Movie for Tisha B'av｜Finding Mashiach - Full Film

The darkness in this world is almost miraculous. It doesn't even make sense how quickly the whole world turned on Jews. I went to a Jewish but non-religious high school and ever since I was a kid, we heard the word Messiah and it was always something that was never taken so seriously. [Music] Throughout Jewish history, there's been one thing that has given Jewish people hope in the hardest, most difficult times. Jewish people on trains on the way to concentration camps sang one song in hopes to see the day where Messiah will come. The problem is the subject is so elusive that as soon as you start speaking about Msiah, people almost tune out. And when October 7th happened, I found myself so incredibly hurt, despondent, and I need to find something on the side of light and on the side of truth. And there's nothing that I know of besides Messiah that is that miraculous light. [Music] Hey Barl, how's it going? >> Good morning. >> Looks like you're learning very seriously today. >> I'm definitely uh definitely trying to >> What are you studying? >> So I am trying to learn about Msiah. I have just been like a mess with everything that's going on in Israel. But um it's really it's it's not so simple. There's so many conflicting opinions. It's not such a simple subject. >> Mashiah is a big topic in Judaism. It's the essence of Judaism. Do >> you have any suggestions maybe of where to start? >> Why don't you consider going to New York? The Reb spoke about this topic for over 40 years and there are many rabbis that dedicated their lives to understand this. Maybe go there and you'll find some answers. I mean, >> I have a wife, five kids, I have a business. I don't know >> how practical it is for me to go take off to New York right now to go over to Bashia, >> right? >> Well, it's it's a tough decision, >> but if it's a priority for you now, that's the way to go. I was going to say >> I find myself affected even in my work and maybe he does have a point but this is going to be tough on my wife and I have a lot of responsibilities. I'm not sure how she's going to take it. >> Hey, how are you? >> Good. How are you? >> How was your day? >> Thank God. How was yours? >> Thank God I had an interesting day. I went to um synagogue like we spoke about last night to learn about Msiah and Rabbi Lane saw me learning. Yeah. >> And he suggested maybe going to New York for a few days to learn from some rabbis over there. >> To New York? Wow. Okay. >> You're going to go to New York. >> I would like to. >> It's going to be difficult for me that you're going to go all the way to New York. But, you know, explain to me a little more about the trip. >> Look, I haven't been myself lately. You know this more than anyone, >> right? So, there's a lot of great rabbis in New York and uh he suggested it. >> Okay. I'm going to miss you. It's going to be hard for us for sure. Um where are you going to go? >> Well, I know I see you already made up your mind. So, I'm going to I'm going to send you a list of things that we need for the house for the kids in the Jewish store if you're going there. >> It's a small price. Okay. So, does that mean I could go? Yeah. >> Oh, you're the best. A part of me is scared to let go of everything that I have going on, but this is something that I have to do for myself. And I feel that I also have to do for others. And there I was. Anytime I've ever traveled to New York has always been for business. And here I'm essentially traveling for Msiah. Before I go speak to any of the big experts, I want to hear what the people on the streets of New York City have to say about Messiah. Hey guys, how are you? Welcome to New York. I just landed. Also, I have a quick question for you. Good afternoon, sir. Can I ask you a question? I was told I could find more about Messiah, about the Messiah. Do you know where I could find him? What do what do you what do you mean by that? >> The Messiah, the Messiah, this man that's going to end all wars, build the third temple in Jerusalem, bring all the Jewish people back to the land of Israel, and create a land in a time of prosperity, you know. Okay? If you if you find out, if you find out, let me know. Okay. Yeah. Never heard of it. It's coming. Get ready. Okay. I love you. Have a great day. Anybody Anybody see the Messiah? What's that? >> Very, very glad to hear from you. >> It sounds nice. Yeah, it sounds nice, right? These people aren't even from here. I'm going to go to my hotel and check in, and then I'm going to Time Square to hear what real New Yorkers have to say about Msiah. You know, it's interesting. There's all kinds of people on the streets of New York. There's people who are apathetic. They couldn't care less. There's people who believe. There's people who don't believe. There's people who hate me just because I'm me. Okay, let's get to work. Have you ever heard of something called the Msiach before? >> Mashiach? >> Yeah. >> No. >> Never heard of the Mashia? >> The Mashiach? No. >> No. >> Never. How you doing? >> Good. Good. Good. >> Hassan. Hassan. >> Hassan. Nice to meet you. >> Free Palestine. But we believe in Muhammad. You don't believe. >> Can we cut up with a chance? Peace. Peace in the world. Peace. Peace in the world. Where's my friend? >> How you doing? >> Look, man. Please. No camera. Please. >> It's okay. No hate. only love. >> Can I give you a hug? >> Absolutely not. >> Oh, come on, man. We believe in this thing called the Messiah. And he's going to create a beautiful new world. You're going to be able to see godliness in this world and create an era of peace and prosperity for the world. >> Yeah. >> Does that sound good to you? >> Sounds good. >> The Messiah. >> Ben Davidid. >> Yes. >> Are you excited for Msiah? >> Yes. >> Say, "We want Msiah now." >> I want Mashiach now. >> My man. My man. My man. Do you mind if I ask you? Are you Jewish, sir? >> You betcha. >> Are you Jewish by any chance? >> You see that? >> Israel headband. >> Let me see that. Could you put that on for me? >> Put it on. >> Bro, you're an undercover Jew. We got to get a We got to get a cover on this, man. >> I got you. I got you. >> Did you put on fillin ever? >> I did I did it in Rhode Island once. Some guy at another station was like, >> "Try to put on If you want to bring m If you truly want to bring Msiah faster, put on every day." >> All right. That's like the rock. >> Yeah. I love you, bro. I love these world. If the only reason why I came to New York was to inspire that one kid, that beautiful Jewish soul, it was all worth it. >> He played this in the shower. >> I am on fire. All I want to do is dance. >> Forget it. >> Funny thing is these guys didn't know that this Jew used to be in the nightclub business before it was religious. >> And they didn't know that I can dance. [Music] City. >> That's my landlord right there. He told me to do this for half right this morning. I love you. >> I love you. >> It's kind of a beautiful morning in New York and it's time to finally get down to real business. My first stop is Rabbi Manis Friedman, an absolute expert in all areas that have to do with the inner parts of the Torah and one of my biggest role models. Rabbi Manis Freeman, thank you for being here with us. Appreciate it. >> It is a pleasure and the topic is uh important. We have to do this. It's not even optional. >> Let's uh let's jump right in. So, Rabbi, I guess let's cut to the chase. Messiah, the Messiah. Big concept at the end of the day. Who is the guy? Is he flesh and blood? Is he an angel? Who are we talking about over here? That is fundamental. That is really crucial. Rambam says it should not enter your mind that Moshiach will perform miracles. The whole idea of giving the Torah at Mount Si, of 3,000 years of observing God's commandments, right? It is all because there is a divine potential in nature. By keeping the commandments, observing the commandments, we're bringing out and revealing the divine that is concealed and hidden in nature. Which means Mashiach has to be a human being. The whole point is humans have the potential to be godly. Nature has the potential to be godly. >> So he's a regular person. >> Regular human being. >> He has a heart that beats, eyes that sees. He He is w is he alive right now? >> He must be cuz he has to come tomorrow. >> So I've learned that Mashiach could come one of two ways. One is we're in such dire straits that there's no other option and he's going to have to come and save the day or we earned it and he's going to come and reward us for earning his arrival. >> So the said many times it's both. When we're so desperate for the truth, you can describe it in one of two ways. So you've never been so low, you've hit rock bottom. On the other hand, you've never been so ready. The world has never been so ready. >> And the world's going to listen to him. >> The world will listen to him because the world is desperate for leadership. And which country admires its own president or king or whatever prime minister? >> It seems that you're pretty hopeful that any moment now that Mashia is going to come. Well, first it's inevitable and we're getting really close to the deadline. We desperately need it to be more than soon, but now cuz the stage is set, everybody is ready and there's no reason that it can't happen immediately. What a first stop. I'm beginning to see that this trip was definitely needed. The next scholar I'm meeting with is Rav Hershel Shakar Roshiva of Yeshiva University. And I'm excited to learn about Messiah from somebody that has dedicated his entire life to teaching thousands and thousands and thousands of students Torah. Why is Messiah important and integral to Jewish faith? >> God only does miracles if he's going to accomplish something with it. He's not going to make a miracle unnecessarily. Why in the world did he create this world? What did he accomplish by this? People are just killing each other right and left. They hate each other. They're jealous of each other. So we are told in the Kumish there will be a period in history in the end of days when Mashiach will come and there'll be peaceful in the world. People will not be killing each other. The kingdom of God will be recognized by all of mankind and it'll be peaceful. That's the main thing. >> So forgive my ignorance. It seems that in the kidic sects they speak about Msiah a lot for sure in Kabad. Is Messiah that big of a talking point in the modern orthodox world as well? >> We don't talk about it that much. Three times a day in our prayers, we pray to God that he he should bring Mashiach. So that's like the Ram says we all have an obligation to hasten the coming of Mashia. We can't we don't control Mashia. God has control over Mashia. We have to pray to God. He should hasten the Mashia. They have special buses that go to visit the every month and people go to Den with the with that he should bring should bring the Mia. May we merit to see him very quickly. >> Amen. >> Rabbi, thank you so much for your time. I'm excited for my next interview which is with Rabbi Lawrence Haj. He's the author of a book called A Guide to the Jewish Messiah, Israel, and the End of Days. I'm particularly interested to go meet with him because a lot of people are talking about the end of days, Gog and Magog, the ultimate war that will happen before the time of Messiah. And it feels like the war of Gog and Magog is right here, right now, playing out in front of us. And I need to hear from him exactly what his thoughts are. Rabbi Lawrence Hajiov, thank you so much for being here with us. I guess since you wrote the book, you probably know a little bit about the subject. And there's a big discussion that at the end of days, there will be something called the war of Gog and Magog. And uh are we there? Are we in the middle of it? Are we the end of it? I would love to hear your thoughts on that. >> Um so the idea of Gog and Magog appears in the prophets. Ezekiel the prophet speaks about it and Zakaria speak about this idea of some final battle. Um most the commentators however tell us this will be three separate battles. All of them taking place in Israel and the nations of the world are going to come collaborate in order to fight against Israel. We're not too sure who these nations are exactly because they're given different names in the prophets. However, one does stand out that we do know and that is Paras, Persia, which is modernday Iran. So many of the commentators nowadays look at this as a sign that what we're going through right now are relating to this particular prophecy of Ezekiel and Zaharia. What are the things that this man has to do in order for us to confidently call him the Messiah? He's got to fight the wars of God. He's got to build the third and final temple in Jerusalem. And most importantly, he's got to be the final catalyst to bring every single Jew back to the land of Israel. He's going to be a king. Kingship. royalty is going to return to our people. He's got other jobs as well, but that's his main mission to bring peace and return the Jewish people to the land of Israel. >> Do you think that we are in the final moments before Messiah? >> I have no doubt, I'm 100% sure that we are right now living in the pre- messianic times. the signs given to us by our prophets and by our sages even after the prophets. It's very very clear. That was an incredible interview. Such an interesting perspective on Gog and Magog. I'm happy that one of the things that Messiah has to do is fight God's wars because when Mashiach is on our side, we can't lose. In Brooklyn, New York, can be found a very special lady. Her name is Miriam Mazagwi. She's one of the largest Orthodox Jewish female influencers in the entire world right now. And she has a very unique perspective on anti-semitism and how to portray Judaism in a positive light so that we could combat so many of the falsehoods that have been plaguing us for so long. How do you deal with the vile anti-semitism that exists on the internet? >> So, we're talking about Messiah. Let's talk about Messiah. I don't share my videos with a Jewish audience in mind. >> Interesting. >> And one of the reasons that I do that is because I felt that there was a void. I found that when people have a lack of understanding, sometimes that void is filled with hate. >> Not intentionally, but because of the society that we grew up in. If they don't understand something, they could be anti-Semitic. Not because they really have a hatred of Jews, but because they don't have a proper understanding. >> Well, don't stop. Keep on going. Don't give up. Because it says that the Balmov, somebody once asked him, "When will Messiah come?" And he answered, "When your teachings will be spread throughout the world." So continue spreading goodness and kindness and light. >> Amen. >> And uh may be merit to see Mashiach very, very soon. Amen. >> I'm on my way now to go visit one of my personal heroes in my life, Rabbi Y Jacobson. I spent countless hours listening to his classes online and to have the opportunity to go sit down with him and to learn about Messiah with him is something that I never thought that I would have the opportunity to do. I'm excited for this one. So, what's all the excitement about? From what I understand, Msiah comes. We're going to be free to enjoy learning Torah, learning the Bible all day, getting closer to God all day. And I'll be honest with you, for me personally, it's very exciting to go make a deal. I'm a businessman, okay? To go make a deal, to go make a a new project, a new this, a new that. That's exciting. What's all the excitement about? >> Right. It's a great question. I think it comes from a misconception of what Msiah means. Some people think, you know, it's like basically the era of the nerds or or the era, I should say, of the bookworms. You know, if I'm a bookworm, great. I think we need to um we need to graduate some of our our primitive our primitive conceptions. What does Msiah really mean? Fundamentally, the time of exile is a time of profound dysfunction. Now, we're looking for substitutes. >> I go to the books. You go to your business deal. This one is doing his thing. We're all on our phones. Some good stuff we do. Some not such good stuff. We're all running around for substitutes. The fundamental truth of human existence, the fundamental truth of existence is in jail in our minds and our hearts. So it seems like in the hardest points of history, Msiach has always been that thing that the Jews have turned towards. Why is it that that is what gives us hope? Out of all things, Mashiach is a man. Why that? Excellent question. And here too, there's a misconception. For the Jewish people, Msiah represents a time and an era when we'll be able to look back and say, "Ah, that's why it all happened." Now, think about that. Tell me, there is something that can happen in the world that will justify for us 2,000 years of torment. Is there even any great goodness that can happen in the world that will justify the death of one child? The death of one innocent person. Tell me what exactly can happen in our world that you and I and anybody can look back and say ah that's why we went through this. That's and the answer is there's nothing. You know why? Cuz we completely don't even begin to grasp what Msiah is. Clinging to Mashiach meant clinging to the fact that hatred is dysfunctional. That's what Msiach meant collectively and individually to the Jewish people. It meant that as much pain and horrors as we saw, our core is unscathed. Belief in Mashiach means the world may be dysfunctional. We may be alienated from ourselves. Humanity needs a lot of healing and the Jewish people need a lot of healing. But it's healing to come back to who we truly are. That's what belief in Mashiach meant for the Jewish people in New York. I can understand why people want Mashiach. It's a little bit of a rough environment. It's cold outside today. Funny policies, crazy people running around in the streets. But Miami, such a nice place, warm place, friendly to the Jewish people, expanding Jewish communities, palm trees. Do you think they want Msiah as badly as the New Yorkers do? So, I've had the privilege of visiting Miami and Florida many, many times, and my gut tells me that there too, they want Msiah. I'm going to have to go check it out for myself. Do that. Hello, sunny Miami. I am excited to be here. And for everybody that's watching, yes, I did get a blessing from my wife to continue my trip for a few more days. Let's see what Florida has to offer. It's >> cool. I watch your stuff every day. >> Oh, you're kidding. That's so cool. Thank you, man. Do you mind if I ask you a question for a documentary that we're filming? In Judaism, we believe that there is this man. He's going to end all wars, bring peace in the world, he's going to end all famine, no women are going to misaryry, and we're going to live happily ever after. Have you ever heard of this concept before? >> It was called rapture. >> Have you ever heard of that before? It's coming, baby. Have you ever heard of such a concept before? It sounds nice. No, >> earthquakes and volcanoes. >> I guess the Jewish people would call it the Messiah, but it comes less volcanoey. This trip would not be complete without a little bit of sparty flavor. I'm on my way now to go visit Rabbi Giti from the Saffraul in Aventura. >> So one of the reasons why we came to Miami Aventura in the first place was who needs Msiach in such a beautiful place? Do the people here care about Msiah? Do they want Msiah? Who wants to leave here? I mean it's beautiful. Why should people even want it in the first place if they could enjoy life here? You're touching an excellent point. Aventura, the United States provides whatever you need. That's why our sages called United States Medina, a country of kindness. But regretfully with October 7, suddenly we see a new face that we never even thought that it existed. fear factors, demonstrations against you know Israel regretfully you come into the synagogues now you have a metal detectors schools became a fortress all kinds of security measures that in the past they were not that enforcable mashiach will bring harmony to the world peace into the world anger jealousy envy war will not exist. >> Why will all of these things Why will war not exist? Envy will not exist. What's the change? >> I think that we need to go a bit deeper and explain what is prompting all these things now and what will change. And I like to quote with your permission the Rambam at the end of me the loss of kings. Yes. Chapter 11 verse 9 translation. The earth, the world will be filled of God's knowledge like the water covers the ocean. Today, godliness in certain areas is revealed, but in many areas it's hidden. But the world will have this spirit of godliness that the fear especially of anti-semitism will disappear. The enemies will bring down the weapons and will be a world of peace of harmony of believing Hashem. >> If we change that, if we increase the goodness, we can change the world. My next stop is with Rabbi Lipker, the rabbi of the Shaw in Bell Harbor. He's world famous for the work that he's done not only in Bal Harbor, but the incredible work that he's done all around the world. I'm excited to hear his thoughts on Msiah. A question that many people have is when is Msiah finally coming? And I've heard people say that that they almost have given up on Messiah coming. So when is Msiah coming? >> So you have to understand first about what does it mean? When is he coming? They've been asking that for three and a half thousand years. I believe that until recently we have been waiting for Mashiach. Now Mashiah is waiting for us. There's a fundamental question which many people have asked me. What does it mean to be a Jew? Hashem chose us, loves us, and at the same time in order to achieve that, he puts us at risk from the time we're born. So Isaiah says, "You're a light. A Jew is a light." light. The nature of light is that it dissipates darkness because darkness is not a substance. Darkness is just a negative. So, Hashem says to us, you're right. In order to be a light, there's a challenge out there, but I'm going to give you a secret potion. I'm going to connect you with a level of power that transcends nature. The Jew is not limited by that. Which means each of us can live within our scope of our homes. We can live a Messiah life. The exact moment is now. Wherever you are, the exact moment is now. Messiah is here. He's peeking through the cracks and knocking on the door, waiting for us to open the door. That's it. Thank you for your time. My trip to Florida would be incomplete without visiting Rabbi Efim Goldberg of Boca Raton. What this man has achieved and created in transforming the Jewish life in Boca Raton is an incredible thing to see. And I'm asking myself, how could he leave such an amazing, beautiful place when Messiah comes? I'm excited to hear his perspective and to learn on what he feels Messiah is all about. I think one of the confusions of why people should be excited about Msiah today is they don't even know why they should be excited. I think a lot of people think they're going to have unlimited amount of money. The food's going to be great. We're all going to be, you know, on the beach relaxing forever. I mean, what is that thing that we should be excited about when Msiah comes? What is the essence of really what it is? A lot of people hear Msiah and they picture actually where we're sitting, pocaone, sitting under palm trees, sipping pina coladas. They never have to work again. There's no more problems ever again. But that's not at all what it's going to be like. Most of the way we live now is how we're going to live then. We're going to go to work. We're going to interact. We're going to shop. We're going to cook. We're going to have to find our mate. We're going to get married. We're going to have to live life the way God wants us to in this physical material world. The difference will be first of all, we'll have a peace that confidence that calm that it all comes from above. It comes from God. So that's what we're longing for. Barl, what we're looking forward to, we'll be able to live with calm and peace and tranquility. And in fact, the people who previously were our enemies, the whole world, they're going to want a piece of, they're going to want a part of. And the address to tap into that light will be the Jewish people. That pleasure that is wisdom, that is truth, we will be sort of the dispensary of it. And the world will be coming to us to get access to it. So Mashiach sounds amazing. Boraton feels amazing. And I mean, why would you want to leave here? I mean, I I don't see anti-semitism at least revealed in a way that I feel scared. Where does Israel come into the whole picture? Sure, life is good and we should be grateful for the life that we've been given. Imagine you have a home and you're building your family and that's where it's comfortable and that's where you belong. But you have a business trip you have to go on. So on that business trip, you stay somewhere else. You're in a hotel. You're getting your work done. The whole time you're on that business trip, you know that you belong there at that moment. There's work to be done. But eventually the goal is to go home where you belong. We're on business trips in different parts of the world. There's business to be done. There are sparks to collect. There's redemption to advance. There's an impact to have. There's an influence to be felt. But eventually our mission, our job is to go home. And home is Israel. That's where Msiah will come. That's where Mashiach will collect us. That's where we belong. Kibbot galios. It's one of the things that we pray for every single day. The in gathering of the Jews from the exiles. Is what you're trying to say is this is not home. >> No. We're grateful and we're comfortable, but it's not home. They also said that Berlin was the Jerusalem of Germany. That wasn't home and this isn't home. You know, it's a hard pill to swallow. You grow up your whole life and you feel that this is home. This place, although has been really kind to the Jewish people, ultimately is not our final destination. And after learning so much and having a clear picture of what it will be like when Messiah does come, if I've realized one thing is that Jews cannot become comfortable anywhere. We were sleeping. October 7th, 2023 made us realize that we were sleeping amongst the enemy. Our neighbors, our friends, our followers on social media have spoken out. They told us who they are. They told us why they don't like us. They told us why they don't think that we deserve to live. and the one Jewish place, the one Jewish country, the one Jewish land in this world. That's what they want to destroy. Iran and the Ayatollah regime is the number one threat to the Jewish people and to the existence and survival of the land of Israel today. They are hellbent on the destruction of the Jewish people. They spend their days, their hours, their energy, and their resources figuring out how to wipe a people off the face of the earth. And the worst part is their reverberations have spread. And their poison has spread. They've managed to capture the dull minds of the population that have always scapegoed the Jews. We thought that this was over. It's far from over. I'm not a guy that gets scared easily. But I have to admit, I'm afraid for my kids. I'm afraid for my family. >> And do we still have to be scared? [Music] I don't think that this trip can possibly be complete and to fully understand the grand idea of Messiah without experiencing it through the lens of the land of Israel. [Music] Landing in Israel in Bengorian airport is a feeling that only a Jewish person could truly understand. Landing in a country that was given to us by God himself. I'm glad to be here and I'm glad to see the land of Israel through the lens of Mashiach. I have to admit something that I'm a little bit ashamed of. Before October 7th on social media, I would not post anything about Israel at all. Partly because I didn't want to lose followers. I was scared of the backlash. And probably the thing that I'm the most embarrassed about is that their rhetoric, [Music] their propaganda is so strong that it actually starts to manipulate even my mind. Why is this land so important? Why could it have not have been Uganda? Why could it not have been any other country? Come, I want to show you something. On this wall, there is a puzz there is a a verse written from one of the last prophets in in the Tanakh in the Bible. His name is Karia. What he says after the Jewish people lost this country, they lost everything they owned, they lost their house, they lost their family, they lost their country, the people feel terrible. He comes and he says, "God, cheer up." Why? night's vote. So told me the Lord of hosts, you'll have women and children walking through the streets of Jerusalem. The city streets will be filled. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing in them. >> And when he wrote this, there was it was >> they lost his country. And today, what do you see? You see this happening. Do you need more proof than this? That Mashiah was on his way. When you see this happening, the engathering of the exiles happening right before our very own eyes. This is not the prophecy. This is just words. If you ask me, the prophecy is over there playing with a soccer ball right now. That's that's the actual mitzvah. Amazing. Amazing. [Music] The prophecies are beautiful, but it's so undeniable that there's been so much Jewish blood that has been shed for the land of Israel. And it seems to be so ingrained in the culture here. The love for this land is so strong that people are willing to give up their lives just to ensure the survival of the Jewish people. >> We want Mashiach now. We want Mashiach now. They're not just protecting the citizens of Israel, they're protecting every Jew outside the land of Israel as well. Don't ask me how, but I managed to convince one of the commanders of the army to say thank you on behalf of Jews all around the world to this incredible group of soldiers at their ceremony. From outside the land of Israel, you should know that the Jewish people stand with you so strong. We love you. We appreciate you. We pray for you. [Applause] It's hard for Jews living outside of the land of Israel to understand what it means to give up your life for your country. There's a woman, her name is Jen Erley. She just lost one of her sons unfortunately in the war after October 7th. And I want to go understand from her perspective how to reconcile this tremendous darkness with hope for a better future. I uh know that you lost your son in Gaza in the war after October 7th. My deepest condolences. Thank you so much for sharing your story with the world. You experienced a very hard moment, probably the hardest moment in your life, undoubtedly the hardest moment in your life, very recently. And yet, yet it doesn't seem to get you down. You're smiling. >> So, first of all, I have a motto I live by, which is I can do hard. And we've been through hard and our nation has been through hard and we just Okay, so it's hard and so it's hard. But when you know that we're part of something bigger and we're working towards Msiah with every fiber of our being, you're charged with this mission of moving forward even stronger. >> And what is it exactly about the time of Messiah that you are most looking forward to? >> Look, us personally, I think it's pretty obvious. If we get Msiah and we get the Betam Mikdash, then we also get revival of the dead and we get to hold our binyam. We get to dance with Arbinyan. We get to share again with him in person. >> Wow. >> Not just in spirit. >> You know, you just brought up the resurrection of the dead after Msiah comes. And it's such a big subject, such an elusive subject, something that we have no conception of. And I would love to learn more about that. And I think that you just sent me on my next mission. may seem revival of the dead after Messiah comes is not something that you typically think about and it's often something that is hard to even grasp. But after hearing Jen's story, it's not just a hope, it's a need. And I need to find out exactly how the revival of the dead is going to actually play out practically. To answer this question, I'm on my way to go visit my old yeshiva in Jerusalem to learn from one of my old teachers, Rabbi Kaufman. I'm excited to go visit the place where I spent one of the best years of my life. So, why resurrection of the dead? Why not just keep everybody alive in the first place? Why does everyone have to die and come back to life? Like, what's the relevance of it all? >> Okay, it's a very good question. I think the first thing that needs to be known about the subject of resurrection of the dead is that this is considered to be one of the fundamentals of Judaism. One view is that the resurrection of the dead is the ultimate end goal. The reason why people die is a tragedy due to the sin of the tree of knowledge. In other words, initially God did not intend for people to die. After the messianic era, the world is rectified. And then every soul who deserves it is able to come back into the world and truly connect to God as a full human being because a human being is not their soul. It's not their body. The human being is a unified being and in that unity they connect to God. So Rabbi, of course it sounds nice, but it's hard conceptually to get there to believe that that's actually going to happen. >> Resurrection is something we're very unfamiliar with. We never experienced it. That's true. But logically, if someone who has never been alive could become alive, >> so that's a that's a much larger leap than to bring someone back to life. So why does the resurrection have to come after Messiah? >> So the resurrection requires that the world be unified in the service of God. And that's really what the role of Messiah, unify the world in the service of God. Jews and Gentiles alike. And obviously there's differences between Jews and Gentiles in terms of how we serve God. But as long as the world is not unified in his service, that's not the kind of world that God wants to have this amazing event um occur in. You know, until now, I've been focusing mainly on the Jewish perspective of things, and I think that I have to now look at it from the non-Jewish perspective of things. It's interesting. The whole world is going to experience a change. The Christians, the Muslims, atheists, Hindus, and everybody in between. If there's one rabbi that I know that could tackle such a big subject, it's Rabbi Tovia Singer. So, we believe that obviously God runs the world in every facet of the world. And we can't ignore the fact that he brought Jesus and he brought Muhammad into this world. And there must be a purpose. We can't discount them completely. So, how do they fit within the context of God's plan? >> As it turns out, more than half the world because of Christianity and Islam believe in the Torah is the word of God. You know, Moses appears in the Quran more frequently than Muhammad. Why is this? Why do we have a world that's filled with Abrahamic religions? The majority of this planet believes this. The reason is very simple. They believe that Judaism is a default baseline. They believe there were mitzvot that were given to the Jewish people. The only thing is these other Abrahamic religions believe that the commandments found in the Torah are no longer obligatory and therefore they believe in those religions and they believe that you and me miss the boat. What will happen when the Messiah comes? Everyone will come to the Jew and say now I know that God is with you. Let's go with you. It's really quite beautiful. Everything that we're talking about sounds nice where all the people are going to come serve God as one, but it seems so far off. >> If you and I were having a conversation 100 years ago and I describe that the Jewish people return to the land of Israel, you would say that's insane. Well, here we are 100 years later and these prophecies is already unfolding before our eyes right now. There are organizations that are devoted to the coming of Msiah. The Temple Institute as an example are forging are creating the vessels to be used in the final temple training priests how to carry out their mandate as Kohanim. I'm one of them. Well, I think you just gave me my next mission to go on. My friend Yetuk Rubin was kind enough to give us a tour of the Temple Institute. It's incredible to see all of these utensils that we always read about in the Torah and to see these replicas that will be used in the base of Mikdash. And Yet wanted to show me the crown jewel of the Temple Institute, which is a manora made out of solid gold. >> And this is the crown jewel of the Temple Institute, the golden manora. >> Incredible. >> Made out of 45 kilos of 24 karat gold. As precious as it is monetarily, it's even more precious spiritually because it represents the light. It represents spirituality in the world. >> Wow. It's a paradigm shift about how to look at building the third temple because they were so esoteric and now you're really bringing it down into real life. >> Yes. We need to show Hashem that we want to do these things. And you know, maybe if we show some signs of life that we want this, maybe that's all that Hashem's waiting for to to bring it on. The B mikdash, the third temple, seems to be at the epicenter of everything that has to do with Messiah. It seems to be the focus of the entire world right now. the most disputed, controversial, spoken about piece of real estate on planet Earth. I need to understand from the ground up exactly what was, what is, and what will be the Basa Mdash, the third temple. Let's go discover some hidden secrets. I want to show you the Western Wall stones, and I want to show you something above us. These are the western wall stones that you'd see when you go outside. These are the original western wall stones from 2,000 years ago. >> Wait, hang on. So, what you're saying is that the famous wall that we all go to, the western the Whailing Wall. >> What you're saying is it doesn't stop there. It goes this is this is part of it. >> Definitely. >> You know, people don't realize they stand next to the wall, they think that's it, and they don't realize the depth of this thing, >> right? >> It's incredible. They don't get a feeling for the enormity of what was here. >> The effort that was made to honor God 2,000 years ago. >> This is a ritual bathroom 2,000 years ago. This is one of the secrets of Jerusalem. Jerusalem still has secrets. And think about it. When the third temple comes, this ritual bath is just waiting for the people to come. Fascinating. The temple according to the oral law was 150 ft high. >> Okay, >> 500 meters, 300 meters long. That's the size of the temple. >> And when Mashiach comes and he rebuilds the base of Mikdash, is it going to be the same size? Is it going to look the same? >> Well, gives us in in his prophecy gives us a a picture of the third temple and it's larger than we have here. It's going to be enormous room to accept all nations to come to Jerusalem and the Jewish people collect them from all over the world to come back to Jerusalem. This adventure has changed my life in so many ways. But I still have one last question that I think that only one person in this world could truly answer for me. And that's my dear sweet rabbi. His name is Rabbi Zman Kaplan. He's a Russia Shiva invat. And I'm hoping that he's going to help me answer my one final question. Traveling from Jerusalem to I stopped on my way in Tel Aviv to get a sandwich. I haven't been here in so long. There's no question that this place is gorgeous, but I can't help but feel there's for sure a different energy here than there was in Jerusalem. I can't exactly put my finger on it. I would love to spend more time getting to know Tel Aviv, but my rabbi is waiting for me and hopefully I'll be back. The reason why Rabbi Zman Kaplan is so important to me was when I was becoming religious, he was the first rabbi that really spent time to talk to me, to teach me, to help me grow. He ended up moving from Montreal, that's where I had grown up, to go take over his father's old yeshiva, and he brought it back to life and filled it with hundreds of incredible students learning Torah every single day. Bill, I'm so happy you came here. >> Thank you for having me. >> So, how's it going? How's the trip doing? >> It's been amazing. It's been more than I thought that it was going to be. And it's it's it's it's a lot to be honest with you. And I really I have I have one question more that's bothering me, which is Mashiach, it's amazing. I want it. We all want it. But the last thing is how do we physically bring him? Are we sitting ducks just waiting for this moment to happen? >> I'll tell you, I knew that you were going to ask me this question because it's obviously the most important question. Let's go, Bell. Let's sit down. I want to show you something from the Torah itself. This is my manes in the laws of chuva, the laws of repentance. The Every person must see himself as if he's on a scale where he's 50/50. He's half meritorious and half guilty. And he says, if you do one wrong deed, you can tip the scale in the wrong direction. God forbid. One positive action, one mitzvah, one merit, if you make the right choice, you tip the scale towards redemption. I think that's the key point. The key point is can we live like that? Can we live every moment of our life and every choice that we make have in mind maybe this act maybe this move will tip the scale. Before I went on this whole journey I was terrified of the annihilation of the Jewish people because of all the anti-semitism and everything that was online. But today I see the Jewish people are more vibrant and Mashiach is closer than ever. But I still have that question which is what about me? What do I have to do right now? Luke Barl, you know very well um Hashem blessed you with a lot of abilities and the big question that we have to ask oursel I think is how am I using my special abilities to ignite those sparks in other people to inspire other people to do another mitzvah. Just try to make a greater awareness of God of the fact that we have a mission of the fact we can do a mitzvah. I say I think we have to start looking for that godly spark >> ready now. So I said you go to Tel Aviv. >> You can see all of the outside or you can look for the godly spark. >> On the way here I stopped in Tel Aviv for a sandwich. And I can say that I felt Msiah vibes in Tel Aviv. >> Obviously Barl, you went for a sandwich. So you got the vibe of a sandwich. I think you have to go back to Tel Aviv actually and go with a different perspective. go with a Mashiach perspective and you you will make Tel Aviv a little bit different. >> Interesting. It's it's completely different way of looking at it. Okay. I have to change my uh my outlook. I guess >> it's a big job, but it's a great merit. >> I love this man so much. And he gave me exactly what I needed. Clear marching orders. Before I head back to Bengorian airport, there's one thing that I got to do. [Music] I want to ask you, can we put on fill in with you? >> You sure? Okay. God bless you. Anyways, do you guys want to put on fillin in honor of the hostages that Hashem should release them? Lal, you want to put on fillain? Come on. 60 seconds. Leave it in God's hands. >> Leave God. >> Leave God out of the way. >> Yeah. >> We don't always understand Hashem's ways. We never understand that way. >> You want to put on fill in. >> It hurt to be rejected. And maybe I didn't create a fire within this man, but at least I was able to light a spark. >> Can I still give you a hug? >> Yeah. >> I love you. God bless. See you, too. I love you, man. It's going to be okay. >> I love you. >> God, thank you for understanding. We should see we should see only good things. You want to put on fill in? >> That's good. >> You sure? I'll have you out in 60 seconds. >> I see you on TikTok. >> How are you? You want to put on fill in with me for 60 seconds? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. When was the last time you put on fill in? >> Wow. Beautiful. Beautiful. We're doing it for the hostages. We're doing it for >> We're doing it for our soul. >> For our soul. We're doing it to bring Mashiach. It's been a little bit tough. I'll be honest with you. A lot of people said no. I was feeling very discouraged. Hashem should answer all of your prayers just like you stood up for him at the opportunity for a mitzvah. The true strength in the Jewish people is Hashem is God. And the only way to bring Msiah is to do more Torah and more mitzvah. [Music] You're a good man. Thank you so much. and my spirit. I love you dearly. [Music] >> Thank you very much. Very, very proud of you. >> And I can't forget about the most important person in Tel Aviv, my dad. >> Love you, Dad. >> Love you too, son. >> Wish me luck. >> Good luck. But you don't need luck cuz you have God on your side. >> Amen. >> I have news for you, Iran. I have news for you, Ayatollah. I have news for you, Kamas, and anybody who opposes the Jewish people in any way, shape, or form. There is no stopping this great locomotive. There will be peace on Earth whether you like it or not. I'm heading home to Panama and I have to get busy the second I land because I have so much knowledge that I feel that I have to share with the world. >> Huh? Hey, how are you? It's Barl Solomon speaking. >> Hi, Barl. How's it going? >> Good, good, good. Thank God. I am heading home. I've been in Israel for the past few days and I want to see if maybe I could come by the school next week and give a class. >> Oh, yeah. About what? >> About Msiah. >> Oh, yeah. What would you talk about? >> That uh Mashiach is coming. He's coming. Okay. Um, look, I'll present it to the students and I'll see. I'm not sure there'll be much interest, but I'll let you know. >> Okay. Okay. Do your best and I would love to come. Let me know. Okay. >> Okay. We'd like to have you, but I'll see. Okay. We'll be in touch. >> Okay. Thank you so much. Look, I have to do my best and I have so much knowledge and information that I have to give over now and we'll see what happens. How's the food, guys? Yummy. >> Yummy. Oh, you cooked so nicely. >> Thank you, mama. >> You? >> Yeah. You have a good day? >> Yeah. Did you play with your friends? How are you? >> Good. >> Oh, happy. >> Hey, Sunny. How are you? >> Hey, Ellie. >> Hi. Welcome. >> Hey, Mommy. I won't. >> How are you? >> Good. >> I can't believe I was so scared. Us as parents, we have a job to instill in our children to be the next generation of Jewish warriors. God forbid not warriors that carry guns, but warriors that are ambassadors of light and goodness and truth in this world. And everybody knows that the best place to start when it comes to Jewish education is with Jewish children. Good morning. I'm so sorry I'm late. We're happy to have you. I actually have a big surprise for you. >> Yeah. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] >> Every now and then you get a very special moment where you work so hard on something and you thought that nobody was paying attention. And then you realize that what you were working so hard on meant so much to so many people. And this moment in my life was one of those very special moments. I have good news. [Applause] Messiah is ready to come right now. All we have to do is increase in acts of goodness and kindness. [Applause] It says we have to storm the heavens. So repeat after me. We >> We >> want >> Mashiach. >> No. Imagine that you were the one. Yes, you right now watching this. That you were the one that finally tipped the scale and did that last act of goodness and kindness that finally brought Mashiach. What a life worth living. What a beautiful existence that you have that power. And Moses led the Jewish people out of the land of Egypt and God took them out with a very strong hand. You know what this reminds me of, guys? >> When Messiah comes, he's going to take the whole world out of exile. And there's not going to be any more war. There's not going to be any more hunger and there's not going to be any more sickness in the world. >> Ty, can you tell to buy me a fire truck? >> Sure thing. I'll tell him to buy you a fire truck. [Music] He gather the tail of analy. I am power. Show me the never [Music] mind. [Music] We made it through the fire and yet we sang it to the choir. 3,000 years of persecution will make it through the wire. Took a decade of suffering. Manifested most desired. The land which resides us living most higher. This thing is you have a chance to say bye to. You have a chance to manifest what's inside you. You have a chance to readress what drives you and help it realign with the truth which she designed you.