior figure?

Not surprisingly, these claims were widely mocked, especially before Trump’s election.

And to this day, the idea of Trump being a Cyrus figure, let alone anointed by HaShem, is considered a travesty, as in, “You must be out of your mind to claim that Donald Trump, with all his failings, is called and anointed by HaShem.

But to say that is to miss the whole point of the Cyrus connection, which was meant as a parallel rather than a direct prophecy.

In other words, these people were not saying, “The Tanach contains a prophecy about Donald Trump! Trump is in the Tanach!” (If that’s how you took it, I strongly encourage you to read the Scriptures more carefully.)

Instead, they were saying, “Look at this parallel. HaShem used King Cyrus (Koresh), an unlikely vessel who didn’t even know who HaShem really was, to bless His people Israel. We believe HaShem is going to use Trump to do good things for HaShem’s people too.

President Trump is similar to Cyrus in a number of observable ways, rabbis and commentators have noted. Though separated by 2,500 years,

1. both men rule the greatest nation of their respective eras.

2. Cyrus, like Trump, was powerful and rich but not at all devout.

3. And like Cyrus, Trump supports Jewish national aspirations. Now, a Messianic connection has come to light.

The mysterious ties between Trump, Cyrus, and the Messiah are revealed through two mystical methods of understanding the Torah. Hebrew numerology, known as Gematria, gives Hebrew letters and words numerical values which uncover hidden meanings, while Bible Codes search the Torah for secret patterns and connections.

Cyrus’s connection to the Messiah is found in the Book of Isaiah. The Persian king is the only non-Jewish leader to be referred to in the Bible as Mashiach, literally ‘His anointed one’. The word for ‘anointed one’ in Hebrew is ‘Mashiach’ (משיח), which means “Messiah”.

Thus said HaShem to Cyrus, His anointed one— Whose right hand He has grasped, treading down nations before him, ungirding the loins of kings, opening doors before him and letting no gate stay shut. Isaiah 45:1

In February 2018 an Israeli organization, the Mikdash Educational Center, minted a Temple coin bearing the image of Donald Trump aside King Cyrus, a Persian King who whom the Jews referred to as a messiah, though he was a gentile.

Rabbi Glazerson found the words ‘D. Trump’ and ‘president of the USA’ adjacent to the word ‘Koresh’ (‘Cyrus’ in Hebrew). All of these words were adjacent to the word ‘Mashiach’, used in that instance explicitly as a characteristic of an anointed priest.

Vayikra (Leviticus) 4:5 And the anointed (Mashiach) kohen shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.

“Definitely Trump is not Mashiach”, Rabbi Glazerson cautioned, explaining the unique connection.

“Koresh was called Mashiach because he helped the Jews to settle Israel and to start building the Second Temple. Trump is like Koresh because he is supposed to help the Jews in Israel, maybe to build the Temple.”

The Trump-Cyrus connection was acknowledged even before the election by many Evangelical Christians who supported Trump’s campaign promise to establish Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Evangelical speaker Lance Wallnau wrote a best-selling book on the subject titled God’s Chaos Candidate.

“It’s not a normal election and so we almost need a different kind of candidate,” Wallanu said in an interview with CBN News just before the election. “Trump has the Cyrus anointing to navigate in chaos. [Cyrus] came in, this king, as a secular ruler and decreed for the building of the house of the Lord. He literally made it possible for the Jews to end the captivity.”

Wallanu pointed out that as the 45th president of the United States, Trump would embody the 45th chapter of Isaiah, in which Persian King Cyrus rebuilds the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Trump has personally embraced the connection with the Persian king. In March, President Trump issued an official statement on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in which he quoted King Cyrus.

“[F]reedom, dignity, and wealth together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die,” the quote read.

After President Trump’s historic announcement last Wednesday, approximately 250 Israeli rabbis signed a letter of gratitude initiated by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat. In an interview with Israel National News, Rabbi Eliyahu explained that his motives for sending the letter were actuated by comparisons between the American president and Cyrus.

“We mentioned to him in the letter that when [the Prophet] Nehemiah came to Cyrus, to establish Jerusalem, to strengthen and fortify its position, all kinds of people of little faith stood among the gentiles and – to our shame – from the elite of our own people, and sought to stop this,” Rabbi Eliyahu said.

“But [Cyrus] was determined to do God’s will and the designs of the other people collapsed, and eventually they too understood that God’s will would be done.”

Last year, the nascent Sanhedrin felt the connection between Trump and Cyrus was so strong that it sent a letter to the newly elected president calling on him to build the Temple. In light of Trump’s recent declaration concerning Jerusalem, the Sanhedrin acknowledges this connection has materialized, but is cautious of how this will play out in the current political environment.

“Cyrus’ actions would have been pointless, would have been forgotten in history, had they not culminated in the Second Temple,” Rabbi Weiss pointed out to Breaking Israel News. “Trump did not do this.”

“If he leaves us without the Temple Mount then his grand announcement amounts to nothing and will actually cause great harm,” the rabbi warned. “The United Nations and the Palestinians cunningly refer to East Jerusalem in order to hide their true intentions of leaving Israel without their true capital. President Trump said he was establishing the capital of Israel, and this absolutely must be based around the Temple.

“If Trump, like Cyrus, helps reestablish the Temple, it will strengthen America, just as Cyrus established a powerful and flourishing empire after taking part in building the Temple.”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 45:1-6 So said HaShem to His Mashiach, to Koresh, whose right hand I held, to flatten nations before him, and the loins of kings I will loosen, to open portals before him, and gates shall not be closed. 2 I will go before you, and I will straighten out crooked paths; I will break portals of copper and cut off bars of iron. 3 And I will give you treasures of darkness, and riches hidden in secret places, in order that you know that I am HaShem Who calls [you] by your name-the Holy One of Israel. 4 For the sake of My servant Jacob, and Israel My chosen one, and I called to you by your name; I surnamed you, yet you have not known Me. 5 I am HaShem, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God: I will strengthen you although you have not known Me. 6 In order that they know from the shining of the sun and from the west that there is no one besides Me; I am HaShem and there is no other.

Not long after Jerusalem was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and the Jews exiled to Babylon, the Babylonian Empire itself fell to the Persians. This was prophesied by Isaiah,[219] who went so far as to describe the liberating Persian King Cyrus (Koresh) as “mashiach”! In one place,[220] the Talmud states that he was obviously not the messiah, though perhaps a potential one, while in another[221] it admits that he was “kosher”, and this is why his name (Koresh in Hebrew and Old Persian) is an anagram of kosher.

The following excerpt is from:

INSIGHTS INTO THE DAILY DAF

The Gemara says that since Koresh (Cyrus II) was a virtuous king, the years of his reign were counted from the month of Nisan, like the years of a Jewish king. The verses which the Gemara cites clearly refer to Daryavesh (Darius II), the king who ruled over the Persian Empire after Achashverosh. The Gemara explains that the names Koresh, Daryavesh, and Artachshasta refer to the same person (he was named Koresh because he was a "kosher" king, Artachshasta was the name of his kingdom, and Daryavesh was his name). The Gemara implies that had he not been a righteous king, his reign would have been counted from Tishri since he was not Jewish.

The Gemara later (4a) also implies that Daryavesh was not Jewish. The Gemara there explains that when he eventually became corrupt, the years of his reign were counted from Tishri. The proof that he became corrupt is based on the verses which describe how he made considerable donations to the Beis HaMikdash on condition that the Kohanim should pray for him. While it is admirable for a Jew to donate money with such a condition, for a Nochri[222] it is a mark of wickedness.

TOSFOT (3b, DH Shnas) calls this king "Darius the son of Esther”, based on the Midrash (Vayikra Rabah 13:5) which says he was born from the union of Esther and Achashverosh.

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Now, if Koresh was Esther’s son, then he was Jewish. From the text of Isaiah it not so obvious.

“Kol HaTor” says[223] The Mashiach ben Yosef is similar to Cyrus the Persian Monarch who encouraged the Jews to return from the Babylonian Exile and rebuild the Temple. Cyrus, the King of Persia, in some respects may be considered a forerunner (or prototype) of the Mashiach ben Yosef. Verses associated with Cyrus[224] are actually to a degree applicable to the Mashiach ben Yosef. The Mashiach ben Yosef will be revealed little by little."

Kol haTor 1:11 The general mission of Mashiach ben Yosef is three-fold: revelation of the mysteries of the Torah, ingathering of the exiles, and removal of the unclean spirit from the land... And these three tasks were given to Cyrus as it states: 1 am the Lord Who confirms the word of His servant, and fulfills the counsel of his messengers; Who says of Jerusalem: ‘It will be settled’... Who says of Cyrus, ‘my shepherd’; he will fulfill all My desire...” [Isaiah 44:24-28] And therefore this is the mission of Cyrus as part of the mission of Mashiach ben Yosef from the left side, which means the quality of Din. The might of Mashiach ben Yosef lies in the miraculous assistance he can offer in connection with the ingathering of exiles that will come about when the awakening comes from below.

Is Donald J. Trump a Jew?

Well, we don’t actually know. I have not tried to follow his maternal ancestry far enough to know whether his mother’s line comes from Jewish sources. It is more than possible that Donald Trump is from one of the ten lost tribes, known collectively as Ephraim.

Is Donald J. Trump from the line of Judah, David, and Solomon?

Well, we don’t actually know. I have not tried to follow his paternal ancestry far enough to know whether his father’s line comes from the kingly line of Judah. That said, there is a genealogy chart for Queen Elizabeth which shows that all of the monarchs of Europe are descended from Judah.

So, where does that leave us? It leaves us with an interesting conundrum: Is Trump’s mother from one of the lost tribes? We just don’t know.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 44:24-28 Thus saith HaShem, thy Redeemer, and He that formed thee from the womb: I am HaShem, that maketh all things; that stretched forth the heavens alone; that spread abroad the earth by Myself; 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; 26 That confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messengers; that saith of Jerusalem: 'She shall be inhabited'; and of the cities of Judah: 'They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof'; 27 That saith to the deep: 'Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers'; 28 That saith of Cyrus: 'He is My shepherd, and shall perform all My pleasure'; even saying of Jerusalem: 'She shall be built'; and to the temple: 'My foundation shall be laid.'

Now, Isaiah lived about 140 years BEFORE Cyrus / Koresh! Isaiah is speaking about a future king.

Note that Donald John Trump was the 45^th president of the United States. It is, therefore, noteworthy that Koresh (a hint to Trump) is commanded in the 45^th chapter of Yeshayahu:

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 45:1-7 1 Thus saith HaShem to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and to loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and that the gates may not be shut: 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am HaShem, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel. 4 For the sake of Jacob My servant, and Israel Mine elect, I have called thee by thy name, I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me. 5 I am HaShem, and there is none else, beside Me there is no God; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known Me; 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me; I am HaShem; and there is none else; 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am HaShem, that doeth all these things.

Rabbi Aryeh Deri said “Trump’s election heralds the coming of Messiah”. Deri: “If such a miracle like this can happen, we have already reached the days of the Messiah, therefore we are really in the era of the birth pangs of the Messiah."

The gematria of Donald Trump is the same as the gematria of “messiah son of David”:[225]

דונלד טראמפ = 424 = משיח בן דוד.

“Donald Trump in Gematria (Hebrew numerology) equals 424, which is the same as Mashiach ben David (Messiah from the house of David),” Rabbi Berger pointed out. “This certainly does not mean he will be the Messiah, but it indicates that he will play a role in preparing the way for the arrival of the Messiah. He clearly has this inclination. Why else would he have a campaign event overlooking the Temple Mount? No other presidential candidate has done this.” The Ben Ish Chai, an authority on Jewish law and master kabbalist who lived in Baghdad 150 years ago, interpreted the number 212 as a difficult time for Israel before the Final Redemption. Trump’s gematria is twice that, signifying an ongoing Messianic process.

Hathach הֲתָךְ = 425 דונאלד טראמפ =

Hatach[226] is another name for the prophet Daniel. He was called Hatach (related to the Hebrew word for "cut") because he was "cut down," demoted from his position of greatness, which he held at the courts of the previous kings.

Megilah 15a And Esther called Hatach. Rab said: Hatach is the same as Daniel. Why was he called Hatach? Because he was degraded [hataku-hu] from his position.[227] Samuel said, Because all affairs of state were decided [nehtakim] by his voice.

Another powerful hint of the president’s role in the Messianic process appears in the presidential seal he was awarded the rights to in that election. Central in the presidential seal is the iconic Bald Eagle. The rabbi explained that an eagle (ayit עיט) figures prominently in end-of-days prophecy.

“When Abraham performed the Covenant of the Pieces described in the fifteenth chapter of Genesis, an ayit (usually translated as a ‘bird of prey’) appeared,” Rabbi Berger said.

Birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Avram drove them away.[228]

Rabbi Berger cited an explanation of this mystical covenant written by Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, an 11th century French Torah scholar who is known by the acronym, “Rashi.”

“Rashi explained that all of the animals whose carcasses were split for that covenant represented the other nations, but the bird, which remained whole, represented Israel,” Rabbi Berger said. “The eagle represents the House of David. The eagle was not permitted near the covenant with Abraham at the time, but in the end of days, the Messiah from the House of David will stand up before all the other nations and bring them to David’s city in order to complete the covenant with Abraham.”

“Trump, under the sign of the ayit, opened the way for the other nations, who are now coming to Jerusalem and opening their embassies in preparation for the Messiah,” Rabbi Berger said.

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By Rabbi Yitzchak Minkowicz

In a profound display of connection to Jewish faith and the Chabad movement, Donald Trump, President-elect of the United States, demonstrated his deep respect for Jewish tradition through significant events that have resonated with the Jewish community.

One such moment occurred when Trump visited the Ohel, in honor of the tragic events of October 7, 2023. The event, marked by heartfelt prayer, served as a symbol of solidarity, reflecting Trump’s recognition of the Chabad’s influence on Jewish life and the global community.

This quiet moment of prayer highlighted his long-standing support for Jewish values and commitment to the Jewish people, which has been a hallmark of his relationship with Israel during his political career.

In another significant event two years ago, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida presented Donald Trump with Shmura Matzah, the traditional “Food of Faith,” during a private event at Mar-a-Lago. Rabbi Minkowicz, a respected figure in the Jewish community, shared the matzah with Trump as a gesture symbolizing faith and commitment to Jewish heritage.

During the event, Trump spoke about his unwavering support for Israel, emphasizing his administration’s key achievements, including the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the historic Abraham Accords. These actions have earned Trump lasting respect from the Jewish community, reinforcing his status as a strong ally of Israel.

These moments illustrate why many in the Jewish community regard Donald Trump as a “True Friend of Israel.” His actions, both in policy and personal connections, reflect an enduring commitment to the Jewish people and the State of Israel. As Trump campaigns for a return to the White House in 2024, he carries with him not just the political support of many, but the deep-rooted trust of Jewish communities around the world, built on shared faith and mutual respect.

The symbolism of Trump’s prayer at the Ohel, combined with his receipt of Shmura Matzah, underscores his commitment to preserving Jewish heritage and ensuring strong ties between the United States and Israel. These gestures, grounded in tradition and faith, resonate deeply as Trump continues his journey toward becoming the 47th President of the United States.

‘First Jewish President’

The claim that Donald Trump is the "first Jewish president" has been made by several different public figures, usually in a metaphorical or symbolic sense rather than a literal one.

The most prominent individuals associated with this statement include:

Morton Klein: The president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). He has frequently referred to Trump as the most pro-Israel president in history and has used the "first Jewish president" phrasing to highlight Trump's policy shifts, such as moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Wayne Allyn Root: A conservative media personality and author. In 2019, Root famously called Trump "the greatest president for Jews and for Israel in the history of the world" and added that "the Jewish people in Israel love him like he’s the King of Israel." Trump later tweeted these comments, which brought the "first Jewish president" label into the mainstream national conversation.

David Friedman: The former U.S. Ambassador to Israel. While he generally speaks in more formal diplomatic terms, he has echoed the sentiment that Trump’s affinity for and actions regarding Jewish causes were unprecedented, leading to similar characterizations in conservative Jewish circles.

Mark Levin: Levin famously delivered a monologue where he applied the structure of the Passover song Dayenu ("It would have been enough") to Trump’s presidency. He listed Trump's various actions regarding Israel, stating after each one that it would have been enough to earn him the title of a great friend to the Jewish people, but that the sum of his actions made him "the first Jewish president" in spirit.

The "Levin List" of Accomplishments

Action	Impact / Significance
Executive Order 13899	Extended Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to cover antisemitism on college campuses, allowing the government to withhold funding from schools that fail to protect Jewish students.
The Abraham Accords	Brokered the first peace/normalization agreements between Israel and Arab nations (UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan) in over 25 years.
Jerusalem Embassy Move	Fulfilled the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act, officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moving the U.S. Embassy there.
Golan Heights Recognition	Signed a proclamation officially recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a major shift in decades of U.S. foreign policy.
Withdrawal from the JCPOA	Exited the Iran Nuclear Deal, arguing that the agreement provided a "pathway to a bomb" and funded regional proxies hostile to Israel.
Cutting UNRWA Funding	Halted hundreds of millions in funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, citing concerns over "anti-Israel incitement" in its curriculum.

When people use this phrase, they are generally drawing a parallel to Bill Clinton, who was famously called "the first Black president" by Toni Morrison. The logic is not about biological heritage, but rather:

Policy: Advocacy for specific interests (in this case, Israel and religious liberty).

Family: The fact that his daughter, Ivanka Trump, converted to Judaism and he has Jewish grandchildren.

Cultural Alignment: A perceived "New York" style or kinship with the Jewish community.

A banner congratulating Trump on his presidential victory hangs in Jerusalem (Shutterstock.com)

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Cyrus as ‘Messiah’: Understanding Trump’s Divine Role

By: Rabbi Elie Mischel

January 21, 2025

On inauguration day, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat and son of former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, offered a powerful blessing to Donald Trump. Rabbi Eliyahu declared: “We want to bless the incoming President of the United States, Donald Trump, that he should know that the Holy One, blessed be He, watches over him, and He chose him and put it in people’s hearts to choose him, and he has a divine mission. The Holy One, blessed be He, has a path and He wants to redeem the entire world, and He sent the people of Israel so that Israel would be the channel through which blessing would come, and all the families of the earth would be blessed.”

These words bring to mind one of the most remarkable moments in Jewish history – when God chose an unexpected vessel for His divine purpose. In Isaiah 45:1, we read:

כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְכוֹרֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱזַקְתִּי בִימִינוֹ לְרַד־לְפָנָיו גּוֹיִם וּמָתְנֵי מְלָכִים אֲפַתֵּחַ לִפְתֹּחַ לְפָנָיו דְּלָתַיִם וּשְׁעָרִים לֹא יִסָּגֵרוּ׃

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 45:1 Thus said HaShem to Cyrus, His anointed one— Whose right hand He has grasped, Treading down nations before him, Ungirding the loins of kings, Opening doors before him And letting no gate stay shut:

The Hebrew word used here for “his anointed” is “meshicho” (משיחו) – the same word used for kings of Israel and the future Messiah. This divine designation speaks directly to our times. In 2018, after President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Prime Minister Netanyahu drew this exact parallel: “The Jewish people have a long memory, so we remember the proclamation of the great king, Cyrus the Great, the Persian king 2,500 years ago. He proclaimed that the Jewish exiles in Babylon could come back and rebuild our Temple in Jerusalem… And we remember how a few weeks ago, President Donald J. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Mr. President, this will be remembered by our people through the ages.”

The connection between Trump, Cyrus, and the Messiah runs even deeper. Through Hebrew numerology (known as “Gematria”), Donald Trump’s name in Hebrew (דונלד טראמפ) equals 424 – remarkably, the same numerical value as “Messiah of the House of David” (משיח בן דוד). Bible code expert Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson discovered further connections, finding the words “D. Trump” and “president of the USA” hidden adjacent to “Koresh” (Cyrus) and “Mashiach” in the book of Leviticus.

That God would bestow the title of “Messiah” upon Cyrus – a pagan gentile king – teaches us something revolutionary about divine providence. It shows us that the machinery of redemption operates through unexpected channels. A Persian king who worshiped foreign gods became God’s anointed vessel for rebuilding Jerusalem. This shatters our limited understanding of how God works in history. It teaches us that when redemption unfolds, it often comes through leaders and nations we might never expect.

Rabbi Eliyahu’s blessing continues with a crucial insight: “The United States has merited many times to join in these holy processes, and there were also presidents who did the opposite. You need to know your role is to help the people of Israel because through this you will bring blessing to the whole world.”

This pattern of gentile rulers serving as instruments of divine purpose appears repeatedly throughout Jewish history. When God wishes to bring about significant changes in the world, He often works through powerful leaders who can influence global events. Just as Cyrus controlled the largest empire of his time, the United States today stands as a global superpower with the unique ability to impact Israel’s security and prosperity.

Rabbi Eliyahu concluded his blessing with a stark reminder: “Know that you are a king, blessed be God, you are a king who rules over many kings. Always remember there is a King of Kings above you, above us all. Go with Him and you will succeed.”

The message is clear: power is given by God for a purpose. Those who use their influence to protect Israel and advance God’s purposes will prosper. Those who oppose Israel or forget the source of their authority will fall. History has proven this pattern time and again.

With Israel in the midst of a prolonged national crisis, we need leaders who understand their divine mandate. At his inauguration, Trump declared: “Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear. But I felt then and believe even more so now that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.” Now beginning his second term, Trump is more connected to God than he was in his first term. But he must understand – God saved him not only to make America great again, but to stand with Israel!

President Trump must not repeat the mistakes of previous administrations who pressured Israel into dangerous territorial concessions in pursuit of a false peace. The lessons of Gaza and Oslo stand as stark warnings. True peace comes through strength, not through forcing Israel to compromise its security.

May President Trump recognize, like Cyrus before him, that his position carries cosmic significance. The fate of nations hangs in the balance. Those who bless Israel will be blessed; those who curse Israel will be cursed. This is not merely politics – it is the unchanging word of God. We pray for his success in fulfilling this divine mandate!

President Trump hailed as a 'colossus'

and 'giant of Jewish history'

By David Propper

President Trump was hailed as a "colossus" and a “giant of Jewish history” who is the most deserving leader in history to get the Nobel Peace Prize.[229]

"You, President Donald J. Trump, are a colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history thousands of years from now," Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said to applause.

"There was not a single person on this planet who did more than you to advance peace. No one even came close. Your election to the presidency marks the turning point, not only for the United States, but for the entire world," he said.

"You became one of the most consequential presidents in history. You saved countless lives and wouldn't be lost without your leadership."

Israel will push for Trump to get the Nobel Peace Prize next year, he said. “There is no one more deserving than you President Trump,” he told the commander in chief.

Peace Maker

President Trump said he wants his legacy to be one of a peacemaker.

Matthew 5:9 Yeshua said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”.

The most common and widely accepted interpretation among major commentators, based on Chazal, is that the sons of God were powerful human figures, specifically:

Judges: like in Exodus 21:6, where God (Elohim) refers to a judge.

Noblemen, Princes, or Rulers (people in positions of authority).

The following picture was taken in November of 1985 to go with an article in Manhattan Inc, a prestigious and influential magazine throughout the 1980s. It pretty much invented this idea of businessmen as celebrities. In the article, Trump expressed his desire to be a peace negotiator between the Israelis and Palestinians. So, we decided to get this bird to symbolize peace. It worked great graphically – though I had to clean up the poop that eventually ran down Trump’s sleeve.

The Dove of Peace:

In a symbolic gesture, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu gifted Donald Trump a golden peace dove during his visit, on October 13, 2025 (Hoshana Rabba). The moment came as Trump was honored with Israel’s Presidential medal for his role in the Gaza ceasefire. The dove signifies hope and diplomacy in a conflict-scarred region.

Donald Trump is set to receive Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor, the country’s highest civilian award, for brokering a ceasefire with Hamas and facilitating the release of Israeli hostages.

The award will be formally presented in the coming months. The medal recognizes Trump’s broader role in stabilizing the region and promoting peace.

In this first term as President, Trump also brokered the historic Abraham Accords, which established diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab nations: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.

‘Blessed Are the Peacemakers!’: Kazakhstan Joining Abraham Accords with More Nations to Follow.[230]

Also, in his first term, he also negotiated a historic economic agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, two countries on the verge of war. Kosovo awarded Trump the Order of Freedom on September 18, 2020, for his “exceptional contribution” to peace and reconciliation.

In Trump’s first term in office, the United States did not begin any wars. He destroyed ISIS and ended their caliphate dreams. Trump placed economic sanctions on Iran, the world’s primary terrorist benefactor. Consequently, terror organizations like Hamas were prevented from launching major strikes due to limited funding.

In addition, Trump began removing all American military forces from Afghanistan. He would have completed the withdrawal with dignity and honor.

Upon taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump inherited a world with multiple wars raging. The war in Ukraine started during the last administration, but President Trump is trying to end it with a serious diplomatic effort involving both the Ukrainian and Russian governments. Before President Trump, there was no serious diplomatic attempt to end the war in Ukraine. He deserves credit for at least starting the negotiations.

During the last administration, Hamas invaded Israel, starting the war in Gaza. Trump’s serious diplomatic efforts have included both sides and have resulted in the release of hostages and the hope that all held in captivity will be home soon.

President Trump’s leadership has secured the release of 39 U.S. citizens detained abroad

The Trump administration has also held a series of hopeful talks with Iranian government officials. Due to President Trump’s strong military response, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have pledged to end their missile strikes on shipping. In response, President Trump has committed to end our military campaign in Yemen.

The President’s latest achievement occurred on Saturday morning when he announced, “India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.” Thereafter he promised to “increase trade, substantially” with both countries.

If this ceasefire holds, it will be a monumental triumph for a President tirelessly working to end multiple wars simultaneously.

It seems clear, there is one champion peacemaker in the world, Donald Trump. Time for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to acknowledge reality.

Unfortunately, the Nobel peace prize went to María Corina Machado who dedicated her recognition on Friday to her Venezuelan people and to President Donald Trump, stating that Venezuelans need his support “more than ever.”[231] In her first statement following the announcement, Machado declared that the Venezuelan opposition – now largely cleansed of the socialist elements that undermined her leadership for decades – was “on the threshold of victory.” She noted that this situation was, in part, due to President Trump’s longstanding support for the opposition and his actions to strip the illegitimate narco-dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro of its revenue funds and access to aid from its rogue allies, such as China and Iran. "I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!"

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Trump: Decades of Terrorism, Jihadism ‘Totally Backfired’ on Perpetrators

JERUSALEM - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset

Nick Gilbertson13 Oct 2025

President Donald Trump said decades of jihadism and terrorism in the Middle East have “backfired” on its perpetrators and emphasized the countries that have previously “reached across ancient divides” are among the region’s most successful.

Trump rebuked Islamic extremism and terrorism and its failed results while addressing the Knesset after brokering the first phase of a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas last week.

“It should now be clear to everyone throughout the region that decades of fomenting terrorism and extremism, jihadism, and antisemitism have not worked. They haven’t worked. They’ve been a disaster. They’ve just killed. They’ve killed,” he said.

“They backfired completely and totally. They’ve just totally backfired–everything that you thought. Take it worst case, it’s turned out to be worse than that. They have not worked from Gaza to Iran; those bitter hatreds have delivered nothing but misery, suffering, failure, and death,” he added.

Instead of weakening Israel, Trump said acts of terrorism and jihadism have served to bring destruction upon “the very forces that did the most to foment this hatred.”

“Everybody that’s tried it has become irrelevant,” the president continued. “Meanwhile, we’ve seen those nations that set aside their differences, reached across ancient divides, and pursued engagement are now among the most successful in the region.”

Trump also declared that “the forces of chaos, terror, and ruin that have plagued the region for decades” are “totally defeated.”

He thanked God– the God of “Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,” to open his speech and declared that “After so many years of unceasing war and endless danger … the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace.”

“It will be the Golden Age of Israel, and the Golden Age of the Middle East,” he added.

r/exjew - Trump is Moshiach

The Peace President' hats:

People wear 'Trump: The Peace President' hats ahead of commander-in-chief's Knesset address

By Post Staff Report

People wear hats that read "Trump The Peace President" before President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on October 13, 2025.

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Congratulations to the World on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council, just moments ago, acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me, and include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World. This will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations, will lead to further Peace all over the World, and is a moment of true Historic proportion! Thank you to the United Nations, and all of the Countries on the U.N. Security Council, China, Russia, France, The United Kingdom, Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, South Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia. Also thank you to those Countries that weren't on this Committee, but strongly backed the effort, including Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkiye, and Jordan. The members of the Board, and many more exciting announcements, will be made in the coming weeks.

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Netanyahu to award Trump the 'Israel Prize' for his contributions to the Jewish people

Published: December 29, 2025 4:37pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that President Donald Trump will receive the "Israel Prize" for his role in helping to end the war with Hamas.

The prize is considered the highest civilian award in Israel, which is usually given to Israeli citizens. But Trump will receive the Israeli "peace" prize, which has never been bestowed on a foreign leader, according to the Times of Israel.

The announcement comes after Trump met with the foreign leader at his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“We decided to break a convention too, or create a new one, and that is to award the Israel Prize," Netanyahu said. "In almost our 80 years we've never awarded [it] to a non-Israeli, and we're going to award it this year to President Trump, for his tremendous contributions to Israel and the Jewish people."

Trump helped orchestrate a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas earlier this year. The first phase of the peace agreement has already been completed, but the second phase, which includes the disarming of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, could begin as soon as the end of the month.

Trump said Monday that Hamas will have a short time to disarm itself but did not indicate how long.

Trump said that the award was a "really great honor," and is considering attending Israel's Independence Day celebrations in April to formally receive the award.

Board of Peace – The Epoch Times

On January 22, 2026, President Trump officially launched the Board of Peace. Founding members of the board who were at the event include leaders or representatives from Bahrain, Morocco, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and the United Arab Emirates.

The White House on Jan. 16 named several members of the Trump administration, as well as international leaders, to positions within the Board of Peace, which aims to provide strategic insight, mobilize international resources, and ensure accountability during Gaza’s transition and reconstruction.

Trump will chair the board, which will be tasked with overseeing the next phase in Gaza. Dozens of countries have been invited to join.

Members will be tasked with managing the Gaza Strip’s “governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization,” according to the White House.

During a January 20 White House press conference, Trump said the Board of Peace might end up replacing the United Nations.

“I wish the United Nations could do more. I wish we didn’t need a Board of Peace,” Trump told reporters. “The U.N. just hasn’t been very helpful. I’m a big fan of the U.N. potential, but it has never lived up to its potential.”

Despite criticizing the U.N., Trump didn’t call for the dissolution of the international body.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair are among those tapped to serve on an executive board for the Board of Peace. Others on the executive board are private equity executive Marc Rowan, World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, and U.S. deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel.

The Board of Peace will include a National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, led by Palestinian Authority official Ali Abdel Hamid Shaath.

Nikolay Mladenov, a Bulgarian diplomat and former U.N. envoy to the Middle East, has also been named to serve as the high representative for Gaza. This role entails acting as a link between the Board of Peace and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.

As part of the peace process, Hamas has agreed to disarm.

During his remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said failure to comply would result in severe consequences, saying Hamas will “be blown away.”

“We have 59 countries that are part of that whole peace deal,” Trump said during his speech. “And they want to come in and take out Hamas. They want to come in. They want to do whatever they can. There’s a problem with Hezbollah in Lebanon. And we’ll see what happens there.”

Trump’s genealogy

Donald Trump’s father:

Frederick Christ Trump Sr.

Money for a synagogue

Gold

Paternal grandmother:

Elizabeth Christ

Paternal Great-grandfather:

Phillipp Christ

Donald Trump’s Mother:

Mary Anne Macleod

Trump is the “Son of Mary”, and the “Son of Christ”.

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Trump Wants to go to Heaven

Aug. 19, 2025[232]

President Trump dialed into “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning and revealed his newest and truest motivation for brokering an end to the war in Ukraine: He’s worried he might not get into heaven after he dies.

“I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” he explained. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”

This would have been a highly unusual admission from any president, but it seemed especially out of character coming from this one. The man who is regarded as a messiah by many of his own supporters, a belief he has encouraged at every turn, says now that he knows he’s no saint.

This fear of perdition raised some questions. Chief among them: Who, exactly, has been informing the president that he is “not doing well” with regard to kingdom come? Did Michael the Archangel somehow get Mr. Trump’s cellphone number?

It is rare to hear Mr. Trump say something so soul-searchingly self-deprecating, which this surely was. He has talked often about his brush with death last summer and how he felt it changed him, but it is otherwise uncommon to hear him acknowledge his own mortality. He is old, 79, to be exact, and does not ever want to be reminded of that fact.

“You know, there’s a certain point at which you don’t want to hear ‘Happy Birthday,’” Trump said when he turned 78. “You just want to pretend the day doesn’t exist.”

He also said then: “My father lived a long time, my mother lived a long time, and they were happy, and they were great. So maybe we’re going to live a long time. I hope so.”

Mr. Trump’s memories of his parents have stirred thoughts of heaven and hell in him in the past. After he was convicted on 34 felony counts, he talked at rallies about what his parents must be thinking. “Now my beautiful parents are up in heaven, I think they are,” he said at one rally. “They’re up there, looking down. They say, ‘How did this happen to my son?’”

But other times he confessed he was not so sure his father made it past the pearly gates.

“I know my mother is in heaven,” he said at a Madison Square Garden rally in October. “I’m not 100 percent sure about my father, but it’s close.”

At the White House briefing later on Tuesday, Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary, was asked if Mr. Trump was joking when he talked about going to heaven, or if “there was a spiritual motivation behind his peace deals.”

“I think the president was serious,” Ms. Leavitt said. “I think the president wants to get to heaven, as I hope we all do in this room as well.”

Donald Trump’s Birthday

Donald Trump’s birthday is June 14, 1946, Donald Trump was born at 10:54 AM.[233] On the Biblical calendar this was Sivan 15, 5706. This was also the birthday of Yehuda ben Yaakov (Judah son of Jacob). The fact that no other patriarch shares this date reinforces the "uniqueness" of the 15 Sivan alignment. It isolates the theme of Judah, the one who "acknowledges" (Odeh) and the one who is the "Lion" (Aryeh). In the context of Donald Trump, those who follow these parallels argue that his birth on this specific day connects him to the "Judah-role" of a disruptive, king-like figure who acts on the global stage.

While he was born in the morning, a total lunar eclipse (blood moon) occurred later that same night. In astrological terms, he was born during an "eclipse season", which some observers link to his high-energy and disruptive public life.

There were three total lunar eclipses on:

· December 19 1945 [Tevet 15, 5706] - six months before Trump's birth, and

· June 14, 1946 [Sivan 15, 5706] – Donald Trump’s Birthday.

· December 8, 1946 [Kislev 15, 5707] - six months after his birth), forming a triad of eclipses exactly six months apart.

This is the primary source stating:

"When the moon is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel... if its face is red as blood, it is a sign that the sword is coming to the world."[234]

Maharal of Prague, in Be'er HaGolah, discusses why eclipses are omens and how they represent the "interruption" of the natural order by the Divine.

The midrash teaches that the "King Messiah" will be revealed in a year of world provocation and the celestial signs accompanying it.[235]

Hebrew year 5784 (2023–2024) enters the "footsteps of Mashiach" with signs intensifying in subsequent years.[236]

"In the future, a great star will arise from the East, and it will illuminate the entire world with its light. This star is the light of the King Messiah, who will shine forth from the supernal realms... It will appear in the East, the place of dawn, to awaken the sleepers from their slumber in exile. When this star rises, the kings of the nations will tremble, and the children of Israel will be gathered from the four corners of the earth. But woe to those who see it and do not prepare—the light will blind the wicked, while the righteous will rejoice in its radiance." [237]

The Zohar avoids fixed dates, but some 20th–21st century Kabbalists and scholars (e.g., in Chabad, Breslov, or online esoteric communities) correlate the "Great Star" to contemporary signs, viewing 2024–2026 (Hebrew 5784–5786) as a pivotal window.

The Torah portion read on the Sabbath following his Trump’s birth was Behaalotecha, Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1-12:16. Here is a concise summary of the key subjects in Parashat Behaalotecha:

The Menorah: Aaron is commanded to light the golden lampstand so that the seven flames "step up" and shine toward the center.

The Levite Dedication: The Levites are purified through a unique "shaving and waving" ceremony to replace the firstborns in Temple service.

Pesach Sheni: HaShem establishes a "Second Passover" for those who were unable to bring the sacrifice on time due to ritual impurity or distance.

The Divine Clouds: The Israelites’ travel schedule is dictated entirely by the movements of the Cloud of Glory (by day) and Fire (by night).

The Silver Trumpets: Moses fashions two trumpets to signal the gathering of leaders, the movement of the camp, or a call to war.

The First Journey: The nation finally departs from Mount Sinai in a specific, organized tribal formation.

Complaints and Fire: The people complain about the hardships of the road, leading to a fire at "Taberah."

The Quail and the Manna: Frustrated by the "monotony" of Manna, the people demand meat; HaShem provides a massive amount of quail followed by a deadly plague.

The 70 Elders: To help Moses carry the burden of leadership, HaShem transfers some of Moses' spirit to 70 elders who begin to prophesy.

Miriam’s Leprosy: Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses’ personal life; Miriam is stricken with Tzaraat (leprosy) and is quarantined for seven days.

The Haftarah was Zechariah 2:14-4:7. Here is a concise summary of the subjects:

Divine Presence: HaShem promises to "dwell in the midst" of Jerusalem, a return of the Shekhinah (Divine Presence) that parallels the Tabernacle in the Torah.

Universal Recognition: A prophecy that many nations will join themselves to HaShem and recognize Israel's unique spiritual role.

The "Wall of Fire": Jerusalem is described as a city that will eventually have no physical walls because it will be so populous; instead, HaShem will be a "wall of fire" around it for protection.

The Accusation of Joshua: A heavenly vision of Joshua the High Priest standing in "filthy garments" (representing communal sins) while Satan acts as his accuser.

Spiritual Reclothing: HaShem rebukes Satan and commands that Joshua be dressed in festive, pure priestly robes and a clean turban, signifying the nation's purification.

The "Branch" (Tzemach): A Messianic promise regarding the coming of HaShem's servant who will remove the iniquity of the land.

The Golden Menorah: A vision of a solid gold lampstand with a unique, self-sustaining oil system, a direct thematic link to the Menorah lighting at the start of the Torah portion Behaalotecha.

The Two Olive Trees: Two trees stand on either side of the Menorah, representing the "two anointed ones", the High Priest (religious leadership) and the Governor Zerubbabel (political leadership).

"Not by Might": The core message to Zerubbabel that the "mountain" of obstacles facing him will be leveled not by physical force, but by the Divine Spirit.

Trump Helping Israel

(The Epoch Times[238])—Former President Donald Trump said at the Republican Jewish Coalition Leadership Summit on Thursday that he is committed to helping the State of Israel survive for the long haul.

“I will put America first. I will keep America safe, and I will work with you to make sure that Israel is with us for thousands of years,” he told an enthusiastic crowd at the Venetian Las Vegas.

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· Trump was the first sitting US president to visit the wailing wall.

· Recognized Jerusalem as the true capital of Israel and quickly moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

· Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on the nation’s 70th year anniversary since its founding.

· Acknowledged Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.

· Removed the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to the group’s blatant anti-Israel bias.

· Brokered historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab-Muslim countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sudan.

In addition, the United States negotiated a normalization agreement between Israel and Morocco, and recognized Moroccan Sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara, a position with long standing bipartisan support.

Brokered a deal for Kosovo to normalize ties and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.

Announced that Serbia would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

President Trump brokered four Middle East peace deals, collectively called the Abraham Accords, between Israel and Arab-Muslim nations in four months.

Under President Trump, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations on August 13, 2020 – the first Arab country to make peace with Israel in over 25 years.

Under President Trump, Saudi Arabia began allowing commercial flights to Israel to use its airspace for the first time in over 70 years.

Under President Trump, Israel and Bahrain normalized their relations on September 11, 2020.

Under President Trump, Israel and Sudan agreed to normalize their relations on October 23, 2020.

Under President Trump, Israel and Morocco agreed to full diplomatic relations on December 10, 2020.

President Trump brokered economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo, which included Serbia and Kosovo agreeing to open embassies in Jerusalem.

President Trump announced the Vision for Peace Political Plan – a two-state solution that resolves the risks of Palestinian statehood to Israel’s security, and the first time Israel has agreed to a map and a Palestinian state.

President Trump signed the Combatting Anti-Semitism Executive Order in 2019 that codified antisemitism under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In March 2019, President Trump acknowledged Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

In November 2019, President Trump declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.

In 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, President Trump proclaimed and celebrated Jewish American Heritage Month.

At CPAC 2025, Trump declared that his hope was to be remembered as a peacemaker.

Donald Trump: Champion of Noahide Law

'During his almost four years in office, Donald Trump has been the greatest supporter of Noahide law in US history.'[239]

There is a reason that Trump will win. He has blessed Israel, so he will be blessed. The Torah plainly states this as cause and effect, an inviolable law of nature. King David said, “May those who love you be at peace” (Psalms 122:6). Indeed, Trump, a particularly volatile and obstreperous individual, presided over an unprecedented era of peace. This was clearly due to his love of Jerusalem.

Biden, whose unwavering “Two State Solution” agenda calls for dividing Jerusalem and prohibiting Jews from setting foot on the Temple Mount, has not been blessed with Jerusalem’s peace. Without this blessing, Harris will lead the world into war.

My God wants to bless His children with peace. My God wants the entire world to bless Jerusalem.

Trump Overcoming Great Opposition

"King David also had to overcome great opposition in order to establish his kingship," Rabbi Yosef Berger[240] told Breaking Israel News (BIN). "Trump connected to that. This cycle was completed when the president recognized Jerusalem as the true capital of the Jewish People, just as King David did."

In September 2016 – during the fury and heat of the presidential campaign – Republicans organized an event in the Old City of Jerusalem on behalf of Trump.

"It was logistically far more difficult to arrange an event in the Old City, but we wanted to connect with the heart of Jerusalem," Mark Zell, chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel, told BIN.

The organizers chose an unlikely catering hall overlooking the Temple Mount for their event. What they didn't know when they planned the event was that the site chosen was situated directly over the actual burial place of King David — a holy site in a cluster of caves where several other kings and prophets have been buried.

During the event, pre-recorded speeches by Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence were viewed on a large screen. At that point in the campaign, no one thought Trump had any chance of winning the presidency.

Rabbi Berger believes this event established the future president's link with King David, helped him win the election, but also set him on an even more auspicious path.

"Donald Trump in Gematria (Hebrew numerology) equals 424, which is the same as Mashiach ben David (Messiah from the house of David)," Rabbi Berger explained.

2016 Russian collusion hoax (Mueller report).

Impeached twice.

Ukraine scandal‎.

Tried as a private citizen.

16 states tried to remove him from the ballot.

5 propped up civil and criminal indictments.

2020 disinformation hoax.

Multiple assassination attempts.

The deep state attempted to derail his election by indicting and convicting him of 34 felonies. Instead, these convictions propelled him into the white house. The election of a president with a felony conviction was an unprecedented event in U.S. history.

His legal woes simultaneously acted as both a massive financial drain and an unparalleled fundraising magnet. Each major legal development, especially his indictments and his felony conviction, triggered massive, immediate surges in small-dollar online donations. For instance, his campaign reported raising a record $52.8 million in online donations in the 24 hours immediately following his conviction.

His campaign strategically framed the legal troubles not as a result of wrongdoing, but as evidence of a "witch hunt" or "political persecution" by a corrupt system. This narrative deeply resonated with his base, motivating them to donate as a way to "fight back" and defend their champion.

Trump consistently commanded a disproportionate amount of media attention, leading to higher visibility than his opponent for much of the cycle. Posts and mentions of him in the news influencer ecosystem often outnumbered those of his rival. For many news outlets, Trump's controversial nature, legal challenges, and rallies translated into high ratings and clicks. While the coverage was frequently critical, the sheer volume ensured his message and presence were constantly in the public eye.

This ability to turn the Democrats’ evil actions into a significant benefit suggests that the Democrats are jackasses being ridden by President Trump.

Now consider the following:

The Democrats and the Republicans both have mascots. The Democrats chose a jackass.[241] A jackass in Hebrew is called a ‘chamor’. Now, consider the following pasuk

Yehezchel (Ezekiel) 9:9 Be exceedingly happy, O daughter of Zion; Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold! Your king shall come to you. He is just and victorious; humble, and riding a donkey and a foal, the offspring of [one of] she-donkeys.

This suggests the following allegory: President Trump is riding the donkey (the Democrats) and causing them to go where he wants and do what he wants.

We know that the Torah’s first use of a word defines its meaning. In a sense, it creates the meaning. In this first usage we see Pharaoh taking Sarai from Avraham. At the same time, the Torah tells us that Avraham had donkeys and other animals. Why are we told this at this point? It appears the Torah is telling us that Avraham had other material possessions that were not taken by Pharaoh.

His Eminence Hakham Dr. Yosef ben Haggai has taught that the chamor is a picture of the Gentiles. His Eminence has pointed out that the only unclean animal that needs to be redeemed is the chamor. This was the beast of burden that brought the treasures out of Egypt.

With this in mind, let us return to Avraham. When the pasuk tells us that he had these various animals it is telling us that he possessed more than animals, he possessed what the animals represent. The donkeys that he had represent Gentiles that belonged to him. The Maharal concurs and makes the designation more interesting. The Maharal says that the donkey is a symbol of Mitzrayim, Egypt.

The Ba’al Shem Tov explains[242] that Chamor, from the root Chomer “material” and chumriut “materialism”, refers to a person’s physical body.

The word “chomer” means physicality or material. “Chomer” can be thought of as raw material, which needs to be fashioned in to some functional object. Doing so requires imposing a certain structure, purpose and direction on this material, something which, conceptually, raw material resists. It would rather remain “undisciplined”, leaving all possibilities open. The animal “Chamor” - donkey, is most representative of this concept of “chomer”. Another dimension of “chomer” is that it can be viewed as physical “matter,” the substance which composes the entire physical world.

A Chamor, a donkey, represents physicality, materialism, and the very word for a completely physical entity is the word ‘chomer’. The donkey is a beast of burden that exists for little reason other than to function in this way, and thus symbolize materialism.

Remembering that the donkey represents Gentiles, we can understand that the role of the Gentile is to function as a beast of burden in this world. They are the ones who bear the burden of building this world of physicality. The Zohar reinforces this idea:

Soncino Zohar, Bereshit, Section 1, Page 238a BINDING HIS FOAL UNTO THE VINE. The vine is the Community of Israel, so called also in the verse: “Thou didst remove a vine from Egypt “(Ps. LXXX, 9). By “his foal” is meant the Messiah,[243] who is destined to rule over all the hosts of the peoples, that is to say, the heavenly hosts who have charge of the Gentiles, and from whom they derive their strength. The Messiah will prevail over them, because this vine dominates all those lower crowns through which the Gentiles have dominion. This will be the victory above. Israel, who are “a choice vine”, will conquer and destroy other hosts below; and the Messiah will prevail over all. Hence it is written of him that he will be “poor and riding on an ass and on a young ass’s colt” (Zech. IX, 9). “Colt” and “ass” are two crowns by virtue of which the Gentiles have dominion, and they are from the left side, the side of uncleanness. It is strange that the Messiah should be called “poor”. R. Simeon explained that it is because he has nothing of his own, and he is compared to the holy moon above, which has no light save from the sun. This Messiah will have dominion and will be established in his place. Below he is “poor”, because he is of the side of the moon, and above he is poor, being a “mirror which does not radiate”, “the bread of poverty”. Yet withal he “rides upon an ass and upon a colt”, to overthrow the strength of the Gentiles; and God will keep him firm.

The Midrash also gives us a glimpse into the meaning behind the Chamor:

Midrash Rabbah - Genesis LXXV:6 AND I HAVE AN OX, AND AN ASS, etc. (XXXII, 6). R. Judah said: From one ox many oxen came forth, and from one ass many asses came forth.’ R. Nehemiah said: This is the common idiom: an ass, a camel. The Rabbis maintained: OX is an allusion to the one anointed for battle, as it says, His firstling bullock, majesty is his (Deut. XXXIII, 17)3; ASS refers to the royal Messiah, for it says of him, Lowly, and riding upon an ass (Zech. IX, 9); FLOCKS refers to Israel, as it says, And ye are My sheep, the sheep of My pasture (Ezek. XXXIV, 31); AND MEN-SERVANTS AND MAID-SERVANTS [likewise alludes to Israel, as it says], Behold, as the eyes of the servants unto the hand of their master (Ps. CXXIII, 2).THAT I MAY FIND FAVOUR [GRACE]-as it says, Be gracious unto us (ib. 3).

The Midrash and the Zohar are both telling us that the royal Messiah is associated with a donkey! His association, however, is from the standpoint of dominion and control. He is “riding” the donkey.

Chamor is not arbitrary moniker. The donkey was seen as an animal of all brawn, and no brains. If Chazal were around today, they would undoubtedly question how many Chamorim[244] there were under the hood of a Chevy truck. It represented brute physical power. Its name is directly related to the words for substance (chomer), mortar, and clay. As such, it makes a good symbol, argues the Maharal, for the purely physical side of Man. This suggests that there is no spiritual side.

Democrats are physicality (jackasses) being ridden by the spiritual (President Trump).

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‘I Run the Country and the World’

In The Atlantic, June 2025 issue:

President Trump says during his second term he runs the country and the world.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump declared that he runs the world as he reflected on what's different during his second White House go around in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.

“The first time, I had two things to do ‒ run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys,” Trump said in the interview, published April 28. “And the second time, I run the country and the world.”

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Manifest destiny [245]

Chances are you haven't heard the term "manifest destiny" since high school history class. That is until President Trump's inaugural address last month, when he used it to call for America to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars."

The 19th century term describes a belief in American exceptionalism and a divine right to expand into lands in North America where indigenous people and Mexicans lived. "It's fascinating to see this term come back, because the whole concept of expanding the country, of course, is at the core of the American experience," Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says.

When Trump discusses the U.S. acquiring Greenland, making Canada the "51st state," threatens to "take back" the Panama Canal and most recently suggested the U.S. would take over Gaza, he wipes the dust off other notions of American imperialism that haven't been an overt part of U.S. aims since the days of Teddy Roosevelt.

Trump, O'Hanlon says, "has a long historical tradition to build upon."

Trump’s Second Inaugural Address [246]

The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations, and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons. When America is wealthy, the whole world is becoming less wealthy. When Americans become wealthy, the whole world sells us their goods. Making America wealthy makes the world poor. The tarrifs reduce the world’s profits while making Americans wealthy. Tariffs have caused the wealth of the world to flow into America just like the sale of wheat in Egypt caused the wealth of the world to flow into Egypt.

And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars. (Applause.)

Ambition is the lifeblood of a great nation, and, right now, our nation is more ambitious than any other. There’s no nation like our nation.

Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts. The call of the next great adventure resounds from within our souls.

Our American ancestors turned a small group of colonies on the edge of a vast continent into a mighty republic of the most extraordinary citizens on Earth. No one comes close.

Americans pushed thousands of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness. They crossed deserts, scaled mountains, braved untold dangers, won the Wild West, ended slavery, rescued millions from tyranny, lifted billions from poverty, harnessed electricity, split the atom, launched mankind into the heavens, and put the universe of human knowledge into the palm of the human hand. If we work together, there is nothing we cannot do and no dream we cannot achieve.

Crowns Trump has Received

1 Torah Crown

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown during a ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum on Oct. 29, 2025.Mark Schiefelbein—AP

Trump as a Leader

“They’re not after me, they’re after you, and I just happen to be standing in the way.” -Trump

Isaiah 52:13 Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.

The Rambam writes (Chapter 2 of Hilchot Sanhedrin) that we only appoint to be a member of the Sanhedrin (many leaders) people who are "wise and extremely perceptive individuals, exceptional in their wisdom regarding the laws of Torah, masters of broad and extensive knowledge. The list of Rambam’s intellectual requirements continues to include mathematics, astronomy, and science." In short, a Judge on the Sanhedrin has to know virtually everything!

From here we see from here that a person who suffers along with the burden of his fellow man, who sticks his neck out for another Jew and empathizes with him, who suffers for another Jew—he is automatically gifted with knowledge that he never knew on his own. That is what happened to the seventy people in Moshe’s Sanhedrin. Overnight, they were transformed into Gedolei Torah, Gedolei Israel. How? It was a Heavenly reward because they got beaten by the Egyptians. When you are willing to suffer for another Jew, the Ribono shel Olam treats you differently. You can be a simple Jew one day, and maybe know “Chumash and Rashi”, and the next day you know the entire Torah… because you helped out another Jew. (Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro)

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Yeshua was convicted in a sham trial, convicted and given the death penalty, then crucified. I still follow him. Trump likewise was convicted in a sham trial, convicted many times and I still voted for him.

President Trump joked earlier about wanting Vatican's top job as cardinals prepare for conclave.[247]

Trump as Mashiach ben Yosef

Remember what we stated at the beginning of this paper:

Mashiach will come at a time when it is impossible, or highly improbable, that He will come, and He will come from a place that seems equally impossible. The circumstances of His birth, his parentage, and His deeds will seem so unlikely as to preclude investigation. This is the impossible, and totally unexpected, pathway.

Moshe Rabbeinu, as a picture of Mashiach ben Yosef, came to Paro and demanded that Paro “let my people go”! When Paro responded by making his slaves get their own straw, thereby dramatically increasing their workload; Moshe went back to HaShem to get some answers. This pattern is again seen with Donald Trump who won election in 2016,[248] lost the election of 2020 (and went away so to speak), and then won the election of 2024.

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Moderator Frank Luntz asked Trump whether he has ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions.

“I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don’t think so,” he said. “I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.”

"I love God"--"I have (a) great relationship with God." He also claims he has never repented or asked God for forgiveness because he is good and has never made a mistake for which he needs repentance or forgiveness.

Yeshua never repented either. Does this suggest that President Trump is Mashiach ben Yosef?

A large billboard bearing former President Donald Trump’s image next to a Bible quote appeared on a northwest Georgia road the week of September 20, 2021.

According to Chazal, repentance (known as teshuva, literally "return") is not merely a feeling of regret, but a complete and structured process involving several key components. The primary source for this detailed understanding is Maimonides (Rambam), who codified the teachings found throughout the Talmud and Midrash.

The process of teshuva consists of three main parts:

1. Regret (חרטה - charatah)

The first step is genuine and heartfelt remorse for the sin. This is not just feeling bad about the consequences, but truly regretting the act itself. The penitent must recognize that the sin was an evil act and sincerely wish that it had never happened.

2. Confession (וידוי - vidui)

After feeling regret, a person must verbally confess their sin before God. This confession must be specific, mentioning the exact nature of the transgression. The act of verbalizing the sin is seen as a way of solidifying the regret and bringing the transgression from a vague idea into a concrete action.

3. Abandonment of the Sin (עזיבת החטא - azivat hacheit)

This is the most crucial component. Repentance is not considered complete until the person has completely stopped the sinful behavior. This includes not only ceasing the act but also resolving not to do it again in the future. The ultimate test of this step is if the individual is presented with the same opportunity to sin again and they resist, not because of fear of punishment, but because they have truly changed their character. This final stage is about transforming oneself.

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Now, let’s look at MbY from the past, Yosef in Egypt:

When Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt looking for food, they met with Joseph and the verse says; “Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him”.[249] The Vilna Gaon writes; “This is one of Joseph’s attributes. Not just in his generation, but in every generation, Mashiach ben Yosef recognizes his brothers and they do not recognize him”.[250]

This suggests the following comparisons between Yosef ben Yaakov and Donald Trump.

Striking symbols: Roger Stone with a painting titled Lion of Judah on the Resolute Desk at the ReAwaken America Tour. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo)

Some Rabbis in Israel have identified Donald J Trump as the potential Mashiach ben Yosef. This means that he has begun to perform the tasks of Mashiach ben Yosef. When, or if, he completes all of the tasks that Kol HaTor has assigned to Donald J. Trump, then we can say that he is definitely Mashiach ben Yosef.

The Talmud states explicitly that for the Temple to be rebuilt – a clear sign of redemption – two things must first happen, presumably under the leadership of the Messiah: The Jewish people must reestablish sovereignty over the Land of Israel, and evil in the world – epitomized by Amalek – must be eradicated.

America under Trump, in his previous term, finally signed the bill declaring that Jerusalem is our sovereign capital rather than its being subject to international recognition or resolution. He also proclaimed that the Golan Heights were a legitimate part of the State of Israel. And now, in this current administration, there is serious deliberation about extending Israeli sovereignty to the long-disputed West Bank. Indeed, the new American ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, steadfastly refers to this area by its biblical name – Judea and Samaria – indicating that, by definition, it is Jewish ancestral property.

As for wiping out evil, Trump has shaken world powers by boldly demanding that Hamas – you don’t get any more evil than that! – be either wiped out or dispersed to countries around the world so as to dissipate and degrade its destructive designs.

Rabbis to Trump: 'You are fulfilling prophecies'

250 rabbis sent thank you letter praising Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem, telling him 'You will be eternally remembered in the history of the Jews';

Kobi Nachshoni|Published: 12.07.17 , 15:34

Some 250 Israeli rabbis, including Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, sent a thank you letter to US President Donald Trump praising him for his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The letter, initiated by the Safed's Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and delivered by Yossi Dagan, the head of the Samaria Regional Council, told the American president, "You have a rare privilege to be the first president to recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the State of Israel."

Chief Rabbi Yosef and Trump (Photo: EPA, Alex Kolomoisky)

"We are privileged to be living in a generation that is repeatedly witnessing the words of the prophets coming true," said the rabbis, "Jews have made aliyah and are continuing to come to the land of Israel from all corners of the world. Israel triumphs over its enemies time after time, the mountains of Israel offer generous bounty and the economy is booming."

'You will be remembered in the history of the Jews people'

"We are privileged to be seeing the rebuilding of Jerusalem," wrote the rabbis. "'Children play in its streets' (Zechariah 8:4) and we are confident in the fulfillment of all the prophecies. The United States is privileged to be one of the first nations to support the establishment of the State of Israel. US presidents have had the privilege of being at Israel's side and being a partner in the fulfillment of the vision of the prophets regarding the return to Zion and the establishment of the State of Israel."

The following excerpt is from:

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/101747/jewish/Mashiach-ben-Yossef.htm

The principal and final function ascribed to Mashiach ben Yosef is of political and military nature. He shall wage war against the forces of evil that oppress Israel. More specifically, he will do battle against Edom, the descendants of Esau.[251] Edom is the comprehensive designation of the enemies of Israel,[252] and it will be crushed through the progeny of Joseph. Thus, it was prophesied of old, “The House of Jacob will be a fire and the House of Joseph a flame, and the House of Esau for stubble”:[253] “the progeny of Esau shall be delivered only into the hands of the progeny of Joseph.”

“Anytime people act illogically and don’t notice it, it is a sign that Divine hands are setting the stage”, Rabbi Winston said, explaining that this was all part of a “Messianic endgame”.

This ultimate confrontation between Joseph and Esau is alluded already in the very birth of Joseph when his mother Rachel exclaimed, “G‑d has taken away my disgrace”:[254] with prophetic vision she foresaw that an “anointed savior” will descend from Joseph and that he will remove the disgrace of Israel. In this context she called his name “Yosef, saying ‘yosef HaShem – may G‑d add to me ben acher (lit., another son), i.e., ben acharono shel olam – one who will be at the end of the world’s time,’ from which it follows that ‘meshu’ach milchamah – one anointed for battle’ will descend from Joseph.”

The immediate results of this war will be disastrous: Mashiach ben Yosef will be killed. This is described in the prophecy of Zechariah, who says of this tragedy that “they shall mourn him as one mourns for an only child.”.[255] His death will be followed by a period of great calamities. These new tribulations shall be the final test for Israel, and shortly thereafter Mashiach ben David shall come, avenge his death, resurrect him, and inaugurate the Messianic era of everlasting peace and bliss.[256]

Quite significantly, R. Saadiah Gaon (one of the few to elaborate on the role of Mashiach ben Yosef) notes that this sequence is not definite but contingent! Mashiach ben Yosef will not have to appear before Mashiach ben David, nor will the activities attributed to him or his death have to occur. All depends on the spiritual condition of the Jewish people at the time the redemption is to take place:

The essential function of Mashiach ben Yosef is to prepare Israel for the final redemption, to put them into the proper condition in order to clear the way for Mashiach ben David to come. Of that ultimate redemption it is said, that if Israel repent (return to G‑d) they shall be redeemed immediately (even before the predetermined date for Mashiach's coming). If they will not repent and thus become dependent on the final date, "the Holy One, blessed be He, will set up a ruler over them, whose decrees shall be as cruel as Haman's, thus causing Israel to repent, and thereby bringing them back to the right path."[257] In other words, if Israel shall return to G‑d on their own and make themselves worthy of the redemption, there is no need for the trials and tribulations associated with the above account of events related to Mashiach ben Yossef. Mashiach ben David will come directly and redeem us.[258]

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Rabbi Yosef Berger believes, “Trump will build Third Temple in Jerusalem.” “US President Donald Trump’s unabashed support for the Jewish state and his public recognition of Jerusalem as its capital have many Israelis electrified… That’s why I believe the reason for this unprecedented (at least in modern times) shift is that Trump has a big role to play in the building of the Third Temple and the coming of Messiah.”

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"If we find a tzaddik from the seed of King David suffering affliction, he probably contains a spark of the Josephian Messiah."[259]

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“The Messiah ben David is from the side of the Tree of Life… but the Messiah ben Joseph is from the side of the Tree of Knowledge.”[260]

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“I genuinely believe that you are a pivotal historical figure, that you are going to transform this country,” he told the America First leader. - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been officially sworn in as Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in the Oval Office. RFK Jr., the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy and the son of the late Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Sr., described how, for years, he prayed to God to put him in a position to tackle the childhood chronic disease epidemic gripping America, and how “God sent me President Trump.”

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Peter Navarro says THIS is the day that the complete reconstructing of the international trading system began. The rest of the world cheats us and Trump said, ‘No more.’ Navarro says America will be treated fairly.

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Rabbi Asaf Fried: “Words of prophecy are coming forth from the Bible and becoming facts.” “While Muslims jeer, Israelis cheer President Trump’s Jerusalem declaration... “There have been amazing advances towards bringing the Temple this year. It was clear that Trump was part of that process, guided by HaShem |God|,” said Fried.

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Trump is famous for building large… Fancy… and expensive edifices. The Temple seems to be in his wheel-house.

Rabbi Kenneth Cohen: “Mr. Trump - rebuild the Third Temple. You are the most powerful man on earth. When it comes to the Middle East, every president has tried to build his legacy by forcing an unrealistic settlement on the parties in conflict... I would like to suggest that you build your legacy in a way that wasn’t attempted for a few thousand years. Mr. Trump, you have developed some of the most amazing building projects in your career. Rebuilding the Third Temple, would be your most ambitious project by far...

The other calculations they [261] bring up are the fact that Trump was born 700 days before Israel became a nation, won the election on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s 7^th year, 7^th month and 7^th day in office... And served his first full day in the White House at the age of 70 years, 7 months and 7 days old.

One person said, “We should be careful of reading too much into these numbers, but it would seem that God has had His hand on the unusual rise of Donald Trump, and if so, would have a particular purpose for his Presidency.”

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According to what is taught by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Mashiach will become aware that he is Mashiach at the time that he merits to prophecy. This is like Moshe Rabbeinu. To emphasize, tradition teaches that the level of prophecy of Mashiach will rival, but not be as great as Moshe. Since part of the quantification of Moshe's level is how quickly he attained prophecy, it means Mashiach will attain this similar level at or slightly after the time Moshe did. Moshe achieved this when he was 80 years old.

President Trump is now 79 years old in 5786 / 2025.

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September 3, 2024 - Trump returned to the same theme, with Dr. Phil, after discussing how the Democrats swapped Harris for Biden, adding: “They give you a nice, fresh opponent and so I have to win that, and if I win that, that would really serve to say that there’s some incredible power up there that wanted me to be involved in saving, and maybe it’s more than saving the nation. Maybe it’s saving the world

A reporter interviewing Trump asked the following question after the assassination attempt, “Why do you think that God kept you alive?” Trump asked for the question to be repeated and then responded, “God spared me in order to save the world.”

Now, that is a messianic response!

Criticism over President Trump’s ‘disloyal’ comments continued for a second day as the president doubled down on his Oval Office statement on Twitter and later in a gaggle with reporters. “In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat you are being very disloyal to Jewish people and you are being very disloyal to Israel,” Trump stated outside the White House on his way to Marine One. In a morning tweet, the president shared comments made by a Jew, turned Christian, who granted him the title ‘King of Israel.’

Wayne Allyn Root said that Israeli Jews "love" Trump "like he's the King of Israel" and "the second coming of God" when American Jews "don't know him or like him. They don't even know what they're doing or saying anymore. It makes no sense!"

In the Bible, Jewish leaders call Jesus the "king of Israel" in a mocking way when he was put on the cross, according to Matthew 27:42: "He's the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him."

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US gets Nobel prizes and patents – something normally attributed to Jews.

January 22, 2025

Trump and Yosef HaTzadik

Sunday, October 12, 2025[262]

The Hostage Release on Hoshana Rabba and Yosef's Release in Egypt

Parashat Miketz begins:

1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

This was the end of two extra full years in jail for Yosef, who, on his level, didn't completely trust in Hashem and was therefore punished by having to endure these extra 2 years in prison. Yosef stands for the people currently in Eretz Yisrael as יוסף is the gematria of ציון - the people of the Zionist State of Israel. We put our trust in the government to save us, but we were forsaken by our government. We trusted in the conceptzia instead of trusting in Hashem to protect us. When Hashem doesn't protect us, no one can protect us.

So now, we are exactly at the end of 2 years since the Simchat Torah massacre when the hostages were captured. And at the end of these 2 years, it is a קץ. As the Midrash here in Miketz says, quoting the verse in Iyov 28:3, "קץ שם לחשך" - Hashem is putting an end to the darkness. This refers to the darkness endured by Yosef HaTzadik - and the hostages of today - in the dungeons of Egypt and its Gazan neighbor respectively.

Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

In the End of Days, the Angel Michael will be our great defense attorney in the Heavenly Court against the attacks from the Yishmaelim[263] as it will be a time of great trouble that we never endured before, but at that time, the Jews will escape - if you were written in the book. לולא דמסתפינא, perhaps, this time of trouble refers to the Simchat Torah Massacre and the people who escape refers to the remaining hostages who were written in multiple lists over the past 2 years.

Which brings me back to Miketz. What occurred at the end of 2 years?

Bereshit (Genesis) 41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

When the 2 years were up, Paro - the most respected leader of the world's largest superpower at that time - sent for Yosef to be rushed out of the dungeon of Egypt to freedom. And Yosef actually went to go meet this leader.

Similarly, after exactly 2 years were up, Trump - the most respected leader of the world's largest superpower of today - sent for the hostages to be rushed out of the dungeons of Gaza to freedom. And reports are that Trump may make a surprise hospital visit to the hostages if time permits. But even if he doesn't, Trump has seen many other released hostages in the past 2 years and has seen the newly released ones.

Interestingly, the Sha"ch says that it's possible that the one who shaved Yosef and changed his clothes was the Angel Gavriel, who was the one who protected Yosef for many years and taught him 70 languages. That was then when we were beginning the first exile of the Jewish people, so it required the attribute of Din, which Gavriel is associated with.

Now that we are at the end of our final exile, the Angel Michael, who is associated with the attribute of kindness, will be our defense against Yishmael, as the aforementioned verse in Daniel states.

The entire verse:

וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-יוֹסֵף, וַיְרִיצֻהוּ מִן-הַבּוֹר; וַיְגַלַּח וַיְחַלֵּף שִׂמְלֹתָיו, וַיָּבֹא אֶל-פַּרְעֹה.

When using final letters as big numbers - has the gematria of 5685. When we add 101 for מיכאל, we get 5786.

On Hoshana Rabba, we say verses at the end of Hoshanot that have to do with the Final Redemption. A couple of these verses seem appropriate for the hostage release:

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger of good tidings, that announces peace, the harbinger of good tidings, that announces salvation; that saith unto Zion: 'Thy God reigns!'

Only Mashiach can announce "Peace". But we hope that a cessation of fighting in Gaza will bring peace. Trump is optimistic. Skeptics abound (including myself), but let us pray for it.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 51:11 And the ransomed of HaShem shall return, and come with singing unto Zion, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

No explanation needed on this verse.

Is Donald Trump the True Jewish Messiah?

He fulfilled the prophecies, fought for Israel, and changed history forever—Trump may be the world's Biblical Revelation of King-Messiah.[264]

Yair Kleinbaum[265]

FEB 23, 2025 17:33

There is no doubt that if Donald J. Trump were Jewish, Real Jews would have already declared him to be The King-Messiah.

He bequeathed Jerusalem to the Jews. Recognized their right to their land. Called for the expulsion of their enemies. His offspring has married among us. He fought the battles of Israel. He is a genius of the highest order known to man. He brought world peace like no one has done for hundreds of years, he does not oppose the Third Temple, and G-d saved his life before the eyes of the entire world - What more proof is needed that this man is the Messiah that our prophets have spoken of in the Bible?

Yet, despite him fulfilling all the prophecies, some will argue that because Trump is not Jewish and a descendant of the King David, he cannot be the Messiah.

However, the truth is that to be a king over Israel, one does not necessarily have to be Jewish (see Herod). Moreover, entire classes of people have joined the congregation of Israel throughout history—the 'God-fearers' in the Second Temple period, the Edomites in the Hasmonean era, and even the Khazars in the Middle Ages. Many of them became kings of the Jews.

And yet, given that he is literally the King of the World, the greatest leader in human history since Napoleon and perhaps since David and Solomon, and the most sacred king since biblical times, many will still insist that because he is not of the House of David, Trump cannot be the Messiah of The Jews and humanity.

These critics forget one thing. Trump's very own family tree. His parents, were raised within protestant sects (Lutherans and Presbyterians) that have members who claim to be descendants of the Israelites. And I am not even mentioning how much Fred Trump helped the Jews in their time of need.

To understand the plausibility of Trump being the King-Messiah, we must go back to the 16th century, to the period of revival and the deep return of Christianity to monotheism—especially among the Protestant sects from which Trump’s family originates. In particular, we must look at King James I, who attributed his bloodline to the Israelites. The Israelite thesis emerged through the influence of French Huguenots and other Calvinists in the British Isles, who were later joined by highly respected Scottish and British scholars such as John Wilson and John Pym Yeatman, as well as numerous Dutch researchers, who argued that some Israelites had migrated to the British Isles.

No less distinguished figures, such as President John Adams and Thomas Paine, also hinted at this idea explicitly and directly in their letters and writings.

The movement of British Israelites became so significant that by the early 20th century, it had already garnered over 2 million adherents in Anglo-Saxon nations. The fact that British, American, and Scottish, Dutch, and German Protestants embraced it is not surprising—after all, they are the Christians whose spirit and intellect are closest to the Jewish race.

Many may argue: even if we assume that Trump is indeed a descendant of the Tribes of Israel, does that mean he observes Torah and commandments? Is he a Torah scholar?

Well, the real question is—what have we Jews done today to investigate the origins of his bloodline? To crown him over us? To let him bring all Jews back to repentance? To anoint him as our King-Messiah? Instead, we have mainly hidden behind someone who's a million of ranks below him—Benjamin Netanyahu.

At this stage, there is room to crown Donald Trump over the Jewish. Not only should he be granted authority over Gaza, but over all of Israel, for we have nothing to lose. If he rules and reigns on Israel, surely the state of the Jewish people will improve—moreover, it may turn out that he is truly a descendant of David and the Messiah.

And if it turns out that he is not of Davidic descent, at worst, we will have gained one of the greatest leaders that humanity has produced since the time of the bible to govern our affairs.

Clearly, this is a win-win.

The time has come to realize that the entire Zionist movement, and the entire return to Zion, has been waiting for this man.

Mashiach for Edom [266]

I would like to share a response to a non-Jewish reader on The Lakewood Scoop, who questioned me about a recent letter I posted regarding President elect Donald Trump. He asked if, based on the letter, it appeared that I considered him to be Mashiach (Messiah). I explained that Donald Trump is the Mashiach* for Edom (Edom's purpose for serving G-d is to make money and to ensure prosperity in Olam HaZeh for the rest of human history.), but not the Mashiach for the Jewish people. However, his role has been to assist the Jewish people in achieving their goals—specifically, bringing them back to Israel, helping them settle and expand communities throughout the land, and supporting efforts to reclaim the land that historically belonged to the Jewish people, as outlined in our Chumash (Bible). For example, his recognition of the Golan Heights was a significant step in this direction. This groundwork ensures that, when the true Mashiach comes, the Jewish people will have a homeland prepared for them.

Notably, Donald Trump did not visit any Christian or Arab burial sites. Instead, he chose to honor the burial site of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a gesture of profound respect for Jewish heritage and leadership. His visit to the Rebbe's grave, particularly to pray for the release of Jewish hostages, reflects his understanding and reverence for Jewish spirituality and tradition.

This brings us to the broader question: What is the role of Mashiach? The Mashiach is tasked with three key missions:

1. Bringing the Jewish people back to Israel.

2. Building the Third Temple.

3. Establishing peace across the world.

Rabbi Mendel Kessin: The following aspects of the emergency HaShem pushes forward in the messianic process is one the rabbi has discussed often since 2015, as actualized in the miraculous election of Donald Trump. In modernity, the messianic process starts with Esav/Edom repenting. In fulfilling the repentance of Esav, Trump embodies the tov she’b’Esav, the good, redeemable part of Esav who is Edom. Trump fulfills the prophecy in two ways: In the prophecy given to Rebecca, “Rav ya’avod tza’ir,” Esav is the elder who will serve the younger. Trump has done this through policies and diplomacy over his four years of presidency. The good remnant of Esav, of Edom, serves the Jewish people. Another penitent gesture is Esav’s statement to Jacob saying, “Let that which is yours be yours,” a conciliatory expression acknowledging Jacob’s entitlement to the blessings that, prior to that point, had been deemed stolen. This has been borne out by Trump in his acknowledgement of the legitimacy of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, of the Golan as an integral part of the Holy Land, both of which acknowledge the legitimacy of the biblical claim, HaShem’s claim, that Israel was His to give to the Jewish nation. Support of the Jewish nation is also evident in new alliances between Israel and Arab nations that Trump’s administration has fostered. Israel’s “rise among the nations” has begun. This is also indicative of the repentance of Ishmael.

Righteous Among the Nations

During his Torah address, Rav (Yitzchak) Yosef spoke about the anticipated return of the hostages and publicly praised US President Donald Trump for his decisive role in bringing about their release. He declared, “We are privileged to hear of the hostages returning home. The price is indeed high, but thank G-d they are coming back – thanks to a kingdom of kindness, America, and the Righteous Among the Nations, the US President.”

Family ties

Donald Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples is a Christian who keeps the Jewish Sabbath and eats kosher.

A profile posted Thursday by The Daily Beast said that Maples, a Baptist, regularly attends church, “but keeps Shabbat, eats kosher and studies Kabbalah.”

The meaning of Trump’s name

Names are very important. HaShem gave prophecy to your parents so that they would know what name HaShem wanted you to have.

Your name reflects the mission that HaShem has given you. It is, therefore, very instructive to look at the meaning of Donald John Trumps names.

Donald: World Ruler (Scottish, Gaelic)

When he is called “The Donald” That becomes much more specific… THE WORLD RULER.

John: "God is gracious"

Trump: a decisive overriding factor or final resource

trump: a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit

called also trump card

: a decisive overriding factor or final resource

called also trump card

: a dependable and exemplary person

What is the Hebrew word for a 'trump card'?

In modern Hebrew, a "trump card" is referred to as קלף מנצח (kláf menatzéach).

This phrase literally translates to:

קלף (kláf): "card"
מנצח (menatzéach): "winning" or "triumphant"

The term is a direct calque from English, meaning it is a word-for-word translation that has been adopted into the language. There is no specific, unique Hebrew word for the concept; rather, the descriptive phrase is used to convey the idea of a winning or decisive card in a game.

Trump means nitzach,[267] to be a victor over something, to trump something.

Netzach corresponds to Wednesday, which is the day that the malachim sing Shira about Mashiach.

In addition, the Beit HaMikdash is also referred to as netzach.

So we got trump = nitzach= Beit HaMikdash= Mashiach ben David.

No such thing as coincidences.

Not everyone named Donald will be a world ruler, but when a man named Donald becomes a world ruler, one might take notice.

With Donald Trump we have a strange title that has been used for many years and in many places to identify Donald Trump. He has, for years, been called, “The Donald.”

The word the, placed in front of a noun makes that noun singular, one of a kind, and separate. Even if you are not a grammar major, you understand the difference between Donald and The Donald indicates that he is different, one of a kind, set apart,

Put that together with the clear meaning of the word Donald, and it makes a huge difference!

We go from “World Ruler” to “The World Ruler.” Can you hear the difference?

August 21, 2019 (Av 20, 5779) In the midst of answering a question about the ongoing trade war with China on Wednesday, President Donald Trump turned from reporters, looked to the heavens and proclaimed, “I am the chosen one”.

He was, ostensibly, joking – and, days later, the President said in a string of Saturday tweets that reporters knew he “was kidding, being sarcastic, and just having fun.” The point he was trying to make is that past presidents should have dealt with the inequities in the United States’ relationship with China but didn’t, leaving him to handle it.

There are several interesting ideas associated with the name ‘John’, especially considering that Trump does not drink. Consider the following:

Luqas (Luke) 1:13-15 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

Trump fighting Irsael’s Battles

Abraham accords were peace treaties with subdued enemies.

Provided weapons to defend against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Battled against the UN against every anti-Israel motion.

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So we already know that Donald Trump is the gematria Mashiach. (Anyone who says that gematrias don’t work with non-lashon hakodesh simply is incorrect, as the Gemara does so on at least 2 occasions that I have seen, and I have not seen a lot.)

Trump means netzach, to be a victor over something, to trump something.

Netzach corresponds to Wednesday, which is the day that the malachim sing Shira about mashiach.

In addition, the beit HaMikdash is also referred to as netzach.

Also, the shofar HaGadol isn’t necessarily a shofar mamash. And we do blow/trumpet the shofar.

So we got:

Trump = netzach= beit hamikdash= Mashiach.

No such thing as coincidences.

The gematrial of shalom (376) is the same as the gematria of Esav (376). Esav will play a critical role in the end of days by bringing peace to the whole world. At the end of days, Yaakov will return to Mt. Seit to reunite with Esam.

Rashi[268] on Genesis 33:14 UNTIL I COME UNTO MY LORD UNTO SEIR - He mentioned a much longer journey, for he really intended to go only as far as Succoth.[269] He said, If he means to do me harm let him wait to do so until I reach his abode at Seir." Therefore he did not go to Seir. But when will he go? In the days of the Messiah, as it is said, “And saviors shall go up on Mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau".[270] There are many Midrashic explanations of this section.

Trump, like Esav, has ginger hair color and his orange color is similar to Esav’s red color.

Zohar III, 212b In the middle of the world, when that star will shine in the middle of the Firmament, a great king will arise and rule the world, and his spirit will gain pride over all the kings, and he will awaken a war between both sides, and he will become strong against them. In the middle of the world, when that star will shine in the middle of the Firmament, a great king will arise and rule the world, and his spirit will gain pride over all the kings, and he will awaken a war between both sides, and he will become strong against them.

Dec 6 the end of comet that appeared of Elul 25.

Koresh’s mother may have been from of the 10 lost tribes which were exiled to that are of the world. Koresh, according to Kol HaTor, had a spark of Mashiach ben Yosef.

Kol haTor 1:11 The general mission of Mashiach ben Yosef is three-fold: revelation of the mysteries of the Torah, ingathering of the exiles, and removal of the unclean spirit from the land... And these three tasks were given to Cyrus as it states: ^u| am the Lord Who confirms the word of His servant, and fulfills the counsel of his messengers; Who says of Jerusalem: ‘It will be settled’ ... Who says of Cyrus, ‘my shepherd’; he will fulfill all My desire...” [Isaiah 44:24-28] And therefore this is the mission of Cyrus as part of the mission of Mashiach ben Yosef from the left side, which means the quality of Din. The might of Mashiach ben Yosef lies in the miraculous assistance he can offer in connection with the ingathering of exiles that will come about when the awakening comes from below.

What was Koresh's mission vis-a-vis the Jews in:

Isaiah 45:13 I have roused him up in victory, and I make level all his ways; he shall build My city, and he shall let Mine exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith HaShem of hosts.

Ezra 1:2-4 'Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Whosoever there is among you of all His people--his God be with him--let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of HaShem, the God of Israel, He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever is left, in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill-offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.'

Koresh did not complete the task given to him by HaShem:

Megillah 12a “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, God of Heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the Earth; and He has charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem.”[271] Rav Nahman bar Rav Hisda interpreted: What is the meaning of that which is written: “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held”[272] - was Cyrus the Messiah? Rather, the verse should be understood as God speaking to the Messiah regarding Cyrus: He said to the Messiah: I am complaining to you about Cyrus, who is not acting in accordance with what he is intended to do. I had said: “He shall build My House and gather My exiles”,[273] but he did not carry this out. Rather, he said: “Whoever is among you of all His people... let him go up to Jerusalem.” [274]

This suggests that it may be Trumps job to build the Temple and to ingather all of the exiles. Wow!!!

Golden escalator – coming on the clouds.

President Trump has a bone spur on his heel – The primordial snake was to bite the heel.

Trump Defending the Righteous

"Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening there, and in numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian Population around the World!"

“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria and numerous other countries. It’s not only Nigeria, it’s all over. We stand ready, willing and able to save our great Christian population around the world. This is not going to happen. The killing of Christians is not going to happen.”- President Trump[275]

Trump Building the Temple

Before anyone can rebuild the Temple they must first become ‘king’, then they must fight against Amalek. This pattern has been consistently followed with Moses, King Saul, and even in Esther’s day. We need to observe the following pattern: King > Amalek > Temple.

Christianity Connections

Constantine the Great (Roman Emperor): The Roman Emperor Constantine I, who legalized Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, was proclaimed Emperor in York (then Eboracum) in 306 AD upon the death of his father, Constantius Chlorus. Trump began his presidential run on a golden escalator in New York. March 24, 2025 - Greek audience cheers as archbishop hands Trump a holy cross and says he is the new Constantine - like the founder of Constantinople.

King è War against Amalek è Temple

For more information on this idea: https://www.betemunah.org/temple.html

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White House reporter: Let's put the Temple Mount on the table.[276]

White House reporter Jake Turx says solution to disarming Hamas is to 'put the Temple Mount on the table,' says terror group 'doesn't care' about anything else.

Israel National News

Published: Oct 26, 2025, 6:03 PM (GMT+2)

Jewish White House reporter Jake Turx responded to the discourse regarding whether US President Donald Trump will rebuild the Holy Temple (Beis Hamikdash) in Jerusalem.

Speaking to Belaaz, Turx explained, "If there's one thing Trump understands, it's leverage. The problem is he couldn't figure out how to get leverage over Hamas."

In his opinion, the solution is "very simple": To tell the Hamas terror group that if they won't disarm, control of the Temple Mount (Har Habayis) will be transferred solely to the Jews.

"They don't care about anybody's kids, they'll sacrifice everybody, but the one thing they will not sacrifice is Har Habayis," he explained, adding, "I'm not saying, 'Let's go up and build the Beis Hamikdash this second,' I'm saying, 'Let's put Har Habayis on the table.' And if that doesn't work and Hamas does not disarm, then we'll have to figure out about building the Beis Hamikdash, but for now, let's just use it for leverage."

Last week, a Jewish White House reporter asked Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt if President Trump was considering building the Third Temple in Jerusalem. Leavitt responded that the matter had not come up in any of the meetings held on President Trump's construction projects.

Trump has recently announced several planned historic construction projects, including the creation of a ceremonial arch in Washington and replacing the east wing of the White House with a ballroom.

Trump’s Chessed

There are numerous documented accounts of Donald Trump performing significant, private acts of generosity for individuals, often with no media attention. These stories are frequently shared by his supporters and former employees as evidence of his true character.

Financial Assistance in Times of Need: There are many stories of Trump providing financial help to people in crisis.

Ailing Employees: He has been known to cover massive medical bills for employees or their families. For example, he covered the hospital bills for a limo driver's pregnant wife and once wrote a check to pay for a sick child's surgery after seeing a news story.

Business Hardship: He has given money to struggling business partners or acquaintances to help them avoid bankruptcy.

Personal Loyalty and Support: He has shown fierce loyalty to certain individuals who have been loyal to him, defending them publicly and supporting them through personal scandals or legal troubles.

Unexpected Kindness: There are anecdotes of small, personal acts, like remembering the names of security guards or low-level staff members and asking about their families, which can be perceived as a form of personal kindness.

From this perspective, these acts can be seen as chessed—voluntary, gracious, and given directly to an individual in need.

Moshe vs. Trump

The mashiach is “here” but, like Moses whose emergence took eighty years, Mashiach ben Yosef’s emergence hasn’t yet occurred for whatever reason(s). But when it happens, it will be like what happened to Haman, the villain of the Purim story. One day he was “on top of the world”; on the next, he was dangling at the end of a rope.

Given this, I would like to compare what happened when Moshe became the redeemer, to what happened if Trump is the redeemer:

Moshe	Trump

Was acceptable to the people based on miracles and secret password.	Was acceptable to the people based on election results.
They tried to kill Moshe as an infant and again when he was 40 years old.	They tried to kill Trump at Butler, PA and again at the golf course.
The first time Moshe came the result was much greater misery for the people who had to collect straw.	The first time Trump came inflation and lawfare brought misery to the people. (He was prevented from doing the good.)
After presenting himself to Paro, Moshe went away for 6 months.	After becoming president, Trump was not reelected and went away for 4 years.
The people blamed Moshe for the manna, the lack of water, the lack of meat, etc.	The Democrats blamed Trump for the poor economy, inflation, food shortages, etc.

Donald Trump Is the Tov Sheb’Esav Leading Us To The Geulah.

Sanhedrin 98a And Rabbi Abba says: You have no more explicit manifestation of the End of Days than what is stated: “But you, mountains of Israel, you shall give your branches, and yield your fruit to My people Israel...” (Ezekiel 36:8)

Gematria of 45

גְאוּלָה (redemption) has the gematria of 45.

Similarly, the Name of HaShem spelled out in full (הא - ואו - הא - יוד) has the gematria of 45.

Yaakov (Jacob) called for his sons and said, האספו, “gather and assemble yourselves.” That is, “unify and become a single nation with לב אחד, one heart, and I’ll tell you about your descendant’s redemption at the End of Days.” When you have a לב אחד, (gematria of 45), then you will have a גאולה - redemption, a redemption, (gematria of 45) at the End of Days.” But there was no unity among the brothers. There still were bad feelings and finger pointing among them. They did Tshuvah with respect to their brother Yosef, but with respect to each other, they were separate tribes. And so, Yaakov could not reveal to them what would befall their descendants at the End of Days. He thought that perhaps one of his sons had sinned.

The reason Vayehi is closed is because it's connected to the previous words in Vayigash - ויפרו וירבו מאד and מאד is the gematria of 45, which represents the 45 days between MBY (Mashiach ben Yosef) and MBD (Mashiach ben David). And after the 45 (מאד) days after the death of MBY, then Vayehi Yaakov - i.e., Yaakov will be alive again with MBD. And that's the idea of the verse in Habakkuk (2:3) אִם-יִתְמַהְמָהּ, חַכֵּה-לוֹ - if יתמה he tarries מ"ה - for 45 days, wait for him, and the next day - on day 46, MBD will come. And that is the idea of the verse: יְהוּדָה, אַתָּה יוֹדוּךָ אַחֶיךָ [Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise] with יודוך – Yehuda having the gematria of 46. This is why we say 46 blessings every morning and why there are 46 letters in between each word "יהודה" in his blessing.

Rav ד' הנה adds that this is why the word גאולה redemption has the gematria of 45, representing MBY, but adding the Kollel, it's 46, representing MBD, and it's now called גאולה שלמה complete redemption.

Rav Tzion David Siboni adds that the 45 days are explicitly written at the end of Daniel by subtracting the 1290 days from the 1335 days.

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It could be that this flooding was predicted by Rabbi Yoel Schwartz, the head of the Sanhedrin’s Noahide Court and a highly respected Halachic (Torah law) authority who has since passed away. On the day after Joe Biden was elected in November 2020, Rabbi Schwartz produced a video in which he commented on the dire results of the Biden victory.[277]

“The elections were held on the 17th of Cheshvan,” Rabbi Schwartz said. He noted that according to Jewish tradition, rains that caused the flood in the time of Noah began falling on the 17th of Cheshvan. “It was also on that day that here in Israel, the first rains of the season fell in earnest. They should have been rains of blessing but since Biden was elected, these rains became, like the rain on the same day in the time of Noah, a harbinger of the coming flood.”

“The Democrats are spreading the very same sins that forced Noah into the ark,” Rabbi Schwartz said. “We can see this because the symbol of these people is the rainbow. This was the sign that was put in heaven to show that the world will never be destroyed by a flood again. In Jewish tradition, the rainbow represents the male organ and the sins that were done with it that led to the flood. They are flaunting their sins in God’s face, knowing that he will not bring another flood. This is epitomized by the Democrats, beginning with Obama, who allowed men to marry men and also allowed abortions, the murder of infants.”

“If Trump had been elected, the rains that are destined to come would have been a blessing, allowing the fields to flourish and the world would benefit. Since Biden was elected, the very same blessings will turn to a flood that destroys the world.”

“The question we should be asking is not ‘who won’ but, rather, what will be with America,” Rabbi Schwartz explained. “Does God want America to continue? Through Divine intervention, Trump was able to appoint three judges. Appointing judges is one of the Noahide laws and incumbent upon all mankind but just as important was that the Judges appointed by Trump support the Bible. Biden intends to pervert the courts in contravention of the Noahide requirement to have just courts.”

“It is important that America continues as it has the function of being the Tikkun (fixing) of Esau in the end-of-days. This is why Trump is blond and why the Republicans are red, like Edom. That is why the gematria of Edom (אדום) is 45, the same as ‘redemption’ (הגאולה geula).”

The rabbi cited the post-Messianic vision of the Prophet Zechariah.

And HaShem shall be king over all the earth; in that day there shall be one God with one name. Zechariah 14:9

Rabbi Schwartz emphasized that Trump has a hidden merit that enables him to overcome obstacles that would overwhelm others.

“Trump has merit he inherited from his father,” Rabbi Schwartz said. “His father built a synagogue.”

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HaShem is ultimately in charge, especially in the case of monarchs, and they do not possess free will (see Mishlei 21:1 with Ralbag and Malbim), we hope for good things to unfold naturally without open miracles. Therefore, it is our duty to see the best in our new president and hope that he will indeed fulfill all of his promises. This could be a wonderful moment for Klal Yisrael, America, and indeed all the good people of the world. Hopefully, we will soon merit to see great things unfold.

Tutored in Kabbalah king of Israel

High Holy Days Activities

September 23, 2025 – 2^nd day of Rosh HaShana.

The second day of Rosh HaShana in 2025 was Tuesday, September 23.

The most significant public event for President Trump on this day was delivering a Major Address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.

During his speech to the global body, he focused on themes such as:

American strength and economy: Highlighting the country's economic and military status.
Immigration: Asserting his administration's strong border enforcement and a significant reduction in illegal entries.
Criticism of the UN: Targeting the organization's ineffectiveness on various global issues.
Foreign Policy/Global Issues: Addressing matters like international migration and clean energy.
The War in Gaza: He held a multilateral meeting with leaders from various countries regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict and was actively working on his peace plan.

In short, the second day of the holiday was dominated by the high-profile, non-religious work of the President at the United Nations.

Major malfunctions:

· The escalator failed as Melania and President Trump stepped on it.

· The amplifier failed as Trump was speaking. The only ones who could hear are those with headphones.

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Yom Kippur coincided with the start of a federal government shutdown, the longest in history. The President's public activities included meetings with key staff, like the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and issuing statements and posts on social media regarding:

Which programs and agencies would see funding cuts.
The possibility of laying off federal workers as a consequence of the shutdown.

This shutdown resulted in many employees getting time off to celebrate Yom Kippur.

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On the second day of Succoth, Wednesday, October 8, the President announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the "first phase" of his peace plan, which included a pause in fighting and the imminent release of the remaining living hostages.

This announcement was seen by many Jewish organizations and hostage families as a reason to celebrate and brought a new level of meaning to the joyous holiday of Succoth.

On Hoshana Rabbah, October 13, 2025 – The day the last 28 hostages were freed by Hamas, On this day President Trump arrived in Israel to address the Knesset and attend a peace conference in Egypt.

Anti-Christ / Anti-Mashiach

Tim LaHay’s “left Behind” series of books pictures the Anti-Mashiach as the head of the UN.

Rabbi Pinchas Winston’s Perspective

The following is based on Rabbi Winston’s essay on redemption:

The Bnei Israel were in Mitzrayim, Egypt, for 210 years, according to Chazal. This can be derived as follows:

Jacob stands before Pharaoh at 130 years old. If we add Yitzchak’s age of 60 when Jacob was born, 190 years passed from the 400 years scheduled from Yitzchak‘s birth, leaving 210 years in Egypt.

Yocheved, a daughter of Levi, was 130 years of age when Moshe was born. She was the one recorded in Tanach as born ‘between the walls’. Moshe was 80 when HaShem delivered B’nei Yisrael from Mitzrayim.^{^[278]} {210 = 130 + 80}

If we subtract the missing 190 years from the Egyptian exile, from 5790, we get 5600, aka 1840. According to the Zohar, the year 1840 CE is the 600th year of the sixth millennium on the Jewish calendar, and a time when the supernal gates of wisdom will be opened…

The Zohar,^{^[279]} says that Techiyat HaMeitim,^{^[280]} “The Resurrection of the Dead”, will begin no later than 210 years (corresponding to the number of years we were enslaved in Mitzrayim) before the year 6000, which is 5790. The “Leshem Shevo v’Achlamah”^{^[281]} seems to accept this date as being the final and real one. We are now in the year 5784, which is 216 years before the year 6000. This means that Techiyat HaMeitim will occur within the next six years, according to this understanding.

Techiyat HaMeitim is a fixed period of time: . . . As a result, the period of resurrection for the entire generation will be long, though tzaddikim who have died previously will resurrect immediately at the beginning of the period, forty years after the ingathering of the exiles (in 5790AM). This is what it says in the Midrash: There will be many resurrections, and the period of time will continue, according to Rebi Yehudah, from forty years after Kibbutz Galiot, at which time the first resurrection will occur, and continue on until the last resurrection, a period of 210 years. Rebi Yitzchak says: 214 years.^{^[282]}

Thus, the period of transition from this world to the period of history between 6000 and 7000, Kabbalah is telling us, is comprised of two parts, 210 (perhaps 214) years of Techiyat HaMeitim, and an unspecified period of time referred to as Yemot HaMashiach (Days of Messiah). The former period of time, the period of resurrection is fixed and not a variable, but the latter period of time (which is the first one chronologically) could have begun at any point throughout history, but it didn’t.

We’re now holding in the Jewish year 5784 from Creation, 6 years in advance of the year 5790, 210 years prior to the year 6000. Techiyat HaMeitim, according to all opinions is after the period of Mashiach. That is, when he has already come and completed his work, between today and 5790, is also a period of transition to Techiyat HaMeitim.

Techiyat HaMeitim must occur before September 28, 2030 (Tishri 1, 5791).

The Zohar^{^[283]} also states that this future period will begin after forty years of Kibbutz Galiot, or, “Ingathering of Exiles.” This term refers to the return of the exiles from the Diaspora to Eretz Israel. Thus, according to this calculation, Kibbutz Galiot would have begun in the year 5750, or, 1990, just about the same time that Russia “mysteriously” collapsed and allowed its Jewish “citizens” to finally emigrate after so many decades of trying.

Kibbutz Galiot must begin before September 20, 1990 (Tishri 1, 5751).

According to the Leshem, based upon the Zohar and tradition, Yemot HaMashiach, the Messianic Era, must happen in advance of Techiyat HaMeitim, specifically sometime within the forty years of Kibbutz Galiot.^{^[284]} As of this writing, that would mean that Mashiach must come and complete his work, the preparation of mankind and the world for Resurrection of the Dead, over the next 6 years.

Yemot HaMashiach must occur before September 28, 2030 (Tishri 1, 5791).

On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, Professor Eliyahu Rips gave a presentation at the Israel Center sponsored by the Root & Branch Association. After showing the numerous ways one could mine repetitive information from the Torah Codes on one subject (using the Twin Towers attack as his example), he went off on a bit of a tangent, talking about how the Hebrew date in the Midrash of 5790 (2030) came up in the array that was formed when he typed the phrase Mhayei haMetim המתים מחיי (rising of the dead). This was in connection with showing how even the Midrash was reflected in the Torah Code, confirming what the Vilna Gaon had said about the Torah, that everything in the whole universe was somehow alluded to in Torah.

This was the only time that this phrase Mhayei haMetim appeared encoded in the Torah. The Big Question is: Why?

The prophet Yechezkel wrote:

Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 38:18-20 “It shall come to pass on that day, on the day that Gog shall come against the Land of Israel,” says the Lord, God, “My fury shall rise up ... And in My jealousy, in the fire of My anger, I have spoke-surely on that day there will be a great shaking in Eretz Israel. The fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field, and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the people who are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at My Presence; the mountains shall be destroyed, the steep places shall fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.”

Other prophets, such as Zechariah (12-14), Yirmiyahu (30), Daniel (11-12), Yoel (4), speak of this war. There is an allusion to the war of Gog u’Magog in Tehillim, Psalms, as well. War is the beginning of redemption, as we learn in the Gemara:

Megilah 17b What was their reason for mentioning redemption in the seventh blessing?^{^[285]} Raba replied: Because they [Israel] are destined to be redeemed in the seventh year [of the coming of the Messiah],^{^[286]} therefore the mention of redemption was placed in the seventh blessing. But a Master has said, ‘In the sixth year will be thunderings, in the seventh wars, at the end of the seventh the son of David will come’? — War is also the beginning of redemption.

However, according to tradition, historically, there are meant to be THREE such major conflicts:

Behold, after the arrival of Mashiach the nations will be instigated to a great war against Israel, as it says in the Zohar HaKodesh^{^[287]} ... This is the War of Gog and Magog mentioned in Yechezkel in chapters 38 and 39. In Midrash Tehillim (118:9), it says: Three times in the future, Gog and Magog will come against Israel and ascend to Jerusalem; he will anger the nations to go up to Jerusalem ...^{^[288]} Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman, quoting the Chofetz Chaim, said that Chazal say the war of Gog and Magog will be threefold ...”^{^[289]}

According to the Septuagint, Gog is Agag (The name of the kings of Amalek – see Devarim 25:17-18).

Zohar 1:119a ... The Children of Yishmael will go up at that time (End-of-Days) with the nations of the world against Jerusalem ... .

The body of Yishmael with the soul of Amalek. If B’nei Yishmael are not yet Magog, then they must not be too far away from being so.

According to Rabbi Moshe Shapiro, shlita (Jerusalem), an authority in both revealed and concealed matters of Torah, there is a tradition that Yishmael will be the final extension of Galut Edom, the Roman Exile, and that it will be with his descendants that the final generation of Jews before the redemption will have to contend. This is also supported by the following Midrash:

Israel will say to the king of the Arabs, “Take silver and gold and leave the Temple.” The king of the Arabs will say, “You have nothing to do with this Temple. However, if you want, choose a sacrifice as you did in the past, and we will also offer a sacrifice, and, with the one whose sacrifice is accepted, we will all become one people.” The Jewish people will offer theirs, but it will not be accepted because the Satan will lay charges against them before The Holy One, Blessed is He. B’nei Keder will offer theirs, and it will be accepted ... At that time, the Arabs will say to Israel, “Come and belief in our faith,” but Israel will answer, “We will kill or be killed, but we will not deny our Belief!” At that time, swords will be drawn, bows will be strung and arrows will be sent, and many will fall ...^{^[290]}

According to the Brisker Rav, the Rambam is alluding to an important insight regarding the mitzvah to destroy the memory of Amalek. He says that, even though a person or people have not genetically descended from the Biblical tribe of Amalek, still, they can have the halachic status as being “Amaleki” by the way they behave towards the Jewish people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzrxoz1CE20

[1] See Kol HaTor 2:103

[2] see for example the middle of Kol HaTor part II of Chapter 5

[3] Spock’s Love Child (@vulcanmindtrap) on “X” - November 1, 2025

[4] see Mishlei 21:1 with Ralbag and Malbim

[5] Mishneh Torah, Yesodei HaTorah, 1:1-2

[6] Mamzer = bastard

[7] Daniel 7:13

[8] Zechariah 9:7

[9] ‘Swiftly’ (Rashi).

[10] This is more fitting.

[11] [This jest is explained by Krochmal, (Hechalutz, I, p. 83) as an overt invitation to the Jews to help Shapur in his struggle with the Romans.]

[12] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 2:11.

[13] Hoshea (Hosea) 6:2: the ‘two days’ meaning two thousand years. Cf. Ps. XC, 4..

[14] Tehillim (Psalms) 42:1.

[15] I.e., the period of complete desolation.

[16] Tehillim (Psalms) 90:4; thus ‘day’ in the preceding verses means a thousand years.

[17] I.e., no Torah. It is a tradition that Abraham was fifty-two years old when he began to convert men to the worship of the true God; from Adam until then, two thousand years elapsed.

[18] I.e., from Abraham's fifty-second year until one hundred and seventy-two years after the destruction of the second Temple. This does not mean that the Torah should cease thereafter, but is mentioned merely to distinguish it from the next era.

[19] I.e., Messiah will come within that period.

[20] He should have come at the beginning of the last two thousand years; the delay is due to our sins. (Note that Yeshua came right on time! And died in 3790.)

[21] Precisely 210 years before the year 4000. 210 years was the length of the Egyptian exile, which the Zohar indicates is key to understanding the coming of Mashiach.

[22] Precisely 210 years before the year 6000.

[23] see Sanhedrin 97a and Avodah Zarah 9a

[24] Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, also known as the Vilna Gaon or the Gra, was a Talmudist and the greatest Torah authority of his generation.

[25] See the GRA's commentary to Sifra DeTzeniuta 1, p. 20 (10b); R. Shlomo Eliyashiv, Leshem Sh'vo VeAchlamah, Sefer Hakdamot VeShearim, p. 172; R. Rafael Shochat, Torat HaGeulah B'Mishnat Rabbeinu HaGadol HaGRA MiVilna (unpublished manuscript; note of Leshem at end).

[26] Jerusalem Post

[27] 1194 -1270 CE

[28] Ramban on Genesis 12:6, Mesorah Publications, ltd., pg. 293

[29] R’ Ari Kahn, M’oray HaAish: Vayeshev, Light of Messiah, Aish.com

[30] Tehillim (Psalms) 147:2-3

[31] See also Maimonides, Laws of the Temple 6:11

[32] Eruvin 13b

[33] Tanna d’Bei Eliyahu Zuta 22:8

[34] Tehillim (Psalms) 95:10: I.e., rule over them through the Messiah (rendered, 'I wearied') is connected with root 'to hold'.

[35] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 23:15

[36] Tehillim (Psalms) 72:5. The verse is thus interpreted: They shall fear thee when Messiah comes, who is referred to as a sun (cf. 17), and they shall fear thee on account of the reign of the house of David, which is likened to the moon (cf. 89:39: He shall be established for ever as the moon) for a generation (one) and generations (two).

[37] A brother of Judah II.

[38] But the Almighty will himself redeem israel and reign over them (Rashi). [‘He may have been prompted to this declaration by Origen's professed discovery in the Old Testament of Messianic passages referring to the founder of Christianity’ (J.E. VI, 401).]

[39] Zecharia 9:9

[40] Debarim (Deuteronomy) 8:3

[41] Tehillim (Psalms) 90:15: hence, just as they were afflicted forty years in the wilderness, so shall they rejoice forty years under the kingship of the Messiah.

[42] Bereshit (Genesis) 15:13

[43] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:4. This is interpreted: For it is in mine heart (I.e., intention) that the year (365 days) of redemption shall come, of which each day shall be as long as the day of my vengeance. God's day of vengeance is a year, as in the case of the Spies, on account of whom the Israelites were condemned to wander forty years in the wilderness, — a year for each day of their mission. Cf. Bamidbar (Numbers) 14:34 (Rashi). Maharsha explains it in a simpler fashion: For each day of the year that they afflicted Israel, I will take vengeance a full year; as there was a year of days, so will my vengeance last 365 years.

[44] I.e., I have kept my intentions sealed in my heart, not giving expression to them with my tongue, that all my limbs should know thereof.

[45] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 62:5. The bridegroom's rejoicing is seven days, and God's day is a thousand years. Cf. Tehillim (Psalms) 90:4: For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past.

[46] Debarim (Deuteronomy) 11:21: I.e., as long as the world has already existed. Since they were not settled so long in their land, it will be completed in the Messianic era.

[47] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 54:9. The time that had elapsed since the days of Noah until the moment when this promise was made is regarded as God's, and he swears that for an equal period he will not be wroth with Israel, I.e., when Messiah reigns over them.

[48] Yahel Ohr 2:119:2

[49] Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 30:7

[50] Vol. II 119b

[51] e.g., Midrash Rabbah, Ruth 5:6

[52] Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 30:7

[53] Bereshit Rabbah

[54] Tehillim (Psalms) 114:2

[55] Yeshayahu (Isaiah)–– 44:24-28

[56] Yerushalmi: Brachot, ch. 1

[57] Micah 7:8

[58] Mishle (Proverbs) 4:18

[59] Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 3:14

[60] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 28:16

[61] Shlomo Moshe Amar is the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. He served in the position of Rishon LeZion from 2003 to 2013

[62] Brachot 13a

[63] Zohar I, 140a; Chiddushei Ritva on Rosh HaShanah 16b; Responsa of Radvaz, Vol. III, sections 1069, 644; Migdal David, p. 83a; Biurei HaZohar of the Tzemach Tzedek, p. 134. See also Sichos Kodesh 5710 (Kehot), p. 100, and Likkutei Sichos, Vol. II, p. 518.

[64] Succah 52a

[65] Sanhedrin 98a

[66] Yehezchel (Ezekiel) 36:8

[67] Zohar Vayeira p. 117

[68] Sanhedrin 38

[69] Midrash Ne’elam - Toldot 140a

[70] see “Leshem Shevo v’Achlamah” - Drushei Olam HaTohu, Part 2, Drush 4, Section 12:9

[71] Amos 4:7

[72] I.e., not actual famine, but the first signs thereof, no one being completely satisfied.

[73] Lit., ‘men on whose behalf miracles occur.’ — Jast.

[74] Lit., ‘plenty and no plenty’.

[75] Either Heavenly voices announcing the advent of Messiah, or the blasts of the great Shofar; cf. Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 27:13.

[76] Though troubles and evil decrees have come in abundance, they were not in the order prescribed.

[77] Midrash Ne’elam - Toldot 139b

[78] Midrash Ne'elam, Toldot 140a

[79] Bereshit 118a

[80] Rabbi Berger is the rabbi overseeing King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, and the son of a respected Hasidic leader.

[81] October 8, 2024 5:55 pm

[82] https://thelakewoodscoop.com/news/my-latest-letter-to-the-future-president-donald-j-trump-rabbi-dovid-abenson/

[83] Politico Magazine - The Friday Read - Does Trump Actually Think He’s God? By Michael Kruse 05/30/2025 05:00 AM EDT

[84] www.inner.org

[85] This period ended with the death of Levi, the last brother to die.

[86] Began when Miriam was born.

[87] Rashi on Daniel 12:12

[88] In thhe 40^th year, those folks dug their graves and laid down, but they arose in the morning.

[89] All of those exiled in Egypt, that survived the judgments, entered into the promised land with Yehoshua.

[90] Bereshit (Genesis) 46:28

[91] The Tabernacle constructed in the wilderness.

[92] The Temple

[93] Jerusalem

[94] The redemption

[95] see the Zohar portion called Naso

[96] II Luqas (Acts) 1:3

[97] Act 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: - My understanding is that Yeshua’s passion began 7 days before he died. This puts his ascension on Lag B’Omer, Iyar 18.

[98] Collosians 1:18

[99] Matitiyahu Matthew 27:52

[100] Shir Hashirim 2:12

[101] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 27:10

[102] Pesachim 58a

[103] It is also sometimes referred to as Olam Has’char the World of Reward.

[104] 5790 / 2030 is a possible Yovel, or jubilee, year.

[105] According to the Zohar, Techiyat HaMeitim (Resurrection of the Dead) will begin 210 years in advance of the year 6000, or 25 years from 5765, in 5790 or, 2030 CE (Midrash Ne’elam 140a). By this time, Mashiach will have already come and prepared the world for this next stage of history. "Leshem Shevo v'Achlamah" (Drushei Olam HaTohu, 2:4:12:9-12)

[106] First the dead who are buried in Israel will rise from their graves, they will be followed by the dead of the Diaspora, followed by the generation that left Egypt and died in the desert. Last of all will rise the Patriarchs and Matriarchs. Their resurrection is postponed so that they should have the nachas of waking to find all their children alive, well, and happy.

[107] This period ended with the death of Levi, the last brother to die.

[108] Began when Miriam was born.

[109] This is what it says in Midrash Ne’elam (Zohar, Parashas Toldot 140a): There will be many resurrections, and the duration of time will be, according to Rebi Jehudah, from 40 years after Kibbutz Galiyot, at which time the first resurrection will occur, and the resurrections will continue from then until the last resurrection for 210 years. According to Rebi Yitzchak, 214 years … (Drushei Olam HaTohu, Chelek 2, Drush 4, Anaf 12, Siman 9)

[110] The Zohar’s Midrash HaNe’elam cited above suggests that the process of Resurrection may last something like 200 years until all the righteous return. Rambam says that resurrection might happen before Mashiach’s appearance or long after (Maamar Techiyat HaMeitim, ed. Kafah p. 86).

[111] What was the point of this “disappearing-act”?

The Chasam Sofer (on Chumash Parshas Shemos) explains that this was a test for Klal Yisroel. It will be the same test before the coming of Mashiach. It is a very difficult test. It is a test of faith. Hashem is looking to see if Klal Yisrael will lose their Emunah or will they hold on to it. If the Jewish people keep their faith, this shows that they are worthy of redemption. The test is two-fold. Firstly, the very fact that the long-awaited Mashiach disappears is hard enough. In addition, it will seem like exile only get harder since Mashiach will first come and proclaim that Geulah is near. As we see by Moshe, that right after he came to announce the redemption, Pharaoh made things harder for the Jewish people. He – previously would supply the straw for their daily quota, but – changed his policy, and made the Jewish slaves collect straw themselves without lessening their quota.

[112] Rambam explains some concepts that seem blurrily similar, such as the Messianic era, Resurrection of the Dead, and the World to Come: The days of the Messiah, he says, are when a Jewish king will again rule the Jewish people, and they will return to the Land of Israel. [He seems to imply that malchut, kingship, will return before all the Jews. Especially considering that important rabbis of the early State suggested that a Jewish government qualifies as malchut without melech, rule without a king, and that this happened long before several waves of immigration that we’ve already seen—Yemenite, Ethiopian, Russian—this part of Rambam’s words seem to be coming true before our eyes]. This king will rule from Zion, and his fame will be more widespread than Shlomo HaMelech’s. All nations will make peace with him, serving him because of his great righteousness [notice the ideal being expressed—they won’t serve him for political or strategic expedience, they will respect his righteousness]. Hashem will destroy anyone who does stand against him, giving them into this king’s hands. The greatest benefit of that time, Rambam says, is that evil kingdoms that stop us from doing what’s right will no longer exist. The world will improve, everyone will have greater knowledge, wars will end, and people will achieve their maximum perfection. The Messianic strand of the tradition suggests that Yemot HaMashiach can be seen as a recreation of Gan Eden on a higher level -

[113] The days of the Messiah, Rambam says, are when a Jewish king will again rule the Jewish people, and they will return to the Land of Israel. [He seems to imply that malchut, kingship, will return before all the Jews. Especially considering that important rabbis of the early State suggested that a Jewish government qualifies as malchut without melech, rule without a king, and that this happened long before several waves of immigration that we’ve already seen—Yemenite, Ethiopian, Russian—this part of Rambam’s words seem to be coming true before our eyes].

[114] The Ohr HaGanuz, or the Ohr Mashiach – the light of Messiah, is the light at creation that allowed Adam to see from one end of the world to the next, meaning that this light allowed Adam to see that everything emanated from HaShem.

[115] In sefer Or Shiva't HaYamim, Rabbi Eliezer Zev Raz writes that the war of Gog U'Magog will be fought on Hoshana Rabbah, e.g. on Succoth and Mashiach ben David will fight the war, prevail and defeat the enemies.

[116] In that war the Mt. of Olives will split in two. When Gog and his allies subsequently battle against Jerusalem they will kill Mashiach ben Yosef. Zechariah 12:10 says “They shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.” This defeat will be crushing in both a physical and emotional sense. The devastation over the loss of this leader will be widespread as the Gemara in Sukkah 52b tells us. While, as the Maharsha there points out, the redemption at that time will not yet be complete. The final redeemer – Mashiach ben David – will appear soon after.

[117] Brachot 34b; Sanhedrin 91b

[118] Maimonides, Teshuva 8, 7; 9, 2, based upon Brachot 34b

[119] Masechet Derech Eretz 11

[120] Maayeni HaYeshuah 1:2

[121] Sefer HaGeulah, Ma'amer 4

[122] Sefer HaGeulah, Ma'amer 4 -. Zohar (1380)

[123] Bereshit 118a. Abarbanel

[124] Maayeni HaYeshuah 1:2 - Vilna Gaon

[125] Biur HaGra, Safra D'Tzniusa, Chapter Five - Malbim

[126] Rabbi Pinchas Winston (Written in 2014)

[127] Maimonides, in his Iggeret Teiman ... presents a date passed on to him by his ancestors.

[128] Shemot (Exodus) 12:41

[129] see Talmud Megillah 9a and Rashi to Exodus 12:40

[130] Rashi to 29:11 and from Bereshit Rabbathi by Rabbi Moshe Hadarshan.

[131] Bereshit (Genesis) 28:11-17

[132] Bereshit (Genesis) 46:1-4

[133] Bereshit (Genesis) 29:11

[134] Bereshit (Genesis) 46:29

[135] Bereshit (Genesis) 31:7

[136] Bereshit (Genesis) 30:25

[137] Sanhedrin 92b

[138] Shemot (Exodus) 1:22

[139] The Haggada

[140] Shemot (Exodus) 12:27-41

[141] Bamidbar (Numbers) 33:4

[142] The Maharal explains that Yetzias Mitzrayim was not merely a physical process, in which the Jewish People departed from the land of Egypt and traveled to a different physical location. It was a spiritual metamorphosis, an existential transition, the birth of a people. Prior to leaving Mitzrayim, Bnei Yisrael were a collective of individuals, but upon leaving, we became a nation, a single people, a unified whole.

[143] Since God only created during daytime hours, the Kabbalists disregard the nighttime hours with respect to this calculation (Dayah 2:301b).

[144] Pirkei d’Rebi Eliezer Ch. 48

[145] Assumes a 24 hour day.

[146] Assumes a 12 hour day.

[147] Assumes a 24 hour day.

[148] Assumes a 12 hour day.

[149] Assumes a 24 hour day.

[150] Assumes a 12 hour day.

[151] It is very interesting that Bnai Noah was officially recognized in April of 1990.

[152] Rachel our Matriarch, most likely on her Jahrzeit, the date of her death, when her merits appear yearly before the Heavenly Court.

[153] Chazal established that from twelve thirty and onward, one can begin to say the afternoon prayer. This was also the time that the תמיד של בין הערביים, the afternoon sacrifice was brought.

[154] Mitzrayim = Egypt

[155] Bereshit (Genesis) 15:13

[156] Shemot (Exodus) 12:31

[157] Sanhedrin 97a. This approach also appears in Zohar, Bereshit 117.

[158] Bereshit (Genesis) 4:1

[159] Micha 7:15

[160] Rav Haim Yosef David Azoulay, 1724-1806

[161] In Aramaic kadma means

early and azla is translated as, to go. The gematriya of kadma v’azla is 190. The exact number of years that were missing in the count of the exile.

[162] Siftei Kohen

[163] HaKetav VeHaKabbalah

[164] Bereshit (Genesis) 9:25

[165] Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 11:10

[166] Zechariah 11:12

[167] Ohr Rishon lit. ‘first light’ - messianic light. The Ohr Rishon enables a person to understand the various levels of physical existence, their relatedness, their intricacy, and their structure. If you’re into biology, you see down to the genetic level, the DNA of life. If you’re into physics, you understand the entire world of atoms, subatomic particles, energy, forms of energy, fields of energy, and so on. If you’re into astronomy, you’re able to look out, billions and billions of light-years away, which is what astronomers are now capable of doing: It appears that astronomers have the ability to look into the universe up to twelve billion light-years away! Indeed, their accumulated knowledge implies that the observable universe is 13.7 billion light-years old.

[168] Zohar is that the 'Upper Gate of Wisdom' is referring the spread of the teachings of the Ari z"l (1574-1572), which culminated with Chassidut, starting with the Ba'al Shem Tov and leading to the Rebbes of Chabad (Tzemach Tzedek, 1789-1866). The 'Wellsprings of Lower Wisdom' were associated with the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840).

[169] part I, 117a

[170] Bereshit (Genesis) 7:11

[171] Shiurim be-Sefer Mevo She’arim (5778) p. 4.

[172] R. Weintraub (1932–2010) and R. Elyashiv (1841-1926) were both among the leading Ashkenazi Kabbalists of their day with widespread acceptance among the broader Litvish community. R. Elyashiv was known as the Leshem after his major work entitled Leshem Shevo V’Achlamah.

[173] Chasidut is a spiritual and mystical revival movement founded in mid-18th century Ukraine by Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, known as the Ba’al Shem Tov. With teachings drawing on Kabbalah and focusing on ideas like joy in religious practice, intention during prayer, attachment to God (“devekut”), and God’s omnipresence in the material world, Chasidut emphasizes that all can access divinity.

[174] The Tanya which is considered by Chabad to be the "the Written Torah of Hasidus" was published between 1797-1814. Chasidut brought many revolutionary interpretations such as that of the Tzimtzum.

[175] This is the date that the Zohar fixes as the final date of the redemption.

[176] Midrash Rabbah - Genesis 26:5

[177] Revelation 9:20-21

[178] Ibid.

[179] Bereshit (Genesis) 1:28

[180] Bereshit Rabbah

[181] Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv, born in the year 1841.

[182] Rav Shlomo Elyashiv, the Leshem, was born in 1841, and he quotes Rav Yisrael Salanter as follows, “And permission has been granted to all those who engage this wisdom to understand these ideas, talking about mysticism each according to their level. Specifically from the year Taf Resh, 1840, and onwards, as it is written in the Zohar, ‘in the 600th year of the 6th millennium, the gates of the higher wisdom, chachma iluy, were opened.’ And what the Zohar meant in writing ‘opened,’ this means to say that permission has been granted to all those who yearn to cleave to the living God, to engage in chachmas emet, in true knowledge, to enter and utilize the name of God properly. Anyone who delves into this matter will be enlightened and find that this was not the case before the year Taf Resh, 1840, because then it was still hidden and closed except for a few exceptional individuals. So have I heard,” this is Rav Eliyashiv writing, the Leshem, “in the name of the gaon and chassid Rav Yisrael Salanter, and all of this is rooted in the revelation of supernal light that is revealed above and egresses below as it draws into this world, olam hazeh, additional light, and the secrets of Torah were revealed in order to rectify the world for the eventual rectification.”

[183] This period ended with the death of Levi, the last brother to die.

[184] Began when Miriam was born.

[185] Orlando Figes, The Europeans

[186] Just as Yaaqob left Laban in his 21^st year, so we are not looking for an exact number of years. There is also an understanding that the time can be shortened.

[187] Bereshit (Genesis) 31:38 tells us that Yaaqob worked for Laban for 20 years plus we know that he was with Laban for a period of time before he began working for Laban. Thus, Yaaqob was in his 21^st year when he left.

[188] According to Chazal.

[189] Sefer Hageula

[190] Elijah ben Solomon Zalman

[191] Amos 4:7

[192] I.e., not actual famine, but the first signs thereof, no one being completely satisfied.

[193] Lit., ‘men on whose behalf miracles occur.’ — Jast.

[194] Lit., ‘plenty and no plenty’.

[195] Either Heavenly voices announcing the advent of Messiah, or the blasts of the great Shofar; cf. Isaiah 27:13.

[196] Concluding, ‘Blessed art thou, O Lord, who redeemest Israel’.

[197] Sanhedrin 97a.

[198] by Imry GalEinai

[199] Revelation 15:3

[200] Yerushalmi Talmud Berachot; Midrash Eichah Rabba 1:51

[201] see the Maharal and Abarbanel

[202] Rosh Hashanah 10b-11a

[203] Midrash Shochar Tov, 21

[204] Lubavitcher Rebbe: “After Bibi comes the Messiah”; Will Benjamin Netanyahu be Israel’s last prime minister before the Messiah comes?; Aviel Schneider; Nov 1, 2023 at 3:30 pm; https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/lubavitcher-rebbe-after-bibi-comes-the-messiah/

[205] Purim is the plural of pur which means a goral or lottery. If the Megillah says that a ‘Pur’ is simply a Goral, a lottery, why is the term ‘Pur’ used at all? ANSWER: ’Pur’ indicates a lottery for the bad, whereas Goral indicates a lottery for the good (HaRav Yaakov MiLisa). Hakhel Note: Thus, we see the V’nahafoch Hu in the name Purim itself! Alternatively, the ‘Pur’ is a special name for the dice that Haman cast (Ya’arot Devash). [Ya'arot Devash a frequently quoted collection of the sermons of Rabbi Eybeschutz. Jonathan Eybeschütz (also Eibeschutz or Eibeschitz; 1690 in Kraków – 1764 in Altona), was a Talmudist, Halachist, Kabbalist, holding positions as Dayan of Prague, and later as Rabbi of the "Three Communities": Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbek.]

[206] Purim is a holiday of nes nistar (hidden miracles). A nes nistar is when HaShem intervenes and helps us, within the laws of nature. Megillat Esther does not tell of any supernatural miracles. Both the Gra and the Malbim point out the seemingly coincidental occurrences in the megillah that were really veiled miracles.

[207] Meaning, “and it was overturned” or, “and the opposite happened”, or “but it was reversed”, or “it was turned around”. hippuch the Purim particular redemption which literally means reversal.

[208] Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4.

[209] Judo by the meaning of the word means “gentle way”, which means use opponent’s force to combat against himself.

[210] Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

[211] There is also a Prophet called Jehu the son of Hanani – at the same time as King Jehu the son of Nimshi. These two name are interspersed in the same narrative.

[212] Jehu is king of the northern kingdom while Ahaziah is king in Judah.

[213] Steve Deace, Blaze Media, November 26, 2025

[214] AKA Koresh

[215] This replica is NOT made correctly as was the replica built by the Temple Institute. The brackets for the poles used to carry the ark should be on width rather than the length of the ark.

[216] https://ethomas.ch/21st-century-the-coming-of-messiah-part3/

[217] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9pIJ8bRXKA

[218] https://israel365news.com/311624/bin-exclusive-sanhedrin-asks-putin-trump-build-third-temple-jerusalem/

[219] 45:1

[220] Megillah 12a

[221] Rosh Hashanah 3b

[222] Nochri means heathen so it was also preferred over goy (Gentile). It also means "stranger" or "other", sometimes used in the context of explaining complex family structures.

[223] Kol HaTor 1.6.1

[224] Isaiah 42-45

[225] Rabbi Yosef Berger; Rabbi Berger is the rabbi overseeing King David's Tomb on Mount Zion, and the son of a respected Hasidic leader. - Rabbi Kessin states that the gematria is the same as (Hebrew numerical value) ‘Donald Trump’ is the same as the gematria of ‘Mashiach ben David’ (Messiah son of David). He quickly assures his listeners that Trump is not the long-awaited Messiah of the Jewish people. At the same time, Kessin plainly asserts that Trump has the qualities of a messiah-like figure.

[226] Esther 4:5

[227] Which he held in the reigns of Belshazar, Darius and Cyrus.

[228] Bereshit (Genesis) 15:11

[229] This happened at the Knesset on October 13, 2025.

[230] Breitbart, November 6, 2025.

[231] https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2025/10/10/venezuelan-freedom-fighter-maria-corina-machado-dedicates-nobel-prize-to-donald-trump/

[232]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-heaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fU8.3QJi.NACwD8MZJ2YT&smid=url-share - By Shawn McCreesh

[233] Because he was born at 10:54 AM, his Rising Sign (Ascendant) is Leo. In classical astrology, Leo is the sign of the Lion and is associated with royalty, performance, and a desire to be center stage.

[234] Succah 29a

[235] Yalkut Shimoni, in Isaiah, Remez 499

[236] Sanhedrin 97b

[237] The primary reference is in Zohar III:212a–b (Parashat Vayikra), part of a discourse on the Messianic era and the ingathering of exiles. A related expansion appears in Zohar Chadash (Shemot 96c–97a) and Zohar I:119a–120a (on the "star of Jacob").

[238] by Nathan Worcester, The Epoch Times September 6, 2024 in Curated, News

[239] Nathan Sav 03.11.20 /18:39 INN

[240] Rabbi Berger is the rabbi overseeing King David's Tomb on Mount Zion, and the son of a respected Hasidic leader.

[241] During the heated campaign, Andrew Jackson’s political opponents attempted to deride him by calling him a "Jackass"—a term for a male donkey, implying he was stubborn and foolish. Instead of rejecting the insult, Jackson embraced the donkey symbol. Andrew Jackson used the donkey on his campaign posters and literature as a symbol of his stubborn resolve and willingness to be led by the common people (vox populi), positioning himself as a common man representing the working class.

[242] HaYom Yom, Shvat 28; Keser Shem Tov (Kehot) addendum, sec. 16.

[243] The normal Jewish way is that ‘Mashiach - Messiah’, without qualification, always applies to Mashiach ben David only. See Rambam’s Hilchot Melachim.

[244] Plural of chamor – lit. donkeys.

[245] February 7, 20255:00 AM ET, Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday, By Scott Neuman

[246] January 20. 2025

[247] Published May 3, 2025 11:09am EDT on FOX news

[248] The Chatam Sofer in his responsa section 6:98 (collected answers) states explicitly that Moshiach will not know that he is Moshiach until the time for the redemption is at hand.

[249] Bereshit (Genesis) 42:8

[250] Kol HaTor Chapter 2, Part 1:39

[251] Note that the final battle of Mashiach ben Yosef is said to be against Armilus, ruler of Edom. See the Messianic Midrashim Zerubavel; Agadat Mashiach; Vayosha etc. (Specific references are offered in R. Margolius, Malachei Elyon, part II, s.v. Armilas.

[252] Edom is the perpetual enemy of Israel (see Sifre, Beha'alotecha, par. 69, cited by Rashi on Genesis 33:4; and see also Megilah 6a) and its final foe: the present galut is referred to as the galut of Edom (see Bereshit Rabba 44:17; Vayikra Rabba 13:5; and parallel passages) and Edom will be defeated ultimately by Mashiach (Obadiah; Yoma 10a; Midrash Tehilim 6:2; and cf. Tanchuma, Bo:4).

Interestingly enough, according to Pirkei deR. Eliezer ch. 28 (in non-censored versions), the Ishmaelites (Arabs) will be the final kingdom to be defeated by Mashiach. Other sources state "Edom and Ishmael" (see Torah Shelemah on Genesis 15:12, note 130). Note, however, Pirkei deR. Eliezer, ch. 44 (and cf. Midrash Tehilim 2:6 and 83:3) that Edom and Ishmael have become intermingled. See also Mayanei Hayeshu'ah, Mayan 11:8.

[253] Obadiah 1:18

[254] Bereshit (Genesis) 30:23

[255] Zechariah 12:10

[256] Pirkei Heichalot Rabaty, ch. 39 (cited in Sefer Hage'ulah, sha'ar IV); Sefer Zerubavel; Agadat Mashiach (cited in Lekach Tov, ibid.). See R. Saadiah Gaon, Emunot Vede'ot VIII:ch. 5, adding Scriptural "prooftexts" or allusions for all details; and the lengthy responsum of R. Hai Gaon on the redemption, published in Otzar Hageonim on Sukah 52a, and in Midreshei Ge'ulah, ed. Y. Ibn Shemuel, p. 135ff. Cf. Rashi and Ibn Ezra on Zechariah 12:10; Ibn Ezra and Redak on Zechariah 13:7.

[257] Sanhedrin 97b

[258] Emunot Vede'ot VIII:6; see there at length. Cf. Or Hachayim on Numbers 24:17.

[259] Ben Ish Chai, Ben Yehoyada, cited in Days of Peace, Yeshivat Ahavat Shalom Publications, pg. 131

[260] R. Chaim Vital, Likutei Torah (Vilna, 1880), end of ‘Ezekiel’.

[261] Mattiyahu Glazerson – Through the Lens of Gematria.

[262] https://yeranenyaakov.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-hostage-release-on-hoshana-rabba.html

[263] see Metzudat David on this verse.

[264] The Chatam Sofer in his responsa section 6:98 (collected answers) states explicitly that Mashiach will not know that he is Mashiach until the time for the redemption is at hand.

[265] https://www.jfeed.com/analysis/ss5tg6

[266] The Search for Truth: A Conversation with Christian Inquirers Part 2: "Are you saying that Donald Trump is the Messiah (Moshiach)?" | Rabbi Dovid Abenson

[267] Nitzach is win over; same letters as Netzach, different nikud.

[268] Rabbi Shlomo Itzchaki, 1040-1105

[269] Avodah Zarah 25b

[270] Obadiah 1:21

[271] Ezra 1:2

[272] Isaiah 45:1

[273] see Isaiah 45:13

[274] Ezra 1:3

[275] November 5, 2025

[276] https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/416841

[277] https://israel365news.com/396432/rabbi-predicted-current-flooding-in-europe-due-to-democrats-sin-of-noahs-generation/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Gallant%3A%20Northern%20Border%20is%20Becoming%20the%20Main%20Front%20of%20War%20and%20Today%20s%20Top%20Stories&utm_campaign=I3N%20-%20AM%20-%20September%2020%2C%202024&vgo_ee=W4iwzALneVGR%2BDrg4ccsAFWBoNWRPsEHen37T1T9%3AIHFr5QK3ieEned16%2BwrMf00owMmzMyG2

[278] Mitzrayim = Egypt

[279] Midrash Ne’elam, Toldot 140a

[280] “Techiyat HaMetim” - (f.); Revival or resurrection of the dead; one of the fundamental beliefs of the Jewish Religion, and the last of the RAMBAM’s list of thirteen such beliefs

[281] Drushei Olam HaTohu, Part 2, Drush 4, Section 12:9

[282] Sha’arei Leshem, page 489

[283] Midrash Ne’elam, Toldot 139b

[284] Drushei Olam HaTohu, Part 2, Drush 4, Section 12:10

[285] Concluding, ‘Blessed art thou, O Lord, who redeemest Israel’.

[286] V. Sanh. 97a.

[287] Shemot 7b

[288] Drushei Olam HaTohu, Part 2, Drush 4, Section 12:10

[289] Lev Eliyahu, Shemot, p.172

[290] Sefer Eliyahu, Pirkei Mashiach, p. 236

[291] https://inner.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Live-Broadcast-December-2017.final_.pdf

[292] The Mishnah states, “there were ten generations from Adam to Noach… Ten generations from Noach to Abraham” (Avot 5:2). Thus, Noach appears as the final (tenth) generation of the first “world,” and the first generation of the new world after the flood.

[293] Avraham Avinu reached age 48 on the same year that Peleg died (see Rashi on 10:25), which according to Chazal corresponds to the precise year of Migdal Bavel - 1996 to briyat ha-olam. “Peleg” (means “split” in Hebrew).

[294] Just before his advent.

[295] Jast. renders; the nobility shall be oppressed. In Sanh. 97a there is a variant: honour will be perverted; or, according to Jast. the nobility will pervert (justice).

[296] Through the spread of drunkenness.

[297] These words are omitted in the Talmud ed. of the Mishnah. The meaning is: The Roman Empire will go over to Christianity. V. Herford, op. cit., p. 207.

[298] Perhaps Gebal of Ps. 83:8, i.e., the Northern part of Mount Seir. [Others: Gaulan, E. of the Sea of Galilee and the Upper Jordan.]

[299] Lit., ‘scribes’.

[300] Micah 7:6

[301] Impervious to shame. [In some editions the whole of this passage beginning ‘R. Phineas b. Jair’ is introduced with ‘Our Rabbis taught’, and not as part of the Mishnah.]

[302] By Amy Furr, 6 Nov 2025.

[303] So while Trump sometimes played coy in public (“I don’t want to do it… unless I have to”), the paper trail, his own words over 30+ years, and testimony from associates all confirm that becoming president was a genuine, long-term dream—not something he woke up with in 2014. In short: Yes, absolutely. He had been dreaming about it, on and off, since at least the late Reagan era.

[304] Jerusalem Post

[305] e.g., Midrash Rabbah, Ruth 5:6

[306] Nitzach is win over; same letters as Netzach, different nikud.

Moshe’s Redemption	Mashiach’s Redemption

Moshe’s ‘birth’ at the burning bush on Pesach.	Mashiach’s ‘birth’ on Tisha B’Av
Moshe is authenticated in Nisan.	Mashiach will be authenticated in Nisan.
Plagues begin in Iyar and finish in Nisan.	Plagues of Revelation take one year.
The exodus begin on Pesach.	Mashiach’s redemption will begin in Nisan.
The exodus end on Pesach.	The ingathering will be complete on Pesach.

Steps	Duration in Egypt	Duration with Lavan
Pleasant times:^{^[85]}	94 years	30 days
Slavery begins:	30 years	14 years
Hard slavery times:^{^[86]}	86 years	6 years
Redeemer is revealed	Moshe with staff miracle	3 days
Redeemer is hidden^{^[87]}	Moshe returne to Midian afterJews have to collect their own straw.	15 days
Slavery stops	After the second plague.	1 year
Omer period		49 days
Receive the covenant		120 days
*Techiyat HaMeitim - Resurrection of the Dead*[88]
War begins		7 years
*Kibbutz Galiyot - ingathering of the exiles*[89]
A King is Annointed

Time Period	Calendar Time
One day	1000 years

One hour	41 years and 8 months[145] 83 years and 2 months[146]

One minute	0.7 years[147] 1.4 years[148]

1.44 minutes[149] 2.88 minutes[150]	One year

Time of Day 6^th millennium	Corresponding Year
Nightfall	1240

Midnight	1490

Dawn	1740

Sunrise	1790

Noon	1990[151]

Shabbat preparations after noon on the sixth day.
Blowing the shofar to begin Sabbath preparations	11th of Marcheshvan 5750 or 5751!![152]
Shopping for Shabbat supplies
Preparing the Shabbat delicacies
Tasting
*Praying Mincha* gedolah in the afternoon**	12:30 p.m.[153]
Trimming one’s nails
Immersing in a Mikveh
Finishing touches to the home
Washing with hot water
Shabbat garments
Light Candles

Year	Mashiach

Peleg	1790 AM

Yeshua	3790 AM

Mashiach	5790 AM

Yitzchak	1840
Yitzchak was the beginning of Avraham’s descendants, the physical and the spiritual continuation of the covenant.	1840 was the beginning of an age of great technology and great spiritual insights.

Yitzchak gives two blessings: One for physical resources and one for spiritual resources. Yaakov gets both blessings.	The technological achievements bring pysical resources, while the spiritual achievemnets bring spiritual resources.

Yitzchak’s blessings bring animosity between brothers.	Scientists have great animosity towards religious people.

Event	Yitzchak	Yaakov	Modern Times
Birth	Begin 60yr		1840 + Mila
Weaning	2 yrs		1842
Akeida	37 yrs		1877
Marriage	40 yrs		1880
Birth of twins	60 yrs	0yrs	1900
Becora sale		15yrs	1915
Becor blessing		63yrs	1963
Haran		77yrs	1977
Beget children		84yrs	1984
Yosef is born		91yrs	1991
Reconciled with Esau		97yrs	1997
Yosef was sold		108yrs	2008
Enter Egypt		130yrs	2030

Yosef	Trump
Accused of sexual immorality by Potifar’s wife.	Accused of sexual immorality by Jean Carroll.
Tried and convicted of sexual immorality and punished with prison.	Tried and convicted of sexual immorality and punished with monetary penalty.
Appeared as a Gentile Egyptian.	Appears to be a Gentile.
No outward appearance as a Jew.	No outward appearance as a Jew.
Name is not Jewish.	Name is not Jewish.
Was an autocratic irrational ruler.	Was an autocratic irrational ruler.
Supported the Jews.	Supported the Jews.
Appears to be a bad guy.	Appears to be a bad guy.
Open miracle to learn 70 languages.	Open miracle he was not assassinated.
Amassed wealth for his nation. (selling grain during famine)	Amassed wealth for his nation. (tariffs)

	Crown Adam
Understanding Enosh		Wisdom Seth
	Knowledge Keinan
Might Yered		Loving-Kindness Mahalalel
	Beauty Chanoch
Acknowledgment Lemech		Victory Methuselah
	Foundation Noach
	Kingdom Shem, Cham, Yefet

	Crown[292] Noach
Understanding Arpachshad		Wisdom Shem
	Knowledge Shelach
Might Peleg[293]		Loving-Kindness Eiver
	Beauty Re’u
Acknowledgment Nachor		Victory Serug
	Foundation Terach
	Kingdom Avraham, Nachor Haran