Once, the Ruzhiner stated, “Before the Spanish Inquisition, Jews were politically and socially powerful, with many religious leaders holding significant influence within the Palace. They had dreams of building the Third Temple but were instead preoccupied with the laws of tamei met (impurity due to a corpse). However, what they truly feared was that the Fire from Heaven would not descend.” The Ruzhiner emphasized, “Their lack of trust in God ultimately led to their downfall in the form of punishment from the Spanish Inquisition to the Expulsion. If the Jews would have true faith in God, the Fire from Heaven would have descended.”
Y.F.
Boyaner Rebbe
