Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein on Trump’s Reversal: “Apparently, Moshiach Needs to Come”

Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein on Trump’s Reversal: “Apparently, Moshiach Needs to Come”

Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein addressed growing confusion over President Donald Trump’s recent policy shift toward Israel, suggesting that the unusual developments may be part of the turbulent period preceding the arrival of Moshiach. The remarks were delivered Thursday night following his regular shiur for physicians and rabbanim at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, after attendees asked him about the widespread uncertainty many people have been feeling in light of recent events. Participants in the shiur expressed concern about what they described as a series of troubling developments. “The public is very confused,” they told Rav Zilberstein. “Trump is changing direction, there are troubles with the arrests of yeshivah bochurim, and people feel that everyone is against us. How is it that Trump, who until now was on our side, has suddenly become against us?” Responding to the question, Rav Zilberstein said: “Yes, yes, apparently Moshiach needs to come. We all know what is stated among the curses: ‘And you shall be driven mad by the sight that your eyes shall see.’” He went on to explain that the apparent reversal by a leader widely viewed as a strong friend of Israel naturally creates a sense of bewilderment and disbelief. “This is called that we are driven mad by what our eyes see,” he said. “When one sees such astonishing things, to see such a great friend who was so supportive of us, who helped us so much, and even whose daughter converted—and now something has happened and he has become against us. This is a certain manifestation of what is written among the curses: ‘And you shall be driven mad by the sight that your eyes shall see.’” Following the shiur, Rav Zilberstein referenced the writings of Rav Elchanan Wasserman Hy”d regarding Ikvesa D’Meshicha, the era preceding the arrival of Moshiach. Rav Elchanan described a time when events unfold with extraordinary speed and people are left stunned by the rapid changes taking place around them. When asked whether the current developments could be connected to the campaign against the Torah world and the arrests of yeshivah students in Eretz Yisroel, Rav Zilberstein replied: “Everything could be true. We need to ask the great leaders of the nation.” As the gathering concluded, participants requested words of encouragement and hope for imminent salvation. Rav Zilberstein again pointed to the Torah’s description of a period of confusion before redemption. “That is clear. The Torah says, ‘And you shall be driven mad by the sight that your eyes shall see.’ This is the time now. Certainly the salvation will come here.” According to the “Siach Yitzchok” hotline, which disseminates Rav Zilberstein’s Torah teachings, the rov also recently responded to someone who had cursed the President of the United States over the agreement with Iran. Rav Zilberstein strongly objected, saying: “I am not prepared to hear expressions like that. He always did many good things for the Jews, and even toward a non-Jew one must show gratitude. Therefore, even if he has now changed in a puzzling way, this is still not the way to speak about him.” {Matzav.com}