Ask Anyone Where Chazal Refer To The Three Weeks

Ask Anyone Where Chazal Refer To The Three Weeks

They won’t know that

Or why Tikun 21 is the largest part of Tikunei Zohar

Or why we have two different shins on our תפלין של ראש

Or why the Zohar insists we stare at both shins before we don those tefillin

Ask anyone what are the kavanos for the three weeks

They’ll say, “Check the Arizal”

Like the Mishna Berura does

Rabbi Shimon and the Arizal share the same Rebbe

Eliyahu HaNavi

The five letters of אליהו correspond to the five events of the 17th of Tamuz

The five of הנביא to the five of Tisha b’Av

Five halved stones

These are the חמשה חלקי אבנים מן הנחל

Of דוד מלכא משיחא

The fusion stone of Yaakov Avinu

The stone we place under our head as we sleep

The night of Tisha b’Av

What Happened On The 17th Of Tamuz?

What Happened On The 17th Of Tamuz?

The Mishna says, “חמשה דברים אירעו”
Roshei-tevos אח״ד

Meaning, all five events are one

All included in “נשתברו הלוחות”

Broken Stones

Like the stones that were once the בית המקדש

Waiting to be collected and reconnected

דוד המלך

Evicts גלית by gathering five stones

And uniting them

Today’s avoda:

Collect אבנים

One letter at a time

Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh vs. The Rambam

Yaakov Avinu and Esther HaMalka

Yaakov Avinu and Esther HaMalka

Both impervious to Haman

הצילני נא מיד אחי

הצילה מכלב נפשי

Yaakov died, but not really

Esther was violated, according to Bavli

But not אליבא דאמת

Haman is still the slander master

But אמת snakeproofs

Eternalizes

ודובר אמת בלבבו

Unless the Meraglim break our heart

לא רגל על לשונו

א מ ת

מ א ר ץ

ת צ מ ח

From The War Room

From The War Room

The Yerushalmi (Peah 1:1) says, wars are lost due to

Loshon Hora

Bavli (Erechin 15b) says, the tikun for

Loshon Hora

Is learning Torah

It (Makkos 10a) also says

Learning Torah gives strength in battle

Rashi in Divrei Hayamim (2:17) says

Learning Torah dissuades enemies from attacking

Clear enough?

Shavua Tov Yidden

Leil Shavuos

Leil Seder

Halacha requires we at least try to stay awake all night

Most don’t even bother trying

Leil Shavuos

Halacha doesn’t mention staying up

But we do anyway

1-Why does Pesach require it?

2-And why do we ignore it?

3-Why does Shavuos not require it?

4-And why do we stretch ourselves to do it?

Lurianic Leil Shavuos

1-Start the Tikun asap (minimize socializing all night long)

2-Use Tikun of Arizal only

3-Stay on your feet after midnight

4-After the Tikun learn Zohar and/or Kabbala and/or deep Chassidus (ideally Baal Shem Tov/Imrei Emes)

5-After midnight, say all the birchos hashachar except netilas yadayim to be said after mikveh

6-Mikveh shortly before dawn and say “Naaseh v’Nishma”

7-Don’t go to sleep until after Musaf

8-Savor Akdamus (prepare in advance)

9-Kavanas Ayeh during kedusha of Musaf (pinnacle of 50 days of avoda)

10-Dairy kiddush/meal (blood of yetzias Mitzrayim has become milk of Binah)

11-If possible, walk to the Kosel and to Dovid HaMelech

12-Learn Tehillim during the day (at least perek 119)

13-Live the entire year hassle free!

Yaakov Simcha

Yaakov Simcha

Took a letter from Eliyahu

Why the letter vav?

Why are five relocated?

How does this guarantee the announcement of our redemption?

Why specify Yaakov’s sons?

How does this trigger Hashem’s זכרון?

Shavua Tov

Lag Like A Pro

Lag Like A Pro

1-Go to Meron

2-Eat matza, turkey and drink Israeli wine

3-Be happy like Rashbi

4-Take a few snips at a youngster’s first haircut

5-Ignite fires of all shapes and sizes

6-Throw kvitlach and tefillos in, not hot dogs and marshmallows

7-Throw perfectly good clothing in too

8-Shoot a bow and arrow in all six directions

9-Learn the meaning of the three Lag songs. Sing and dance them repeatedly

10-Greet others with “A guten moed”

11-Learn Idra Zuta and Tikun 33

12-Call out to Hashem, “למה נגרע”, throughout the day

13-Shofars all around

14-Trust Hashem like Rashbi

15-Thank Hashem for Rashbi

Is Today Pesach Sheni?

Is Today Pesach Sheni?

Depends who you ask

Is today Chesed sheb’Hod?

Depends who you ask

What’s today’s avoda?

Depends who you ask

Who should you ask?

Depends who you ask

Thank Hashem you have to to ask