Yesterday, as I recited my morning prayers, I davened that Mr. Feiglin's son should merit a speedy recovery. My thoughts turned to the video I had seen of Mr. Feiglin calling for a deeper connection with the Torah. My eyes filled with tears thinking aboout this special man who wants to bring the Torah's spiritual values to the Jewish people living in Eretz Yisrael. May his son see a complete recovery and may his dream for an Eretz Yisrael based upon the Torah be fulfilled.
Yesterday I received an email in which Shmuel Sackett describes how he and Moshe Feiglin prayed for Dovid Yosef.
This morning I picked Moshe up at 5 AM and we went to the Kotel to daven. Immediately afterwards we immersed in the Breslov mikvah (in the Moslem quarter of the Old City) and then ascended Har Ha’Bayit (The Temple Mount). A very interesting thing happened just before we went up to Har Ha’Bayit.
Yesterday, I emailed Rabbi Nachman Kahane (brother of Rabbi Meir Kahane) and asked him to meet us before we go up to the Har so that he can give Moshe a bracha. I must point out that Rabbi Nachman Kahane is a rare “kohen me’yu’chas” which means he can trace his family’s line directly to the first High Priest of Israel, Aharon HaKohen! In addition to that, he is a Talmudic scholar who has written more than 40 holy books. Finally, he is a member of Manhigut Yehudit and believes strongly in Moshe’s ability to become Prime Minister of Israel (very soon with Hashem’s help).
Just before we arrived, Rabbi Kahane saw Rav Shlomo Aviner, chief Rabbi of Bet El and Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Kohanim, in the Moslem section of the Old City. Rav Aviner is also a Kohen and Rabbi Kahane asked that he wait to bless Moshe as well. Shortly after that Moshe and I arrived, together with our dear friend, Dovid Shirel, who came to join us from Hebron. Rabbi Kahane explained that when one Kohen blesses a Jew it has the status of a “Rabbinic blessing,” but when two Kohanim bless a Jew it has the status of a “Torah blessing.” Both these men held Moshe’s hand and blessed him simultaneously with the traditional priestly blessing!
After receiving that wonderful blessing, Moshe, Dovid and I went up to Har Ha’Bayit. While there we had the very rare opportunity to fulfill a unique Halacha. The Mishna in Midot (chapter 2, Mishna 2) states that when people ascend the Har they walk towards the RIGHT. However, if the person is in mourning or has another problem – on which the commentaries explain that he is praying for a sick relative – the people walk to the LEFT. This is so that people already on the Har will see that the people are walking in the opposite direction and will ask them what happened. When they find out, they will say (in the case of illness), “May the Dweller in this House (meaning Hashem) grant your son a quick and speedy recovery”. Therefore, when we ascended the Har, instead of walking to the right, we walked to the left in fulfillment of this requirement. About 30 minutes into our walk around Har Ha’Bayit, some of the regular people who ascended Har Ha’Bayit a bit after we did, noticed that we were walking towards the left! They immediately asked Moshe, “Why are you walking towards the left?” and Moshe replied, “Because my son is sick and needs a Refuah Sh’laimah.” Immediately they replied, “May the Dweller in this House grant your son a quick and speedy recovery” – EXACTLY THE WAY THE MISHNA DESCRIBED IT OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO!!! I had “chills” down my spine for a long time. After all, it’s one thing to learn the law, but to experience it is 1,000 times more incredible.
Yesterday, I emailed Rabbi Nachman Kahane (brother of Rabbi Meir Kahane) and asked him to meet us before we go up to the Har so that he can give Moshe a bracha. I must point out that Rabbi Nachman Kahane is a rare “kohen me’yu’chas” which means he can trace his family’s line directly to the first High Priest of Israel, Aharon HaKohen! In addition to that, he is a Talmudic scholar who has written more than 40 holy books. Finally, he is a member of Manhigut Yehudit and believes strongly in Moshe’s ability to become Prime Minister of Israel (very soon with Hashem’s help).
Just before we arrived, Rabbi Kahane saw Rav Shlomo Aviner, chief Rabbi of Bet El and Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Kohanim, in the Moslem section of the Old City. Rav Aviner is also a Kohen and Rabbi Kahane asked that he wait to bless Moshe as well. Shortly after that Moshe and I arrived, together with our dear friend, Dovid Shirel, who came to join us from Hebron. Rabbi Kahane explained that when one Kohen blesses a Jew it has the status of a “Rabbinic blessing,” but when two Kohanim bless a Jew it has the status of a “Torah blessing.” Both these men held Moshe’s hand and blessed him simultaneously with the traditional priestly blessing!
After receiving that wonderful blessing, Moshe, Dovid and I went up to Har Ha’Bayit. While there we had the very rare opportunity to fulfill a unique Halacha. The Mishna in Midot (chapter 2, Mishna 2) states that when people ascend the Har they walk towards the RIGHT. However, if the person is in mourning or has another problem – on which the commentaries explain that he is praying for a sick relative – the people walk to the LEFT. This is so that people already on the Har will see that the people are walking in the opposite direction and will ask them what happened. When they find out, they will say (in the case of illness), “May the Dweller in this House (meaning Hashem) grant your son a quick and speedy recovery”. Therefore, when we ascended the Har, instead of walking to the right, we walked to the left in fulfillment of this requirement. About 30 minutes into our walk around Har Ha’Bayit, some of the regular people who ascended Har Ha’Bayit a bit after we did, noticed that we were walking towards the left! They immediately asked Moshe, “Why are you walking towards the left?” and Moshe replied, “Because my son is sick and needs a Refuah Sh’laimah.” Immediately they replied, “May the Dweller in this House grant your son a quick and speedy recovery” – EXACTLY THE WAY THE MISHNA DESCRIBED IT OVER 2,000 YEARS AGO!!! I had “chills” down my spine for a long time. After all, it’s one thing to learn the law, but to experience it is 1,000 times more incredible.
Ten minutes after we left Har Ha’Bayit Moshe received a phone call from his wife, Tzippy. She told him that about 20 minutes earlier Dovid Yosef started moving his leg and an arm! The doctors were ecstatic about this small – but very significant – progress! Imagine that – he started improving at the EXACT TIME we were davening for him on Har Ha’Bayit as well as living the law in the Mishna!
Let’s hope for more progress each and every day!
Moshe and Tzippy Feiglin have asked me to express their heartfelt hakorat hatov for the outpouring of prayer and encouragement and request your continued prayers for their son.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/manhigut-yehudit-moshe-feiglin/19-taamuz-update-prayers-for-the-recovery-of-dovid-yosef-feiglin-at-the-temple-m/433393159788
Let’s hope for more progress each and every day!
Moshe and Tzippy Feiglin have asked me to express their heartfelt hakorat hatov for the outpouring of prayer and encouragement and request your continued prayers for their son.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/manhigut-yehudit-moshe-feiglin/19-taamuz-update-prayers-for-the-recovery-of-dovid-yosef-feiglin-at-the-temple-m/433393159788
Wow! Nice story.
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