Light and Soul Coaching

Rosh Hodesh AV

AV

When Av enters, we diminish our happiness.  When we reach the 15 of Av the reach our climax in happiness as it is written in the Mishna “There were no greater festivals for the Jewish nation than the 15 of Av and Yom Kippur.

The month of Av is part of the 3 weeks called “Bein Metzarim”, on the borders, starting from 17 of Tammuz, culminating in 9 of Av, with the destruction of the first and second Temple of Jerusalem.

This is the month when the “meraglim” spies brought back their negative rapport of the Land of Israel. It is the month when Aaron HaKohen passed away. He is the only person to have mentioned his passing date. “in the fifth month on the fist of the month”.

Maharal of Prague says that the number 5 means judgment “din”. The Mishna lists 5 bitter herbs that can be used to fulfill the mitzvah of eating marror at the Seder. The desert symbolizes judgment because it lacks the elementary resources for life. The plague “dever”, the embodiment of God’s hand was the 5^th plague.

Since “Jerusalem has sinned by committing a sin (Eicha 1:8), for she has received double for all her sins from the hand of Hashem (Yeshayah 40:2), it is appropriate to comfort her twice. A measure for a measure in Hebrew it is said: “midah ke neged midah”.

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