The Third Temple

Today is the 17th of Tammuz, a fast day, and the beginning of three weeks of mourning for the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. It is is said the Second Temple was destroyed by Sinat Chinam, senseless hatred between Jews.



Our Sages tell us that any generation that the Temple was not rebuilt in must be guilty of the same sins that caused it to be destroyed in the first place. That makes me very sad. It means that the Jewish people continue to make the same mistakes over and over again, and that we still do not merit our Third Temple, something we've all longed for and prayed for, for thousands of years...

We need to wake up and learn from our mistakes! We need to turn that senseless hatred into Ahavat Chinam, senseless love! We need to show more compassion, caring and patience for our fellow Jews. We need to look for ways to help a fellow Jew in pain, to encourage and support him/her with our words and our actions.We need to seek out opportunities to do kind deeds for a fellow Jew. To forgive a fellow Jew who did us wrong. To ask for forgiveness of those we've wronged. To be very careful about our speech(ie. stop the gossip and the slander). Each and every one of us has a contribution to make. We are all part of Klal Yisrael and who knows which one of us will tip the scale in the Heavens, making G-d decide that we are FINALLY ready...That the time has come and that we FINALLY merit the Third Temple.


It is said that all who mourn the destruction of Jerusalem will merit the celebration of her rebirth...I for one, pray that at the very least, if Hubby and I aren't around to merit it, our kids will be. It's time for all of us to take active roles in making that happen.

With Love,

Cigal