Ep. 601: What Should Be Our Focus During These Days Following Tisha B’Av?

<p><strong>Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:</strong><br> <strong>What should be our focus during these days following Tisha B&#39;Av? </strong><br><strong> </strong><br><strong>15 Av </strong></p><ul><li>What is the relevance of this day? </li><li>Why is it considered the greatest holiday together with Yom Kippur? </li><li>Why did they break the axe after finishing the yearly wood chopping quota instead of keeping it for next year? </li><li>Will this day still be celebrated after Moshiach comes? Or will the transformed 9th of Av supplant this day? </li><li>What maamar or sicha do you suggest we learn explaining this day? </li></ul><ul><li>What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? </li><li>How does Eikev allude to ikvasa d’meshicha, the heel/footsteps of Moshiach?  </li><li>What is the meaning of ikvasa d’meshicha – why is it called “heel”? What is its significance? </li><li>What&#39;s the difference between the footsteps of Moshiach, the days of Moshiach, and the era of Moshiach? And which stage are we in today? </li><li>Why is Eikev the gematria of the 172 words of the Ten Commandments? </li><li>Are the seven species that with which Israel is blessed (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates) healthier for us? </li><li>Why is the second set of tablets greater than the first? </li></ul><ul><li>If we are comforted by being shown the third temple on Shabbos Chazon, why do we additionally need Shabbos Nachamu? </li><li>Why is there a double expression of consolation – Nachamu Nachamu stated twice? </li><li>Can we say that the first half of summer is sadder due to The Three Weeks, and the second half is happier due to the Seven Weeks of Comfort? </li><li>What can one do if they don&#39;t feel consoled on this Shabbos due to the active problems that exist in the world? </li></ul><ul><li>Why was Moshe told to stop praying to enter Israel when we are taught that prayer has the power to change G-d&#39;s will? </li><li>Was Moshe praying or asking for a gift? </li><li>Is it risky to ask G-d for a favor? </li></ul><ul><li>How is it possible that with the great revelations of holiness in the Beis Hamikdash people were able to sin and cause its destruction? </li><li>Is the Beis Hamikdash an actual physical structure or is it a superconscious collective state of harmony between the spiritual and physical world? </li><li>Even if we aren’t allowed to rebuild the Beis Hamikdash, can we start collecting money for it?  </li><li>Is Israel holy because the Beis Hamikdash was there, or was the Beis Hamikdosh there because Israel is holy? </li><li>When Moshiach comes, will we all feel it? </li></ul><ul><li>Why does the Torah name some villains and not others? </li><li>Why did the sages not speak up in defense of Bar Kamtza and why is the name of the host not mentioned – the Chasam Sofer’s explanation? </li></ul><p><strong>Eikev Nachamu Vaetchanan Rebuilding the Temple Kamtza and Bar Kamtza – follow-up  </strong></p>