In the Gemara in Berachos 3a a Beraiso is brought where R’Eliezer says that there are three watches. And says R’eliezer that “at each watch the HaKadosh ..
Written by B ROSE
Heard this comforting Chasidic Tora bout Ben Hametzarim. The Passok from Eicha goes: “kol rodfeh hiseguha ben hametzarim”,meaning that those who chased ..
Written by E Eiferman
One of the five tragedies we commemorate via fasting on Shiva Asar B’Tamuz is the fact that the walls of Yerushalayim were breached by the enemy; the first stage ..
Written by D Fine
An interesting idea: It’s interesting to note that the niggun for eicha and the niggun for simchas torah (kohanecha yilbeshu tzedek…) ..
Written by d fine
The three weeks are known by the term bein hametzarim. This comes from the root tzar, meaning narrow; tzarah means captivity (one is constrained). Unlike the ‘regular’ ..
Written by d fine
When we enter the 9 Days in particular, we can feel that Hashem is not with us and that He has abandoned us due to our sins, and that we are suffering all alone. ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick
The 3 weeks gets a lot of halachos from the laws of mourning, eg buying new clothes, music. What’s the difference between ‘regular’ mourning for a deceased ..
Written by d fine
I heard the following ‘make-you-think-twice idea’ from Rav Osher Weiss… Both Rashi and Tosfos (sukka) say that the third beis hamikdash will come ..
Written by d fine
This week marks the beginning of a 3 week period of mourning culminating in Tisha B’Av, the day when both Temples were destroyed. Our sadness over the loss of the Temple ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage
It is interesting that the thing we probably associate most with the nine days (the period from Rosh Chodesh Av until the end of Tisha B’Av, and normally until ..
Written by d fine