A time of prophecy for all

Hi,

"And after that, I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters will prophesy, and your elders will dream dreams, and your youths will see visions."

(Yoel 3:1)

Have a great day,

Mordechai

It's not about the fast

Hi,

"When the Jews held fasts to pray regarding drought or other crises, the elder among them would speak words of rebuke:

"My brothers, It does not say regarding the people of Nineveh, 'Gd saw their sackcloth and fasts, but rather, 'And Gd saw their deeds, for they had returned from their bad path.' [Jonah 3:10] And so it says in the prophets [Joel 2], 'Tear your hearts, rather than your clothes.'"

הזקן שבהן אומר לפניהן דברי כבושין: אחינו! לא נאמר באנשי נינוה וירא אלקים את שקם ואת תעניתם, אלא וירא האלקים את מעשיהם כי שבו מדרכם הרעה, ובקבלה הוא אומר וקרעו לבבכם ואל בגדיכם.

 (Talmud, Taanit 15a)

Have a great day,

Mordechai

The future of Jerusalem

Hi,

Yoel 4:17 says, "Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will no longer pass through."

"“Strangers will no longer pass through” to harm them, as they had done until today. It is also possible that strangers will not enter Jerusalem because in the future her sanctity will grow. Just as one – even a Yisrael - may not enter the heichal, so the whole city will be holy, and strangers from the nations will not be permitted to enter."

(Radak to Yoel 4:17)

Have a great day,
Mordechai