GEULAH
“May He bless you, as He spoke concerning you!” (Devarim 1:11).
Parshas Pinchas describes the festivals, while Matos, Massei, and Devarim discuss Jewish conquest and the settlement of the Holy Land. Devarim even records G-d’s infinite blessing for the Future Era! Nevertheless, these portions are read amid fast days and mourning for the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. How are we to reconcile joy and blessing with mourning and destruction? In truth, our devastation is the catalyst for our blessings: With the coming Redemption, the fasts will become new festivals, the exile will be the catalyst for our full inheritance of the Land, and our sorrow will be turned into the infinite blessings of the Future Era. Tisha B’Av will become a great yom tov!
Shaloh Hakadosh
Yalkut Moshiach uGeulah al HaTorah
Translated by Yaakov Paley
