5 SHIUR OF RABBI PINTO SHLITA

 

5 SHIUR OF RABBI PINTO SHLITA

Question 5

Date: 03.24.2020

Topic: Pandemic

Question:

Dear Rabbi,

Torah leaders around the world have declared a day of fasting and prayer to unveil Hashem's mercy in this pandemic. Is it recommended to fast during a pandemic?

Answer 5:

The rabbis and Torah leaders who have implored the public to fast and repent have valid sources to their words. These Rabbis are all great men and scholars and their word is to be respected by all members of their communities. "Make for yourself a teacher (Ethics of Our Fathers 1:6):" Every person must adhere to the advice of their Rabbi.

In the Shuva Israel community too, members must listen to the words of their Rabbi. We've already communicated our thoughts on the matter to our students and followers.

By Rabbi Pinto.

Permission granted by the Instagram/Telegram administrator to the Journal Mitzvah.

The President of Rabbinical Court of Morocco.

www.shuvaisrael.org

 

[This is a repost, more than one year ago the mekubal, Rabbi Pinto answered several general questions including the current situation in the world, and I felt that I should post his shiurim again, this is urgent and important to us as we will need to fortify our emunah and bitachon in HaShem and through Tzaddik, to get knowledge to achieve greater wisdom and good decisions, and to do better and better what needs to be done by ourselves and our love ones. – editor of Journal Mitzvah]

(A little more than we did all together, the more Kedushah enters this world from below, for the good of all!) Thanks, Gilson Sasson.

4 Shiur of Rabbi Pinto shlita

 

4 Shiur of Rabbi Pinto shlita

 

[This is a repost, more than one year ago the mekubal, Rabbi Pinto answered several general questions including the current situation in the world, and I felt that I should post his shiurim again, this is urgent and important to us as we will need to fortify our emunah and bitachon in HaShem and through Tzaddik, to get knowledge to achieve greater wisdom and good decisions, and to do better and better what needs to be done by ourselves and our love ones. – editor of Journal Mitzvah]

 

(A little more than we did all together, the more Kedushah enters this world from below, for the good of all!) Thanks, Gilson Sasson.

 

Question 4

Date: 03.24.2020

Topic: Pandemic

 

Question:

Dear Rabbi,

Given the current restriction on Minyanim (quorum of 10 required for communal prayer) imposed by the health ministry, can we partake in a Minyan which is taking place anyway?

 

Answer 4:

 

The very first principle is "Venishmartem Meod Lenafshotechem , be very careful about your lives (Deuteronomy 4:15)." If one sees that synagogues are not respecting the current regulations imposed by the government, such as not praying with more than ten in a group and maintaining sufficient distance between all members, then one should pray at home.

 

The pandemic should not at all be taken lightly and all restrictions should be respected. We find similar restrictions imposed by Rabbi Akiva Eiger on his community during an epidemic in 1831.

 

As of the past Friday, our perspective on the pandemic changed dramatically. Up until then, we took in the media and reports as mere exaggeration. But after consulting with our personal physician in New York - a true world-leading authority, unlike many doctors who hold their position only by title and not through authoritative experience - our perspective shifted to the very other extreme; the virus is a true threat to mankind. Young and old are at risk. This doctor saved my life in a complicated eight-hour long surgery, and I accept his authority without doubt.

 

Therefore, we press everyone to be wary of the seriousness of it all and to respect all restrictions in place, distancing and all.

 

By Rabbi Pinto.

 

Permission granted by the Instagram/Telegram administrator to the Journal Mitzvah.

 

The President of Rabbinical Court of Morocco.

 

www.shuvaisrael.org

3 Shiur of Rabbi Pinto

 

3 Shiur of Rabbi Pinto

 

[This is a repost, more than one year ago the mekubal, Rabbi Pinto answered several general questions including the current situation in the world, and I felt that I should post his shiurim again, this is urgent and important to us as we will need to fortify our emunah and bitachon in HaShem and through Tzaddik, to get knowledge to achieve greater wisdom and good decisions, and to do better and better what needs to be done by ourselves and our love ones. – editor of Journal Mitzvah]

(A little more than we did all together, the more Kedushah enters this world from below, for the good of all!) Thanks, Gilson Sasson.

 

Question 3

Date: 03.24.2020

Topic: Redemption, Anxiety

 

Question:

Dear Rabbi,

My wife is anxious about the state of the world once the Messiah will have arrived. 

Will families remain together?

 

Answer 3:

Before all: This is the year the Messiah will come. We believe that he will arrive at any moment. Perhaps within a week, a month or even a year- we are at the doorway of Redemption. It must be our firm belief that he may arrive at any moment.

One minor detail is that the Messiah will arrive when we are not consciously expecting him. If we calculate when to expect him, at a fixed moment or place, that holds him off; he will arrive when we aren't actively thinking of him. To have a fixed idea of when he will arrive can only create issues in faith. 

Our current times are the beginning of the process of the Redemption. The process can take a second, minute or Heaven Forbid, a month or a year. It all depends on us.

But our thoughts are on the Messiah at all times. In all prayers, rituals and important events we pray for the return of the Jewish People to Zion, Jerusalem. When a couple unites in marriage, a glass is broken to remind them of the imperfection of the world which will attain perfection with the coming of the Messiah.

The Resurrection of the Dead will take place and it will begin with Moses and His generation. They will rise from their graves and enter the Promised Land of Israel.

Surely, there will always be doubters who confuse the faith of the masses. These doubters are the Erev Rav, THE MIXED MULTITUDES WHO BROUGHT THE JEWISH NATION TO ALL THEIR FAILURES DURING THEIR TRAVELS IN THE DESERT. People who raise doubts about the authenticity of the Torah and the Messiah are descendants of the Erev Rav, and we must distance ourselves as much as possible from such people.

The Erev Rav also represents ONE'S OWN DOUBTS AND FOOLISH, futile behavior that has no room in a Torah lifestyle. Slander, gossip, immoral, vain or futile discussions disturb the serenity and truth of the Torah that we study and live by; we must double our efforts to create a boundary between the two.

With complete faith there is no need for any anxiety. When we are bound to HaShem and the teachings of the Torah we are on the right path to welcoming the Messiah. Anxiety and doubt should have no place in our lives. If they are present it only means that one has sins that they haven't yet resolved. Sins between themselves and HaShem, themselves and others or simply within themselves. Anxiety is only healthy if it keeps one on their toes from fear of sinning. But a fear which prevents progression in one's life should be uprooted from one's heart as quickly as possible.

By Rabbi Pinto.

Permission granted by the Instagram/Telegram administrator to the Journal Mitzvah.

The President of Rabbinical Court of Morocco.

www.shuvaisrael.org

2 Shiur of Rabbi Pinto

 

2 Shiur of Rabbi Pinto 

[This is a repost, more than one year ago the mekubal, Rabbi Pinto answered several general questions including the current situation in the world, and I felt that I should post his shiurim again, this is urgent and important to us as we will need to fortify our emunah and bitachon in HaShem and through Tzaddik, to get knowledge to achieve greater wisdom and good decisions, and to do better and better what needs to be done by ourselves and our love ones. – editor of Journal Mitzvah]

(A little more than we did all together, the more Kedushah enters this world from below, for the good of all!) Thanks, Gilson Sasson.

 

Question 2

Date: 03.24.2020

Topic: Salvation

 

Question:

Dear Rabbi,

What can I do to live to see the Messiah?

 

Answer 2:

The Talmud recounts that during the height of the Jewish society flourishing in the Temple era, 1,200,000 Paschal offerings (Korban Pesach) were slaughtered in Jerusalem. Given that each Pascal offering serves a family of no less than ten (as every component of the animal must be consumed), it can be inferred that there were millions upon millions of pilgrims residing in Jerusalem.

The explicit miracles that took place at the time were numerous. Firstly, the boundaries delineating Jerusalem are those currently delineating the Old City. Unbelievably, no person ever complained of cramped conditions. Then, even with all the flowing blood and fresh meat of the millions of slaughtered animals, there was not a fly present in Jerusalem. Neither did any woman experience a miscarriage from the nauseating scenario and heavy scent of the slaughtered animals. Lastly, all the millions of pilgrims managed to squeeze into the Temple confines and prostrate themselves during the prayers with room to spare. How was this last miracle possible? The Talmud explains that the Land of Israel and the Temple Mount are like the ever-elastic hide of a deer.

The Talmud teaches in the name of Rabbi Yochanan that although the verses in Shema promise longevity to those that pursue Hashem's word while living in Israel, populations in exile also merit this promise because they are diligent in their daily prayers.

The Talmud teaches that all synagogues and houses of study (Beth Midrash) throughout the world will be transposed to Israel in the times of the Messiah. Commentators differ in their opinion as to how Jerusalem and Israel will transform in the age of Messiah: One opinion states that the Temple boundaries, which are currently defined by the Temple Mount, will extend to the entire Jerusalem, while the second opinion extends the boundaries of the Jerusalem to cover the entire Land of Israel, and the entire world to take on the sanctity of the Land of Israel.

The Maharsha (commentator on the Talmud) explains that whoever partakes in the funding or maintenance of Torah locales (including synagogues) is included as a member of that place.

When Messiah finally arrives, the world will be unique and there will be Torah knowledge abounds. There will not be any sorrow or worries, only joy. All we must focus on is preparing ourselves mentally and spiritually to accept his arrival.

Sages throughout the ages were so anxious about the coming of the Messiah that any irregular sound would startle them; was that the blowing of the ram’s horn, signaling the arrival of the Messiah? Others would sleep in their clothes and shoes, just in the event that the Messiah will arrive any moment and they will be ready.

In a similar vein, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the grandfather of the previous Satmar Rebbe, exclaimed that hope of the Messiah's arrival kept him going his entire life. Had he known at the beginning of his life that the Messiah wasn't going to arrive during his living, he wouldn't have had motivation to live an entire life.

Each and every one of us must prepare ourselves for the Messiah that he may arrive any moment. And, as the saying goes, "even if he takes the time to arrive, I shall await his arrival every day."

By Rabbi Pinto.

Permission granted by the Instagram/Telegram administrator to the Journal Mitzvah.

The President of Rabbinical Court of Morocco.

 

www.shuvaisrael.org