במה תלויה חזרתו של הקב"ה לירושלים ולמקדש אחרי אלפיים שנה? | הרב אלישע וולפסון

Page 5 brings a teaching: Rav Nachman said to Rabbi Yitzhak, what is the meaning of that which is written "The Holy One is in your midst, and I will not come into the city"? It says "The Holy One is in your midst, I will not come into the city"? What is the simple meaning of the verse "The Holy One is in your midst, and I will not come into the city"—if the Holy One is in your midst, then I will come into the city? The Gemara discusses it there regarding the holiness of eating, but here the Gemara is trying to understand, what is the plain meaning? He said to him, "My brother, Rabbi Yochanan said, 'The Holy One, blessed be He, says: I will not enter the Jerusalem Above until I enter the Jerusalem Below.'" In other words, this verse needs to be read as if it has a question mark. "The Holy One is in your midst; shall I not come into the city?" Meaning, if the Holy One is in your midst, then I will come into the city. But if the Holy One is not in your midst, then I will not come into the city. Meaning, the Holy One, blessed be He, says: In order for Me to enter the Jerusalem Above, first of all , there must be "The Holy One in your midst," first of all, there needs to be a Divine Presence in the Jerusalem Below. The Gemara asks: Where is Jerusalem Above? Indeed, as it is written, "Jerusalem [is] built." Like a city joined together—that is what the Gemara says here now. In our Torah portion, in the Zohar (Zohar Chadash), It also brings that same Gemara, in the same wording, with a slight change. The Zohar Chadash says, Rabbi Yehuda said: The Holy One, blessed be He, made a Jerusalem Above to correspond to the Jerusalem Below. And He swore that He would not enter there—where is there? He will not enter the Jerusalem Above until Israel enters the Jerusalem Below , as it is said: "The Holy One is in your midst, and I will come into the city." Is it possible that when the people of Israel enter the Jerusalem Below, I will remain outside? There is no such thing, says the Holy One, blessed be He: I swear, when the people of Israel return to Jerusalem, I too will return to Jerusalem, and as long as the people of Israel do not return to Jerusalem, the Holy One, blessed be He, also does not return to Jerusalem. Do you understand the meaning of this? That when we returned here in the Six-Day War, the Holy One, blessed be He, says, "Behold, I have returned you to Jerusalem, now I can finally enter, I too, into Jerusalem." But we remained outside. And now, at this very moment that we are here, that the people of Israel are finally entering the Jerusalem Below, that holy Jews are finally entering and praying, singing, bowing, and studying Torah in the Jerusalem Below here on Mount Moriah, finally the Holy One, blessed be He, can enter the Jerusalem Above. And thus fulfill what the Gemara says: "A city that is joined together." This is how the Divine Presence rests between the Jerusalem Above and the Jerusalem Below . So, fortunate is everyone who merits to ascend to the Temple Mount in holiness and purity, for by doing so, he redeems the Holy One, blessed be He, so that He can finally enter His dwelling place in the Jerusalem Above. May God grant us that things be complete, with a full redemption in mercy, and may He rebuild our holy Temple, and may this be His will, Amen.