Dear Friends,
On Wednesday this coming week, we begin the month of Av, whose name literally means "father." Though this is the lowest part of the Jewish year, marking the seige of Jerusalem and ending with the destruction of the Temple on the 9th day of Av, the Ba'al Shem Tov injected new meaning and hope into it.
Here is a selection of English audio classes from HaRav Ginsburgh for this time of year, for a change of pace and direction:
May we merit this year to see our holy Temple rebuilt and standing eternally in Jerusalem, with the coming of Mashiach, of whom it says, hinei zeh ba, "behold, he has come." The Hebrew word ba ("has come" or "is coming"; spelled: beit, alef) is actually the inversion of the word Av (spelled: alef, beit). The Mashiach's coming comforts the month of Av. Amen.
We recently marked the 200th issue of Wonders Magazine. To celebrate, we’ve started sharing English translations of HaRav Ginsburgh’s classes from our Hebrew sister publication, Niflaot. You can access these translations here for Pinchas and here for Matot-Masei. You especially will not want to miss the incredibly profound piece titled: “What A Mistake.”
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Moshe Genuth and the Gal Einai Team
