Rabbi Kwass talk on Yom Yerushalayim
Rav Fyvel Shuster “Allegiance to the Flag”
3 Weeks and 9 Av: Holding on to Teshuva
Rabbi Eliezer Kwass Every Tammuz we read about the Parah Adumah (red heifer) in Parshat Chukat closely preceding the Seventeenth of Tammuz. Perhaps this is an example of the “cure preceding the disease”, for, according to Rav Aibo in the Midrash, the Parah Adumah is the atonement for the sin of the Golden Calf (that […]
3 Weeks and 9 Av: The Shiva Asar B’Tamuz > Tisha B’Av > Tu B’Av > Yom Kippur Progression
R. Eliezer Kwass The Shiva Asar B’Tamuz > Tisha B’Av Connection The Mishna in Taanit ties the Seventeenth of Tamuz, at the beginning of the Three Weeks, and the Ninth of Av, at its end, together: “Five events happened to our forefathers on Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and five on Tisha B’Av. On Shiva Asar B’Tamuz […]
3 Weeks and 9 Av: Heard at the Lashon Hara Conference
Reflections on the 5760 “Torah World’s Lashon Hara Conference” by Rabbi Eliezer Kwass May 4, 2000 – 29 Nisan, 5760 There was a feeling this Wednesday night at the Ramat Tamir Hotel that this was not just another conference on Lashon Hara. The inside of the hall was packed (during Bein Hazmanim) and there were […]
3 Weeks and 9 Av: Tears of Pain, Tears of Hope
Mrs. Golda Warhaftig 30 July 1998 / Menachem Av 5758 One of the main motifs in Eicha is the motif of “tears.” “She weeps bitterly in the night and her tear is on her cheek” (Eicha 1:2.) “Over these things I weep; my eyes run with water” Eicha 1:16.) “My eyes fail with tears, my […]
3 Weeks and 9 Av:The True Peace Process
Mrs. Menucha Chwat Teacher, Midreshet Rachel v’Chaya Tamuz, 5760 / Summer 2000 “The fast of the fourth (month –Tammuz) and the fast of the fifth (Av) and the fast of the seventh (Tishrei –Tzom Gedalia) and the fast of the tenth (Tevet) shall be for the house of Yehudah happiness, joy and festivals, and you […]
3 Weeks and 9 Av:Tisha B’Av: Mourning Through “Bitul Torah”
Mourning Through “Bitul Torah” Rabbi Ron-Ami Meir 1. Learning Curtailed 2. Pre-Natal Classes 3. Applying The Lesson 4. The Fervent Learner: Role Model or Transgressor? Learning Curtailed The traditional three-week mourning period marking the process of the destruction of our two Batei Mikdash (Holy Temples) culminates in probably the most difficult day, both spiritually and […]
3 Weeks and 9 Av: The Oral Torah and the Challenge of the Land of Israel
The Challenge of the Land of Israel based on a talk by Rabbi Yitzchak Hirshfeld The sin of the spies teaches us an important lesson for our avodat Hashem (service of G-d), for our Torah learning and for building an environment conducive to spiritual growth. The Sfat Emet: The Land of Israel & the Oral […]
