By Michael Brecher
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And from reliable people it is heard that not in a long while (perhaps not since the time of our holy rabbi [R. ]) have the Jews in the Land of Israel experienced, blessed be God, such great tranquility. ”69 The ideas expressed here flow not only from the situation and events but, primarily, from direct experience of developments in Jerusalem—the place where the redemption of Israel is to take shape. It is that which makes these expressions of faith in imminent redemption as powerful as they are.
What is less understandable is the need to resort to the Ten Tribes in this context. Why did Israel of Shklov, the head of the organization of the Perushim in Safed, pin all his hopes on the spiritual activity of the Ten Tribes and look specifically to them to undertake these actions? At first glance, it appears that he and the members of his group should enjoy a higher standing than the Ten Tribes with respect to spiritual activity; for while the image and location of the Ten Tribes remained shrouded in mystery, he himself, and the members of his group, were legatees of the Ga’on Rabbi Elijah; they resided in the holy Galilee, and they could engage in activities at the graves of the holy men—great rabbis of all generations—who are buried there.
Belief in 5600 in Morocco and the Land of Israel A manuscript from Titu’an, Morocco, contains a collection of texts, two of which refer to the approaching year of redemption. The two sources are shrouded in mystery, both having reached the writer via oral accounts. The belief in 5600 (1840) as the year of redemption 31 rumors described in both texts originated in the Land of Israel, which could enhance their importance and reliability in the reader’s eyes. ”59 The mysterious details of the inscription’s discovery afford its content a superhuman aspect; it describes a divine cosmological plan for the stages of redemption that are to unfold between the years 5590 and 5598 (1830–1838).