Q:Was the Beis Hamikdash destroyed because of sinas chinam, baseless hatred, among frum Jews?
Tag: Tisha B’av
Rav Avigdor Miller on Mourning In The Past and Present
Q:How can we mourn on Tisha B’Av for the losses to our people that took place so long ago?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Too Much Mourning
Q:You mentioned before the national tragedy of the 10 tribes going into Exile. Why didn’t Chazal establish a mourning commemoration for the galus of the Aseres Hashvotim, for the loss of these 10 tribes?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Parah Adumah: Learning and A Lesson
Q:What purpose is there in learning about parah adumah here in exile?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Compartments in the Mind
Q:You speak often about serving Hashem with happiness. But is it right to serve Hashem b’simcha when other people are suffering tzaros?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Kinnos Without Understanding
Q:Is there any purpose in saying kinnos if I can’t understand what I’m saying?
Rav Avigdor Miller on A Time For Weeping
Q:How do I take advantage of Tisha B’Av?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The 9th of Av and the 15th of Av
Q: Is it right to serve Hashem b’simcha when other people are suffering tzaros?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Tisha B’Av
Q:How do I take advantage of Tisha B’Av?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Motzai Tisha B’Av Lessons
Q:The gemara tells us that Rabbi Tzaddok fasted forty years before the Churban Beis Hamikdash in order to try and help avert the coming catastrophe. But doesn’t that mean that was probably a depressed and gloomy tzaddik?