Honk 4 Joy

Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.

Albert Einstein

Jewish calendar runs according to the moon cycle, and therefore the dates change from year to year when converted to solar (conventional) calendar used around the world. So unless you know the difference, you would not be able to notice something really painful that happened not once, but twice on the same day that is one of the most joyous in Lubavitch – the celebration turned into tragedy…

Four years ago, first day of the month of Kislev (Rosh Hodesh – the head of the month) was meant to be a celebration as usual – every year since 1978, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s heart was healed after a massive heart attack that happened two months prior. This time was specifically chosen for the joyous yearly gathering of the emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach from all over the world. So four years ago that day turned into a tragedy – a married couple, the emissaries from India, were murdered in Mumbai terrorist attack, while the wife was pregnant.

Exactly four years later, on the same day last week, the Lubavitchers in Israel were killed by the rockets sent from Gaza, including a pregnant emissary from India, while her husband and children were injured. As usual the emissaries gathered at this exact time for the annual convention in New York Lubavitch Headquarters.

Whether one believes in Divine Providence or not, but there seems to be some message here from God, and to me personally it looks like God is trying to have a dialogue with Lubavitch community around the world, but somehow it remains a monologue… In the Torah, in Deutoronomy 29:29, it says: “Things which are hidden belong to the Lord our God. But the things that have been revealed belong to us and our children forever, so that we can observe all the words of this Torah.” I am not a prophet and can’t see the hidden, but we were privileged and blessed with the kosher certified Prophet of biblical proportions in this generation, and he is our messenger from God with the prescription for our ills. In fact, it says in Talmud that God gives a cure before the illness, a real example of preventative medicine, but to see it we must open our eyes.

In 1991-1992, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach announced that the time for Redemption has come, he did not ask us to move mountains or come up with some super-duper plan of action. Instead, he simply asked us to admit, desire and proclaim that Redemption is already here literally, in a simple sense. No explanations or interpretations, just that. So simple and so powerful, but can not be appreciated until done. So why not?

Several weeks ago, a dear friend of mine wanted play in $100,000,000 Melbourne lottery, so before he bought a ticket, he wrote a letter to the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach (accepted practice in Lubavitch and among many Jews) to ask for advice. The answer he received through the book of letters in English had to do with age, address and other words that could be translated into numbers. My friend decided to use these numbers and he won … $68. But that’s not the end. Next week there was another lottery ($20,000,000) and he decided to play with the same numbers, but the last minute the human factor  logic kicked in and he played other numbers, his own. Guess what? He won nothing, because the winning combination had every number that came from the Rebbe’s answer previously! Another coincidence?

People often ask me after I tell them the Prophet’s message: “And if we do what the Rebbe King Moshiach wants of us, how is it going to change the reality?” My answer is that Redemption starts on a personal level with simple action of proclamation to yourself and others in whichever form one chooses using the Prophets holy words. And as the numbers grow, it becomes a global phenomenon, but until we DO, we can’t feel, know or see what the outcome will be. So it’s up to us, and not God or His messenger the Rebbe King Moshiach, who already did his part, to do the same – proclaim Redemption and turn all the tragedies into celebrations with long awaited shalom in the Land of Israel!

This week the Jewish world will celebrate the anniversary of the release from the Russian prison of the first Lubavitcher Rebbe – the Alter Rebbe almost two centuries ago. Right then and there the wellsprings of Godly wisdom sprung forth from Russia and eventually reached into every corner on the planet paving the way for our righteous redeemer – King Moshiach, Messiah himself.

When the news of the arrest of the Alter Rebbe came to the town of Starodub, the chassid (follower) named Yehezkel gathered his friends and declared, that he was ready to take any pain and suffering, including death, for the sake of the release of their leader from prison.

He was fasting for three days straight, then gathered his fellow chassidim and announced, that his prayer was accepted and he was allowed to become an atonement in exchange for freedom of the Alter Rebbe. That’s why his soul had to leave this world the same day at sunset.

Yehezkel ordered to bring some vodka, drank l’chaim with his friends and asked them to promise the following: when the news of the release comes, let them come to his grave to let him know. And then let them drink l’chaim right  there and dance, even if they will be considered crazy.

His soul departed the same night.

After several days, on the 19th of Kislev (in the Hebrew calendar), chassidim gathered in the synagogue to pray. They looked at each other in anticipation: who will speak out first? Eventually they all admitted that Yehezkel came personally to each one of them in a dream, and announced that the verdict about the release of the Alter Rebbe from prison was already signed in Heaven, in the world of Truth.

That meant, that the time came to fulfill the request of the departed reb Yehezkel – dance in the cemetery – and let the people think whatever they want.

Interesting  thought came to my mind when reading this story: while chassidim knew about upcoming news from the dream, the rest of the world still was in the dark about the verdict, which made the task of dancing even more difficult. And even if it was official, would it make the task any easier?

Lubavitcher chassidim have a tradition from the previous Rebbes that when Moshiach comes, chassidim will go out in the street and dance to announce and celebrate the final chapter of the unfolding Redemption. The Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach clearly and publicly (not in the dreams of the selected few) announced that we are literally in the days of Moshiach and it’s time to dance and celebrate publicly his coming to fulfill what the previous Rebbes professed.

So next time when we see someone dancing on the street and doing what the King and the Prophet ordered, maybe that’s not so insane after all!

Shaun Tan, the creator of this short animation, which won an Oscar, is quite well known among Australian children and teacher/librarians for his contributions to the field of children’s books and art work.

The Lost Thing was originally published as a children’s book in 1999. The story revolves around a young man who finds a… well… Thing. Nobody else seems to notice the Thing, and the young man decides to find out where it is meant to be, a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

The following quote is taken from our site http://honk4joy.com/smell-redemption.php and these are the words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach:

“Is it possible to have bigger treasure than what so many generations waited for – the coming of The Messiah? This treasure exists openly in the middle of the day when the sun is shining…Nevertheless, they don’t notice him, because they look to the side, busy with other things… ”

The full version of the Alfa Show 4D, the largest video mapping projection attempted in history. Alfa-Bank’s gift to Moscow, presented on Moscow City Day, took place on September 4, 2011 at Vorob’yovy Gory (Sparrow Hills). More than 800, 000 people attended the event created by an Australian – David Atkins.

If humans can do this amazing display using their Divine potential, imagine what God can do using His unlimited powers to show us the beauty of unfolding Age of Happiness and Joy.

The High Holy Days in Judaism, more properly known as the Yamim Noraim (Hebrew: ימים נוראים‎ “Days of Awe”) are the holidays of Rosh Hashanah (”Jewish New Year”), Yom Kippur (”Day of Atonement”) and the days  in between known also as the Ten Days of Repentance (Aseret Yemei Teshuvah).

Since the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach announced that the repentance was done and Redemption is already here, these holidays are turning more and more into the days of joy and celebration, the real coronation of the King of kings and His messenger Moshiach.

From the “Redemption Watch” blog:

“People only see what they are prepared to see.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This video says at the end: ” It’s easy to miss something you’re not looking for,”  which is just another of many possible explanations why we must ready ourselves in order to see the true reality of a New World.

How?

By learning and accepting the Prophet’s message – http://www.honk4joy.com/smell-redemption.php

Something happened to me when I saw this amazing clip – I remembered the words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, King Messiah, the Prophet of the generation: “open your eyes” and see that the Age of Happiness and Joy is already here! This message implies that for various reasons (http://www.honk4joy.com/smell-redemption.php) are “eyes” are closed to the unfolding Redemption. Most of us have no idea what’s happening in this rapidly changing world and we are like this blind man saying “Help me, I can’t see”. What  if we say instead: “It’s a beautiful world, Redemption is here, whether we see it or not!” When we change our attitude – we transform our world!  http://www.honk4joy.com/petition.php

Have you ever try to play God? Famous Hollywood movie “Bruce Almighty” is a good example of what can happen when we try to do that. Because we have our plans, and He has His. When our dream pictures are standing in the way of His grand design for Messiah (Redeemer) and Ultimate Redemption, guess what happens? Who do you think wins? Eventually we all end up as winners, because what’s good for God is good for us since we all carry God inside of us. So at the end it will all be good, and if it’s not – it’s not the end!

Our site and blog http://www.honk4joy.com/ are full of true evidence and facts, including videos of real time footage and documents, showing the world that Moshiach and Ultimate Redemption are here, including identity of Moshiach and his messages to the world. But more often than not we get a reaction similar to the policewoman in this prank. We would appreciate any suggestions, no matter how wild they sound, to solve this pink elephant “mystery” of Messiah and the Age of Happiness and Joy.