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Chutzpah


One of the signs cited by the Talmud as an indication of the imminent coming of the Messiah, is a generation notorious for its brazenness and audacity: "Chutzpah will increase... youths will shame their elders.. a son will disgrace his father, a daughter will rebel against her mother..."

Since these signs have all been fulfilled, and more then fulfilled, and still the redemption has not yet come, I suggest that we make positive use of the chutzpah with which our generation has been blessed. Let us boldly demand of G-d, in no uncertain terms, that since all deadlines for the redemption have come and gone, He is to immediately send the redeemer. G-d will certainly be pleased by our "audacity" and bring the long-awaited era of universal peace and divine perfection to the world.


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Posted: Sep 17, 2008
And such Chutzpah is???
Ultimately, audacity is what is sought of us; the ability to challenge a worldview, to lay down before our our elders a new path to rightenous, a new path for those that antecede us, a new path to follow, a new spiritual path which defines us all.

The Holy One has figured all of these variables in the ultimate process; so do we all fall within its proscriptions.

Act? It is within ourselves. We command our actions, and may we all fall within those sacred boundaries.
Posted By Anonymous, Naples, FL

Posted: July 28, 2008
Chutzpadick
Who are you to insult the Holy One by implying he could be sensitive to mortals' demands?! Chutzpah? You've got it in spades. The HO takes such demands with bemused grains of Dead Sea Salt. HO is not hurtable. And HO knows Redeemer is due for a visit to our planet. How dare you insult HO by presuming he shouldn't be demanded to act, the time is high for some demands! By not demanding, you assume he's content to not be reminded and thus fall down on the job.
Posted By Spinning in Infinity

Posted: July 24, 2008
Such Chutzpah
Who are we to demand anything of the Holy One? Such Chutzpah!
Posted By Jerry Krasnow



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