Destruction and Exile – Reflected in Tehillim
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Category: The Three Weeks, Tisha B’av
Haftarot of Calamity – Part III
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Haftarot of Calamity – Part III
Tisha B’Av
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller- Gottlieb Discusses the mourning day of Tisha B’Av
Haftarot of Calamity – Part II – Haftarat Masaei
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Haftarot of Calamity – Part II – Haftarat Masaei
Haftarot of Calamity – Part I – Haftarat Matot – זכרתי לך חסד נעוריך
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Haftarot of Calamity – Part I – Haftarat Matot – זכרתי לך חסד נעוריך
Sensitivity and Silence – the three weeks
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Making Tisha B’Av Relevant
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller discusses how to make the day of Tisha B’Av relevant to our days
A Study of Eicha – Lamentations – איכה ישבה בדד
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Kinna 22: Mass Suicide For Hashem’s Name
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Focuses on the incredible phenomenon of mass suicide in various Jewish communities faced with the choice of death or conversion to Christianity.
Kinna 18: Broken Relationship
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Explains the background and meaning of the kinna by Elazar haKalir entitled ‘V’ata amarta, heitiv eitiv imach’. In this kinna, the special relationship of the Jewish People with Hashem as promised seems to be shattered, as troubles and tribulations are unleashed on the Jewish nation during the time of the Churban.
The Lessons of Jewish History
Posted onExplains kinna number nine, “Eicha Tifarti”, in detail. The kinna describes the tragedies of Jewish history, and the terrible consequences of distorting its causes.
Bemoaning G-d’s Anger
Posted onExplicates the themes and structure of the kinna “Eicha Atzta B’Apecha”, Examining the reaction of the Jewish people to the destruction of the exile.
Spiritual Destruction
Posted onAnalyzes the themes of the first kinna. This Kinna describes the sudden shock of the Churban, as well as the mourning of both Hashem and the Jewish People at the unbelievable loss of the Beit Hamikdash.
Eicha: Yirmiyahu’s Kinna
Posted onAn overview of the dual nature of Tisha B’av as a day of mourning and a public fast day. Rabbi David then reviews Megillat Eicha, and shows how it parallels many of the themes of the Kinnot.
Four Exiles, Four Challenges and Four Pathways – Part 2
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An in-depth look at galus (exile) and what it means today.
Four Exiles, Four Challenges and Four Pathways – Part 1
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An introductory look at golus (exile).
The Three Weeks: Continuous Crying
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In this Torah shiur (class), Mrs. Shira Smiles explores the underlying theme of the Three Weeks of Mourning between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’av.
The Causes of Churban Habayit
Posted onRabbi Moshe N. Reichman discusses the causes for the Churban, as discussed in the Gemara, and how we can correct ourselves to bring the Geulah.
When To Be Smart And When To Be Right
Posted onIn this class Dayan Shlomo Cohen discusses When to be smart and when to be right.
Relating To The Churban
Posted onIn this class (Shiur) Rebbetzin Tzipora Helps us get a deeper understanding of the churban and how it relates to our lives
Building Ourselves Building Our Nation
Posted onIn this class (Shiur) Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses how on this day of mourning we have to create unity
Breaking Barriers
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the 3 weeks.
Between the Sieges
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the time Between the Sieges
The Essence & Rectification of the 3 Weeks
Posted onIn this class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the The Essence & Rectification of the 3 Weeks
Desiring And Delving
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on the period of Bein Hamitzarim, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the aveilut for the churban and how it is not a lament for the past but a way of bringing us to the reality of the geulah within us.
The Three Weeks
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the 3 Weeks.
Destructive Divisiveness the 3 Weeks
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the 3 weeks.
The Proper Mentality For The 3 Weeks
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discuses the Proper Mentality For The 3 Weeks
Odyssey of Obliviousness
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on the Three Weeks, Mrs. Shira Smiles speaks about the concept of sinning doubly, getting punished doubly, and being comforted doubly.
Holiday of Distance
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Tisha B’av, Mrs. Shira Smiles speaks about accessing the aveilut of the churban, when we are so distant from the reality of it. Mrs. Smiles also examines why the keruvim (the angelic figures above the aron) were facing eachother when the Beit Hamikdash was destroyed, when we know that keruvim faced each other when the Jewish People were doing Hashem’s will.