Contemporary Reflections on Fear and the Beit Hamikdash
Torah Papers | August 09, 2024
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Contemporary Reflections on Fear and the Beit Hamikdash

Torah Papers | June 25, 2025

I thought it was appropriate to add that we are all currently sitting in Eretz Yisrael and awaiting gifts from the Ayatollah and Nasrallah, yimach shemam. If only we would be eagerly awaiting the arrival of Mashiach like we are the missiles and drones from our enemies. Rabbotai, Iran is the אֲ רִ י without the ה. Yes, it has a nun at the end, but we can figure out later what that comes to add. If we would fear Hakadosh Baruch Hu the way we should, we’d not need to be scared of this אֲ רִ י, nor any of its weapons. Every bird that flies by right now causes panic amongst the defense establishment, potentially drawing a tomahawk missile to bring it down. Why? Because everyone is on edge, fearful of what may come in the next minutes, hours, or days. Yes, we’re being told to go about our normal lives and routines but look around and you’ll clearly see everyone doing so in a state of sheer nervousness and uncertainty. I read today that Nasrallah says this is all part of the psychological warfare he’s unleashing against us, and once we get used to it and comfortable with our craziness, then he’ll attack.

Where does fear come from?

נ וֹ רָ א אֱ ל ֹהִ י ם מִ מּ ִ קְ דָּ שׁ ֶ י ך – Fear originates from the Beit Hamikdash! And from where in the Beit Hamikdash does it emanate? From the Aron. And what sits inside the Aron? The Luchot. We must respect the Luchot, respect the Aron, and accept upon ourselves true fear of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Without it, we are a vulnerable אֲ רִ י, vulnerable to the lions that surround us and seek to harm us.

When Hakadosh Baruch Hu cries out like an אֲ רִ י, he sends Iran to us in parallel. I apologize for saying this, but they, our enemies yimach shemam, invoke Shem Shamayim in every action they take and even in the names of their squads. They have full faith in Hakadosh Baruch Hu and fear of Him. We must elevate ourselves to have genuine fear of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. We must re-insert the name of Hashem in all we do and sanctify the name of Hakadosh Baruch Hu always, so that the אַ רְ י ֵ ה of Hakadosh Baruch Hu will come and rebuild אֲ רִ י אֵ ל in the month of the lion. May we see the rebuilding of Yerushalayim speedily in our day, and the fast of תּ ִ שׁ ְ ע ָ ה בְּ אָ ב transformed into a joyous day of יְשׁ וּעָה בְּאָב.

I thought it was appropriate to add that we are all currently sitting in Eretz Yisrael and awaiting gifts from the Ayatollah and Nasrallah, yimach shemam. If only we would be eagerly awaiting the arrival of Mashiach like we are the missiles and drones from our enemies. Rabbotai, Iran is the אֲ רִ י without the ה. Yes, it has a nun at the end, but we can figure out later what that comes to add. If we would fear Hakadosh Baruch Hu the way we should, we’d not need to be scared of this אֲ רִ י, nor any of its weapons. Every bird that flies by right now causes panic amongst the defense establishment, potentially drawing a tomahawk missile to bring it down. Why? Because everyone is on edge, fearful of what may come in the next minutes, hours, or days. Yes, we’re being told to go about our normal lives and routines but look around and you’ll clearly see everyone doing so in a state of sheer nervousness and uncertainty. I read today that Nasrallah says this is all part of the psychological warfare he’s unleashing against us, and once we get used to it and comfortable with our craziness, then he’ll attack.

Where does fear come from?

נ וֹ רָ א אֱ ל ֹהִ י ם מִ מּ ִ קְ דָּ שׁ ֶ י ך – Fear originates from the Beit Hamikdash! And from where in the Beit Hamikdash does it emanate? From the Aron. And what sits inside the Aron? The Luchot. We must respect the Luchot, respect the Aron, and accept upon ourselves true fear of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Without it, we are a vulnerable אֲ רִ י, vulnerable to the lions that surround us and seek to harm us.

When Hakadosh Baruch Hu cries out like an אֲ רִ י, he sends Iran to us in parallel. I apologize for saying this, but they, our enemies yimach shemam, invoke Shem Shamayim in every action they take and even in the names of their squads. They have full faith in Hakadosh Baruch Hu and fear of Him. We must elevate ourselves to have genuine fear of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. We must re-insert the name of Hashem in all we do and sanctify the name of Hakadosh Baruch Hu always, so that the אַ רְ י ֵ ה of Hakadosh Baruch Hu will come and rebuild אֲ רִ י אֵ ל in the month of the lion. May we see the rebuilding of Yerushalayim speedily in our day, and the fast of תּ ִ שׁ ְ ע ָ ה בְּ אָ ב transformed into a joyous day of יְשׁ וּעָה בְּאָב.

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