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From Black Shoes to your Favorite Station: Taanis and Three Weeks as Opportunity [YU Summer Learning]

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: July 09 2020

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Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Machshava:

Galut, Three Weeks

Holidays:

Shiva Asar b'Tamuz, Tisha Bav

References: Bava Kamma: 59a , Bava Kamma: 59b

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A shocking story in Bava Kamma leads to useful insight into the power and growth potential of the Three Weeks. A special 17th of Tammuz edition of Morning Machshava for YU Summer Learning.

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From Black Shoes to your Favorite Station: Taanis and Three Weeks as Opportunity [YU Summer Learning]

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Machshava:

Galut, Three Weeks

Holidays:

Shiva Asar b'Tamuz, Tisha Bav

References: Bava Kamma: 59a , Bava Kamma: 59b

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From Black Shoes to your Favorite Station: Taanis and Three Weeks as Opportunity [YU Summer Learning]

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Machshava: Galut, Three Weeks Holidays: Shiva Asar b'Tamuz, Tisha Bav

References: Bava Kamma: 59a , Bava Kamma: 59b

Description

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About Us

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Machshava:

Galut, Three Weeks

Holidays:

Shiva Asar b'Tamuz, Tisha Bav