While time heals a mourner’s pain, the discomfort that we feel for the loss of the Beis Hamikdash can only be remedied by it being rebuilt. Only then will we have our true nechama – “Nachamu, Nachamu Ami yomar Elokeichem…..”
To say that Artscroll changed the way Torah is studied and the way Tefillah is recited would be a gross understatement. There is likely not a Jewish home to be found that does not contain at least one book with the familiar quill and scroll emblem painted on its side. The amount of Torah that is learned and the amount of mitzvah observance that exists because of Reb Meir, can neither be fathomed nor measured.
Memories are a beautiful gift to us from Hashem. By being able to access the fond and warm memories of time spent together and conversations we had and simchos we shared, I can find a measure of consolation to my grief. It is the memories of Shabbos in our home that I will forever cherish…
Chazal compares Tu b’Av to Yom Kippur! Tu b’Av is a day of renewal of ties among the nation, just as Yom Kippur is a day of renewal of our ties to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The common denominators between Tu b’Av and Yom Kippur are love, acceptance and forgiveness.