tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post2162229184223140552..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Does The Gemara Predict That America Will Fall At the Hands Of Iran?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-59174056773288024122008-08-07T16:18:00.000-04:002008-08-07T16:18:00.000-04:00I have also been following her blog, and I do not ...I have also been following her blog, and I do not believe that she has been making accurate predictions multiple times.<BR/><BR/>Rather, she makes a whole lot of predictions, many of them really off the wall. And many of them do not come true. For example, her prediction of a nuclear war in 2006. However, if you make lots and lots of predictions, just by random chance, and the "law of large numbers," one or two of them will come true. Especially if you allow for rather "charitable" interpretations of events in order to claim that they are fulfilled. She is not a navi. She is perhaps a navi sheker, though in her defense, she may be patur from mitzvos.<BR/><BR/>In terms of the kever of Devorah, first off, I do not believe that that is actually Devorah's kever. There was no tradition from Chazal where it was, and many people died and were buried over the centuries. The identification of this as the kever is based on a document, not made public, if I understand correctly -- I would like to see it -- of the Arizal, who claimed to identify the kevarim of many Biblical and Tannaitic figures, based on his ruach hakodesh. For various reasons, I do not believe that the Arizal had this type of ruach hakodesh. Just to cite Shadal on this matter: if the Arizal did have ruach hakodesh, why did state that all the words in the sefer Brit Menucha were written with ruach hakodesh, when that sefer makes serious errors in describing the chain of tradition of kabbalah? (See <A HREF="http://parsha.blogspot.com/2008/05/authenticity-of-kabbalah-pt-xviii.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.) And why did the Arizal and all of his students not realize that Raya Mehamna and the Tikkunim of the Zohar was inauthentic, and instead based much of his kabbalah on it? (See <A HREF="http://parsha.blogspot.com/2008/03/authenticity-of-zohar-pt-ii.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.)<BR/><BR/>At any rate, even if the kever actually *does* belong to Devorah haNeviah, did Nava dream of the latitude and longitude? As I understand it, she found someone who was in possession of this document from the Ari. I would chalk it up to the 99% perspiration.<BR/><BR/>Finding Devorah's kever also has absolutely nothing to do with bringing of Mashiach. It is a made up theology.<BR/><BR/>But we will see in a few months, won't we? What will you say if Bush does not end up canceling the November elections?<BR/><BR/>Kol Tuv,<BR/>Joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-39212316861744198422008-08-07T15:49:00.000-04:002008-08-07T15:49:00.000-04:00If someone makes an accurate prediction once, then...If someone makes an accurate prediction once, then twice... then again... it's more than a coincidence.<BR/>Nava dreamt about the grave of Devorah HaNeviah, she then travelled to Israel, found the grave,with many documented miracles along the way.... and it has been verified by the Israel government and renovations are under way.<BR/>This really happened, it is documented, and I witnessed it via the internet (Nava blogged as she travelled to Israel etc).<BR/>yes her blog is very popular, simply because people want Moshiach and are desperately searching for someone who can give them the news. <BR/>So far Nava has been right about everything.<BR/>Just by the way.... the bees began to disappear from the world at the same time as Kever Devorah was discovered.... as we all know, Devorah means "bee".<BR/>I highly recommend Dreaming of Moshiach to inspire and give chizzuk to everyone who awaits Moshiach.<BR/>In the merit of all the hardworking Jewish bloggers giving encouragement to Am Yisrael.... Moshiach should come immediately, if not sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-69846701738520261212008-08-05T14:40:00.000-04:002008-08-05T14:40:00.000-04:00part of it is that some sites of people I know tak...part of it is that some sites of people I know take them as non-cranks. and part of it is that they provide translations into English of a lot of the words of the "holy autistics," which many people treat as non-cranks. but part of it is that, as in cases like the above, it gives opportunity to try to develop an accurate understanding of the actual source.<BR/><BR/>but you are right. and I really should lay off them for a while.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-19336966089450318742008-08-05T14:32:00.000-04:002008-08-05T14:32:00.000-04:00You seem to be spending a lot of time debunking st...You seem to be spending a lot of time debunking statements on DreamingOfMoshiach. Why do you give them credence, that they're worthy of rebuttal, rather than ignoring them as cranks? Are they very popular?thanbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197564008203120013noreply@blogger.com