Hashem’s Rebellion
Since the days of our father Avraham, Jews have been in a constant struggle to replace the earth’s lawlessness with recognition of the One King. Jews are fighting for the inner spirit of man - the part that serves its Maker rather than its desires.
Now the earth was astonishingly empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the water. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Bereishit 1:2-3)
Saul Alinsky, whose political and activist philosophies launched the career of Barrack Obama and gave rise to the modern progressive movement, called the Devil the first rebel in world history.
He was wrong.
Hashem “rebelled” against the initial chaos and darkness. He created our existence by overturning them with His light.
Then, for the first 1,656 years, mankind committed every abomination imaginable. He stole. He murdered. He raped. God summarized everything man was doing in a single Hebrew word: hamas (המס). Hashem was so angry with the established order that He destroyed it with the flood of Noah.
The civilization that followed wasn’t much better. In the following centuries, Nimrod ruled the world. He openly rebelled against God. The Tower of Babel was built to fight a war against Hashem.
For the first 2,000 years of human history, the established order was characterized by hamas: idolatry, immorality, and injustice.
Until the first rebel overthrew everything.
Overturning the Chaos of Evil
Avraham was the first rebel in human history. He was the first to overturn the accepted order of doing whatever felt good or seemed right.
He is the father of the Hebrew nation, and he is called “Avraham the Hebrew”. The word “Hebrew” (Ivri, עברי) means “on the other side”.
Avraham was the first person to declare the Oneness of God to the world. The first to fight the world in order to teach everyone about Hashem. The first to declare that we don’t live by the laws of man that constantly change according to our whim. Avraham was “on the other side” of the rest of the world.
His children are doing the same today. We live by the laws of Hashem, which are absolute and eternal, that are “on the other side” of the rest of the world.
Hamas rapes. They torture. They murder. When the IDF located the butchered bodies of October 7, not a single piece of jewelry was found. Hamas stole from corpses.
Normal people are appalled at these Holocaust-like atrocities. Those who follow Hashem’s laws of right and wrong know how treacherous these crimes against Him are.
However, a small segment of the world treats Hamas like heroes simply because they are fewer in number. They forget that Hamas fighters aren’t rebels. Rather, they are the foot soldiers for the traditional world order. Hamas represents a world ruled by man. They stand for a world where only the accepted cabal sets the rules for everyone to follow and changes them according to which way the wind blows.
Hashem’s laws apply to everybody. No amount of power or money can relieve you of the consequences, both good and bad, of ignoring His laws.
The Rebels of Torah
Hashem’s laws lie at the heart of the existence of the People of Israel. Jews are living proof that God rules equitably over His world. There are no elitists, only those with greater obligation. There are no powerful people, only those of greater service.
Hamas and its woke cheerleaders try to convince you that right and wrong are merely words. It doesn’t matter what you do if you stand for the underdog.
The People of Israel rebel against this thinking. They fight for the inner spirit of man – the part that serves its Maker rather than its own desires. They are fighting for the eternal spark that is drawn to the clarity of light and not the deception of darkness.
Together, the good people of His world are fighting for a new world order. Since the days of our father Avraham, Jews have been locked in a struggle with mankind to establish true law, justice, and loyalty. Loyalty to our One True King – the Ultimate Rebel Who created our existence by overturning the chaos and darkness with His light.
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1/18/2024
According to Isaac Luria, the Arizal, as we approach the end of this millennium (currently in the year 5784, with approximately 206 years remaining), the feminine energy, symbolized by the seven cycles of the moon, is nearing the seventh millennium. In Lurianic Kabbalistic thought, the initial chaos in the first two or three thousand years is seen as normal, corresponding to the early stages of the moon. Like the moon’s gradual progression to fullness, it took time for feminine energy to reach its completeness.
The moon, representing feminine energy, underwent a natural depletion in the early millennia, akin to the initial stage of Rosh Hodesh or the new moon. During this period of reduced feminine energy, a masculine era emerged, leading to the oppression of women and causing general upheaval. However, by the 20th century, as we approached the sixth millennium, feminine energy began to increase rapidly. This progression manifested in heightened awareness, starting with women gaining the right to vote and evolving through feminism.
In the current era, as we approach the end of the century, more women are becoming conscious of their spiritual roles, particularly in Judaism. This aligns with Rabbi Ashlag’s message at the beginning of the 20th century, asserting that the time had come to unveil the mysteries of Kabbalah to the world. According to this perspective, the secrets of the Torah hold the key to true and correct healing in our journey as co-creators or helpers in alignment with HaShem’s master plan for humanity.
Looking ahead, there is a hopeful vision for the seventh millennium—a thousand years of daily Shabbat and a paradise on Malchut with the arrival of a Messiah. Courage!
1/10/2024
Incredible. And that’s exactly why the world hates us, even when individual Jews unfortunately lose their identity and try to fight against God. They want the rule of their lusts and desires and don’t want to subject themselves to the rule of God! And Jews just existing continuously forces them to remember that this isn’t morality, no matter how much they want to lie and replace morality with woke. The existence of a single Jew proves – there is Truth, there is Morality, there is God and there is justice and a Judge – who will judge them!