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17 in Tammuz: Why fast and what happened on this day?

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Five serious things happened to our ancestors on this difficult day.

The Admor Rabbi Josiah Pinto sent his students an extensive letter explaining the importance of the day and its meaning. The full words are in front of you

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David Berger, in collaboration with Shuva Israel

Sunday, 27 June 2021, 10:49 Updated: 11:43

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Today (Sunday) is the 17th of Tammuz. Why fast and what is the source of this day? The Admor Rabbi Josiah Pinto, the head of the patriarchs in Morocco, sent an extensive letter to his students in which he details the day's affairs in detail.

And so Rabbi Pinto wrote:

Today is the day of Lent on the 17th of Tammuz and the reason for Lent, about five serious things that happened to our ancestors on this difficult day and God said the five things to root out in our souls what happened to our ancestors and us.

First disaster: the

tablets were broken - Moshe Rabbeinu threw the tablets on the ground and broke them when he saw and heard about the calf they made.

Second disaster: the

perpetual sacrifice is abolished and controversy is brought; Maimonides thinks that it was in the first house, other Rishonim think that it was in the second house and how was it abolished? There was a severe siege on Jerusalem and every day the residents of Jerusalem would throw a box with money and for this box, with multiple salmon, the Gentiles would make a sacrifice with a wire towards the other Of the wall.

And on the seventeenth day of Tammuz, where they raised a pig. And while the beast was unclean, towards the end of the wall, the pig stuck its nails in the walls of Jerusalem;

Third disaster:

the city was torn down in the destruction of the Second Temple. And in the destruction of the First Temple a controversy - some say 7 in Tammuz and the Jerusalemite brings, that even the first house, 17 in Tammuz.

Fourth disaster:

Apostemus burned the Torah He was a minister of the Greek government conviction.

Fifth disaster: A

photographer was placed in the temple and here, this day, symbolizes the beginning of the difficulty and sorrow of our ancestors that sorrow did not end to this day and that which we pray " .

We thought on Shabbat Kodesh, to well and say a great element: "In Jerusalem built as a city that was joined together where tribes ascended."Tribes thank God. "

And one can interpret and say every city and town in the world the old city dwellers do not like the new ones who come to their city and why? They say: This city, our ancestors toiled and toiled for us and toiled endangered their lives and now all its treasures and blessings to us are. And why will he come, a new man, whose ancestors did not give their blood and milk for the city and therefore, the inhabitants of the place do not like the new ones who have come.

But in Jerusalem, another law for which Jerusalem is built, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, knew that all the building of the city and all its success, is rooted in the blessing of God and there are no rights for anyone on it, no community, no group and no power, but the power of Jerusalem is God's blessing and all the tribes , Agreed with this and that, where tribes ascended her tribes, India that everything comes from him will be blessed; It is to give thanks to the name of God, but during the destruction things changed and everyone's eye was narrow on his friend and everyone felt that his friend was taking his and the one who brought the destruction will always be before our eyes the words of the Gemara: "In your name he will call you in your chair.

We will clarify things:

The person sometimes asks why is my name and not another name?

Why was I seated in this chair and not in a high chair? Why does someone steal my craft and mine?

But these are things against our faith, and our faith is, that our name, this is our name and our chair, this is ours and ours, this is ours and no man can touch his friend's hair.

We will be strengthened these days with free love, which hatred has destroyed our house and built a temple in our hearts and an altar deep within it and we will light the fire of faith on the altar and on it we will sacrifice all our lusts and desires.

God will have mercy and save the whole people of Israel from all evil and will keep us all in the days between these Egyptians.

"Strengthen and embrace your heart" Hope in God Strong and embrace your heart and hope in God.

Why do we fast?

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And here when one wants to examine a person one examines him, in the settlement of his mind, in the smallest things. He who observes the small things, surely, is very careful in the big things and so, we learned, in the ways of Gd, who examined all the great things of Israel, in the small things:

King David - did not anoint the king, until we examined the sheep, who was willing to give his life to save A small sheep and yes, Moshe Rabbeinu, God examined, in a sheep.

Whoever takes care of the small things will surely be careful about the big things and certainly, on this day, which from the evening begins according to the Hida, matters "between the Egyptians", we will be careful and try and be careful, about things that seem small.

Behold, the greater city which the sages said was one of the most important cities in the people of Israel, since we were a people, was not destroyed, but for a very small thing. And when there was a custom in those days, every son or daughter was born. On the day of birth, the father and mother would take White, a kind of tree and a daughter a different kind of tree. And they would sow in the ground, and there would be farms and cultivators, manure, until the son and daughter, would come to the canopy. And in honor of their canopy, they would cut the groom's tree and the bride's tree. lead them to the canopy.

one day the king's daughter, drove his carriage with her entourage, soldiers, guards and servants here, broke exceptional coach. were the servants of the king and in honor of princess cut down some trees that were in honor of the bride and groom. were collected from family members, who felt that serious injury , In their sons and beat them vigorously, the king's servants, the king's guards, and the king's daughter.

When he heard this, the king sent eighty thousand troops and killed and destroyed all the city of Beitar, until the sages said, a river of blood, would go from Beitar to the great sea and the Gentiles would farm, for a long time, their fields, in the blood of Beitar. , Hamat Hamelech, who stood and did to bring for burial, did not forget the dead and the day, who allowed their burial, sages corrected, the blessing of "the good and the beneficent."

Here, for a very small thing was destroyed city and mother in Israel and hundreds of thousands shed their blood, therefore, Bar Kamtsa destroyed Jerusalem. A little hatred, which is a little wise and prudent, would have prevented all the humiliation and all the evil that was done. There was no wisdom in overcoming small things. And from this the sword of our house was destroyed and to this day we are in trouble and distress and mourning And he will not forget. And we remind, at all times and at all times, "If I forget you, Jerusalem will forget my right hand."

And even, the enemies of Israel, received their power from a small deed that did good as a prophet in Chazal: Nebuchadnezzar, gained control of the whole world, humans, animals and birds and for what reason did he get it? The sun stood for ten hours in his honor; The king of Babylon stood and asked the chief of the scribes in the kingdom, who was Nebuchadnezzar, to write a letter of peace to her Gabra, King Hezekiah.

When they searched for Nebuchadnezzar and did not find his deputy to write the letter, the lieutenant stood and wrote: In honor of King Hezekiah, in honor of Jerusalem the Holy City and in honor of Gd Hezekiah and continued with words of peace and sent the letter. When Nebuchadnezzar came to the palace and told him about the letter, he asked the reader, read and saw, that the first praise - to Nebuchadnezzar, the second praise - to Jerusalem and only the third - to Gd

. Sages said: He stood and took 3 steps to call the apostle and for those three steps, he was awarded to be one of the greatest kings, who were ever in the world.

Here, three steps of evil, which eventually destroyed our house of life, our temple, gave it immense power, over a very petty thing.

Therefore, these days, we will take it upon ourselves to adhere to great grammar on each tag.

And in spite of the slightest thing, and only thanks to this, will we be privileged to have the house of our life built and the Shechinah returned to the sanctuary and priests to their work and Levites to their pulpit to sing and sing.

We will try to enter these days with the love of Israel and the grammar of the commandments and the deep contemplation and broad thought, "May the Lord reign for the world of your God, the generation of the generation and the generation of Hallelujah."

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