Let us again learn about the Masaot of Bnei Yisrael, with an eye on Targum Yonathan, following the Vilna Gaon:
At Succoth, the first Tachana after 5751, the Erev Rav grabbed power. We shall give Land for peace - said Peres and friends.
At Pi Hachirot, three Tachanot after 5751, Israel rebelled irreversibly, or so it seemed. We dared to ask: For what purpose did we get this Land? Why would we suffer? And we gave of the Land to the evil one who until then resided in Tunis.
At Rephidim, 10 Tachanot after 5751, Amalek attacked. We called it Intifada and continued to rebel.
On the positive side, at Kivrot HaTa'avah, 12 Tachanot after 5751, the first Samuch of the primordial Sanhedrin was chosen.
At Ritma, 14 Tachanot after 5751, we conspired, led by those who do not see and hear, by those who do not want to see and do not want to hear, by those who feared to loose their crowns. We exposed our hatred for the faithful, despised the Land. We repeated the Sin of the Spies.
At Rimon Peretz, 15 Tachanot after 5751, Ramon and Peretz thought they had power. To save the day after the Sin, a failed war was initiated by the Ma'apilim of our days.
At Livnah, 16 Tachanot after 5751, Livni started thinking she could rise to power.
At Risah, 17 Tachanot after 5751, Rice thought to corner Israel in Annapolis.
At Kehilata, 18 Tachanot after 5751, the evil congregation of Korach went all the way, and fell (see Ba'al HaTurim). So did Kadima.
At Har Shefer, 19 Tachanot after 5751, there was relief. It was a mountain with beautiful fruits. There was rain, and the Israeli economy blossomed more than any advanced economy. But just before Rosh HaShana 5771, and after the post that announced a change, it happened: four people were killed near Kiryat Arba.
At Charada, 20 Tachanot after 5751, there was bewilderment about the evil of death. It started with the attack near Kiryat Arba, but the big shock, a shock felt by the entire nation, was the terrorist killing of a family, the Fogel family.
At Makhelot, 21 Tachanot after 5751, a new assembly formed, Yesh Atid.
At Tachat, 22 Tachanot after 5751, at Makhelot Tachtit, another "new" assembly formed, Bayit Yehudi of Benett and Shaked.
We are at Tarach, 23 Tachanot after 5751. Next year, 5775, will be the year of Mitkah, the year of sweet waters. May the sweetness of the Shmita year 5775 already start now, with the first month, on Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5774, and similarly, may it last until Nissan 5776.
Shanah Tovah, Shanah Tovah!
