Hi everyone!
This is the official first post of my new blog, located at yehudislitvak.com.
Today is erev Rosh Chodesh Av. We are about to intensify our mourning for the Beis Hamikdash. But this mourning is not meant to be a negative experience, crying about something we’re missing. The Nesivos Shalom (Bamidbar, page 190) says that the purpose of this time period is to arouse within us a desire for a rebuilt Beis Hamikdash. This desire in itself is the beginning of the rebuilding process.
The more we learn about the Beis Hamikdash the greater is our desire to see it rebuilt. This article, which I wrote last year during the Three Weeks, walks you through the Beis Hamikdash and its service.
My new short story, The Secret Ingredient, which is set in Beis Hamikdash times, will be in Hamodia’s Inyan Magazine next week, July 22, IY”H.
Chodesh tov!
Yehudis
Mazel tov on the new piece. Can’t wait to read it!
Looking forward to seeing the new story! Chodesh tov and amazing to see your new site. Yes, it’s so true that we need to know what we are missing, how vastly different things would/will be!