Jerusalem – A recent mussar shmooze in Yidish given by the Tolna Rebbe of Jerusalem, Rabbi Yitzchok Menachem Weinberg, discusses with a sense of humor why Chazal tell us, (Jerusalem Talmud, Megillah 1:11) that the third Bais Hamikdash will descend from the heavens, fully built.
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As audio tape posted by by Israeli news site, B’Chadrei Chareidim, (http://bit.ly/1obPbHk) the Tolna Rebbe describes what will happen in the times of Moshiach:
“My sons, Hakadosh Baruch Hu knows his yidden. Imagine for yourselves that Moshiach is coming. Let’s try to picture for ourselves that we are standing now on a Motzei Shabbos and we all hear the sound of the shofar. Moshiach is here.
“The first thing that we need to do is to rebuild the Bais Hamikdash. We all know how the chareidi world operates, Baruch Hashem. Picture for yourselves how this Bais Hamikdash will be built. Let me tell you what is going to happen.
“The first ones who will enter the picture will be Agudas Yisroel who will say ‘Of course we are the ones who will build the Bais Hamikdash. We are the ones who worry about all the needs of the chareidi community. Is there any doubt that we should be the ones in charge?’ They will convene a whole assembly of gedolim in order to decide what needs to be done.
“Meanwhile, R’ Meir Porush will come and say, ‘And what about me? The Agudah represents everyone? I want this to be under my auspices.’ And then there will be a second group of Rabbonim discussing how to build the Bais Hamikdash.
“The Litvaks will come next and they will start to scream. ‘Gevald! The chasidism should build the Bais Hamikdash? They will all be dancing because they don’t know anything about the actual halachos of building the Bais Hamikdash. They will offer to find one Kohein who actually knows the halachos of the avoda. But they will tell us: “for this part, you are going to need the Kollel Chazon Ish. For that part you are going to need the avreichim in Brisk.” What are you, crazy? We will build the Bais Hamikdash.’
“Then will come Satmar, from both sides, and they will say, ‘You are all Zionists! You are unfit to build the Bais Hamikdash.’
“The Chabadniks will also get involved. ‘You are all crazy! Moshiach is ours! It is our Rebbe, our Moshiach, what are you talking about the Bais Hamikdash? You are all insane.’
“You understand that Moshiach will come and, nebuch, it will be another long galus just until we can all agree who will build the Bais Hamikdash.
Therefore, Hakadosh Baruch Hu has made the decision for us saying, ‘Listen to me, my children. It is enough for me that you will come to the Bais Hamikdash. I will build it on my own, because there is no other way the Bais Hamikdash could ever be built.’”
The Tolna Rebbe, Rabbi Yitzchak Menachem Weinberg, is a noted Scholar, leads the Tolna community in Jerusalem and is a sought after lecturer.
It should only be soon in our days!
That is also the reason why לעתיד לבא the סעודה will be from the לויתן, a fish, so there won’t be any fighting over the כשרות.
The rebbes fantasy scenario overwhelms me oy gevalt.
Hahaha! Well said!
Oiy vee git er zugt!!
if these Gedoilim would only see what joke they are!!
But the Tulna Rebbe would also think that for all reasons that he mentioned every 1 but him should be excluded from building.
We are all in big trouble, We are a flock of sheep in the wilderness with a bunch of drunk shepherds (if they are shepherds at all).
No need to be so pessimistic, everyone will work together.
The light of Moshiach is a light to all nations and klal yisroel will be the first one to benefit.
Shlomo Hamelech said, that his father ordered him to eliminate all of his opponents and competitors, as soon as possible.
Then he went to a few Non-Jewish nations and had them build the Bais Hamikdosh.
The Tolna is a smart man!
Couldnt agree more! The mishkan was built while all jews where one. They had no sects only some trouble makers called “erev rav”.
But now we have more sects then jews.
This is why Moshaich is going to be so hard to come bec the 3rd bais hamikdosh will only come when we’rea nnation. As 1. And if we keep on fighting like we hate each other it’ll be hard for Moshaich to come bec we’re not deserving of it. we have to act as a team not against each other
it’s a very sad thing but that is the truth – we have not grown at all – we have become wors than ever before – no one is worthy – there is soine yisroel anmoungt our own – Haraidi – no hareidi – frum not frum satmar not satmar – you have a nicer house why not me –
Until man is nicer to man – we will have all the problems taht we are exeperiencing from Shidduchim to ……..
And what about us Sepharadim?
Baagala uBizman Karib…..
Pray for a restoration of Temple Examples. We will not know if Hashem intends to make a third Temple in Jerusalem until it is done and it might be an asset of human understanding and trust in higher distinction. Words of the prophets are always a higher sorting of good hope and the words of true vision convene to indicate that Hashem has a better plan for our futures than just an era with the Temple for our own use. We can indeed observe our Laws and continue our Existence as Israel in The planet as Hashem has designed it today.
The Rebbe’s words would be funny, were they not sadly true.
the rebbe forgot the what king david said:
היוצר ‘יחד לבם’ המבין את כל מעשיהם
also what yermuyahu said:
נחמי נחמי יאמר ‘עמי’ ד”א, דהיינו הקב”ה יבוא עמו המלך המשיח. ב”ב
he makes a good point. unfortunately i dont think the jews of today are ready or worthy of mashiach. we cant get along and were full of ourselves. its a chilul hashem just to watch how the chareidim operate, even the frummest and ehrlich of them fight like cats and dogs in all matters of religion and hashkafa.
What about the Conservative movement in Israel, you think they are going to be quiet? Of course not!
It’s an old Joke.
Reminds of the one where Hashem goes to the nations of the world and asks if they will receive the Torah…
He goes to Satmar..and they ask what’s written in it ?and He answers Lo Tigzol.
He then goes to Chabad…they ask what’s written in it? and He answers Lo Yihye LeCha Elohim Acherim…
He then goes to the Litvaks..they ask what’s written it? and He says Six days you shall work…
Throughout Jewish history, there were always different opinions among all Gedolay Yisroel. This difference in opinion, is not a bad thing. It’s Hashems INTENTIONAL design to be that way and “Eilu Vaelu Dvrey Elokim Chayim” – all opinions are welcome and valid and are all part of Torah’s Hashem and are not to be ridiculed nor to be looked down at as a “sad machlokes”
All of Mishen, Talmud Bavli and Talmud Yerushlmi have Machlokes and they are all part of Toras Hashem and should all be respected and welcomed
Today, too we have different elements of Yidden, Sefardim, Ashkenazim, Litvakes and Chassidim and non are “in error” – all are there by Hashgacha Protis, because it is Hashem’s will, BY DESIGN (not an unfortunate accident) that Yidden serve Hashem in a DIVERSITY of different ways,and Kulam Ahuvim, by Hashem
But he forgets the Psak Din of the Rambam LEHALACHA that the Beis Hamikdash will be built by Moshiach himself! and it will be one of the last things Moshiach will do. So the real “Machlokes” will not be about the Beis Hamikdash, rather the Machlokes will be “WHO IS MOSHIACH?”, with each “party” wanting their own leader as Chazal say in Sanhedrin Daf 98b
Not a problem. All things are made in China these days anyway…
The Tolna Rebbe, shlita is incredibly smart and understands that the Ebeshter would never rely upon our current crop of so called “gadolim” to accomplish anything that requires achdus, cooperation and common sense. He discretely trashes them all saying the Ebeshter will bypass their predictable petty bickering and backstabbing and get it done efficiently on his own.
What terrible parroting cliches I see in the comments.
Interesting to see how many of the above comments continue to bash all the different groups. Very few positive comments
We all know the real truth, only the Syrians will build the Bet Hamikdash
Sad, this is a rebbe nowadays? A person whose entire schmooze is lashon harah. How far have we fallen?
the tolna rebbe also gave recently a shmooz how crazy the rebbe’s have become, all fighting to make it on the front page of kol holom kilo…
“Then will come Satmar, from both sides, and they will say, ‘You are all Zionists! You are unfit to build the Bais Hamikdash.”
You know, real תלמידי חכמים have better things to talk about.
What’s bothering me is the reference to Yerushalmi Megillah 1:11. Nowhere there does it say anything about the Mikdash “falling from Shamayim”. On the contrary, we are obligated to build it.