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The gemora
lists two major causes of Jewish decline and confusion. One is the Destruction
of the Second Temple when the Romans destroyed the Temple and exiled many Jews.
The other major cause of Jewish decline and confusion is called “In the
Footsteps of the Moshiach.” It seems that the latter problems are, in some
crucial areas, much worse than the era of the Destruction of the Second Temple.
The earlier periods were known for the losses of great rabbis and deep decline in
the level of Torah learning. But the “footsteps of the Moshiach” period is
known for decline in family and Derech Erets. We know that Derech Erets comes
before the Torah. This is taught in the beginning of Sefer Tono Divei Eliyohu.
When we see today the decline of marriage and family, we
must realize the magnitude of our difficulties. Surely the young children who
are the greatest sufferers of a broken marriage should arouse us to think about
improving things. The way things are going, there will be many children broken
in spirit. And also, as I will explain, we have a growing problem with invalid
Gittin that leads to Mamzeruth.
Audio of the telephone conference is http://torahtimes.com/2015/09/10/19-tel-conf-eh-breakdown-of-family-and-mar/ or just torahtimes.com and the top row of windows has #19 with the above title.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to #18, I missed that night, and would have loved to hear it.
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