Insights into Tu B’Av
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The Ingenuity of Eicha Rabbah: How to Find Consolation...
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Mishenichnas Av M’Maatin B’Simcha
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Where There is Torah, There is No Churban! The...
If the first temple was destroyed because of the 3 cardinal sins, how is it that they didn’t know until Hashem told them? If it was destroyed because of the 3...
The Mystery of the Missing Day of the Three...
Chazal say the two 21-day periods during the year, from Rosh Hashana to Hoshana Rabbah and from 17 Tammuz to the Tisha B’Av, correspond to the time it takes an egg...
Churban on Motzei Shabbos….Means Rebuilding Through Kabbalas Shabbos: The...
Why does a majority of Lecha Dodi have nothing to do with welcoming Shabbos but with Yerushalayim? Why does the Gemara tell us that the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed on Motzei...
The Beit HaMikdash: What Are We Waiting For?
Binyamin was the one brother not involved in the sale of Yosef. Why is this enough of a reason for the Beit HaMikdash to be built in his territory? How is...
Sticks, Stones, and Sour Figs: מה זה אתה רואה?
In Yirmiyahu’s inauguration as a prophet he is shown an almond branch. Why is this his first vision? What is the significance? Why does Hashem ask him “מה אתה רואה” –...
Halachot of the Three Weeks: A Review
The five calamities that occured on 17 of Tammuz and the status of the four fasts during Bayit Sheni Brushing one’s teeth and rinsing out one’s mouth on a fast day...
The Three Weeks: What Are We Mourning?
There’s no denying that Jerusalem of today is a far cry from the Jerusalem of even 100 years ago. We need to understand what we’re missing. Download the mekorot here Recorded...
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