The Kli Yakar Podcast: Blow The Shofar in Zion, for The Day of The Lord Has Come, For it is Near

Heat. Heat. [Music] Sh. [Music] The big chauffeur for God. for the mayor. Let's assure me. [Music] Shalom everybody. Welcome back to the midash. Welcome home to Torah again. We're trying the podcast. I think it's been very popular. Alish and I It's a big spoot to have Alicia number one. Number two, welcome everybody. A warm welcome. H we are dealing all the time with the safer of the clear car. Now we changed a little bit gears. We're gurim. It's hard to find but it's it's written by the same the same author Schlom Fry Milunchit >> treasure house >> and he is or was the Talmud Muak of the Maharala Prague prime >> he's talking like Makshava the prime student the star student Makshaba deep thought about Judaism we always deal with fundamentals and tonight mom is for Rashana, we're going to be dealing with a lot of fundamentals. Plus, we really want you to learn Hebrew. We encourage you to go into the the description box below. You'll get the original Hebrew sheets, okay? We want you to follow along and uh if you want to get the uh English source sheets that you have to get on the email list, send me an email. We'd be happy to send you. Also why by the way right there's certain things that can uh overturn a bad decree one of them is saddaka right we know chuva and prayer but sedaka so we have a fun we help people who are in financial distress many who are uh widows orphans and uh and and many others and uh you can also donate through the link below and we've given up to till today 115 pairs of stones to the army. >> Wow. >> And uh you can donate to that too. Just when you send your money, send a uh send us a note for which uh fund it's for. Okay. So, let's get started. We're in Pares. And um if I'm not mistaken, we are in chapter 29:9. >> Now, just some background. You should know about the number system. Our number system is not a Jewish thing at all. We use the numbers but it was developed by the Christians. Say why are we using the Christians number system? Good question. Is that what you're asking? So unfortunately we were forced into debates. We always went by which para Ezra Hasser he's the one who developed obviously Moses wrote the Torah but where and which para to read when in order when does it begin? When does it end? Was established by Ezra the sofur and his bastin. But much later on in the mid I guess they call it the dark ages the renaissance era. I'm not sure. You know we're talking about the dark ages. Um the 1100s or 1200s or 1300s. >> The middle ages. Those >> were middle ages called. >> Yeah. >> We were forced into debates with Christians and therefore to be on the same page so to speak. We weren't on the same page. we were just on the same number system. H so that's where it develop. So why would a whole para begin on verse 9, right? You might ask why do we have rash on uh month seven? That's for another sh. I also encourage you to go down below in the uh description box and all the other previous sharim there. It says you are standing this day. You're all standing this day before the Lord your God who all the leaders, the tribes, the elders, the officers, and every man of Israel. We're going to just focus in on the fact that you're standing. And it's a particular word called hayom. Ha is a code word. We'll see find out for a 24-hour period. It's a 24-hour period called a day. There's also a part of the 24-hour period called the day. the day, right? So, you could get confused. The daylight part of the day, the day begins at sunset >> according to the Jewish calendar. >> According to the Jewish, according to God, he created the world. Started with the night. >> Okay? So, you're all standing here this day. Remember that word before Hashem all of you this very day. Okay? So, that's the verse that we're going to start with. And the clear brings a midash mid and I'll read it in Hebrew and translate it. What is it about this concept this concept called day which again we going to call 24-hour period? It begins with darkness, right? That's how the day begins. The and only later, the latter part of this 24-hour period, it is illuminated. There's light. Guess what? God is I'm going to say promising. >> God is telling us this is how it's going to be. >> That your future I will enlighten. I will bring light illuminate >> illuminate your darkness. >> Remember there's hope. >> And he bring the the medish brings a verse in Isaiah 60 verse 19 that says do I have it here? >> Yeah. >> Which number? >> Uh it's number two. >> Number two. It's in the mid. Fine. Oh number three. >> That's right. You shall no longer have the sun for light by day and for brightness. The moon shall not give you light, but the Lord shall be to you an everlasting light and your God for your glory. Now, this is messianic. This is the future that as we discussed this morning, it could be it could be that Hashem's light is just so bright that those luminaries that he created on the fourth day of creation are dimmed or pale in comparison to his gray light that was shining forth on that day. What do you mean that they're no longer shine? They're not extinguished, right? In fact, in Mali, God says, "I'm going to remove the sheath and the the sun will be actually healing for those who are sadiking and destructive." Meaning the the consequences of the sun being removed from its sheep will burn up the evil people like stubble. So, it's not extinguished. It must mean that it pales in comparison to God's great light, >> the light of the seven days that God hid in the Torah on the first day of creation. The also the medish teaches that when the Hashem created the world in the first date he said that there be light that light originally that first light is what was hidden in the Torah and hidden for the sadikim and is hidden for the future to come and then afterwards God creates in the fourth day the luminaries the sun and the moon etc. >> Very nice which is very interesting agave right so from the time man was created until he left Ganaden on Moses Shabbat he experienced 36 hours of that light. Wow. >> And Hanukkah, how many candles do we light, right? You buy a box, it says 44 candles, right? Every box should say 44 candles, but you don't light 44. You light 36 candles. >> What? So why does it say 44 >> for the shamish? >> That's right. For that, >> there's an additional eight servant candle. What do you call there's additional eight candles in every box? Don't forget to light your shamish. Okay, let's go back into this amazing that again. This is the first day of the seventh month. It's called Rashashana. For us, it's Rashash. I have had people ask me or even try to accuse the Jews of getting it so wrong. Remember, the Torah was given to us and they say to you, they say to me, "You got it all wrong. It says Nissan's going to be the first of the months to you." So isn't that rashash shana? Why are you celebrating or observing or counting the first day of the seventh month as rash as rashashana? Have you been ever asked that question by a Christian or a gentile? Would you know what to say to him? It's very simple. There's many new years, right? We have a mission. It says there's four new years, but really if you read the mission of the eight new years, let me ask you something. When does the new school year begin? Usually in September. So you can and what about the new financial year or tax season there's right we have for fruits the tithing for animals the tithing it's different times in the year >> we should pray that our country here in reflect these new years according to the Jewish calendar and all things >> amen so Nissan is really the new year for counting from when we left Egypt >> and I'm going to say but we're going to we're not going to go deep in this God thought of creating the world in >> Nissan. Yeah. >> In in Tish >> in Tish. >> But he actually created the world in Nissan. >> Okay. I I'll I'll give you my proof. I'll give Maka Rashi said Atoso says one was in thought, one was in action. >> And what's my proof? I spoke to Rabbi Brightawitz and a few others. You know, there's a one mitzvah that comes every 28 years. mitzvah. It's called that means we making a blessing when the sun and the moon and all the stars are going to be in alignment the way they were originally when the world was created on the fourth day of creation and it always take place every 28 years in the month of Nissan. >> Okay. >> The last one was what 2009 >> 2009 >> 2009. >> Close enough. Close enough. So Roshashana is well known that it's the day that human beings are physically judged, right? The the physical beings are judged and kazal tell us we know this is famous. Do you want to tell us what happens? It says in the in in the in rash that there are gimlar shash that there are three tone to to three books that are opened up on rash for judgment that God reads in them reads the names and inscribes them in the three books according to each book on the days of judgment there's one sadikimur of of of ultimate righteous complete completely righteous shenanim the people that are intermediate like um 50/50 you would say or the reg both and then of the evildoers the wicked ones we should say. So, so you have these three books. One is clearly for the completely righteous. One is for the >> intermediar intermediaries and the other the third one is for the completely >> for the wicked. Yeah. Evil gimu rashana and and corresponding or commensurate with these three groups there comes on rashana is like an illusion a connection of the three blasts the three types of blasts of the chauffeur. You have the tea which is the straight long blast. Then you have the which is the three uh broken blasts. And then you have the tua which is the nine short the nine short blasts that we >> staccato I think >> I think. I don't know. Is that right? Staccato. The nine very short quick blast. >> It's not what's what's with stucco which I think is a type of interior design or something. >> Okay. I don't know. I don't know that much. Stcato maybe it sounds like Italian cheese with mozzarella stato. >> Yeah, but it's it's the three but the three the three but one is the simple sound, one is the broken sound, one is the really broken sound. The three the nine short blast, >> right? >> So >> I think this is amazing. I mean we're going to discuss this. Who would have thought? Who would have thought that these three types of blast match perfectly with the three types of three types of books and the three types of of people that are judged on rash. >> So which one is going to which? So there is a puk that appropriates which is a great word is appropriating which group goes to which uh which form of blast because the bro the the the the broken the the very broken blast >> is the nine >> the nine short blasts is referring to the group of the sadikim. No, we're we're going to not describe necessarily why it's denied short blast, but more about the name. >> The name, right? >> The name is what's giving it away. >> Name appropriation. Um theim the righteous as it says inbar in in uh numbers. >> Numbers chapter 23 21. And in him is the of the king. him is referring to the sadic as we have in our number sheet. Um in uh >> before you read it before just I want you to know the context of numbers 23:21 is bum attempting to curse the Jewish people but it comes out as a blessing the Jews are being blessed and the Jews are being looked at as sadiking >> as you'll read >> all the Jewish people. Yeah, cuz what is it saying? >> It says um English first. >> Yeah, it doesn't matter. >> Yeah, which translates he does not look at evil in Jacob. What says Jacob's referring to all of Jacob and has seen no perversity in Israel. The Lord, his God is with him, with Yakov and with Israel, the Jewish people. And he has the king's friendship. The the word for friendship is trua, which usually it's very interesting because I also, this was news to me cuz Tua always I thought meant the type of blast. Sure. >> But here Rashi is saying that it's it's like it's like friendship. >> But it's saying that there's like a sort of connection and protects. Ah, Rashi. But I got Russia on the page what it says. And he has the king's friendship. Friendship. Your wife is your >> right. >> That's your wife, right? You get an invitation. It has your name and it says, >> right? >> And what about andua the root is the same. And that's why it's talking about a friendship, love and friendship. These are the sadik is go ahead rewrash >> as as he as the king's friendship with an expression denoting love and friendship excuse me as in the friend David Yonatan was the friend of David and then and has given her to his companion the maru that's another form of the Hebrew word being used in the the same meaning just in different context and grammar >> amazing amazing >> and and the enulis the the the firm the f first and beginning commentator or or translator of the of of Kumish says that the rehea means the presence of their god is among them. is referring to the that in this case the shina is referred to as a form of friendship but it's saying that this sort of friendship with Hashem and this sort of divine presence all of this is is to do with has to do with the uh the um the Jewish people >> you know when it says he doesn't see and he doesn't see one second and he doesn't see any any sin as it vers doesn't see any sin >> he's going to do that friend's going to hide his face from the negativity the love that a friend has is because he sees the virtues, right? Ravnber says, "How can you love somebody? You're commanded to love, >> right? >> You're commanded to look for the virtues in the other person." Okay, >> that's a great that's a great uh pep talk. We know we got to always do that as calls it to look at the >> that's it to so in this also not >> just one more thing to add when it says to love your friend as yourself. Some say we obviously know it means your physical human friend, but Hashem's your friend. >> Yeah, >> Hashem's your friend. You hear that? >> Okay. So, continuing. So, >> that's fine. So um besides for the fact that this verse is saying that the word friendship is to do with that's but the context of this verse is saying he is without sin which is implying that he is a sadic that he's a that he's on the level of the righteous. Moving forward invar the the uh the burim soarim. So then we're left with two. We're left with the sharim, the three short blasts and the and then the uh and then this the long blast, the tea, the two. So we have left the intermediaries, the ones that are on both sides of the aisle, right? And we have uh the um the evil. >> So we're now going to the So we're talking about theim, the broken, the three broken glass is the word, the etmology of the wordim is the is the word to be broken. and and also destruction and shattered >> right like a a crisis or right this is referring to the evildoers and the simple blast is the simple blast it doesn't turn it doesn't uh uh lean towards any side >> just up and not down I think that's important meaning you think that sodic is up and maybe the rush is down >> interesting >> it's it's right in the middle Right. Yeah. Uh okay. So those are the three blasts. Right. Now moving forward. This is what >> Oh, this is amazing. >> Yeah. This is very special. This is what it says in perap 2 verse one. Absolutely. Shifar blow the blast and sound aar in in sound an alarm in my holy mountain. All the inhabitants of the land shall quake. Why? For the day of the Lord has come for it is near. So the so in this and the commentators that like there are saying simply that that blowing the chauffeur in and on and and blowing on the holy mountain this will make all the inhabitants of the land shall quake because that the the day of hashem is coming referring to the day of of the complete redemption. >> Amen. And this is what it says in Joel 2:1. And so what is what is the um what is the bareim translate Zion? >> Amazing. Amazing. First of all, is a marker for a grave. Right? So it's a marker. The Jewish people are a marker. We are the canary in the coal mine, right? We set the real trends that are going on. Okay? That's why we are marker, right? We believe in one God, one unified God. We're the trend. What do you call the we set the mark for research, in medicine, in law, in creativity, you name it. But go ahead. What do you think really means? is what the the kuya ego brim translate as that this is the Jewish people who are excellent in their adherence to mitzvah >> just to focus on the word we all know the word mitsuan mitsuan excel great right so is the Jewish people who are mitsuanim who are excel in mitzvah is >> yeah if you connect a gimmo so >> and so let me continue a little bit parallel we're talking about Israel and Israel is divided into three groups by the way >> seabore the word we all know means the congregation right sadic Russia what do you think we're going to be asking on Russia on yamipur >> that the should join us they should join us. And not only should they join us on rash and yam, it says if we ever have a fast where we don't have rashy join us, the fast is a waste. When I say a fast, we're talking about a time where we need to dive in >> and ask for God's mercy. >> Chua, the whole point is about chuva. If we're experiencing a war or a famine or anything that requires us to fast, okay, we need the rashy, we need the people who are not Torah observant to join us because really that's where the chuva comes in. The chuva, we all need to do chuva. Not them any more than us, but for all practical purposes, they do need to do chuva. And by inviting them, being friendly to them, showing our love to them, our respect to them, and our belief that they can do chuva, inviting them in, >> they're the heavy lifters. >> Yeah. >> That's what I realize that now is that when it comes to doing the chuva, they're the ones that are the avanguard of doing chuva are the ones that are making the great turnaround, the baluva, >> that the real Yeah. So it's it's looking at the positive side not how what their negativities are >> but how much capability they have to really >> create a whole new dynamic. >> Look just look at the um the rashi on that verse on Joof 2:1. >> Yeah. >> So sound the chauffeur to announce to them that they should repent before the evil befalls them. >> Right. >> And what does it say? Sound the another thing to announce to them. Okay. Same thing. Okay. Let's continue. So we were saying that these three groups within Israel you have these three groups and along with those three groups come the three modes of blowing >> the three different types of blasts >> and he explains this in another place. So let's continue on since the main um idea behind the group of sadikim. It actually says in parlas by the the mitzvah of blowing the chauffeur on rashashana. It's in numbers 29 verse1. >> Mhm. >> What does it say over there? We have here >> yum >> tu again it's talking about sadikim all the Jewish people are sadikim as we know right >> they said the word said we certainly before that the word is associated with the sadikim >> right >> who are >> so I think maybe even hashem is himself is praying that we should all beadik >> or means friendship so it's a yua it's a day of friendship it's a day of unity as well. We'll talk about that shortly. >> Unity or friendship or >> All right. Very nice. And then he also brings in Psalms 47:6. >> Yeah. >> Hold on. >> I'll read the English verse. God shall be exalted with the trumpet blast. >> Wow. >> The Lord with the sound of the chauffeur. >> So it says Elohim, Hashem is being raised up >> with >> the blast. Hashem is with the sound of the chauffeur. >> But the tu in this case is using the second onandre >> meaning the >> meaning the friendship that the is a term that's a generalization a categorization for listen to this. Somehow or another we're making this assumption through the verse. Hashem is being lifted up with the sadikim. Just as the sadikim are growing in their spirituality, Hashem is also somehow being ascendant. >> Ascended. >> And then it says, this is going to be the running theme for the next paragraph. One of the main themes of blowing the chauffear is somehow the mentioning the reminding before Hashem. Now we're going to have to discuss what does it mean to remind Hashem but somehow that's the in that's the inference. There's a reminder to Hashem regarding the and why is that? Because the very horn we use a ram's horn. That's the suggested many ra many horns are kosher. A cow's horn is not kosher. Maybe even non-coosher animals are not kosher. But amongst the kosher um animals that you can use, the ram's horn is the most suggested, the best one. And it's going to remind who? It seems to say remind Hashem about what Abraham did. Abraham, get this my fellow Muslims, okay? that it was Yitk that was bound on the altar, not Ishmael. And Hashem says to Abraham, "Your son, your only son, the one that you love, this really infuriates our our cousins." I get it. I get it. But this is reminding Hashem on the day of judgment. Hashem is somehow being elevated by just human beings. So the Jews remembering what happened. This is one of the tests of Abraham. Okay. He took his son, his only son, his son that he loved and was willing to slaughter him on that altar because he loves God so much. God asked him to do it and he was willing to do it. Uh I want I wanted to add something which is is that >> we said before that it says that we translate it meaning the the the friendship or the so what is this saying this term that that there's the iscant so there's two things number one is that elim according to according to our teachings that elohim is is referring to is the gimatria the miracle the word nature so referring to how hashem is revealed in this world through the prisms and through the creations of the world and how hashem's glory is manifest through nature and through creation not how hashem is beyond the world but hashem is through the world so having through the power of the Jewish people of the sadikim and that all the Jewish people are considered righteous that this creates an ascendancy because because hashem is is perfect he doesn't need things so why so but It's showing that like the term that this this dynamic of us coming down into this world and revealing the spark of God and revealing God's glory and God's kingship in this world and by doing good deeds and doing all these things that we do individually, collectively, globally, all of us together and with the and with coming it to a to to a to a uh to a completion with the coming of the guru. This creates a an ascendancy of Elohim of the nature of God who is in nature through the true and that's why it's they say there is a there is an advantage of of darkness when it comes out of light you have light that's simply light but there is an advantage of light that comes out that from darkness so the process of this sort of drama of the creation of the world and the concealment or of of saying the apparent u ma majesty of hashem being revealed that that he is the maker of everything but through this process of being in the world and doing Torah and mitzvah and and connecting to Hashem that we're doing this and that's why they said it's the descent it's a descent that leads to an ascent. So that's why we God doesn't need to ascend but this this God decided that he wanted that that through the process of us doing his in the world we're making a dwelling place for him and we're raising up the world to a to a higher level and creating a greater manifestation of the truth of Hashem that was when there was no no creation. Go ahead. >> No, that describe that's very true. >> Yeah. >> Um >> on the top of the page. >> Okay. So, >> that Hashem wanted to blow before him the chauffeur specifically of the ramades. Now, this is going to be a little complicated or technical. In order that God is speaking in order that I will remember for you the aada, why does Hashem need to be reminded? We're going to discuss that God is saying you're going to do it in order that I'm going to remember the of Remember that Hashem that Ara loved his son. This was a bigoot. So the big question now is does a keshbar who really needs something to remind himself he's will have he has a great memory he'll never forget anything so what does it help to blow the chauffeur in order to remind him at least that's the premise we'll find that's a false premise but the question is does he need some kind of thing to in order to remember in order to awaken within him some type of remembrance of that particular act that Abram did by binding his son his lovely son where you think without that thing to remind him he wouldn't remember come on we're talking about >> it' be interesting we we um it's very interesting because we when she's when I was learning this we usually use the term term of memory and remembering. So that usually implies that there's a sort of excuse me a a bite of memory that's missing and being reminded and being recalled. But here, Hashem doesn't forget anything. He remembers everything and he sees everything. Hashem sees everything from the beginning to the end. So what is this? What we're saying is that there's a sort of like trigger trigger going on where there's a sort of reciprocity where Hashem is where we do one thing and then that creates an a a sort of a followup where there is Hashem does something afterwards. So it's not so much that he's being reminded. It's more like each we all we are having our parts to play and Hashem wants us to play our part. >> You're getting into the answer. Perhaps the premise of the question is is this really necessary? And we're going to find out that it's it's not that God ever forgot, >> right? >> This it has to do with us and our >> not just consciousness and memory like it's deep in our DNA memory, but there's a connection between the memory which happens here and I don't know what word to put the integration into the heart >> that is what God wants. So it's not enough or alone to have an academic remembrance. The remembrance that God wants us to have is to place it onto our heart. Remember we have to circumcise our hearts. >> We're doing a remembering. >> That's what it's going to be about. >> That's why he says therefore the way to explain remember he asked the question the way to explain the answer is that it's not necessary. there's no need for him to remember the but rather we're the ones that need to remember the um why it was because was willing to sacrifice give over uh hand over right sacrifice his son his soul uh because of the love that he had for Hashem that when we remember when this remembrance is taking place we're the ones placing on our hearts leav to go in we're talking about our forefather's way's way but each one of us is placing our own souls I'll read it And in fact, when we say the one of the recommendations is to think of yourself like Rabbi Aka, willing to give your life. I imagine myself staring down the end of a cannon, the end of a what do you call a tank, you know, with the >> the muzzle. >> The muzzle, >> the barrel. >> I'm willing to go >> the barrel, >> right? I'm willing to sacrifice my life for the sake of when I say the now we understand specifically this blowing it's using an instrument of a ram right the instrument the the the chauffeur of the ram the horn of the ramades anu for us to remember what two major events event number one is in Torah the very day right God saved that horn of that ram that Akadus that was replaced right Ara didn't kill his son but there was a ram that was found instead in exchange that horn of that ram that was blown as it says in the Torah there's a great sound of a chauffeur at the revelation that ram so it's going to remind you about uh the giving of the Torah and it's also going to remind you one second where we leave off uh oh he gives first a proof there's a proof text that the Torah itself is like an um he says like this the Torah itself is called which if you look in Proverbs 5:19 I wrote it in here because I forgot a beloved hind inspiring favor. Her breast will sat you at all times. You'll always be intoxicated with her love. This is a unite. Yeah. Well, it's it's it's a hinting to the Torah. >> It's you're talking about an intimate relationship with your wife. >> That's what the puss itself, >> but your Torah is your wife as I believe Rashi mentions that. >> Okay. Where does he mention it? Oh, so I I didn't bring it down, but I'm pretty sure that Rashi mentions it. And also there's the PK says. So that's referring to this relationship we have with the Torah. But what about Israel? The Jewish people are called Shakar. By the way, in Psalms chapter 22:es 1 and two, I know the Christians hijacked this PK, but um my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? This is when Esther is about to go in to risk her life uh by singing um without permission, >> right? >> But the first the first word for the conductor on the Shakay, >> but that's the that's the the per the chapter is dealing with someone who's willing to give over their soul. That's Kinesis is. That's the Jewish people. Okay. You want to take over where we at? >> Mashiach. >> And this is where we remember the chauffear of the days of Mashiach. This is the second reason of why we use the chauffear, the horn of the aisle of the ram. The ram being the the the animal that was found on the mount Maria after Hashem told Avino Ara the patriarch to stay his hand and so he was ready to offer a sacrifice. He was had all that energy and ready to offer up but Hashem did not want him to offer up his son. So he provided miraculously caught in the weeds was the the full ram with the horns. So the horn, so two things, but the ranch home was used. Number one, we said just before is the the giving of the Torah on Mount Si. That was the great chauffeur that was blown with all the fire and smoke that was going when Hashem came down the mountain to to give the Torah and this two uh um utterances, the first two utterances. The second one is referring to the chauffeur that is from the same chauffeur. Our sages teach us that it's the exact same horn that was used and that was created that presented itself four and a half thousand 4,000 years ago. Um that same two is referring to the days of Messiah that when the Msiah the righteous Messiah will come speedy in our days the full and the complete Msiah the one that's going to bring back the the the building of the temple and the the return of all the mitzvah >> and the exiles and the exiles. >> And I want to mention just note we think about and we should think about the hostages. Yeah, >> but I want you to know that shishba all of us are hostages >> to foreign ideas. It's a foreign >> foreign. We're brainwashed, right? >> You know, I think about the people who we call them survivors of the Holocaust. They have there are special people and they have a special status. >> But the truth is we're all survivors. No matter where we were in the world, we were all affected. The Jewish nation is one. There's a unification and we're all survivors of the Holocaust. We're all survivors of October 7th. We're all survivors of this long 2,000-year empire. >> Okay, keep that in mind. >> So, >> wow, we're gonna be so happy when we hear that horn. >> Blow the chauffeur. Yeah, the chauffeur. And we say that we say them um we say that verse on rash and and and there's a song it goes like that also will be on that day that blow the great chauffeur of them and and the the lost ones will come from from ash from Assyria and and the pushed away ones from the land of Mitim and they will bow down to Hashem on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. So there's two. There's a fast one and there's a slow one. What's the slow one? So the big chauffeur mayor. Let's be throw. Oh, [Music] he's right to Shem. Y let's continue. >> So that this is the the chauffeur of the days of Msiah which is going to talk about the fall with the fall of all of the enemies and all of the the foreign principal against the Jewish people. So that's also >> what are you saying? Let me just get understand what the prophet is saying what you're saying what the saying >> correct. So when Messiah comes, there will be a downfall of all those who hate us, our enemies, the four kingdoms, and all the other kingdoms that are underneath them >> through the ram, through the horn of the ram, through the chauffeur. The second the second meaning of why we're referring to the chauffar, the meaning >> we went to the old city a few days ago. We did the we did um a tour of the tunnel tours. We had Rabbi Flax. He ended, if you remember, one of the things is that the idea that the Jews would blow a chauffeur by the Western Wall was the worst thing for the for for our cousins. They couldn't take it. The idea that the Jews should blow a chauffeur, they beat us, they whipped us, they had us arrested, and it was under the Ottomans and it was under the British as well. This is like the scariest thing for mandate. It's probably more scary than just going up to the top of mount. Imagine bringing a chauffeur up to the top of mount. >> Last year there was last year they were successful in bringing in and having the chauffeur being heard on >> was he arrested afterwards though? >> Uh at the end um there was it was there was it was 7:00 in the morning. So there was nobody there. >> It was quiet. So it was total quiet and at the end of the day as we see all of the nations of the world are fighting against the Jewish people but at the end of the day the one that has ultimate sovereignty and control of our own destiny essentially is God and the Jewish people. And if we wish to do the right thing it's in our ability to do the right thing. And if we can and if we're we're truly committed to and we show resolve this shows tremendous tremendous uh direction for all the nations of the world. So what in Daniel? What's the puss that shows us that there's a connection between a ram and the downfall of the nations >> Zion and blow and and sound the the the the sound the the chauffear on my holy mountain. All of the the the the inhabitants of the land shall quake because the day of Hashem is coming for it is near. And as and we see that that with the biggest signs with the 1967 with the great miracles that Hashem has done for the Jewish people and for the Jewish people again we mentioned that the Jewish people are called the ones that are excellent in their mitzvah. They are the ones that you look at them you say here is a Jew walking >> the one that are that are celebrating their mitzvah and their observance. So going back, >> okay, it's referring to the Torah, to the giving the Torah and also to the ultimate ultimate redemption, >> the Jewish people, >> right? Who who >> this is going to be the key. This is going to be the key to the answer or the question, why does Hashem need remembrance? It's not like that at all. Wait till you hear this. Therefore, this chauffeur is coming of this particular animal even the verse even though the verse says in order that I shall remember for you look in Exodus 20 21 actually look what it says here and that every place that you shall mention my name of I will come and I will bless you. This is referring to that when we say we say and we say the kadesh and we come to I mean we're yeah but notice what it says the says wherever I mention my name >> but the look what Rashi says no God's not mentioning it he's causing you to mention it >> you will mention it so I know what the verse says clearly it says God says wherever I mention my name who are We were created in the image of God >> whenever we mention God's name. >> This friend also the kanim that's also >> that when the kanim are raising their hands and and they're like calling joining with Hashem and blessing the Jewish people. They're like the agents or the spokesperson for Hashem and blessing the Jewish people. >> I want to look at the rashi. >> That's why Hashem is saying I'm mentioning it because the the are like as if God is mentioning >> but it's we are the ones mentioning it. And listen to what Rashi says. Therefore, Rashi explains this to mean wherever I permit you to mention my explicit name. There I will come to you and bless you and cause myina to rest upon you. >> Wow. >> Okay, let's go move forward a little bit because the next part is actually let's read the rest of the Rash because you mentioned it already. From here you learn that permission was given to mention the explicit name only in the place to which the comes and that's in the temple in Jerusalem. there permission was given to the priests to mention the explicit name when they raised their hands to bless. >> I I I want to take this opportunity to mention Yeah. that the I did not know this until when I when I was up there on the mountain that the Mishna says that instead of saying to the blessings in in uh in in the we say after each and every single blessing of >> okay >> that that is a way of showing how that Hashem's name is coming and being mentioned in a certain it's not the same thing obviously but it's in the same leu of that the the power of Hashem's name being mentioned and and the holy place and and the chauffear that we're Frenching mentioning the the mentioning and there's the blessing that's going back and forth. >> So the last thing we mentioned is this verse every place where I mention my name what does say God is causing you to mention his name or even to remember or mention his name. So he's causing you, he's not in any need of remembrance. That was the trick. No, you need to remember it in order to make that connection between your head and your heart. That's the connection. That's the necessity here. >> Wow. >> So too here when God is, he says, "Blow the chauffeer with the aisle because I'm going to cause you to remember the and what's the next line to put it on your heart. It's got to become real. You got to integrate it to follow in the ways of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And that's what it means in zonos memor needs remembrances. all those ideas. We're going to make 10 bless 10 um statements of zonos. It's not about him remembering, it's about him causing us to remember. >> Um and that's what it means, right? >> In order that your remembrance come before me. This is a this should change all of your ding. that Hashem is being raised up he himself in the merit that you are remembering the >> wow >> and that's what it means in the p in Amos famous Amos >> Amos >> not the chocolate chip cook >> amos amos >> malamos it's chapter 3 verse >> six >> six number 11 on the source sheet >> there's a famous verse Is it possible that a chauffeur be blown in the city and you don't quake and shake out of fear? What is the point to do chuva? The whole point is look what it says here in the rashi for the lookout sees troops approaching the city and sounds to warn the people. These are these are but words allegory >> and similitude, >> right? Um I think it was I I I outlined this rashi for a reason. Um I think it's important to read. So part of the verse will a lion roar. This is referring to Netzer. What is another explanation? Ready for this? I think it's very important. The prophets compare the Holy Spirit that comes upon them from the roar of a lion. As it says later on in verse 8, a lion has roared who will not fear. And here he explains the allegory. Did the holy and blessed be he bring the holy spirits into the mouths of the prophets to prophesize evil unless retribution was decreed by him? That is the prey. P R E Y. Will the holy one blessed be he let out a cry to speak harshly? Unless he has taken you with the snare of iniquity. Will a bird fall on a net that the net will not snare? Is it possible that you commit sins and will not be a snare to you? Of course not. Will a net ascend etc etc. Similarly when you will your iniquities ascend on high and not take you all this should be obvious. >> Will the chauffeur be sounded in the city? These are all like rhetorical questions. Of course it's not going to be sound in the city without people doing true >> right >> sounding the alarm. >> So this is the bottom line. I want to underline this. So should you quake before the words of the prophets who look out for you to deliver you from evil. That's what the prophet's job is to steer you around to give you the straight path. You're veering off. Remember the Torah, the prophet cannot bring anything new. He's going to tell you in a language you can understand as a warning. Get back on the path to who look out for you to deliver you from evil that it not come. No evil should come, right? Evil prophecies don't have to happen if you do chuva. And when the evil comes to you, should you not know that the holy one, blessed be ye, he does it to you because you did not take heed of the prophets. The prophets have a a mission statement to return the people. They have to be extremely knowledgeable. There's no such thing as aid who's a boore meaning an ignorant person cannot be a sage >> a true sage >> a cha a sage and a prophet cannot be an ignoramis >> right >> it's just it's like hello we're talking about someone like the yanuka of the usher someone who's extremely someone who's extremely knowledgeable has could be a potential prophet used to be extreme there's no such thing in fact that's one of the things that got me when I was a little dibbling and dabbling in Christianity. They were all illiterate. All of the JC's um they were illiterate. They couldn't read any Hebrew. They couldn't write any even Aramaic. They were the most ignorant people. Think to myself, does something here doesn't make sense. Hashem is not going to place his and his job to bring a message to someone who doesn't know the Torah. Anyway, so here we go. Let's continue where we left off. Remember where we left off? >> Yeah. So, >> and right after, right? >> Right. Yeah. which wants to show from this the time the chauffeur is blown that each one will remember the idea of the binding of gave him soul over sacrificed himself like it was ready to sacrifice himself on the love to to Hashem And how will it be that that that a person that each person will not quiver quake that that Abraham Au didn't delay and he did this great and awesome thing that he took his that he was ready and he took his son ready to be to be sacrificed and he didn't delay. He didn't he didn't uh he didn't flinch. >> He got up early in the morning, >> right? That we are the nation that is knows how to blow the chauffear. And so, but us, we are not like in a certain way. We haven't reached the level of au >> was ready to go the full way and he was happy and he and he and and he was that's why it says he got up early in the morning cuz he was he was had a lack of >> he was willing to give his only son when we are obligated to give charity we think twice should I give the guy five shekels you know I get away with 20 a wot and then I'm thinking all day how could I have gotten out of the 20 auror I can manipulate and what's the word scheme how I could get out of giving any sedaka. Oh, you know, I donated my time to this and that. That's how we are. We're a little bit uh what's the word? A kaman. >> Yeah. >> Greedy or miserly or we're we're so >> huh >> calculating. >> Calculating >> and >> trying to get to get out of doing cut corners. >> But it's it's giving of ourselves. remember Jacob went back for those little >> it's well I want to add though cuz it's a special opportunity but for example when if you have the opportunity to give to give charity to poor people or people that are eating that's a terrific opportunity like an opportunity to take a little bit of your money and to be able to give some of it at least a tenth of your earnings or whatever it is or or at least start off with something to give towards people that are whom you need to eat. That's a great example of giving charity. It could be difficult, but it's also tremendous joy. The ability to be able to give. And that's why and also I've heard this from people that when you start giving charity, the Torah promises that Hashem will start rewarding you. Hashem will start giving making blessings come down on your assets. >> True. It's true. It's true. But listen to what he's saying that we're already calculating. We're already thinking how to get out of it. >> Imagine what our forefathers did. >> We're tested that way. H that's what I I want to add is that Ravino he didn't he he didn't feel he he he was ready to go he was put on this tremendous test but he didn't waver didn't quy by us we have sometimes these parts that have these like >> grumblings you know >> not only did Ara pass his test but Yeetsak wasn't even tested this was not a a test for yet >> he was ready to >> it wasn't a test for him who's full of and compassion to give up his son that was a test. >> Yeah. >> But Yeitzak whose strength >> is fortitude and and and den >> iron iron iron iron will iron will >> gora. Yeah. >> He he was ready willing. There was no test involved. Anyway, so >> this comparison of what we should be like, >> right is that if it'll come to opportunity for us to give over ourselves for the love of Hashem, it's not always so easy when we're having to face the the this ultimate ultimate scenario. >> What are we to do? >> We don't have to become. That's what it's Rabbi, you told me an interesting I didn't know this, but it's true. The perfect word, the definition for the word is Quakers. That's right. >> Yeah. We all have to become Quakers. >> We all have to be true. We have to become >> Quakers and the shakers. >> The shakers. Movers. The movers and shakers. That's the best way to put it. Movers and shakers. >> Um um that on the word of Hashem. Uh and and and >> it has to hurt. Yeah. Giving should >> make ourselves feel squeamish. All of >> it should be uncomfortable. Yeah. Remembering the greatness and the championship of Arau of this great thing that Ara did >> that he did. Yeah. >> Yeah. Shomar. And this is what the kuyak is saying. And if we're going to remember the chauffar of and remember the great the great victory that had at the binding of that he passed through and us small people we're not going to start trembling at how how inadequate in comparison to that we are. >> The chauffeur's blood. Yeah. >> Yeah. That's this that's one of the ways the chauffeur is reminding us. >> Okay. What happened to the Sutton? >> What happened to the son? Listen, >> there's always the antagonist in the story. >> Okay, let's hear about it. >> Hey, remember at the we we blow the show for the whole month of the day before Rash we don't blow it. >> Why? One second. Then on Rash, we blow it. It's the big mitzvah, the rice. Up until now was just a min. But why did we stop blowing it one day before? Everyone knows in order to confuse the Satan, >> but the Sutton every single year gets fooled. >> Yeah. >> Well, let's find out. He's going to give us an insight. >> Sounds like a great idea. >> He's going to give us some insight. Apparently, >> by the way, I just want to say something. I thought about it on the way here. Is that sometimes we're faced with a a a real hard situation where we're we're not always we feel that we're ready to really, you know, smash a home run. But sometimes just trying to move around and dance around and beat around the bush and try to postpone things or move things besides for us being humbled by the story of a mafu of him acing the great test. The Jewish people are f seeing their own humility and their own ability to really be able to really stand up and be able to sometimes be ready to sacrifice themselves as well. Also, they're not the only one. The other one that's listening to the chauffeur and being >> is the Satan >> is the Sultan is the evil one. >> Is the Sultan >> as it says that because at the time of the aa also because also the Sultan the evil one he is trembling he's quivering in his boots as he remembers the Indian of the Aada. >> Yeah. But what does that mean? What does that mean? Let me ask you something. You have the book of Job. The Sutton asks Hashem, right? Can I test him? Let's see if he's really a sadic. What are the point? What's the point of a nision? Even the word nace, it's it's a banner to say I have overcome, right? Nis. It's an opportunity to raise the banner. So Job passed his tests. Aam passed his tests. The the the Satan is defeated. He did not trip up the sadic. Not Job, not Abraham. So what do you think? He realized, I really don't stand a chance against these Jews. I God gave me a mission. I'll continue to do my mission, but I don't expect to win. I don't expect to win. >> Right. Sometimes he does it to the best of his ability. >> And he doesn't win. Wow. >> That's not his job to win. >> We know that. >> Test. >> That's right. >> But ultimately, he doesn't. In fact, he's happy when he loses. >> He actually he's an obedient angel of God. This is the craziest thing because when we think of Western countries, Western religions, we think that there's a a a battle between God and the devil. There's no battle. The there's an inner battle with us, with our own free will >> dynamics. That's right. >> Okay, let's continue. >> Yep. What what is this about the the the angel called the Sat right where he's he is afraid. >> Why? Because because he's he's trembling because he remembers the story his role. >> He remembers his own role in the story of the binding of >> when the chauffeur is being blown. >> When the chauffeur is being blown, >> he's realizing he doesn't stand a chance, >> right? >> We never thought about it like that, right? Sorry is because he remembers that at the time of the whole story of the when he came to and he said you know let me do business with you he was totally and utterly vanquished he was he was defeated as our sages teach us in the garra of Sanhedrin >> right as the verse teaches that the beginning of the story of when it opens up this the the the verse about the story of the binding of Isaac and the Kumsh and that we start reading it >> 221 >> and we read it on the second day of Russash >> read every morning but you're right that's the public Torah reading on rash >> that's right the second day >> and it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham finish here and what does it mean in Hebrew look at Rashi Rashi says don't read it as just it came to pass after these things but understand that some of our sages like in Sanhedrin >> that's that this happened after the words translate the words of words of the Satan who was accusing and saying right of every feast that Abraham made >> he did not sacrifice before you one bull and or one ram so God said to him does he do anything but for his son yet if I were to say to him sacrifice him for me he would not withhold him these words are very similar to the conversation God had with the Sultan over Job, >> right? God said he's satic and we'll see. >> Wow. [Music] >> Yeah. Who at that time that at that time the story within he remembers and he recalls his own uh um glaring defeat, >> right? So when he hears the chauffeur, he hears the sound of his own his own defeat or as they say his own death. Now >> it's a reminder similar you know when we bring the coin the coin does not wear gold onto the inner the holy of holies right >> because we don't want to remind Hashem it's not to have the prosecutor act as a defender >> right >> it's almost the inverse when it comes to the sutton >> he gets freaked out by the sound of the Yeah, it scares him. Therefore, he becomes he becomes >> afraid and intimidated. I wish there was a word stronger than intimidated, but really to be totally scared to from that point onwards to challenge the Jewish people. >> Don't mess with the Jews. All right. The Sutton will finally get it. >> That's right. He knows it. Don't know >> and the uh he knows it too. >> The star >> the the administering angels administering angels >> of the nations. Wow. >> They're going to get it. It'll trinkle down. Trinkle down to the nations. >> This is what Shem promised. >> Right. Anti-semitism. >> Don't mess with the Jews. One day it'll become clear. >> That's right. Because the Sultan is already accustomed. that he can't that he cannot stand he cannot make the mark he can't stand up to the test of pushing the Jewish people over the edge that same thing that he wasn't able to succeed when he wanted to try to push out of he tried to ply him with words to try to get him to to stray him off the path he was absolutely and utterly unsuccessful as the story we mentioned I think in the gummor and in medish of talking about what exactly happened with the lake and the old man trying to push out and say listen why don't you give second thoughts we want you to see it from multiple angles and said I'm going forward this is what Hashem commanded to me forg test but here the bottom line is that the son understands through the tea >> the the blowing of the chauffeur this is going to come and make him >> totally disoriented discombobulated >> Therefore, the one whose membering is the evil one to remember the story of the binding of Isaac. What happened that he wanted to to uh to uh to test the he was totally unsuccessful. >> It didn't come out. It was a different outcome. >> It was not the outcome the Sutton had attempted to uh to to produce. >> Yeah. Therefore, when the sudden is reminded, he's reminded he remembers, he will cease, cease and desist from bringing the Jewish people back into their test. His own soul will quake because he was defeated prior. And anyone with an understanding should be able to understand. >> We should think about it. Or we should think about it that that we should take we should take courage. We should take courage during the blowing of the chauffear and and and take courage of the fact that there is a a losing antagonist that's losing in the story. >> And he's he's over he's finished. >> Um I I think we should end here. There's really a lot. I encourage you if you can get a hold of the sheets for the year at least next year will go further. >> Um we want to wish everyone a blessed year a year of a year a year of health. Amen. >> A a year of wealth, a year of spiritual growth, >> a year of passing the tests, a year of no more tests. >> Right? That finally the tikun, the final tikun should be here for each and every one of us. Okay? So we want to finish off and really wish everyone a happy right happy rash this particular season coming up to simpra is a two-year reminder of a pretty tragic event but what we do need to have is that hope say the rest of the the thing we didn't talk about is good hope is mamish that's what the Jew is we are optimistic we have to have good hope if you ever get to read maybe next year we'll get to Uh right. Right. That was the uh >> the ones who seek Hashem >> seeking Hashem. Everyone should honestly be looking for the truth, right? And go to the next level. Madrega after madrega after mrega. And the way to do it honestly is through community, right? Making sure you have a r make sure you have if you're not married, trust me, your wife or your husband could be your best friend. And that's what community is all about. That's where it starts. Starts at home. And I wish for all my uh non-married friends, this year should be the year they all get married. >> We can bring more Jewish souls into the world. >> And education is number one. And in fact, I heard this year this is the first time more than 51% of uh not just Jerusalem, that was already been the case. 51% of children in school in this country are religious schools. 51% of the population and I mentioned last week that in the past the were always questioning whether to send their kids into the army because maybe they're not going to they're going to come out not religious. The tides have turned right. the tides have turned that now the secular will question whether they should put their kids in the army because maybe they're going to come out religious. Very nice to sum it up. >> That simple. >> Thank God. So I want to wish all the blessings to all the people and and we want to wish everybody a happy healthy sweet sweet new year in all things materially and spiritually and and uh we should see victory for the Jewish people and the sound of the show for very soon and the and the immediate redemption for us personally, individually, collectively, communally and nationally and all of us together. >> Amen. >> We we need it. We need it now, >> you know. >> And we'll see you next year. >> Amen. Heat. Heat. [Music] my [Music] shing. [Music]