Food 4 Shabbos Balak – Fast of Tammuz 17 - Israel at war!

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Shalom from Safed,

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?In honor of my Birthday this week Friday the 13th of Tammuz, I would like to bless everyone, that Hashem fulfill all your heart's wishes for the good. May we merit the revelation of the Rebbe Shlita Melech Ha'Moshiach?on a good and revealed basis in a manner of Happiness and joy of the heart with Peace and tranquility of the mind and the main thing - may this be?imminently and?immediately?NOW!!!Mazal Tov!? In this week’s Parsha we see the amazing fact that the only place that Moshiach is mentioned in the entire Torah – Five books of Moshe, as brought in the codification of Jewish law, the Yad Ha’Chazaka of Maimonides, is the prophesy of Bila’m the sorcerer in the Parsha of Balak. This seems to be a dichotomy. The most paramount and vital part of history, the end of days, is given over to the Jewish nation by a non-Jew who hates the Jewish nation and was hired by a non-Jewish king to curse and annihilate, the entire Jewish nation. The Rebbe Melech Ha’Moshiach explains, that this is exactly the instruction the Torah wants to teach us. It is specifically in the darkest times we experience, that we find the Geulah – redemption and Moshiach hidden and concealed. This is the goal of our state of exile. To transform the darkness into light. Hashem not only removes the possibility of the Jewish nation being cursed but transforms the curses into blessings. Why? Despite the fact that we may have sinned and rebelled against his will, because he LOVES us period, as the Torah testifies! Moshiach is what to look forward to precisely when we see the darkness erupting all over the world. Not to have fear and not to cast fright upon others but to strengthen our trust and belief in Hashem and the ultimate immediate redemption.

For assistance and direction in strengthening our trust and belief in Hashem and transforming the darkness into light ?with Joy and Happiness, you are invited to contact me.?

Unfortunately, it seems that this annexed message is as pertinent as it was last week as it is this week. For all those who have inquired. Thank you so much for your concern. Baruch Hashem My family and I are well, but we are distraught, to say the least, about the situation here. With the overwhelming amounts of missiles being shot at us including, during the Holiday and after, and miraculously not one caused any physical injury. The Jungle-like stampede of the Arabs in certain cities. The psychological trauma alone is so difficult to overcome. Despite these challenges, we are strengthening our belief and trust in Hashem with happiness and joy. Adding in our Prayers and Tehilim and especially in the addition of the giving of Tzedakah - Charity, as we are promised- the giving of Tzedakah speeds up the coming of the Geula - Redemption. We must thank Hashem for his miracles to finally merit the big miracle of Moshiach NOW!

May we all have a Safe, Victorious, Healthy, and amazing Summer

Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!

Good Shabbos and good Yom Tov,

Moshiach NOW!

Eliyahu?

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Balak- Darkness Shining

May Hashem protect all of the inhabitants of the land of Israel within all the Jewish nation all over the world and grant the return of all our hostages healthy, safely and immediately. Immediate victory in this war, eliminating ALL our enemies without casualties. True and complete peace with the revelation of the Rebbe Shlita Melech Ha’Moshiach immediately NOW! ? ? ??In light of the situation in the Holy Land and the world at large, everyone is asked to add in Torah study ,Prayer, acts of Goodness and Kindness and especially Charity for the safety and security of the Jewish nation in Israel and all over the world.?

?? This?Shabbat?we read the portion of?Balak. Balak?was a gentile prince and sorcerer who was the leader of Moav, which borders Israel to the East. Seeing the miraculous success of the Jewish people in conquering the lands of Sichon and Og in last week’s portion, he feared for his nation’s safety. He hired Bilam, an evil prophet and sorcerer, to curse the Jewish people that he might be rid of them. Bilam was happy to accept the position, being both money hungry and a rabid anti-Semite. As he had always succeeded in his curses, he felt sure to succeed again. ??Hashem had other plans. After several attempts to discourage him, Hashem allowed Bilam to accompany?Balak?on his wicked mission. However, each timed he attempted to curse the Jewish people, the curses became blessings. His blessings were so great that one of them is part of our daily prayers. After the third attempt, he himself admitted that the Jewish people were worthy of blessing and that he admired them. Rashi explains that from the content of Bilam’s blessings we can learn what his intended curses were. A deeper understanding of Rashi is that Hashem brought forth the underlying good behind each of the curses. Everything in the world is ultimately good, in that it leads to the ultimate perfection of the world. However, that goodness can be concealed. Hashem revealed that goodness. ??Shlomo Hamelech (King Solomon) teaches that “I have seen that there is a quality in light from darkness.” Chassidut explains that Shlomo is not simply telling us that light is better than darkness. He is saying that there exists a special light, a light that comes from darkness. There are intense sparks of Divine energy hidden in places of spiritual darkness and evil. When revealed and transformed to open goodness, their intensity outshines normal light and goodness. Bilam’s blessing is the light of those sparks. ??The destruction of the Temple was in order that the rebuilt temple should be of a higher stature. This is alluded to by the number seventeen, the date of the fast, which has the numerical value of Tov (good). The three weeks are an immensely powerful time, which we must change from exile to redemption through increasing in Torah study and charity. The transformation from curses to blessings in the portion of?Balak?gives us strength and direction in this mission. This year, the fast of the seventeenth of Tammuz is, a day?that?stresses a?double?portion of?goodness from the?beginning?of creation. This parallels the curses becoming blessings. ??This year, when the fast falls on Tuesday, which is blessed with a double portion of goodness, it is an auspicious time to increase in Torah and Mitzvot, in order to push mourning aside entirely and usher in the revelation of the Rebbe Shlita Melech Ha'Moshiach immediately NOW! ? ?

This is an auspicious time to demand the true and complete Geulah with the revelation of the Rebbe Shlita Melech Ha'Moshiach NOW immediately! It is the?custom?to write a letter to the Rebbe through the "Igrot Kodesh" - Letters of the Rebbe. This forms and strengthens the bond and connection between us and the Rebbe. This is also an opportunity to ask?for?the Rebbe's blessing and advise?in all?fields?of our lives. For?support in this you may be assisted with this site: ?https://www.igrot.com/english/

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