לא נטה ימין ושמאול עד אשר נעבר גבולך :במדבר כ י"ט
Moshe Rabbeinu told the king of Edom we will not go right or left until we cross your border.
Edom is the symbol of the Yetzer Horoh (evil inclination) Explains R’ Moshe of Pshevorsk ZY”A that the war with the Yetzer Horoh is an ongoing one until “Navor gevulecha” - we will cross your border - Moshiach will come, and all evil will be abolished from the world.
During the First World War many flocked to the Chofetz Chaim ZY”A and asked if WW1 is the Milchemes Gog Umogog - The final preparation for Redemption?
The Chofetz Chaim answered them; “Kinderlach- children, don’t rush; after this war there will be an interval which will be followed by another war, then again, an interval followed by another war, and then Moshiach will come.
R’ Chatzkel Levenshtein ZY”A said that the third war is in ascension, each war is greater; so, what is the third war? It will be the war of the Malach hamashchis. It will be a war that we will not know about.
Explained a contemporary Maggid in Yerushalayim; “It will not be a war of guns and swords, it will be a spiritual one, one of forces of Tumah - impurity that will seek to destroy Chas Vishalom (G-D forbid) the Kedusha - holiness of Klall Yisroel. Its ammunition is one of that is wrecking a spiritual havoc on the whole world - Internet, movies, television, a spiritual havoc that has not been seen on the world since creation.” The seeds Bilom harasha sowed practiced and preached by violating the standards of Tznius – decency; up until then honored by all nations of the world. The goal of Bilom harasha are all today in magnification with the tribulations of the Tumah - filth of “modern society.”
Parshas Chukas is also referred to as Parshas Tiharoh - Cleanliness, as so too by Parshas Poroh and Parshas Tazriya - Mitzoroh, we read the way one who is Tomei - impure, can become close to Kedusha (holiness) again. Obviously, the best thing is to always follow the ways of Kedusha and Tiharoh, and not to fall into the impurities of the mundane world.
It is noteworthy to mention what is written in the name of The Chofetz Chaim ZY”A, in which he commented on the reason that the winds of the “Haskoloh - modern enlightenment”, and its spiritual dangers and alienation, did not reach the Chasidish areas of Poland, as it did unfortunately in many other countries, for the following reason. In Poland, every Shtetl (small town) or big city, was blessed with not only one, but usually various Shtieblach or Kloiz. These Shtieblach were small (or larger) Shuls were the landsleit (townspeople) affiliated with their Shtiebel, would come there morning and night, for Mikveh, Shachris and even those who were preoccupied all day with worldly matters, would return at night to the Shtiebel for Torah study. Concluded the Chofetz Chaim ZY”A, if a Chossid did not show up at the Shtiebel a day or two, his fellow Chasidim would immediately seek him and question his whereabouts. This would save him from any spiritual danger that may have endangered him. In contrast, in other communities and countries they were too polite.
A friend of mine told me the following Vort which was said by Poilisher Chasidim. A Chossid was once travelling and he had a Nisoyon (trial) of Aveiroh (sin) R”L. He thought the following: Hashem knows the greatness of my Yetzer Horoh (evil inclination), and He will surely forgive me. My Rebbe knows that I am flesh and blood, and I was not able to withstand my temptations. There is just one thing that I cannot rectify, how will I be able to sit comfortably with my Chaveirim (friends) in the Shtiebel with a sin on my guilt? This saved the Chossid from sinning, and he returned home safely.
The Chazon Ish said, “That even though the earlier generations were greater; they attained higher levels of greatness in Torah and Kirvas Elokim, today’s generation will receive more Sechar (reward) - the tribulations are greater!
וילעמ לארשי טיו: א"כ קוספ םש
The Targum Yonason says that it means until the coming of Moshiach, when Hashem will take revenge in Edom.
ועלו מושעים בהר ציון לשפוט את הר עשו והיתה לה' המלוכה :עובדיה א' כ"א
