The Chofetz Chaim, a revered Jewish sage known for his wisdom and teachings, shared a profound insight about a time before the arrival of Mashiach. He conveyed that Hashem would shake the world as if with a rope, testing the faith of individuals in challenging times. These tough moments, as he explained, serve as a trial for our faith, urging us to tightly hold onto our connection with Hashem, likened to a symbolic rope.
In the face of difficult situations, the Chofetz Chaim emphasized that Hashem is always with us, even if His presence seems hidden. Drawing from T’hilim 91:15, he quoted King David, stating that when we call upon Hashem, He answers and stands by us in times of trouble. The Chofetz Chaim reminded us that if we ever feel distant from Hashem, it’s likely because we’ve unintentionally blocked Him out, echoing the words of the Kotzker Rebbe, who emphasized finding Hashem where we invite Him.
The Chofetz Chaim also highlighted the transformative power of even the smallest efforts to draw closer to Hashem. These efforts create a small opening in our hearts, and as the saying goes, “Pis’chu li pesach k’chudo shel machat, va’ani eftach lachem pesach k’pis’cho shel ulam” (“Open up a hole the size of a needle, and Gd will open a hole like the doorway of the Temple hall”), signifying the vastness of Hashem’s response to our sincere endeavors.
Referring to Sh’mos 25:8, where it says, “And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them,” the Chofetz Chaim echoed the teachings of our Sages. They pointed out that “I will dwell among them” can also mean “in them,” emphasizing that each Jew is meant to be a special place for Hashem’s presence in the world, akin to the Beis HaMikdash.
Delving into the concept of the Third Beis HaMikdash, the Chofetz Chaim explained the dual perspectives: one suggesting that people will build it, and the other proposing that Hashem has already constructed it in the heavenly realms. However, he clarified that these ideas are not contradictory. When regular Jews turn to Hashem with t’shuvah, t’filah, and mitzvos, they are simultaneously building their own segment of the Beis HaMikdash on earth. May we merit to witness the construction of the Third Beis HaMikdash and the coming of Mashiach.
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Michael Rachamim ben Mazal
Yosef Yosi ben Simchah
Chaim Avraham ben Shifrah Zissel
Chaim ben Adinah Eidel
Matan ben Devorah
Noam ben Adi
Moshe Shlomo ben Orah Sarah
Tinok ben Chavah Michal
Omer ben Tali
Shachar ben Golan
Yisrael ben Raizel Shoshanah Miriam
Shmaryahu ben Raizel Shoshanah Miriam
Mazal bas Rivkah
Odelya bas Mahbubeh Yocheved
Zhenya bas Zoya
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Mitali Naomi bas Gilah Farcha
Zoya bas Rachel Raya
Rachel bas Leah
Mazal bas Rachel
Tziporah bas Fruma
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Avraham Yaakov ben Devorah
Binyamin Shlomo Yitzchak ben Rivkah Avivah
Shmuel ben Rachel
Avraham Yitzchak ben Chayah Sarah
Aharon Yehudah ben Rivkah Zlata
Chaim Yair ben Miriam Devorah
Yitzchak ben Chanah Brachah
Levi Yitzchak ben Dinah Miriam
Meir Moshe ben Gittel
Yehoshua Elyakim Getzel ben Devorah
Naftali ben Devorah Sharon
Yisrael Mordechai ben Chanah Gittel
Shmayah ben Chanah Zelda
Avraham ben Ilanah Tovah
Yehudah Chaim ben Mina Chayah
Ohr Moshe ben Alizah
Elya Akiva ben Chavah Leah
Yisrael Yehudah ben Elisheva Rachel
Baruch Tzvi ben Shoshanah Raizel
Meir Simchah ben Adinah
Aharon Mordechai ben Kresel Baila
Avraham Mordechai ben Tiferes
Eliyahu ben Chayah Tamar
Yitzchak Issac ben Freida
Shlomo Zalman ben Tziporah Alitah
Netanel Meir ben Esther
Tuvia Nissim ben Yehudis
Yonah ben Tziporah
Yehudah Aharon ben Tziviah
Yehudah ben Nurit
Daniel ben Nurit
Roy ben Ronit
Amit ben Janet
Danny ben Chavah
Elya ben Merav
Dvir ben Granit
Avihu ben Anat
Yosef Chaim ben Yael
Chagai Naftali ben Esther Avigayil
Nesanel Moshe ben Yocheved
Neriah ben Rivkah
Eitan ben Sarah
Nir ben Limor
Aviv Birka ben Pleia
List of Remaining Hostages
Tamir ben Yael (Adar)
Edan ben Yael (Alexander)
Matan ben Anat (Angrest)
Noa bat Liora (Argamani)
Karina bat Eerena (Ariev)
Uriel ben Naomi (Baruch)
Ohad ben Esther (Ben-Ami)
Ron ben Chanah (Benjamin)
Agam bat Meirav (Berger)
Gali ben Tamar (Berman)
Ziv ben Tamar (Berman)
Kfir ben Shiri (Bibas)
Yarden ben Peninah (Bibas)
Shiri bat Margit (Bibas)
Ariel ben Shiri (Bibas)
Elkanah ben Ruchamah
Rom ben Tamar Noa
Amit Esther Chayah bat Ilanah
Itay ben Chagit (Chen)
Eliya ben Sigalit (Cohen)
Nimrod ben Vicky (Cohen)
Amiram ben Sarah (Cooper)
Alexander ben Nina
Ori ben Inav (Danino)
Evyatar ben Galya (David)
Sagui ben Naamit (Dekel-Chen)
Liri bat Shirah (Elbag)
Itzhak ben Chanah (Elgarat)
Carmel bat Kineret (Gat)
Yitzchak ben Gilah (Gelerenter)
Daniella bat Orly (Gilboa)
Guy ben Meirav (Gilboa-Dalal)
Hersh ben Perel Chana
Romi bat Meirav (Gonen)
Ran ben Tali (Gvili)
Louis ben Nurah (Har)
Maxim ben Tella (Herkin)
Yair ben Rut Eedit (Horn)
Eitan ben Rut Eedit (Horn)
Tsachi ben Devorah (Idan)
Ofer ben Kochavah (Kalderon)
Segev ben Galit (Kalfon)
Elad ben Chanah (Katzir)
David ben Sylvia (Konio)
Ariel ben Sylvia (Konio)
Andrey ben Yavgena (Kozlov)
Bar Avraham ben Julia
Or ben Geulah (Levy)
Naama bat Ayelet (Levy)
Elyakim Shlomo ben Avishag
Oded ben Bilhah (Lifshitz)
Alexander ben Oksana
Shlomo ben Marcel (Mansour)
Fernando Shimon ben Tanya
Almog ben Orit (Meir-Jan)
Yoram ben Miriam (Metzger)
Omri ben Veronica Esther
Eitan Avraham ben Efrat (Mor)
Gadi Moshe ben Sarah (Mosez)
Abraham Gliad ben Emunah
Omer Maksim Ben Orna Esther
Tamir ben Cherut (Nimrod)
Michel ben Solomira
Yosef Chaim ben Miriam
Alon ben Idit (Ohel)
Dror ben Dorit (Or)
Avinathan ben Ditza Tirtza (Or)
Daniel Shimon ben Sharon
Chaim ben Nechamah (Peri)
Nadav ben Chanah (Popplewell)
Lior ben Michal (Rudaeff)
Almog ben Nira (Sarusi)
Eliyahu ben Chanah (Sharabi)
Yosef ben Chanah (Sharabi)
Omer ben Sheli (Shem Tov)
Tal ben Nitza (Shoham)
Idan ben Dalit (Shtivi)
Shmuel ben Gladys (Siegel)
Doron bat Sarah (Steinbrecher)
Itai ben Irit (Svirsky)
Alexander (Sasha) ben Ilena (Trupanob)
Ilan Shlomo ben Miriam (Weiss)
Omer ben Niva (Wenkert)
Yair ben Flor (Yaakov)
Chen Chanan ben Vered
Yagev ben Esther (Buchshtab)
Ohad ben Keren (Yahalomi)
Dolev ben Yael (Yahud)
Arbel bat Yael (Yahud)
Eden bat Shirit (Yerushalmi)
Matan ben Einav (Zangauker)
Shlomi ben Rozita Ira (Ziv)
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