Machshava:

Purim 

Midrash:

Midrash Rabbah - Megilot 

Holidays:

Taaniot (fasts),  Tisha Bav 

Nach:

Eichah,  Esther 

Description

Why does chazal draw a similarity between the emotional low of chodesh Av and the emotional high of chodesh Adar? What is unique about the current exile that is causing it to last for so long when the first exile lasted only 70 years? The answer can be found in our hearts. The disconnected heart is the essence of the current exile, and the key to pulling ourselves out of it. Rachmana Liba Ba'ei. Shiur given in Bar-Ilan University Kollel on Tisha Bav Morning 5775