Tisha B’Av
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A lesson in English: Tisha B’Av.
Tisha B’Av is the fast day mourning the destruction of the Holy Temple.
It belongs to the series “Lessons in the spirit of the times (English)” (lesson 2 of 2).
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- A lesson given around Tisha B’Av, working through pages of Rashi’s commentary on the oath not to “awaken the love” prematurely (Shir HaShirim).
- Is it forbidden to pray constantly for the redemption? The lesson explains that regular prayer for redemption is obligatory and praiseworthy.
- Rashi’s concern is with unorthodox measures, such as using mystical names to force redemption, which a story in the Talmud says delayed it.
- The lesson closes with the idea that prayer can bring redemption, and the importance of hearing bad news with trust that it will lead to good.
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