Excerpts of a shiur from the 4th of Tammuz, 5785, June 30th, 2025

There is still more to come of this very interesting shiur, that contains a whole bunch of hints about what is really happening here.

BH, I will try to post up more before Shabbat.

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In the month of Tammuz, they sinned with the Calf, and also received the first Luchot (Ten Commandments).

A person needs to know what he’s choosing, the first Luchot or the Calf. He needs to know, he needs to decide. Today, it’s time to decide what you want to do – the Calf, or the first Luchot. Decide!

If you want the Calf, so fine, you will dance around the Calf….

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“It happened as he drew near the camp and saw the calf and the dances, that Moses’ anger flared up.”[1]

About this he got angry – the dances.

Never mind, a person makes a Calf – but then, to go and dance around it?! He already couldn’t stand this. What, be ashamed of yourselves!

A person makes a Calf – he should be embarrassed!

I didn’t stand up to the test, I have a yetzer hara, all sorts of reasons, I’m used to Egypt [where they served idols], I worshipped the lamb[2] – that’s why they had to slaughter the lamb.

But then, to go and dance around it?!

And to make a feast, and to be happy?! And to eat borekas and blintzes?!

Moshe said, This, I can already no longer stand it!!!

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So, the month of Tammuz, this is also the Calf and also the first Luchot.

A person needs to decide, what is he choosing. For the only and last time.

Today, people need to decide what they prefer – the Calf, or the first Luchot.

If he prefers the first Luchot, then he can’t make a Calf. It’s impossible, to make a Calf. And he’ll walk around with his eyes closed, everything.

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[Skipping some]

Why is he [Iran’s leader] called Khaminei?

Because he should have made a hamin (Sephardi cholent) for Shabbat. Now that he’s gone into hiding, there is no-one to make a hamin. On Shabbat, I didn’t have a hamin.

Trump terrified him. I didn’t have a hamin. I wanted a hamin for Shabbat, I sent a message to Tehran that it should be brought, but no-one knows where he is.

Trump says, I actually do know where he is.

He said to him, I know where you are, but I’m having mercy on you. Make teshuva, say ‘I made a mistake’, and that’s that.

He [Khameini] even made some victory parades. I won!!

Where is the intelligence? Acknowledge the truth, admit the truth, and everything will turn around for you. I will forgive you.

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But he wants to make a hamin, he is not giving up on the hamin.

Trump screamed at him, send the hamin! Make a hamin in the bunker, what does it matter where it’s made, send it over!!!

So, everyone will fly to Teheran. (Turning to someone next to him:) Are you going to fly to Teheran after the shiur? To bring hamin? To bring cholent? Say yes! You have to go, say yes! You will go, and I will arrange a private plane for you…

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Once upon a time, everyone knew how to fly.

Korach used to fly in the air. Why did he fly in the air? He travelled with the Ark, he used to fly in the air.[3]

Poor man, Moshe Rabbenu walked with a stick, like that, a an 80 year old Jew, already 81, a bit feeble, everyone followed after him, trailed after him, and he delayed the whole of Am Yisrael.

They wanted to go fast, to get closer, and he went slowly, he covered a kilometre a day. A Jew aged 81 – it’s impossible to ask more from him.

And Korach said, what is this?! They should follow after me! I fly in the air – come after me! I travel out in front for three days, I fly in the air!

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[The Rav turns to someone next to him:]

You need to know how to fly. Take some lessons from Korach, learn how to fly in the air.

You need 200 flying lessons, and then you can be a pilot for El Al.[4]

100 lessons is for a helicopter. So today, now we are 100 days away from Rosh Hashana. You can do 100 lessons, and like that, fly out for Rosh Hashana in an helicopter.

Everyone here is going to be a pilot. In every helicopter, it’s possible to put 20 people, the biggest one fits 20 people. 20 people, 100 helicopters – this is 2,000 people. And then all Netivot, all of Ofakim – everyone can be fitted in.

So, each person should take flying lessons.

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Today, it’s the 5th of Tammuz, until the 25th of Elul, we have exactly 100 days.

25 [of Elul] and 25 [of Tammuz], this is 50, and we still have Av. Today it’s Tammuz, Av. Tammuz, Av – this is 60. So, we have 110 days left [on top of 85 days], another 10 days, this is 100. From today, it’s exactly 110 days, until the 25th of Elul. So, it’s possible to take 110 lessons, and to fly to Rabbenu HaKadosh in helicopters.

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[Skipping some]

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The Rebbe was one of the hatufim (kidnapped).

It’s another story, how they kidnapped him. They wanted 10,000 terrorists in exchange for him, but Bibi didn’t agree.

Bibi didn’t agree to the deals. I don’t know, is he against the return of the captives? What’s going on here? Why didn’t he agree to 10,000 terrorists, what does he care?

The ikker (main thing) is to free Rabbenu! But he didn’t agree. He’s stubborn.

Biden said 8,000, he said, 5,000.

The Hamas is not compromising. Hamas said, our word is our word – they aren’t going back on what they said. This is not like the Persians, (who said) We will launch rockets, we will fire a nuke!

In the end, they didn’t fire anything.

It’s impossible to rely on them.

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I stood on the mirpesset (balcony) the whole night[5], I wanted to catch a rocket – and it didn’t work out for me.

I relied on him, I thought that his word is his word, but he didn’t send any rockets over to us. He dumped something there, in Beer Sheva, and on Beit Shean, he dumped something on Petach Tikva.

Why couldn’t he have sent a single rocket to here, also? Why did I have to miss out, just because I live in Jerusalem? So, I don’t deserve a rocket? What’s going on here?! What is this protektzia? What is this discrimination?

Where is the shivayon (equality)?[6]

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I went to Kaplan, and I made a demonstration against him.

He fired on Beer Sheva, fired on Beit Shean, Netivot he didn’t fire at, so then, that’s it. So, there is no shivayon. That’s it, I saw that there is no ‘equality’, there is nothing to do, [except] to go to demonstrations at Kaplan and to scream shivayon!!! To go with placards.

In the end, he only fired at Petach Tikva, Beer Sheva and on Beit Shean, and on Bat Yam, he fired. People were killed there.

One time, also send one over to Netivot.

[He said] No, Netivot I am not messing with Netivot. The Baba Sali is there, and I’m scared of him. I’m scared of the Baba Sali, what can I do?

Halavai, that I should be as scared of the Baba Sali as he is.[7]

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The terrorists [on Simchat Torah] came [to Netivot] and then ran away.

Suddenly, they saw the Baba Sali, who revealed himself to them and told them go to Re’im.

They fled, and didn’t kill anyone [in Netivot].

In Ofakim they killed 42 people, but in Netivot they didn’t murder even one person. The Baba Sali was protecting them.

But now, we are going to Uman in another 110 days.

We are going to Uman.

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Excerpted and translated from Shivivei Or, 416.

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] Parshat Ki Tisa, 32:19.

[2] Interestingly, this is how xtians often refer to Yoshki.

[3] See Likutey Halachot, Choshen Mishpat. Halachot Erev, Halacha 5.

[4] The last time the Rav spoke a great deal about Shuvu Banim needing to become pilots was in the months before October 7, 2023.

[5] This is where the Rav stands to conduct the ma’ariv prayers for Shuvu Banim, on Ido HaNavi Street.

[6] Shivayon is the main complaint being made against the Chareidim who don’t serve in the army.

[7] The Baba Sali was meant to be pushing for the geula to come last / this year, and the Rav and Rebbe Nachman were opposing it, on the grounds that people needed more time to make teshuva.