The Significance of the US Embassy Move

The move of the US Embassy to Yerushalayim was an amazing event in the history of the Jewish people.  It cannot be denied.  The idea that the nations are finally admitting to their long-standing error of not attributing Yerushalayim to the Jewish people is an idea that can never be forgotten.  Thank President Trump for his initiative, but especially thank the King of kings Who put the idea in his head.

While this event was 95% positive, there was, however, a 5% negative aspect that cannot be brushed over.  As the Tomer Devorah blog has pointed out in a series of posts (along with many others I've forgotten), the embassy move brings along with it a slew of spiritual Edomite influences of the worst kind.  This cannot be brushed off as something we must tolerate if we want the Hessed that comes along with it.  Rather, it must be fought even at the expense of forgoing the Hessed if need be.  These influences have unfortunately made inroads into top levels of government and even the rabbinate and must be fought vigorously.

That said, we are obligated to thank those who agreed with the idea that the time for the nations to start recognizing Yerushalayim as the capital of the Jews has come - and actually went ahead and executed that idea, despite the baggage that comes along with it.  It can be considered one more notch added to the Geula process.

While contemplating other significant, Geula-related dates in recent Jewish history, the common denominator between them is that they all fall in the Sefirat Ha'omer period.  Yom Ha'atzma'ut on 5 Iyar - the 20th day of the Omer, Yom Yerushalayim on 28 Iyar - the 43rd day of the Omer, and "Embassy Day" (for lack of a better name) on 29 Iyar - the 44th day of the Omer.  Each week of the Omer is represented by one of the 7 lower Sefirot.  The same applies to each day of that week.  The 49 days therefore begin with Hessed of Hessed and end with Malchut of Malchut.

Yom Ha'atzma'ut falls on Yesod of Tiferet.  Tiferet is connected to Yaakov Avinu whose name was changed to Yisrael.  The land - Eretz Yisrael - was finally re-governed by Jews after about 1900 years on Yom Ha'atzma'ut and called its name "Yisrael".  However, in order to defeat Esav the fighter, Yaakov Avinu knew that he needed Yosef (see Ovadia 1:18), who is connected to Yesod.  Therefore, Yom Ha'atzma'ut, where we took over from the British Edomite governance of the land, needed to take place on Yosef's day within Yaakov's week - Yesod of Tiferet.

But Yom Ha'atzma'ut left over part of the Kelipa of Yesod which we had conquered.  The British had left the land, but the ideologies and immorality of Edom had not departed the Jewish psyche.  We are still suffering from this to this day.

Yom Yerushalayim falls out on Hessed of Malchut.  Malchut is connected to David Hamelech, the king who bought Yerushalayim and settled it about 3000 years ago.  Hessed is the attribute of Avraham Avinu, who went to Mt. Moriah in what's now known as Yerushalayim to follow Hashem's command.  He gave it the name "Yir'eh", the beginning of its known name.  On Yom Yerushalayim, Hashem helped the IDF defeat the mighty surrounding Yishmaelite armies and Yerushalayim was once again united under Jewish control.  Yishma'el, a son of Avraham Avinu, is the Kelipa of Hessed, and they were thoroughly decimated.

But Yom Yerushalayim left over part of the Kelipa of Hessed on Har Habayit when Moshe Dayan gave the keys to the Waqf.  We are still suffering from this terrible decision to this day.

"Embassy Day" fell out on Gevura of Malchut.   As we said earlier, Malchut is connected to David Hamelech, and by extension, Yerushalayim.  Gevura is the attribute of Yitzhak Avinu who was brought up as a sacrifice on Mt. Moriah in present-day Yerushalayim.  Having the US Embassy move to Yerushalayim is a defeat for European Edom (and Yishmael for that matter).

But just as Yitzhak Avinu didn't recognize the danger of "brotherly" Esav, as Esav tricked him with his words, too many of us who should know better are not recognizing the danger of "brotherly" Esav in our day and age.  Yaakov Avinu prayed to be saved from it, but many of us still don't see it.  The baggage that came along with the embassy move, as noted above, underscores that sad fact.  A remnant of the Kelipa of Gevura was left over.

So let's celebrate the victory of the moving of the embassy, but let's also recognize the challenge ahead.  Let's not suffer from this for years to come.

May we merit to conquer the 3 Kelipot that remain so we can see the rebuilt Yerushalayim in all its glory, speedily in our days, Amen.