The Third Temple in Jerusalem: Prophecy, History, and How It Could Be Rebuilt

Shalom Aleichem Chevra, welcome back! What if the same exact thing that destroyed the Beit HaMikdash 2,000 years ago is still happening today — in your life, right now? In this shiur we dive into one of the most famous Gemaras that Jews learn on Tisha B'Av — the Gemara in Gittin that spells out exactly why the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed and why it hasn't been rebuilt yet. We open with a verse from Mishlei, from King Solomon himself — the man who built the First Temple — that frames everything: 'Praiseworthy is the person who is always afraid,' meaning someone who is genuinely self-aware and understands that their actions have consequences. The opposite? A person with a hard heart who falls into evil without even realizing it. The Gemara tells us there are three specific incidents that caused the destruction, and we spend serious time on the first one: the story of Kamza and Bar Kamza. We work through the whole painful drama together — the unnamed host (Hahu Gavra) who had Kamza as his best friend and Bar Kamza as his arch enemy, the butler who brought the wrong guy to the party, and Bar Kamza's repeated attempts to avoid public humiliation. He offers to pay for his own food, then half the party, then the entire party — and every time the host says no. Then Hahu Gavra physically grabs him and throws him out in front of everyone. The Gemara is showing us that public embarrassment — making someone's face go white — is compared to killing them. We also explore two major approaches to understanding why the rabbis who were sitting at that party didn't intervene. The straightforward reading is that they simply didn't notice what was happening. But the Anali brings a completely different layer: Bar Kamza may have had a morally compromised reputation, and the rabbis of Jerusalem were known never to sit at a meal with someone they suspected of immoral behavior — so their silence was actually intentional, though Bar Kamza had no idea that's why. Either way, the Gemara is pushing us to ask the hard question: the Chevra, are we still doing the same things — the hard-heartedness, the public embarrassment, the lack of awareness of how our actions ripple out — that are keeping the Beit HaMikdash from being rebuilt today? If this shiur spoke to you, share it with someone who'd love it — and subscribe so you never miss the Chevra. ---------------------------------------------------------- 🔹Join Rabbi Moshe Chaim's Exclusive Content Sign up here 👉    / @chevraravmoshechaim   🔹Join Rabbi Moshe Chaim's Private Chizzuk Group Sign up here 👉 https://subscribepage.io/join-the-chevra 🔹Visit the Website 👉 https://www.ravmoshechaim.com/ 🔹Newsletter 👉 https://ravmoshechaimchevra.substack.... 🔹Discover Beautiful Sacred Art 👉 https://bit.ly/chevra-art 🔹Join us in Yeshiva - in Jerusalem! APPLY HERE👉 https://foundations.aish.com ---------------------------------------------------------- #Torah #Judaism #TishaBAv #BeitHaMikdash #KamzaBarKamza #Gemara #Mussar #ThirdTemple #JewishHistory #Spirituality #RavMosheChaim #Chevra