Prayer-Commentary
Our Sages tell us that those who sincerely mourn the Destruction will merit seeing the Temple rebuilt. How can we ensure that we are part of that special group?
During the Three Weeks and, especially, on Tishah B'Av, we mourn the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, the Holy Temple of Jerusalem. Yet how many of us do this by rote, without truly feeling the pain? How can we tap into a true well of emotion for an event that took place thousands of years ago? And how can we use that mourning as an impetus to becoming better Jews?
In this fascinating and much-needed book, bestselling author Rabbi Yechiel Spero helps us understand the Temple's Destruction, and the proper Jewish response to it. Most of the Kinnos, the Lamentations traditionally said on Tishah B'Av, are explained and their message is illustrated by powerful true stories that bring them to vivid life. In Touched by Their Tears we learn how to mourn - and we learn how to hope.
In his bestselling Touched by a Story series, Rabbi Spero taught us the power of a great story. In Touched by a Prayer, he taught us the power of our tefillos. Now, in this unique book, he teaches us the power of our own tears. It is a lesson that will change the way we live, on Tishah B'Av and throughout the year.
Seven "guests" - the Ushpizin - visit us every year in our succah. Isn't it time we understood who these Ushpizin are - and what we can gain from their presence? Every night of Succos we "invite" the "Ushpizin- the 7 Shepherds of Israel" to join us in our succah. This fascinating and unusual book shows us the powerful impact these "guests" can have on our lives, if we know how to access that power. Ushpizin includes a section on each of the individual Ushpizin, enabling us to learn from each tzaddik on his appointed day of Succos. By reading about each of the Ushpizin on his specific day, we can tap into their unique spiritual strengths and forge an unbreakable connection with the greatness of our forefathers. Also includes:
Feel connected to the departed ones by understanding the Yizkor service with this book.
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.125 "x 8.125"
Pages: 8
Nusach: Ashkenaz
Publisher: ArtScroll Mesorah Publications
Rabbi Meir Birnbaum is a scholar of tefillah and mashgiach of a major yeshivah. In this splendidly useful phrase-by-phrase treatment, he combines his scholarship and experience to shed light on the prayers that matter enormously to most people: the Shemoneh Esrai prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Rabbi Birnbaum combs the major commentators and adds his own knowledge and sensitivity to produce a volume that belongs alongside every machzor. It is slim, but packed with information, inspiration, background - and the ideas and intent that every serious Jew wants to pour into his Yamim Noraim prayers.
It is rare indeed to find an English-language volume that offers such a combination of clarity and depth, authoritatively presented in a down to earth manner. Rabbi Birnbaum is both a thinker and a teacher, and both those qualities are beautifully displayed in this work. Not only does he offer invaluable ideas, he is practiced in presenting them. There is nothing patronizing or condescending in this book; it reads like a good friend baring his own soul, and in the process we are swept along to join him in present our most heartfelt entreaties to Our Father Our King, on the days when He longs for us to approach Him.
This book explains one of Judaism's most unusual rituals - the Rosh Hashanah walk to a body of water to "cast away" sins. Complete text of the Tashlich service with translation and commentary.
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