Last year klall yisrael was devestated a number of times with horrific news coming from , supposedly our own 'camp.'Gedolim have requested that every Jew take upon themselves ,or and renew a committment to learn mussar.

Perhaps this is in keeping with the month after the yomi tovim, but devoid of it's own. The flood started in this month year behind, but so too was the Mikdash finished.May we look forward to building the new mikdash.

Time for Consolation Time for Renewal and Strength

As for so many , especially those associated with the Yeshiva world, the time immediately after Tisha B'Av is a frenzy of travel , weddings and the like.It is really not a time for writing  but for renewal of one's inner strengths.

I received a sermon from a young Orthodox Rabbi in South Florida, sent by my nephew and niece. I thought to share it and my comments.

B'gilaad Nfishe Rotzchim

How horrible it is to quote such a chazal as the beginning title to a weekly attempt at  'divrey machshava.' How much worse so that these words this year strike  deeply in the hearts of every Jew ,of every color and every stripe.

Pinchos .. Heshev es Chamasi

This is a hard topic to post ; somehow , writing on the fast , at the beginning of the 3 weeks , seems to be appropriate.

Last week , klall Yisrael was hit with an incredible pain, a pure nishama pulled from our midst , brutally murdered . And if that was not enough, the murderer wears a yarmulka!

 

Ma Tovu Oholeche

I was zoche the last week to participate in the simcha of a dear friend, the choson of Montreal and the kala of San Diego.I stayed over a day to visit a child in LA and return with a number of pleasant reflections.