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Tisha B'Av is here again. The Seventeenth of Tammuz and Tisha B'Av: the Fast of the Ninth of Av.
When: Av 9, for 25 hours: This year the biblical and Rabbinic fast began last night, Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 and goes until sundown tonight, Sunday, Aug 3, 2025.
It's instituted at Zechariah 7:3, II Kings 25:8-9, Mishnah Ta'anit 4:6, etc.Tisha B'Av is a day for remembering the significant tragedies experienced by the Israelites throughout time. Although Tisha B'Av primarily (especially) commemorates the destruction of the first and second Jerusalem Temples (both were destroyed on the ninth of Av: the first by the Babylonians in 586 BCE; the second by the Romans in 70 CE), all Israelite tragedies may be remembered on this date. Torah cabinets are draped in black cloth, and the communities enter into a state of collective mourning and teshuvah (repentance) over our sins on this day. This teshuvah, if performed, is supposed to lead to the coming of the Messiah on Rosh Hashanah according to many. So far, our people have failed to accomplish this correctly.
Each year the observances begins with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz (commemorating the first breach in the walls of Jerusalem, before the First Temple was destroyed. During this period, worldly pleasures are increasingly avoided; parties, cutting of the hair, etc., are not permitted. From the First to the Ninth of Av, Jewish tradition is to abstain from eating meat and drinking wine (except on Shabbat) and not to wear new clothing. Especially devout Jews observe the complete fast from food and water on Tisha B'Av. These actions are indicative of the mourning process.
While some Jews and Messianic Christians interpret biblical texts to suggest a possible connection between the biblical holiday of Rosh Hashanah and the arrival (or, for Christians, return) of the Messiah, there's no definitive prophecy stating this. Rosh Hashanah, one of the biblical New Years, is associated with themes of judgment and the sounding of a shofar (ram's horn), which some link to the "last trump" referenced in the New Testament (for example I Corinthians 15:52, I Thessalonians 4:1, Revelations 11:15, etc.). However, the timing of the Messiah's arrival remains a matter of faith and interpretation, with no single, universally accepted date or event. This is because humans have been granted the abiblity to speed up or hinder this event according to both sections of the Bible, the Tanach and the New Testament as well as the Rabbinic Talmud.
For many Breslovers, sincere repentance on Tisha B'Av, if performed, will lead planetary repentance during the Seven Weeks of Consolation (called in Hebrew: Shabbatot DeNechemta). This spiritual awakening will conclude, on Rosh Hasahannah, with the coming of the Messiah and the Olam Haba or Messianic World to Come. If the world, especially the Jews, takes advantange of these Seven Weeks of Consolation, the War of Magog can be avoided and the 'One more cruel than Haman," the Son of Perdition, called Antichrist, will not be permitted to rise to power. Without this repentance, the seven year Tribulation warned of by Daniel and John will become inevitable.
Certain Breslovers, known as Nanachs, believe that Rebbe Nachman of Breslov has revealed the key to this planatary redemption through a very special note (Hebrew Petek):
The Rebbe Nachman Song
There exists among the talmidim or students of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov those who believe that Rabbi Y'isroel Ber Odesser (AKA Saba or "Grandfather" to his talmidim; who lived 1888 – October 23, 1994) was granted a special favor and a holy mission to usher in the Song of Universal Redemption. Not all Breslovers agree with this sect nor do all interpret these things the same way. People who accept the Petek are often referred to as "Nanachs." This sect is founded on the revelation of the Petek (or Note) to Saba. 'Nanachs' believe Saba was given this Song of Universal Redemption to usher in planatary redemption: This revelation is directly tied to the fast of Tisha B'Av. Here's what happened:
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (Hebrew: נחמן מברסלב), also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover (Yiddish: רב נחמן ברעסלאווער), Nachman from Uman (lived April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810), was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.
Rebbe Nachman, a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, breathed new life into the Chasidic movement by combining the esoteric secrets of Judaism with in-depth Torah scholarship. He attracted thousands of followers during his lifetime, and his influence continues to this day through many Chasidic movements such as Breslov Chasidism. Rebbe Nachman's religious philosophy revolved around closeness to God and speaking to God in normal conversation "as you would with a best friend." This concept of hitbodedut is central to his teachings. Also unique about the great Rebbe is his belief that God is available to all people regardless of partisan religious beliefs. If anyone talks to GOD, the Holy One will reply.
Rabbi Yisroel Dov Ber Odesser (Hebrew: ישראל דב בער אדסר) (lived approx. 1888 – 23 October 1994), also known as Reb Odesser or Saba ("grandfather" in Hebrew), was a Breslover Chasid and rabbi who claimed to have received a "Letter From Heaven" sent directly to him by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who had died 112 years earlier, revealing a new "Universal Remedy" for relieving the world's suffering and illness. This remedy is the song and name "Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman", which Saba revealed in his old age to newfound followers throughout Israel and the world. His following developed into the Na Nach movement. Some controversies surround the origin of the Letter, Rabbi Odesser's bold claims regarding "Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman," and his position within the Breslov movement.
Saba's followers believe that the Petek was a "Letter from Heaven" sent by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov of blessed and holy memory to Yisroel Dov-Ber Odesser for the benefit of all the earth. In time, the talmid became a rabbi known fondly as Saba or Grandfather to his own talmidim. The Petek was gifted to Saba in 1922 while he was a student at Rabbi Me'ir Ba'al HaNess' yeshiva in Tiberias, Israel. It was in the early 1980s, while residing in an old-age home in Raanana, Israel, that Saba finally disclosed the Petek to a group of recently observant French immigrants who were drawn to him. Inspired by Saba and the Petek, this group subsequently formed the Na Nach movement towards the end of that decade.
The Petek The Petek (in English) reads as follows:
Very hard it was for me to descend to you
My precious student to tell you that I benefited
Greatly from your service and upon you I said
My fire will burn until
* משיח וועט קומען
Messiah will come
be strong and brave
In your service
Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman
And with this I shall reveal to you a secret and it
is: Full and heaped up from line to line
* (פצפציה )
(Pay, Tzaddi, Pay, Tzaddi, Yud, Hay)
And with strong service you will understand it and the sign is
The 17th of Tammuz they will say that you are not fasting
* האש שלי תוקד עד ביאת המשיח
do not say the name with your mouth.How the Petek was given and its connection with Tisha B'Av:
The 17th of Tammuz is one of the four major fast days for Jews. On this day, we mourn the loss of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. In the year 5682 (1922), yeshiva student Israel Ber Odesser (student of the Chassidus Rabbi Israel Karduner of blessed memory) of Tiberias (a town on the banks of the Sea of Galilee), awoke at midnight to practice Hitbodedut as was his custom. As the night moved toward morning, he inexplicably became very hungry. Despite the fast requirements, he quietly uttered the traditional blessings and ate some food in secret. He then went to the ritual bath (mikveh) in preparation for his morning prayers.
As he uttered his Shacharit prayers, the normally joyful talmid could not free his mind of what he had done, eating on the solemn fast day. As the day progressed, guilt overcame him, and he felt utterly fallen. Others noticed his unusual seriousness and began to suspect something was wrong. Perhaps, they assessed, his embrace of Chassidic teachings had driven him mad! One heard such tales...
The young man was miserable. How could he, a pious Jew who had been so blessed, do such a thing? For days, he could not find forgiveness for his transgression despite his earnest prayers of repentance. Had he disgraced the name of Rebbe Nachman? Worst yet, had he disgraced the Name of HaShem!?
After a few days of this, an odd thought entered his mind. It didn't seem like his own thought, but one that came to him from another. The thought suggested that he go to his room, open his locked bookcase, and pick up any book that caught his eye (no particular one was specified). This, the thought assured him, would reveal his answer and produce great joy.
Israel Ber Odesser was skeptical of the thought. How could that be? Was he going mad, as some of his fellow talmidim suggested? It made no sense. But eventually the thought convinced him and he went into his room, unlocked his bookshelf, and took a volume at random.
Opening the book, he found a slip of paper: the Petek. As he read the words, the Light of God flowed through him, and he knew that he had been forgiven and that Rebbe Nachman had intervened with the Heavenly Court on his behalf.
No one knew that he had eaten that morning; he kept it secret between himself and HaShem out of shame. His bookshelf was always securely locked, so no one could have inserted the note -- and into only one random book? Who knew when and if the note would have been found? No, to Israel Ber Odesser, this had to be a divine occurrence! The message of the Petek filled his heart with joy, and he began dancing and singing the song he had received: Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman
Rebbe Nachman's masterpiece, the Likutay Moharan (11:8), reveals (based on the Tikkunay Zohar) that in the End of Days a new song will be revealed that will fill the universe with light and joy and renew it. Many scholars and others who have studied the Petek have concluded that this song, Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman, is the foretold Universal Song of Redemption, and that through it, Rebbe Nachman's promise that his fire will burn until the coming of Messiah is true. Saba had been chosen to renew the Way of God.
Time will tell, but for many who have been blessed to receive this Song, the Light of HaShem that flows from the Ayn Soph is perceived, if dimly.
What is Nanach?
Is the Petek true? Why don't all Breslovers accept it? See my post here for my thoughts.
For more information on the Petek and Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman, I recommend the book The Letter From Heaven, published by Keren Rabbi Israel Dov Odesser Zatzal (e-mail: my_fire@smile.net.il for purchase information) or visit Nanach.org
Tisha B'Av reminds us that this current world order is not ours. That hatred exists here against GOD and all who seek enlightenment. Currently, the Nephilim war is primarily being waged against Jews and Christians, but have no doubts, anyone who dares to think for themselves is a target. As AI becomes ever more embedded throughout our lives, it will find all of us just as the prophets foretold. We can only do so much in our own strength, but with GOD, resistance is NEVER futile.
The question remains today as it has since the days of Enoch and Daniel. If the Messiah is coming, where is he? No one can say. No HUMAN can say... But how about AI? The prophets foretold its coming and AI is now here and establishing itself as our master, as fortold. Check out this conversation that took place using ChatGPT:
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