How Disrespect Between Generations Destroyed Jerusalem
How Disrespect Between Generations Destroyed Jerusalem
Part of Days on the Jewish Calendar: Av · 6:59
Aggada tracing the Churban to the breakdown of respect between young and old, the neglect of children's Torah study, and a leader's failure compared to a shepherd without pasture.
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waited already up to 转驻诇转 诪谞讞讛, so he ran to the side and started daven Mincha. This person. The priest took advantage and gave a bracha to the king. And he didn't answer amen because he was in the in the middle of Shemoneh Esrei. So the king got very angry and he killed him, and he Killed who? This this Yid. The advisor? The advisor, and he story goes he cut him up into pieces and sent him out to all over the all the, all the country, whole country, whatever it is. 讜讜讬 注专 讛讬讬住讟 讚讗 讚注专 注专诇? 讗讬谉 Midrash Eliyahu Rabbah, Medrash, in the 注专讘讬砖注 诪讚讬谞讛. So, 讗讜讬祝 砖讟讬讬讟 讚讗住, 讚讗讻讟 讝讬讱 讚注专 Levush 砖专讬讬讘讟 讚讗住 讗讬谉 讚注专 讛拽讚诪讛. 讚注专 Levush 砖专讬讬讘讟 讚讗住. Wow. I have it in a Courage book, it happens on a wall. The story? Yeah. Anyway, the way the story, so he told him, so and and the and the 专讘 in the city didn't know. This guy was such a such a tzaddik, why did this happen to him? So he the guy came in the 讞诇讜诐, a 讘讞诇讜诐 he got the answer that because once he heard a kid make a bracha and didn't answer amen. And for that he was punished so much. So he And even yeah, and the kid this which is under bar mitzvah. So that's what the Levush says, \"I'm only going to be mochal you,\" that's what the HaKadosh Baruch Hu said to the Levush, \"I'm only going to be mochal you if you promise me that wherever you go, you're going to tell the story, make sure that people should know this and should answer amen.\" Why did the priest take advantage when he saw the Because he wanted him to get killed. Why? Priest, why? All over the history we've Why did the priest want it? He was jealous that he's that he's the king's advisor. The priest always tried to kill all the Jews. So, you've halacha. Yeah, 讛诇讻讛 讘讬讚讜注. It's a known halacha that 注砖讜 砖讜谞讗 诇讬注拽讘. Yeah.
讗诪专 专讘 讬讛讜讚讛 讘专讬讛 讚专讘 砖诪注讜谉 诪砖诪讬讛 讚专讘, 专讘 讬讛讜讚讛 the son of 专讘 砖诪注讜谉 said in the name of 专讘, 讗讬谉 讛讚诇拽讛 诪爪讜讬讛 讗诇讗 讘诪拽讜诐 砖讬砖 讞讬诇讜诇 砖讘转. A fire will only happen in a place where there's 讞讬诇讜诇 砖讘转. 砖谞讗诪专, it says a pasuk in 讬专诪讬讛讜, 讜讗诐 诇讗 转砖诪注讜 诇讬, if you're not going to listen to me, 诇拽讚砖 讗转 讬讜诐 讛砖讘转, to make 砖讘转 holy, 讜诇讘诇转讬 砖讗转 诪砖讗, not to carry, what will I do? 讜讛爪转讬 讗砖 讘砖注专讬讛, I'm going to make a fire in your gates, 讜讗讻诇讛 讗专诪谞讜转 讬专讜砖诇讬诐, and it's going to burn up the palaces of 讬专讜砖诇讬诐, 讜诇讗 转讻讘讛, 讜诇讗 转讻讘讛, and you won't be able to to extinguish the fire. 诪讗讬 讜诇讗 转讻讘讛? Why won't you be able to extinguish it? 讗诪专 专讘 谞讞诪谉 讘专 讬爪讞拽, 讘砖注讛 砖讗讬谉 讘谞讬 讗讚诐 诪爪讜讬讬谉 诇讻讘讜转, it's a time when people are not there to extinguish. 砖讘转! 砖讘转. Every time we get 砖讘转 and you can't. 讗诪专 讗讘讬讬, Abaye said, since we mention the reason for the 讞讜专讘谉 讬专讜砖诇讬诐, other reasons: 诇讗 讞专讘讛 讬专讜砖诇讬诐 讗诇讗 讘砖讘讬诇 砖讞讬诇诇讜 讘讛 讗转 讛砖讘转. Jerusalem was destroyed because 讞诇诇 砖讘转. 砖谞讗诪专, What day of the week did the did the Romans hustle? It took until Motzaei Shabbos. It took until Motzaei Shabbos? Yeah. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 讜诪砖讘转讜转讬 讛注诇讬诪讜 注讬谞讬讛诐, 讜讗讞诇 讘转讜讻诐. Because he says and the end of the pasuk is the 讞讜专讘谉 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖. It says for my 砖讘转讜转 they closed their eyes, they didn't keep it. 讜讗讞诇 讘转讜讻诐, and they made me, they were mechalel my name, they desecrated my name there through not keeping Shabbos, and the pasuk continues and therefore I will destroy the Jerusalem.
讗诪专 Rav Abahu, Rav Abahu said, 诇讗 讞专讘讛 讬专讜砖诇讬诐 讗诇讗 讘砖讘讬诇 砖讘讬讟诇讜 拽专讬讗转 砖诪注 砖讞专讬转 讜注专讘讬转. Because they didn't do the mitzvah of saying Shema in the morning and evening. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 讛讜讬 诪砖讻讬诪讬 讘讘拽专 砖讻专 讬专讚驻讜. Those that get up in the morning instead of going to say Shema, they're trying to get 诪砖拽讛, drinking beer, 诪砖拽讛. And he doesn't bring the end of the pasuk. The pasuk continues, and they do that, they drink all day till the night, till it gets late at night. Which means that instead of doing things that you're supposed to, saying Shema in the morning and at night, they didn't. 讜讻转讬讘, it says even more, 讜讛讬讛 讻谞讜专 讜谞讘诇 转祝 讜讞诇讬诇 讜讬讬谉 诪砖转讬讛诐. And they played music, they drank wine, 讜讗转 驻注诇 讛' 诇讗 讬讘讬讟讜. And to look to 讛', they didn't. That means they didn't have the kabalat ol malchut shamayim which you get through saying Shema. This is the second 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖? Huh? Second? No, it's it's a pasuk, it's the first. Oh, it's the first. 讜讻转讬讘, it says, 诇讻谉 讙诇讛 注诪讬 诪讘诇讬 讚注转. And that's why my nation will go to galut. So we see it's destroyed because they didn't say in the morning what they're supposed to. They'd party all day. Yeah. Why did they party so much in such a guilty or whatever? They party. That's, I mean, the end of the churban, by the churban. By the churban. Well you can't say you can't tell them that. No, there was some that did. There were always good guys, but there were a lot of bad guys.
讗诪专 Rav Hamanuna, Rav Hamanuna said, 诇讗 讞专讘讛 讬专讜砖诇讬诐, 讬专讜砖诇讬诐 didn't get destroyed, 讗诇讗 讘砖讘讬诇 砖讘讬讟诇讜 讘讛 转讬谞讜拽讜转 砖诇 讘讬转 专讘谉. They were mevatel the children from learning Torah. Aha. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 砖驻讜讱 注诇 注讜诇诇 讘讞讜抓. He will pour out, the Aibershter will pour out His anger on a child 讘讞讜抓. 诪讛 讟注诪讗 砖驻讜讱? 诪砖讜诐 讚注讜诇诇 讘讞讜抓. Why does the Aibershter have the Why is He pouring His anger? Because the 注讜诇诇, the children, are 讘讞讜抓, are outside playing ball rather than sitting inside in yeshiva, in cheder and learning. Why take out anger on the children instead of on those that caused it? He took out anger on those that caused it. The children also, it's a pity. Must have been some town, Jerusalem. They were partying, the kids were in the street, according to this. Yeah. Some town! You'll see more. 讗诪专 Rava, Ulla said, 诇讗 讞专讘讛 讬专讜砖诇讬诐 讗诇讗 讘砖讘讬诇 砖诇讗 讛讬讛 诇讛诐 讘讜砖转 驻谞讬诐. That means that, besides doing aveirot, they wouldn't even embarrass from each other. That's even worse. 砖谞讗诪专 it says 讛讜讘讬砖讜 讻讬 转讜注讘讛 注砖讜. You should be embarrassed if you do a 转讜注讘讛, disgusting thing. 讙诐 讘讜砖 诇讗 讬讘讜砖讜, but they were not embarrassed. And that's the reason the pasuk continues there all with words about churban.
讗诪专 Rabbi Yitzchak, Rabbi Yitzchak said 诇讗 讞专讘讛 讬专讜砖诇讬诐 讗诇讗 讘砖讘讬诇 砖讛讜砖讜讜 拽讟谉 讜讙讚讜诇. Jerusalem was charuv because they did not give respect to the elders, everyone was equal with them, a katan and a gadol. Katan mean a child and a gadol is an adult, but it also means a katan a simple person and a gadol. 砖谞讗诪专 it says 讜讛讬讛 讻注诐 讻讻讛谉. The 注诐 means 讛诪讜谉 注诐. 讻讛谉 means a priest, means a chashuver person, and they're the same. What does it say after? 讻转讬讘 讘转专讬讛 讞专讜讘 转讞专讘 讛讗专抓. It means the the earth will be destroyed. 讗诪专 专讘 注诪专诐 讘专讬讛 讚专讘讬 砖诪注讜谉 讘专 讗讘讗, 讗诪专 专讘讬 砖诪注讜谉 讘专 讗讘讗, 讗诪专 专讘讬 讞谞讬谞讗, 诇讗 讞专讘讛 讬专讜砖诇讬诐 讗诇讗 讘砖讘讬诇 砖诇讗 讛讜讻讬讞讜 讝讛 讗转 讝讛, because they didn't rebuke each other. They didn't care for each other. They didn't they should have given them mussar, they should have they weren't Lubavitchers, didn't go out and mekarev other Yidden. They didn't care. 砖谞讗诪专 it says rebuke. Rebuke? That's Rebuke doesn't mean davka bad way. Rebuke means 诪讜讻讬讞, 讛讜讻讞 转讜讻讬讞 讗转 注诪讬转讱. It doesn't mean you have to go and scream at a guy. It means admonish. Yeah, you have to be That's right, it's a taytsh again, 讛讜讻讬讞 诇砖讜谉 讛讜讻讞讛. Not 转讜讻讞讛, 讛讜讻讞讛, if you're mochiach. Right, prove it! Go and convince them, speak to them, work with them. Shene'emar it
says 讛讬讜 砖专讬讛 讻讗讬诇讬诐 诇讗 诪爪讗讜 诪专注讛. The 砖专讬讛, the the 砖专讬讛 means the the officers were like 讻讗讬诇讬诐. Ayil, ayil is a a ram, ram. Deer, deer. And 诇讗 诪爪讗讜 诪专注讛, they didn't find didn't find any pasture. But what why do we compare them to 讗讬诇讬诐? So it says 诪讛 讗讬诇 讝讛 专讗砖讜 砖诇 讝讛 讘爪讚 讝谞讘讜 砖诇 讝讛, and yeah, they walk they walk one behind the other. They don't walk like a group, they walk one behind the other. So it comes out that the head of this guy is at the tail of that guy.