Asarah b'Teves 5784: Ezkerah Matzok (Selichos Exploration)

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/20/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we decided to see if we could gain some insights into Asarah b'Teves, which is coming up this Friday. We began by going over some basic facts about the events we commemorate, as well as some NOT so basic facts, including the questions about the events of the 8th and 9th of Teves. We then read through the selichah and made our initial observations. Then we read through the Iyun Tefilah commentary to get more facts and theories. By the time we were done with that, shiur was almost over! We concluded by sharing some theories approaches to understanding the unity in all the events we're commemorating, and some suggestions for how to engage in national teshuvah on a personal level. This may not be a "complete" shiur, but if you want something to think about on the taanis, then this will give you plenty of that.

If you're interested in a COMPLETE Asarah b'Teves shiur, check out the one I gave on 12/25/20 (video or audio) which I reference throughout this shiur.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות תעניות ה:א-ב
ערוך השולחן אורח חיים תקמט:ב
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים תק"פ:א-ב
מגילת תענית פרק בתרא
מסכת סופרים א:ז
סליחות לעשרה בטבת - אזכרה מצוק
סידור אוצר התפילות - פירוש עיון תפילה
https://frumheretic.blogspot.com/2009/01/fast-of-9th-of-tevet.html
אגרות שי"ר - שלמה יהודה ליב בן אהרן חיים רפפורט, מכתב לג
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