The Three Pronged War taking place in Israel

Make no mistake. There's a battle raging within Israel, from enemies without, brother against brother from within and a battle for honesty of the inner heart. Don't be so sure that the downfall of the Jewish people is from without: within is equally as potent. The Erev Rav - the mixed non-Jewish multitude mentioned in the Exodus story and the continued on to the sojourn in the desert- that left Egypt are alive and well, plaguing every generation, this one as well.

Moshe endured a class-action lawsuit after leaving Egypt which prompted Yitro to advise him to set up a multi-tiered court system. Who brought this suit? The Erev Rav had a claim, says the Midrash. They wanted the money back that was taken from them in Egypt. But weren't they wholehearted converts that would be overjoyed to give it to those Jews who endured the slavery? No.

G-d told Moshe not to take the Erev Rav out of Egypt, but Moshe chose to take them. They of course were responsible for the Golden Calf and complaining in the desert. Much suffering befell the Jewish people because of the Erev Rav. They are reincarnations of previous generations, originally stemming from a few children of Adam that were begot not with Eve. READ MORE