By Yochanan Gordon There is a verse in Tehillim that states, “Send your light and truth, they will lead me.” The Midrash equates the words “light and truth” with Eliyahu HaNavi and Moshiach respectively, citing a number of texts that back up that connection. The word for “lead” in this verse is “yanchuni,” which shares […]
Rebbe Yisrael Alter, the Beis Yisroel of Gur, zy’a, was fond of repeating a m’aseh about his great-grandfather, Reb Yitzchok Meir, the Chidushei haRi’m: One day, a self-described non-believing maskil, rebellious and arrogant, came before the Chidushei haRi’m. This man gloated that although he had done many aveiros, indulging all of his wants and desires, […]
The 5 Towns Jewish Times
December 16, 2020
Yochanan Gordon
By the time this issue is off the presses and in its assigned distribution drop-offs we will know whether or not the forecast for snow was accurate. Predictions have not been boding too well for the people in the occupation of predicting things. In the lead-up to the election there were reports from a variety of sources of people who successfully predicted the outcomes of the past four elections but somehow got this one wrong. I guess their forecasting techniques didnât take into account the fraud that would end up being the linchpin in deciding the 2020 contest.