The Uncelebrated

June 7, 1929 Vatican City became a sovereign independent State. Vatican City is approximately 110 acres with a population of around 800 and is ruled by the Bishop of Rome–the Pope.

Premier Mussolini destined to become the fascist leader of Italy during World War Two represented King Victor Emmanuel; it had been a five month process from the signing of the treaty until the deliverance of the deed plus a check for 39 million dollars. There is no celebration on this day.

What is interesting is the dates of the treaty and the day that Mussolini came to the Pope fall on significant days in the Hebrew calendar. February 11th was the first day of the new moon of Adar, the month in which a great miracle was made for the Jewish People; the new moon of Adar begins the time of happiness.

June 7th of that year was the second day of Shavuot when the giving of the Torah is celebrated; the second day is celebrated only in exile. It is in the incidences of time where God is seen and deeper understanders can occur.

The Jewish and Roman Peoples are forever tied together as the Torah says, As Rome rises Israel falls and as Israel rises Rome falls; these two twin progenitors of peoples, Yaakov and Esau, who struggled out of the womb continue until today.

Middle East Chaos

The collapse of the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s negotiating partner, was raised as a possibility on Monday, as several aides to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.

In the Midrash-Book of Metaphor is written, God lifted the mountain beneath which the Jewish People were camped and said: either accept the Torah or I will drop the mountain on you; the Midrash also says at the beginning of creation the Creator made a deal with the Jewish Soul, either accept the Torah or I will return the world back in chaos.

The players in this game of politics are puppets parroting their part while the people on both sides suffer. Like a child pulling his on hair, the Palestinians would rather inflict chaos on their own people than compromise; similarly, Israelis refuse to relinquish what they have won in war–the whole situation stinks. Undoubtably each will blame the other if God forbid things spiral out of control.

The Cabala explains the previous world was called Tohu/Chaos and our world is called Tikun/Order, in between these two worlds stands the unfathomable emptiness of space. Politics has failed to bridge that gap, it is time to look for another solution to this problem.

Only a no state solution can meld back together what Rome has sundered apart.