The Three Weeks: Yearning for the Beis Hamikdash

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why are the three weeks so hard to connect to, and what is their avodah? Chazal read Bein HaMatzarim in Eicha as these weeks, and one Maggid sees their added taiva as rock covering greater kedusha. Through the Mezritcher Maggid's mashal, Hashem is easier to reach now, with the Shechinah in golus. The deeper avodah is reawakening the yearning for the Beis HaMikdash, which is hidden and not dead, so it is never forgotten.

Key points

• One Maggid quoted teaches that more tumah in these days signals more hidden kedusha.
• In the Mezritcher Maggid's mashal, an exiled king welcomes everyone and treasures the smallest gift.
• One suggested answer: mourning kept without feeling still shows respect, prepares the heart, and connects.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Struggling to connect to the three weeks
2. 1:27Bein HaMatzarim in Eicha
3. 2:33More taiva, more hidden kedusha
4. 3:49The mashal of the exiled king
5. 7:19Yearning for the Beis HaMikdash
6. 10:58Tisha B'Av programs and the point
7. 12:58A teenager asks why mourn
8. 17:02Avelus that rejuvenates

Topics

• Three Weeks
• Bein HaMatzarim
• Beis HaMikdash
• Avelus