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According to Rav Wolbe the theme of Tisha B’Av is the concept of “Po” – here. God should exist here in this world. However, this is something we can’t comprehend without...

Jeremiah encounters a being, symbolic of the Jewish nation, she appears to be both a fair maiden and a demon: An explanation of the 26th and 27th Kinot.

The Impact and Loss of Each Distinct Kehillah Rabbi Weil discusses the 10th Kinah which discusses the loss of the mishmarot kehunah and it’s parallel to Yad VaShem’s Valley of Communities.

A Watershed Moment in Ashkenazic Jewry. The first crusade, like the death of the students of Rabbi Akiva would have wiped out the entire mesorah, had it not been for Rabbi...

Who was Yoshiyahu and how could he have stopped the churban? He, like Moshe, built up the Jewish nation from nothing (Torah-wise) but he made 1 fatal flaw.

The Survivors’ Unspoken Tragedy. We can’t relate to large numbers like 6 million. We can, on the other hand, relate to individuals, like Anne Frank. This is the idea of Kinnah 23...

The Rambam states in the Mishnah Torah that the purpose of fast days is to arouse us to do Teshuvah, not simply to refrain from food and drink.

What were the first and second temples (beit hamikdash) about? Why were they destroyed? How can we rectify it in our own lives?

Why are there no symbols on Shavuot unlike other holidays; what is the focus of the day? How is Shavuot parallel to Shemini Atzeret? Why is Earthly enjoyment (“lachem”) crucial to Shavuot?

The Omer is a period of self-improvement that parallels the Bnei Yisrael’s spiritual ascent during that same period when they left Egypt. This contrasts with the events of sefer Bamidbar.