This Shabbos happened to be Tu B'Av, the 15th of Menachem Av. This day in Jewish tradition is extremely significant; It is held to be one of the most joyous days of the year. It ranks with Yom Kippur! Many great events in Jewish history occurred this day. They stopped dying in the desert ... Unmarried girls went out dancing ... etc
On this Shabbos we read the Torah portion of Veetchanan (ואתחנן). Possuk 5:4 reads as follows:
פנים בפנים דבר יהוה עמכם בהר מתוך האש
That verse's gematria equals = תהי׳ה שנת פדיון כל השבויים
It just so happens that this is the only possuk in the entire Torah with that gematria value of 1743!
I hope the Torah is trying to tell us something; That we have great news albeit not yet noticed.
There still remain about 11⁄2 months before we arrive at year 5786.
May it occur in this very year, that all the hostages finally get to come home!
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