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The Palace That Lies Empty
Parshat Devarim/Tisha B’Av 5778

The King, the kind, benevolent monarch, ruled well for years, but around him hung the gloom of childlessness. He would have no one upon whom to bequeath his mantle of leadership. Everything he built would be for naught. There would…

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Parshat Devarim/Tisha B’Av 5778

Tisha B’Av: Why Do You Hate Me?

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Tisha B’Av 5778

Tisha B’Av Napoleon once passed a shul in Paris on Tisha B’Av. Hearing crying and wailing coming from inside and thinking that there was something terrible going on, he stepped inside to see what he could do to help. What…

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The Endless Love of a Parent for a Child – Tisha B’Av 5778

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Tisha B’av

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Tisha B’av: Crying is Caring

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The Three Weeks: What Are We Mourning?

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Suffering & Redemption: Finding Purpose in Pain

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Tisha B’av: Corrective Tears

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The Connection Between Purim and Pesach

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