Progress in Torah

Could it be that the GR"A looked three centuries, 288 years, ahead? Most certainly and surely, as we will show. He lived (largely) in the century of Ki Teitzei, preparing for the century of Ki Tavo, after which would come the century of Nitzavim, which would see the Moshiach. The GR"A studied a little concerning the past and a lot concerning the future. A little of Talmud, and a lot of Torat HaNistar.

The Yeshiva student learns about the past, usually the past only, also in our days, especially in our days. He learns either no Torat HaNistar, or learns it in the way he learns Talmud. He learns a Daf, of the Zohar. The brave might even study a Daf per day. He greatly appreciates the GR"A, for his Talmud knowledge. He greatly appreciates the Ramchal, for Mesillat Yesharim. The student learns the same things in the same ways as his Rav, so that, a generation from now, his sons can learn the same again. They call it the Mesorah, and they are proud of it.

However, there is also progress, much progress. It is made through Torah study about the future, largely about the future. In the way of Rashbi, the Arizal, the GR"A, and the Ramchal. This is the subject of this blog, and the two blogs Emet Achshav and Kulmos that preceded it. This is the revelation of the Torah of Moshiach, step by step. This is the work of Yechidim. At this time. Still.

אך התיקון האמיתי הוא שיהיה ענין זה קיים תמיד, שלא יפסק

Ramchal, Iggeret 15