The Three Weeks 143 articles

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During the 3 week period beginning with the 17th of Tammuz and ending with Tisha B’Av we mourn the loss and continued absence of the Beit HaMikdash

The Davidic Dynasty Will Flourish in the Three Weeks
The Davidic Dynasty Will Flourish in the Three Weeks
Rebbi Yehuda Hanasi Saw The Latent Potential For the Flourishing of the Davidic Dynasty in the 3 Weeks Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 22, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
When Do the Three Weeks Begin?
When Do the Three Weeks Begin?
Shiva Asar B’Tammuz: The Incredible Machloket – Chida & Rav Moshe Feinstein, When the 3 Weeks Begin Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 22, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Secret of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and Bein HaMetzarim
The Secret of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and Bein HaMetzarim
The Secret of Shiva Asar B’Tamuz and the Bein Hametzarim Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Jul 22, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 1
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 1
We are now within the Three Weeks period prior to Tish’ah B’Av.  May we see the salvation before this Tish’ah B’Av.   HaRav Yisrael Salant zt”l stated that we can elevate...
Jul 22, 2019
By Weekly Tefilah Focus
In the Narrows: Avodat Hashem in the Three Weeks
In the Narrows: Avodat Hashem in the Three Weeks
The Three Weeks, bein ha’metzarim, are naturally associated with tragedy and mourning. Yet, at the same time, our sages tell us that in the future this will be a time of...
Jul 19, 2019
By Rabbi Reuven Sasson
Mourning for the Mikdash: Objective or Personal?
Mourning for the Mikdash: Objective or Personal?
  Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5779 Women’s Event sponsored in memory of Mrs Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.  
Jul 4, 2019
By Rabbi Azarya Berzon
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 3
Seriously Anticipating Mashiach’s Arrival – part 3
Back to part 2 We are within The Nine Days, just prior to Tish’ah B’Av.  May we see the salvation before this Tish’ah B’Av. This week, we present Shemoneh Esrei 45...
Jul 19, 2018
By Weekly Tefilah Focus
The Mystery of the Missing Torah: The Astounding Revelation of the Vilna Gaon
The Mystery of the Missing Torah: The Astounding Revelation...
Brachot 8a says that from the day the Temple was destroyed, all Hashem has are the 4 amot of halacha. Why does it refer to halacha as 4 amot? Shiur provided...
Jul 16, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Where There is Torah, There is No Churban! The Mind-Boggling Parable of the Alshich
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...
Jul 13, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Mystery of the Missing Day of the Three Weeks
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...
Jul 11, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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