Recognizing the Mourning Light
There are 2 different and distinct concepts: zecher l’mikdash (remembering the Bet HaMikdash) and zecher l’churban (remembering the destruction). Zecher L’Mikdash isn’t about mourning; it’s about focusing on the glory that was...
Jul 21, 2005
By Rabbi Larry Rothwachs
Kinot and Shirat Ha’azinu
Kinot show how we have suffered at the hands of the nations. But we must remember that it was God who allowed the churban to occur. This is the theme of...
Jul 20, 2005
By Rabbi Hershel Welcher
The Themes of the Tisha B’Av Kinot
In this shiur Rabbi Feivel Wagner discusses the 3 types of Kinot we recite on Tisha B’Av: 1) mourning; 2) focus on the former glory & contrasting it with what is; 3) accepting...
Jul 20, 2005
By Rabbi Feivel Wagner
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