We cannot cry anymore, but maybe we can cry because we cannot cry.
This article originally appeared in SEASONS OF THE MOON for Av 5757.
Cry Me A River
Who can cry anymore? On the ninth of Av we are supposed to cry
over the destruction of the two Holy Temples and all the other tragedies that
have befallen our people. But who can cry anymore? Our senses have become so
dulled, our perceptions so blunted that we have no way to even begin to understand
the loss
of our Beis Hamikdash (Holy Temple). If the world only knew what it has
lost by destroying the House of G-d.
This article originally appeared in SEASONS OF THE MOON for Av 5757.
This article originally appeared in SEASONS OF THE MOON for Av 5757.
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