The Third Temple in Jerusalem: Prophecy, History, and How It Could Be Rebuilt

Shalom Aleichem Chevra, welcome back! What if the same exact thing that destroyed the Beit HaMikdash 2,000 years ago is still happening today — in your life, right now? In this shiur we dive into one of the most famous Gemaras that Jews learn on Tisha B'Av — the Gemara in Gittin that spells out exactly why the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed and why it hasn't been rebuilt yet. We open with a verse from Mishlei, from King Solomon himself — the man who built the First Temple — that frames everything: 'Praiseworthy is the person who is always afraid,' meaning someone who is genuinely self-aware and understands that their actions have consequences. The opposite? A person with a hard heart who falls into evil without even realizing it. The Gemara tells us there are three specific incidents that caused the destruction, and we spend serious time on the first one: the story of Kamza and Bar Kamza. We work through the whole painful drama together — the unnamed host (Hahu Gavra) who had Kamza as his best friend and Bar Kamza as his arch enemy, the butler who brought the wrong guy to the party, and Bar Kamza's repeated attempts to avoid public humiliation. He offers to pay for his own food, t