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The midrash (Eicha 1) uses a parable to contrast the three mentions of eicha. There was a noble woman who was observed by three close friends: one saw her in successful times; one saw her in her "haste;" one saw her in her disgrace. So too, Moshe asked eicha during the time of Bnei Yisrael’s honor. Yeshaya asked it in their struggles. Yirmiya used it in their disgrace.
We can understand the parable with a further parable of a sick woman who was seen by three doctors at different stages of illness. Likewise, Moshe was able to discern in a basically healthy nation symptoms that foretold future problems (Rashi highlights some of the troublesome attributes of stubbornness that the people were settling into). Moshe understood that exile would apparently be needed. Yeshaya observed the nation when it was already sick, comparing the one-time righteous nation to a harlot. However, the nation would retain its independence and Temple for close to 200 years. Yirmiya saw the nation in absolute ruins, when the people had already been sent into exile and the Land was barren and destroyed.
The last pasuk of Eicha seems to paint a picture of utter hopelessness. "For if You have been disgusted by us, you have been furious at us to an extreme." We have the minhag to complete the reading not from this last pasuk but from the preceding one: "Return us, Hashem, to You and we shall return; renew our days as of old," thus avoiding the bitter ending from remaining in our mouths. The midrash explains that even the last pasuk leaves hope. The first part of the pasuk is a question: did Hashem become disgusted with us? The answer is: no, he is just very angry, but the love is still there, and the anger will subside. Therefore, there is still room for "renewing the days as of old."
Yalkut Shimoni at the end of Eicha says that the 9th of Av will turn into a day of celebration, as Hashem will Himself rebuild Jerusalem and gather the exiles (see Tehillim 147:2). As the Rebbe of Ishbitze wrote, the month of Aviv (Pesach time) is the father (av) of the months, but the month of Av is even more of a father. In the future when all other holidays will cease, even Aviv will be subsumed under Av.
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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.
