A Tisha Baav Public Service announcement

Just want to quckly wish everyone an easy and meaningful fast.

Remember that on erev yom kippur and erev Tisha Baav G-d will test your patience.

Something will set you off, and its your resposibility to overcome it.

I already failed. Its hot so I get a pass.

Its ok to cry on Tisha Baav, some of the kinnos are remarkable. The blood that flowed through the streets during the time of the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash was incredible.

I always get chills when i read through the 10 Geddolim that were killed.

Tommorow is a day that we mourn not only for the Mikdash, but for all the tragic happenings that the Jewish people experienced.

For the family I will never have because of the holocaust, and for the Jews who are suffering in hospitals (lo aleinu), and we daven for a refuah shelaima. We daven for the souls that now more then ever have been taken from us over the past years, and hope that they are praying for us as well.

We think of the Jews that waited on line for the gas chambers while singing that haunting tune of Ani Maamin.

Yes its hard to cry for something that happened many many years ago, but dont give hashem the excuse to wake us up and give us more to cry about.

Last year when jewish soldiers were turned against their bretheren we had a wake up call. A friend of mine who went there during that period will not even talk about the events that transpired. He saw the female soldiers drop their guns and cry. They cried on Tishaa Baav. Religious and Not religious alike share in the tragedies that befall our nation.

This year they face great danger, on the most dangerous and sorrowful day of the year.

Be safe, Be healthy, and may we see Moshiach and the third Beis Hamikdash.

(ill post some crazy stories after bc they might be funny and we dont want to much laughter right now.)