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Beit Midrash
- Sections
- Peninei Halakha
- Shabbat and Holidays
- The Three Weeks
- The Laws of Tisha B'Av
One must avoid going on trips on Tisha Be-Av, because they divert one’s attention from mourning. One should also avoid friendly conversations, because they can lead to laughter and levity (SA 554:21). It is better to discuss the destruction of the Temple, Israel’s tribulations, and the ways of achieving repentance for both the community and the individual.
Even those who customarily visit cemeteries after reciting Kinot must take care not to go in large groups, because they might become distracted from mourning (Rema 559:10, MB ad loc. 41).
It is clear that one should not refrain from going to the Kotel (the Western Wall) out of concern that he might meet friends there and become happy. I heard from my father and teacher that there is no greater rectification for Tisha Be-Av than going to the Western Wall and praying for the Temple to be rebuilt speedily in our time. On the contrary, the fact that many people assemble there increases the power of one’s prayers and magnifies God’s glory. My father added that just as no one would claim that one may not build the Holy Temple during the Nine Days because it is an act of joyous building, so too it cannot be claimed that one may not visit the Western Wall on Tisha Be-Av since one might meet friends there. Rather, if one meets his friends there, he should avoid greeting them, but he may shake their hands affectionately and pray with them for the Temple to be rebuilt.
Peninei Halakha 2. The Number of Candles and the Mehadrin min Ha-mehadrin Practice
Chapter 12: Lighting the Hanuka Candles
Peninei Halakha 5. Weddings and Engagements during the Omer Period
Chapter 3: Customs of Mourning during the Omer Period
The Laws of Purim 16. Costumes and the Prohibition of Lo Yilbash
Chapter 16: The Mitzvot of Joy and Kindness
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
Rabbis in Midrash
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
