Here in Israel, there was a ‘debate’ about whether we were allowed to be happy on Purim. I was hoping to get this shiur translated and up before Purim, but in the end that didn’t happen, so I’m sticking it up now. I still have more to translate from this particular shiur – it’s the […]

Moving past ‘Flatland’

Back in 1884, a man called 'Edwin Abbott Abbott' published a novel called 'Flatland'. (I don't know why he has two identical surnames.) For an indepth look at the plot, go HERE. The basic idea is that there was a land - Flatland - where…

Passing the test of yeoush

Is there anyone out there who doesn't have some yeoush in their heart at the moment? (I mean, who actually cares about the Jewish people and Eretz Yisrael, and revealing Hashem's true goodness in the world?) Hard times we are going through…

Back to Berdichev

Back to Berdichev Before I got totally up-ended by the Rav’s awesome hints about the links between the maskilim, the Sabbatean-Frankist-Freemasons and the Austrian monarchy, I was actually working on more stuff to do with the Berdichev Bankers. If…

The Oppenheimers

I almost called this post 'the Oppenheim Invasion'.... ***UPDATES*** In the course of trying to figure out how the Jewish community got so hijacked by corrupt ‘court Jews’ – many of whom repeatedly converted to xtianity down the generations,…

Jewish sources on Edom and Esav

I am reposting this from 5 years ago. I actually reposted this two years ago, when I had more Trumptards trying to tell me he was the Moshiach she be Esav....whatever. It's very interesting to keep going back to the authentic Jewish sources,…

Cognitive dissonance

I'll be honest: it's hard to write at the moment. I have a lot of conflicting stuff going on inside myself at the moment, plus the enormous uncertainty of where is all this going, and how does it turn around, tachlis - I have started a few…