lesschumras
I don’t think this is the right thread for it but let me try.
I think I actually once answered you on this particular question.
Let me try again.
There are two answers.
1)There were Tzadikim years before the churban saying (as we know now) “ofene nevua” – explicit, crystal-clear prophesy foretelling of the future doom and destruction about to visit Klal Yisroel. (I think Meshech Chochma, Reb Elchonon, many Chasidishe Rebbes.) They spoke openly. They saw the future as if in a book. And they spoke about it. Why they didn’t explicitly direct the masses to America? Again, good question. And the good answer is, that America in those days was (and was most certainly viewed as) a complete spiritual Holocaust. So, as in the times of old, they chose to stay (and die) as Yidden rather then to give up Yiddishkeit. Take a look for yourself. I myself don’t know numbers. But I’m told that this place was FLOODED with Yidden back then. In all of the forty-nine states of good old America. EVERYWHERE. Where are their children? I have chance of vising the “borsch belt”. Almost every second elderly person I meet is a YID. Right. Not a practicing one. Certainly not their children. I’m sure you’ve heard of the “taleisim and tefilin thrown overboard in the east river”. Yes, whoever wasn’t completely prepared, and ready to swim against the tide completely assimilated. So the Baalie Ruach HaKodesh were most certainly justified for not directing and sending their flock to total spiritual oblivion.
2)For others (for whatever HaShem’s reasoning), even real true baalei Ruach Hakodesh, HaShem chose to remove their power. ????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ?????, that was real. We find that true Tzadikim couldn’t even help themselves, they “felt” the “hester panim”, the disappearance of the closeness and attachment to HaShem. Rabbi Miller ??”? says that was ??? ???? ??? for ridiculing and disparaging Gedolim. So HaShem says “You can do without them? Let’s see.” Those are his words, or something to that effect.