בְּלֵיל זֶה יִבְכָּיוּן וְיֵלִילוּ בָנַי! | הרב יואב אלון

On this night they will weep and lament, my children: The Divine Trap and the Only Path to Salvation | Rabbi Yoav Alon In a profound, inspiring and poignant lesson delivered on the night of Tisha B’Av, Rabbi Yoav Alon delves into the inner meaning of the destruction and prolonged exile, and outlines the precise spiritual path to the salvation of the Jewish people. The rabbi begins by explaining the concept of “among the Egyptians.” He quotes Rabbi Oz Bend, explaining that this is a situation of a trap in which there is nowhere to turn left or right. Through the parable of the dove sought by the hawk and the snake from the Song of Songs, and through the miracle of the parting of the Red Sea, the rabbi reveals a shocking principle: The Holy One, blessed be He, intentionally brings His people to situations of no escape, in order to hear their crying voice and bring them to the absolute realization that we have no one to lean on but our Father in Heaven. Later in the lesson, the rabbi analyzes, from a painfully current perspective, the signs of the Messiah's return from the Gemara in Tractate Sota. He refers to the security threats from abroad (Iran and the reliance on the US) alongside the internal persecution against Torah students in the country, all to illustrate that we have no flesh and blood reliance. The rabbi delves into the teachings of the Rosh Yeshiva of Telz (in Cleveland, Ohio, United States), Rabbi Mordechai Gifter, and explains that true prayer is coming to the realization that a person has no self-power. In conclusion, the rabbi brings the words of the Vilna Gaon, who likens the exile to a process of death and bone decay, and awakens hearts to understand the magnitude of the humiliation so that we may soon be worthy to see eye to eye when God returns to Zion. Table of Contents: 00:00 - Opening: Tisha B'Av - "On that night they will weep and my children will weep" 00:27 - The end of my days among the Egyptians and the definition of the concept according to Hasidism 01:23 - Explanation of Rabbi Oz Bend: A Place Where There Is No Right or Left Turn 01:54 - Midrash Shir HaShirim Rabba: The Parable of the Dove, the Hawk, and the Snake 03:06 - The Intentional Trap: The Cry of the Red Sea and the Scream of the Children of Israel 03:46 - Nachshon Ben Aminadab's Self-Devotion and the Realization That We Have No One to Lean On 04:24 - The Gemara in Tractate Sota Page 10: Signs of the Messiah's Coming and the Rise of Impudence 05:10 - Wisdom of the Sopherim Tisarach: The Modern Persecution of the God-Fearing 06:16 - The Face of the Generation is Like the Face of a Dog: Chazal's Profound Parable of Leadership 06:46 - Current Security Analysis: The Iranian Threat and Misguided Dependence on America 08:08 - The Internal War: Sanctions on the World of Torah and the Media's Attitude to Haredi Soldiers 10:42 - Lack The Powerless in Leadership: Understanding That We Have No One to Trust 11:12 - A Shocking Story About the Granddaughter of the Rabbi of Brisk and the Power of Prayer with a Broken Heart 12:28 - Words of the Maharal of Prague: Why Do Troubles Reach Such a Peak? 12:57 - The Root of All Problems: The Destruction of the Temple and the Departure of the Divine Presence 13:11 - The Character and Teachings of the Elevated One from America - Rabbi Mordechai Gifter zt"l 14:22 - The Definition of True Prayer: The Peak of Faith from the Elimination of Self-Power 14:57 - Rabbi Gifter's Advice to the Broken Student: Open the Ark of the Covenant and Cry Out 15:43 - The Holocaust as a Parable: How to Understand the Depth of the Destruction of the Temple 16:52 - "The House of Our Lives": The Meaning of Life Without a Soul and a Soul 17:47 - The Creepy Essence of the Vilna Gaon: The Process of Dying the People of Israel In exile 18:21 - Flesh and bones: from the yeshiva in Babylon to the pinch of decay of recent generations 19:13 - Conclusion and blessing: Awakening the mind and earning the right to see eye to eye in the return of God to Zion To send messages to the rabbi by email [email protected] To listen to the lessons on 074-7968153 ext. 1 To watch the lessons on the Kolel app https://www.kolel.org/channel/1697 #Rabbi_Yoav_Alon #Tisha_9th_of_Av #The_Destruction_of_the_Temple #Beith_of_the_Temple #Between_the_Egyptians #Faith_and_Outlook #Ekbata_Damishah #Rabbi_Mordechai_Gifter #The_Gaon_of_Vilna #Prayer #Current_News #Judaism