Modesty and Moshiach, צנעות ומשיח

Rabbi Eli Mansour gives a beautiful and deep connection that links modesty to Moshiach, through the question posed by the angel to Avraham in last week's Parashas Vayera, "Where is your wife?" to saving Lot, to the modesty of the Moavim women (Moabitess), to Ruth, to King David.  The entire history of the validity of King David, whether he would be a Jew or not depended on the modesty of our Matriarch Sarah.  Avraham answered, "Hiney ba'ohel", meaning "Here she is in the tent", as opposed to "out in the fields" or somewhere outside the home.

He then illuminates the special codes hidden in the opening words of Parashas Vayera,

וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְ־הֹוָ־ה בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם:

focusing on the roshei tevos (first letters) of the words "Yoshev Pesach HaOhel" which brings us to Yud-Pey-Hey which spells Yafeh (Beautiful/Nice), whose gemara is 95. Yafeh also appears as one of the attributes of Hashem, as in "V'yatziv, v'nachon, v'kayom, v'yashar, v'ne'eman, v'ahuv, v'chaviv, v'nechmad, v'naim, v'norah, v'adir, um'sukan, um'kubal, v'tov v'yafeh!

He also talks about the special gematria of Yud-key-Vav-Key (gematria of 26) denoting Hashem's attribute of Judgement and Alef-Daled-Nun-Yud (65) denoting Hashem's attribute of Mercy, which according to the Zohar when these two names of Hashem are connected, sweetens the judgement of the Jewish people, to combine into the gematria of 91.  That's why answering AMEN (also gematria of 91) to berachos, sweetens the judgement.

There is mention that in the future, when Moshiach comes, Hashem's name of Yud-Key-vav-Key will be Yud-key-yud-key as in "Yih'yeh" as in the verse "Bayom HaHu, YIHYEH Hashem Echad."  The gematria of YKYK is no longer 26, but 30, which when combined with ADNY (65) produces 95 (as in the gematria of YAFEH).

What does this have to do with us?  Well, the modesty of Sarah led to King David being Jewish.  Today, the coming of Moshiach is incumbent upon the modesty of the Jewish women.  Why is he delayed?  Just ask the Jewish women!  They are no longer in the home,  they are out there showing off their immodesty.  Listen for yourself this amazing shiur.