[TA] Toras Aish - Vayishlach

Thu Nov 22 09:14:11 PST 2007

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Please take out a few moments and say some tehillim (psalms) for the Israeli  
chayalim (soldiers) & for everyone living in Israel. Israel also has eight  
soldiers in enemy captivity, namely:

Gilad ben Aviva (Shalit), captured  just outside Gaza on June 25, 2006;
Ehud ben Malka (Goldwasser) & Eldad  ben Tova (Regev), captured on the 
Israeli-Lebanese border 7/12/06;
Guy ben  Rina (Hever), disappeared near the Syrian-Israeli border in the 
Golan Heights in  August 1997;
Ron ben Batya (Arad), captured when his plane was downed over  Lebanon in 
Oct. 1986;
Tzvi ben Pninah (Feldman), Yekutiel Yehuda Nachman ben  Sarah (Katz), and 
Zecharia Shlomo ben Miriam (Baumel), all captured at the  Sultan Yaaqub battle in 
Lebanon on June  11,1982.
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The night Moshiach came 

'T was the night  of the Geulah, -- And in every single Shtiebel 
Sounds of Torah could be  heard -- Coming from every kind of Yeedel. 
This one in English, -- Some  in Hebrew, some in Yiddish.  
Some saying P'shat -- And some saying a  Chiddish. 
And up in Shamayim--The Aibishter decreed: 
"The time  has come -- For My children to be freed. 
"Rouse the Moshiach -- From  his heavenly berth.  
Have him get in his chariot, -- And head down to  earth. 
"The Moshiach got dressed -- And with a heart full of  glee, 
Went down to earth and entered -- the first Shtiebel he did  see. 
"I am the Moshiach! -- Hashem has heard your plea!  
Your  Geulah has come! -- It's time to go free! 

"They all stopped  their learning; -- This was quite a surprise. 
And they look at him  carefully, -- With piercing sharp eyes 
"He's not the Moshiach!" -- Said  one with a grin,  
"Just look at his hat, -- At the pinches and  brim!" 
"That's right!" cried another -- With a grimace and  frown, 
"Whoever heard of Moshiach, -- With a brim that's turned  down?"  
"Well," thought Moshiach, -- "If this is the  rule, 
I'll turn my brim up -- Before I go to the next  shul." 
So he walked right on over -- To the next shul in  town. 
Sure to be accepted, -- Since his brim was no longer down.   
"I'm, the Moshiach!" he cried, -- As he began to enter 
But the Jews  wanted to know first -- If he was Left Right or Center 
"Your clothes  are so black!" -- They cried out in fright. 
"You can't be  Moshiach--You're much too far right!" 
"If you want to be Moshiach, --  You must be properly outfitted. 
"So they replaced his black hat -- With  a Kippah that was knitted. 
Wearing his new Kippah, -- Moshiach went out  and said: 
"No difference to me -- What I wear on my head. 
"So  he went to the next shul, -- For his mission was dear. 
But he was  getting frustrated -- With the Yidden down hear.  
"I'm the Moshiach!"  he cried, -- And they all stopped to stare, 
And a complete eerie  stillness -- Filled up the air. 

"You're the Moshiach?! --  Just imagine that! 
Whoever heard of Moshiach -- Without a black  hat?"  
"But I do have a hat!" -- The Moshiach then said. 
So he  pulled it right out -- And plunked it down on his head. 
Then the shul  started laughing, -- And one said " Where's your kop? 
You can't have  Moshiach -- With a brim that's turned up!  
If you want to be Moshiach  -- And be accepted in this town, 
"Put some pinches in your hat -- And  turn that brim down!" 
Moshiach walked out and said: -- "I guess my time  hasn't come. 
I'll just return -- To where I came from.  
"So he  went to his chariot, -- But as he began to enter, 
All sorts of Jews  appeared -- From the Left, Right, and Center. 
"Please wait - do not  leave. -- It's all their fault!" they said, 
And they pointed to each  other -- And to what was on each other's head. 

Moshiach just  looked sad -- And said, " You don't understand." 
And then started up  his chariot -- To get out of this land.  
"Yes, it's very wonderful --  That you all learn Torah, 
But you seem to have forgotten -- A crucial  part of our Mesorah. 
"What does he mean?" -- "What's he talking  about?" 
And they all looked bewildered, -- And they all began to  shout.  
Moshiach looked back and answered, -- "The first place to  start, 
Is to shut up your mouths -- And open your  hearts. 

"To each of you, certain Yidden -- Seem too Frum or  too Frei, 
But all Yidden are beloved -- in the Aibishter's eye."   
And on his way up he shouted: -- " If you want me to come, 
Try  working a little harder -- On some Ahavat Chinam!
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Any names on our mishebayrach list over a month old will be deleted unless  
I'm told otherwise. Please say mishebayrach for: 

Yonatan ben Malka  
Baruch Yosef ben Adina Batya 
Shira bat Yaffa (Chazan) 
Moria bat Leah  (Zamir) 
Shabtai ben Rivka (Cohen) 
Rachel Chaya bat Roiza
Rephael  Avraham ben Ora Yutel
Yosef Adam ben Elke
Leah Sarah bas Raizel
Yehuda  ben Yehudis
Miriam bas Chava Shaindel
Avrohom Chaim ben Yenta  Freida
Daniel Mordechai ben Miriam
Rina Shifra bat Rivka  (8/25)
Shaindel Rachel bas Chaya Sara (6/1) 

Herschel Chaim ben Masha (6/8)

Leib ben Thelma

Miriam Nessa bas Osnat (10/12)

Schul Shmuel ben Ita (10/26)
Mordechai Shmuel ben Miriam (10/26)
Harav Azriel Chaim ben Chana (11/2)
Efraim ben Esther (11/9)

Chava Roiza bas Baila (11/16)
Tzipporah bas Sara (11/16)
Hanna bas Esther (11/16)
Rachel bas Chana (11/16)

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Names added: 

Azriel Chaim ben Chana (11/22)

Chaim ben Sprintza 
Chaya Yechet Elka bas  Chana Rochel
Shmuel Zvi ben Ita  (11/22)
James T. Francis  (11/22)

Names removed: 

Yechezkel Chaim Yehuda ben Sima Mirel Miriam  (10/19)
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