A Passover sign from God?

The Times of Israel ^ | 4/2/2015 | Simcha Jacobovici

[Larry Lucido]

Is our red heifer a red herring?

(Is herring kosher?)

[jjotto]

http://ohr.edu/ask_db/ask_main.php/156/Q1/

... Dear Readers,

As rare as it may be, the birth of a red heifer is nothing more than a curiosity. There is no source in Jewish tradition that sees the birth of a red heifer as a sign of the arrival of the Mashiach...

... Maimonides writes that from the time of Moses until the destruction of the Second Temple, only nine red heifers have been used to prepare the ‘purifying waters.’ The tenth red heifer, says Maimonides, will be prepared by the Mashiach.

This can be easily misunderstood. It does not mean that there existed only nine red heifers in history, and that the tenth one to be born will be used by the Mashiach. It simply means that the ashes from each heifer lasted a long time, and there was never a need to prepare more than nine. The tenth red heifer process will take place in the times of the Mashiach...

[jjotto]

The Sages indicate that the existing ashes of the red heifer will be discovered first, as they would in any case be needed for the next preparation, as even the Temple Institute concedes:

http://www.templeinstitute.org/red_heifer/original_ashes.htm

[gattaca]

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[yldstrk]

It seems like maybe it is here.

[Former Fetus]

Yes, the author may not be very reliable, but a couple of weeks ago the Temple Institute announced there were some great news regarding the Parah Adumah that would be announced this summer. I do fully trust the Temple Institute. Obviously I do not know if this is what they are going to announce, but it is very easy to make the connection.

I don't know if a red heifer is a requirement for the coming of Messiah, but from reading Daniel I understand that the Temple will be rebuilt in the last days. It is my understanding that the ashes of the red heifer are necessary to purify the Temple Mount and to cleanse the priests every Passover. So, am I excited at the possible existence of a red heifer? You bet!

I agree, we have been here before, kind of. The difference is that previous heifers were very young and, as they grew, they develop black or white hairs and were disqualified. This heifer is already 2 years old and, according to the rabbi in the video, if she is kosher at this age, she is it. I don't know where the rabbi got that "deadline" for inspecting the heifer, but if he is right you must agree that we really have something quite unlike anything we have seen before.