Ner Tamid burns out on the tenth of Av

HH

Sometime last night – on the tenth of Av – the time remembered every year as the time that the holy temple – Beis Hamikdash – burned down. The new Ner Tamid (little continuous flame) above the doors to the holy tzion burned out. This new Ner Tamid was inaugurated a few weeks ago – it was filled to the top with olive oil, and burned continuously till the tenth of Av (yesterday I gave notice to one of the people who initiated the ner tamid, but he shrugged it off saying it was still good for another day, and as is the way of Rabbainu, I did not harp on him, even though I had a feeling that this is what would happen, it would extinguish at such an inauspicious

time).

To understand how this amazingly reflects the destruction of the temple – the victory of the Luminary of Fire over the Luminary of Light – see Likutay Moharan, Torah 67.

B”H the Ner Tamid was rekindled a few hours ago!

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!!!

Tisha Bi-Av

Saying the Keenos (lamentations) on Tisha Bi-Av, remembering the murder of our brethren in Europe in the holocaust, these lamentations were added by contemporary rabbis and thoughts passed through my mind of how some of these rabbis were great opposers to the holy ways and followers of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, which unquestionably sealed the terrible horrific fate of the holocaust. Even still this tragedy is extremely painful. These were precious Jewish souls that brought great warmth and holiness to the world, even if satan saw to it that they did not merit to have part in the ultimate holiness of Rabbainu. See also Likutay Moharan II, Torah 66 (when a tzadik has to straighten out someone, he is limited in what he can bring down on this person, for after all, ultimately that person is included in the tzadik, and the affliction will be his....).

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!