In this special lesson for the Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Nir Menussi explores the deep mystical meaning behind divine hiddenness. Using the profound teachings of the Arizal and a beautiful Chassidic parable, we uncover why periods of darkness and "God hiding His face" are actually the essential preparation for a much higher, more intimate revelation of light.

In this video, we explore:

✨ The Parable of the Receding Teacher: Why the master goes silent before teaching a higher Torah.

✨ The Secret of Tzimtzum: Understanding the two types of divine contraction—emptying and filling.

✨ The Three Weeks vs. The Seven Weeks: How the three weeks of "rebuke" contain the seeds of the seven weeks of "consolation."

✨ The Lion’s Leap: How the "Lion" of Av (Leo) crouches in order to leap into the high holidays of Elul and Tishrei.

✨ Tisha B'Av & Yom Kippur: The hidden connection between the two 24-hour fasts of the Jewish year.

✨ Personal Hiddenness: How to navigate your own private moments of spiritual darkness and find the light within them.

May this study transform your experience of this time of year from one of mere mourning into a deep, purposeful preparation for the new light to come.

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