The
Baal Shem Tov, or Besht — the founder of Chasidism —
met the soul of the Messiah during an ascent to heaven.
The Besht asked him, "When will the Master come?"
The Messiah answered, "When your wellsprings break forth to the outside!"
(from a letter
written by the Besht to his brother-in-law about one of his soul ascents)
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The words from this song video are from Hoshea 2:20. They are about the messianic rainbow covenant that is yet to come:
V’kharati lahem brit bayom hahu im chayat hasadeh v’im of hashamayim v’remes ha’adamah v’keshet v’cherev umilchamah eshbor min ha’aretz v’hishkavtim lavetach On that day, I will make a covenant for them with the beasts and the birds, with all creatures that walk on the Earth, that bow and sword and battle will disappear from the land, so that all may safely rest. Listen to another version of this song by Amen here!
What's new or current? 1/23/2015
It's the Sabbatical SHMITAH year! Read "Shmita: The Purpose of Sinai" on the Torah's radical blueprint for sustainability. And then click here for even more Shmitah learning.
May the merciful One turn our hearts toward the land, so that together we may dwell with her, in her sabbath-resting during the whole year of the Shmita.
Haraḥaman hu yashiv libeinu el ha'aretz, l'ma'an neishev yaḥad imah, b'shovtah kol sh'nat hash'mitah
לעילוי נשמת עזריאל גודל בן אפרים הלוי וידידיה for my father
The real issue of our age is how we make a graceful and ethical descent from the energy peak. ~ David Holmgren
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