Holidays:

Tisha Bav 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Kinos

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From the end of Rav Schwab's kinah (lament). After the Holocaust, many of us are left without graves or tombstones at which to pray. Reminiscing about the 5770 Eastern Europe trip - uplifted at the kevarim (graves) of tzaddikim (righteous), but dreading visiting the places where family members were murdered. The mountain of ashes in Majdanek. Hashem, how many Jews have been killed for Your sake? The inherent kedushah (holiness) of murdered Jews despite the complete destruction of their bodies. From "The Forgotten Memoirs" - quoting R' Shia Greenwald: Yitzchak Avinu's prayer at the place of the Beis Hamikdash (holy temple) - redemption for all those who have, and will be killed at Hashem's mizbe'ach (altar), and punishments for the perpetrators.