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Do good. Don’t wait for others to start. Be an initiator, the others will respond. It’s impossible that they won’t. Some will react sooner; for others, the process will take more time. Ultimately, the heart opens to the heart.

During the three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av, we mourn the loss of both Holy Temples in Jerusalem. The Torah tells us, however, that when we study the laws of the Temple’s construction, we are already rebuilding it.

The Torah portion Masei is always read during Bein HaMetzarim on or about Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, the day of Aharon’s passing. The exact date of his demise is specifically recorded here in Masei,Bamidbar 33:38. although the narrative of Aharon’s passing...

The third verse in the opening chapter of Megillas Eichah,the Book of Lamentations, states: “Yehudah has gone into exile because of suffering and great servitude ... all her pursuers overtook her ‘between the straits’ (bein hametzarim).” Comment our Sages...

Our Rabbis tell usYerushalmi, Taanis 4:5; Pesichta of Eichah Rabbah 23; Koheles Rabbah 12:7; Rashi, Yirmeyahu 1:11. that the twenty-one days of Bein HaMetzarim — the twenty-one days between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av — are alluded to in...

We can hasten the redemption by removing the reason for the exile, Torah education for girls is the path forward.

B.H. 5th Menachem Av, 5727 Brooklyn, N.Y. [August 11, 1967] Greeting and Blessing: As we are now commemorating the sad events which led to the Destruction of the Beth Hamikdosh and the beginning of the present Exile, it should be remembered that the purpo...

Our sages teach that the Holy Temple was destroyed because of the baseless hatred that Jews harbored towards one another. It follows then, that rectifying that problem will be the catalyst for rebuilding it. And Speedily.

By the Grace of G‑d29th of Tammuz, 5717 [July 28, 1957]Brooklyn, N. Y.Mrs. Rachael Alteinc/o Camp Gan IsraelSwan Lake, N. Y.Blessing and Greeting:During my recent inspection visit at the Camp, I was gratified to see how happy the children looked, and the ...