Study on Tisha B’Av

The problem with studying Torah is forgetting grief because it is joyful. This shows that any study that forgets grief from a person's heart is problematic.
The third book in particular teaches us the destruction that the exile sowed. The distortions that the lack of a Sanhedrin can create. It's like reading Lamentations.

Is there any room for easing the burial of the second book after midnight today?

On the fifth day of the fifth fast of the fifth month of the year 5750

In chapter 3 of the Lamentations, the feeling arises in the heart of the lamenter that he has lost touch. The suffering that continues with no way out in sight, awakens in the heart the feeling of, "Even if I cry out and be saved, my prayer is finished," "And he said, "My hope is lost forever, and my prayer is gone," "Her refuge is in the cloud, go through prayer."

But even at the height of the feeling of depression, when the lamenter remembers how good it was in the past, and this memory intensifies the pain, "Remember, remember, and let my soul mourn over me." It is then, at the height of the pain, that hope awakens in his heart: This I will restore to my heart, therefore I will be gracious to him.

Even in the terrible situation, the mourner sees the "mercies of the Lord, for they are not exhausted, for his mercies are not exhausted." Despite all the hardships, the people of Israel live and exist, and endure, and are "new every morning." He sees the preservation of the mutual trust between the Lord and his people. The loneliness and alienation of the people in the face of the whole world make it clear to him that he has no hope except in his God, "the parts of the Lord," said my soul, "therefore I will be gracious to him."

And the assurance returns to him that the difficult situation is only temporary, "for the Lord will not forsake him forever, but will be considerate and merciful, according to the abundance of his mercies." Suffering requires us to “search our ways and inquire and turn to the Lord.” Man understands that “from the mouth of the Most High neither evil nor good will come forth.” Man has no choice but to complain about his sins, and upon him is the responsibility to “search our ways and inquire and turn to the Lord.” And with repentance, to strengthen ourselves in prayer with all our hearts. “Lift up our hearts to the Lord in heaven.”

And when a person strengthens himself in prayer and calls on the name of the Lord from the bottomless pit, he feels that his prayer is not in vain. In his heart, he feels the Lord’s answer: “You drew near on the day I called you, you said, ‘Do not fear.’ Even if you delay, salvation will come.”

We are in a much better situation than our ancestors. They experienced hundreds and thousands of years of exile and slavery, humiliation and persecution, and despite everything, they grew stronger in their faith. We who see with our own eyes the beginning of the fulfillment of the vision of the prophets about the return of the people of Israel to their land, the flowering of its wilderness and the restoration of the dignity of Israel to its land, can grow stronger in our confidence in the first commandment, be “rulers in the spirit” to strengthen our faith and confidence, and be “walkers among those who stand” to add strength to the service of the Lord, in mind and emotion, and in elegance in action.

With the blessing of “return us to you, O Lord, and we will return, our days will be renewed as before,”

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… The loneliness and alienation of the people…

Is it permissible to discuss in the Bible? What is permissible to study in the Bible?

* Is it permissible to discuss the Bible? Is it permissible to study the Bible?

On the 14th of Av, 5771

Lev. A. Shalom Rav,

For the sake of simplicity, it seems permissible to discuss the question of what is permissible to study in the Talmud, since studying the laws of mourning in the Talmud is part of the things permitted in the Talmud.

With blessings, Shatz

A book that deals with clarifying the foundations of faith is certainly a part of the Torah, as Maimonides wrote that what is called the Pardes, which in his opinion is the clarification of faith, is in fact a part of the Talmud. Certainly, the book that deals with allowing for lapses in faith is generally ‘Pekudei Ha’ Yashrim Mishimchi La’. (Of course, we are talking about a book that follows the footsteps of Chazal and our first and last rabbis).

However, according to the poskim who permitted the study of moral books during mourning days, there is a strong possibility that it would be permissible to study books that strengthen faith in the Bible, since this is the essence of fasting: to bring about strengthening in the fear of God. That is how it seems to me on the surface, but in fact it needs clarification.