Elsewhere, with Heaven’s help, we presented the signs for knowing whether a dream is true. If your dream meets the conditions mentioned there, it is likely a true dream. This is no wonder, for, as was already explained in the article, “When Will Mashiach Come,” according to the Ramban, the Ramak, and Rabbi Moshe Zacuto (and certainly according to the holy Zohar, Parashat Toldot), we are indeed no longer far from the Geulah, with Hashem’s help. That is, we are not far even from the year of “be’itah” [its appointed time]; and in any event, we stand and await his arrival every day, in the aspect of “achishenah” [I will hasten it]. However, based on the dream you had, one should know that what is defined as a short time for the departed may, for us, also be several years—after all, it is still a short time in relation to the long exile we have undergone. I recall that Rabbi Shechanyah Zohn ztzk”l, a disciple of the Chafetz Chaim zt”l, published in the year 5768 that he dreamed of his teacher zt”l, who told him that the Geulah was near. Yet meanwhile, harvest has passed and summer has ended, and we have not been redeemed. Therefore, everything must be taken with appropriate reservation.
In this context, it is fitting to cite what Maran Malka, Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef ztzk”l, wrote in his responsa Yechaveh Da’at, vol. 7 (new edition), siman 40, section 3, after mentioning the dreams of certain people that the Geulah was near. These are his words: “However, entirely apart from the words of these dreams, we must await salvation, as we pray every day: ‘For Your salvation we have hoped all day long.’ Likewise, they said in Shabbat (31a) that one of the questions asked of a person on the Day of Judgment is: ‘Did you await salvation?’ Our Sages further said (Sanhedrin 97b): ‘All the appointed times have ended, and the matter depends only on repentance and good deeds.’ They also said there (98a): ‘Today—if you heed His voice.’ Therefore, we must strive to return in complete teshuvah, increase Torah study, perform tzedakah and acts of kindness, encourage those who are close and draw those who are distant close to the Rock from which they were hewn. Through this, we will merit bringing the Geulah nearer, as the verse states (Yeshayahu 56:1): ‘Keep justice and do tzedakah, for My salvation is soon to come and My righteousness to be revealed.’ Even if he delays, I will await him, for he will surely come; he will not be late. May the salvation of Israel come forth from Zion; when Hashem restores the captivity of His people, Yaakov will rejoice and Israel will be glad.” End of quote. Precious words indeed.
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This response was translated automatically from Hebrew and has not yet been reviewed by a person. Therefore, it may contain inaccuracies and should not be considered a definitive reference.
