The Three Weeks: Shviras HaLuchos and Emphasis on Food
- Shiur 30 of 31 in Mesilas Yesharim
- Drasha
AI summary (may contain mistakes)
Why did the Luchos break on the same day the Churban began? The first Luchos came entirely from Hashem and stood for a guf as holy as the neshama. The Beis HaMikdash, where nothing spoiled or went to waste, kept a piece of that level alive until the Churban. Talking divrei Torah at a meal, and not making so much of the food, lets us hold on to a little of it.
Key points
- Of the Mishnah's five events of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz, only the broken Luchos seem unrelated to the Churban.
- Hashem made the first Luchos and their writing, while Moshe Rabbeinu made the second Luchos.
- At Matan Torah the guf was as holy as the neshama, like Adam before the chet.
- While the Beis HaMikdash stood, something of the first Luchos remained there, with nothing going to waste.
- One observation brought: divrei Torah at a meal is needed most on weekdays, not Shabbos.
