Crusades and Pogroms

The Crusades started in the beginning of the 56th 64-year "day" since 1329 until the end of the 58th day. According to the mapping of these days to years of Keter Yosef, the Crusades period corresponds to years 5772-5774. These are years 45-47 of Keter Yehuda. According to the mapping of the years of Keter Yehuda to the count of Chochma, 45-47 corresponds to 5632-5645, the period of the Pogroms in Russia.

The Pogroms and the Crusades are from the same root. The nature of the exposed evil is the same, and the results of the events were similar. Both the Crusades and the Pogroms catalysed the return of Am Yisrael to Eretz Yisrael.

From this we learn what to expect in the years 5772-5774. The same evil will rise its head, against the Jews of the Galut. It will be history's purest expression of this evil, and it will be its last expression of this kind. After this, the Galut will no longer be.

Note that 5772 is a year of Din, and note that from the rise of the State of Israel in 5708 until 5772 are 64 years, one day of tranquility for Ya'akov in the shadow of Esav (Bereshit Rabba 63:13):

ויאמר יעקב מכרה כיום אמר לו זבין לי חד יום מן דידך אמר רבי אחא כל מי שהוא יודע לחשב ימי הגלות ימצא שיום אחד ישב יעקב בשלוה בצלו של עשו

And Ya'akov said, "Sell, as this day [your birthright to me]" - He said to him, "Sell me one day of yours." Rabbi Acha said, "Anyone who knows to calculate the days of Galut will find that Ya'akov will sit one day in tranquility in the shadow of Esav."


I write this during Sukkot 5769. Only three years to go. Financial problems are inundating the USA and Europe. Obama is about to be elected president. The writing is on the wall.


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