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.
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