Another Kreplach War or More Than That?

Back 15 years ago, I dubbed recent Middle East wars as "Kreplach Wars".  We can now add 2 more to the list:

• October 7th started the night after Hoshana Rabba
• Roaring Lion started a few days before Purim

But it wasn't just a few days before Purim.  First of all, it started on the 11th of Adar, which is the first day in which the Megilla can be read (in certain circumstances).  Secondly, it began as synagogues in Israel were reading Parashat Zachor - the commandment to wipe out Amalek.  One of the verses read actually reads:

תִּמְחֶה אֶת-זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק, מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם - thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven

What better way to fulfil both the letter and spirit of this verse than to drop bombs killing the Amalek-like leadership of Iran from an airplane in the sky!

And, as others had pointed out:

מבצע שאגת הארי (Operation Roaring Lion) = 1122

פורים תשפ"ו (Purim 5786) = 1122

And HKB"H has been performing many miracles for His nation throughout this war.  True, there were deaths and many injuries, but nowhere near what would be the normal toll בדרך הטבע.  May Hashem continue to save us from harm.

Many are pointing to this war as not just another Kreplach war - but as THE FINAL WAR. 

The evidence presented is the famous Pesikta and Yalkut Shimoni that has been brought down many times on this blog (e.g. here):

Rabbi Yitzhak said: The year that King Mashiah will be revealed, all the kings of the nations will provoke each other. The king of Paras (Iran) will provoke an Arab king (Saudi Arabia) and the Arab king will go to Edom (who is understood to be by Haza"l as the Christian empire, who is in our days probably the U.S.), to take advice from them.

Then, the King of Paras will go ahead and destroy the whole world. And all the nations of the world will tremble and be panicky and will fall on their faces. And pains like birth pangs will take hold of them.

And Israel will tremble and be panicky and will say "Where will we come and go? Where will we come and go?"

And He will say to them: "My children, do not be afraid! Whatever I made, I only made for your benefit! Why are you afraid?

Do not be afraid! The days of your redemption has arrived!"

Let's go through this:

All the kings of the nations will provoke each other - ✔check

Ukraine-Russia, Afghanistan-Pakistan, India-Pakistan, Thailand-Cambodia, the list goes on... (just think of all the wars President Trump claims he solved).

The king of Paras (Iran) will provoke an Arab king (Saudi Arabia) and the Arab king will go to Edom (who is understood to be by Haza"l as the Christian empire, who is in our days probably the U.S.), to take advice from them - ✔check

The Saudis pushed Trump to attack Iran before the start of the war, and just a couple days ago, they asked President Trump to keep hitting them.

Then, the King of Paras will go ahead and destroy the whole world. - ✔check

Whether this refers to the growing number of countries attacked by Iran or whether it refers to the fact that oil cannot pass via the Strait of Hormuz due to Iran's threats, we can say that Iran is destroying the world.

And all the nations of the world will tremble and be panicky and will fall on their faces. And pains like birth pangs will take hold of them. - ✔check

Yes, this is happening, but not in the way one would have thought.  Europe and Europe-wannabe (Canada), Russia, China, South Africa, the Democrats and Woke Right of the US, and many others are all angry at President Trump for starting this war.  They've all gone ballistic figuratively at the US Air Force and Israeli Air Force trying to stop Iran going ballistic literally.

And those nations who are happy with the President's decision are actually getting hit by Iran so they are trembling in a different way.

And Israel will tremble and be panicky and will say "Where will we come and go? Where will we come and go?"- ✔check

People in Israel are suffering from the every-90-minute sirens that don't let them sleep and don't let them go anywhere lest they be caught without protection from a bomb shelter.  May Hashem protect His people.

And He will say to them: "My children, do not be afraid! Whatever I made, I only made for your benefit! Why are you afraid?  Do not be afraid! The days of your redemption has arrived!" - not yet, but very close.  May it happen very soon.

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For Hebrew speakers, see Rav Zamir Cohen on the current Geula situation as we approach the month of Nissan:

 

Also, for those who have not seen it yet, see the incredible shiur from Rav Yossi Saadeh that uses gematriot to show how 5786 is a year Mesugal for Geula (as seen on Shirat Devorah a few weeks ago):

As we approach the month of Nissan, may we see with our eyes the Final Redemption with mercy, Amen.