The Laws Of Tisha B’Av and How to rebuild the Third Temple

Hey friends! What's up Chevra?! What if Tisha B'Av isn't just a day of mourning — but the most powerful day of the year to actually do something about rebuilding the Beit Hamikdash? In this shiur, we go through the practical halachos of Tisha B'Av together — and we're talking real, specific, day-by-day details. We cover the Seudah Mafseket, the final meal before the fast: eating alone, sitting on the ground, bread with a hard-boiled egg dipped in ashes, no zimun, no schmoozing. We talk about taking off leather shoes at shkiah, sitting low to the ground, dimming the lights in the beis medrash, removing the paroches, and why the whole atmosphere of the shul shifts into something that genuinely feels different from every other day of the year. We go through the prohibitions one by one — no eating or drinking, no washing beyond the knuckles, no creams or perfumes, no marital contact, no greeting another Jew with Shalom (and yes, we get into what you CAN say when you pick up the phone). We also cover the question of work, business, running a kitana, going on a bus, smoking, taking medication with water, and the halacha around talis and tefillin — which are not worn for Shacharis on T