Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av

This class begins with a history of the three-week period of mourning for the Destruction of the Holy Temple and continues with an analysis of a prophecy of Jeremiah that hints to the future transformation of "bitterness into sweetness."

The Romans lay siege to Jerusalem; the leading Sage is smuggled out to confront Vespasian, the Roman General. Learn the spiritual significance of these events according to the mystical teachings of the Maharal of Prague.

What are the “Three Weeks”? How do Jews traditionally mark the Destruction of the Temple? Are joy and mourning contradictory? Apply the lessons of the Jewish calendar to your own, day-to-day perspectives.

Many tragedies had befallen our people on the 17th of Tammuz and marks the beginning of the three week mourning period for the destruction of the Holy Temple and the subsequent exile.

The ninth of Av is marked as the day of greatest tragedy and mourning on the Jewish calendar, yet the prophet Jeremiah refers to it as a festive day; why?

Laws of the 9 Days and the Fast of Tisha B'Av.

On Tisha B’Av we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple; discover the positive within this mournful day.

Many are intrigued by the mystery of the location of the Holy Ark. Don’t just rely on Hollywood; discover what the Torah has to say about this.

The Talmud’s narrative of the unfortunate episodes that led to the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and our subsequent exile.

The mystical secrets hinted to by the numbers in the dates associated with the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem -- the 17th day of Tammuz, the 9th day of Av and the three weeks or twenty-one days between them.