Dear Friends,
This Shabbat, the Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, is called Shabbat Chazon, “the Shabbat of Vision.” On this Shabbat, every individual's soul sees a vision of the Third Temple, to be built in Jerusalem. We see the inner dimension of Tisha B’Av, the secret of the destruction as preparation for construction. We see the Mashiach, who is born on Tishah B’Av. The redemption grows from within the exile. The Mashiach grows from within the descent. On this Shabbat, we can bring our soul's vision of the future, as it is ready to manifest into the present here below. Our newsletter this week revolves around the holy Temple and our longing to see it rebuilt.
This Saturday night and Sunday is the hilulah (day of passing) of the holy Ari. Be sure to take the time to read the story about him and to view the video of Rabbi Ginsburgh’s 17-minute lesson on the Arizal. It may be relatively long, but is not to be missed and will leave you inspired.
Here is a selection of English audio classes from HaRav Ginsburgh for this time of year, for a change of pace and direction:
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 the translations from
this week's Niflot here.Note that more translations from this week's issue will be added over the next few days (perhaps even before Shabbat starts, with God's help).
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Moshe Genuth and the Gal Einai Team
