Peace

How Was R' Akiva Able to Return in Peace?

How Was R' Akiva Able to Return in Peace?

Passing Through the Three Evil Klipot to Merit Prophecy: Yechezkel ha-Navi describes in great detail the 'prophetic journey' that one must go on in order to receive nevuah. He begins his description with these words (Yechezkel 1:4): 讜指讗值专侄讗 讜职讛执谞值旨讛 专讜旨讞址 住职注指专指讛 讘指旨讗指讛 诪执谉志讛址爪指旨驻讜止谉 注指谞指谉 讙指旨讚讜止诇 讜职讗值砖讈 诪执转职诇址拽址旨讞址转 讜职谞止讙址讛旨 诇讜止 住指讘执讬讘 讜旨诪执转旨讜止讻指讛旨 讻职旨注值讬谉 讛址讞址砖职讈诪址诇 诪执转旨讜止讱职 讛指讗值砖讈…

Do You Really Want World Peace?
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Do You Really Want World Peace?

In the final words of Sefer Zecharyah, prophesying about a time in the future when the Holy Temple will be rebuilt in its place in the holy city of Yerushalayim, we read something most peculiar (Zecharyah 14:21): 讜职诇止讗志讬执讛职讬侄讛 讻职谞址注植谞执讬 注讜止讚 讘职旨讘值讬转志讬职讬指 爪职讘指拽讜止转 讘址旨讬旨讜止诐 讛址讛讜旨讗 (And in that day, there will no longer be a Canaanite…