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The destruction of the Bameikdash
changed the world drastically and
dramatically. Wherever you go around the
world, you can feel besamed.
It is felt profoundly in Rome,
especially by the monuments that
commemorate the Roman victory over
Jerusalem. especially at the arch of
Titus.
>> One of the most dramatic scenes in all
of Imperial Rome, the Arch of Titus
depicting the Roman away various
vessels, various ca of the Bameikdash,
including the iconic Venoa. But when
Titus destroyed the city of Jerusalem
and burnt the temple and plundered the
caum of the Bameikdash, the Schulhan,
the Katso, and especially the Manoa, and
he brought them back to Rome, and he
exalted in victory. Retribution was soon
to come. Just go to the city of Pompei,
where you'll see how the city was
destroyed when Mount Vuvius erupted and
covered the whole city in volcanic ash.
Okay, we're at the gate of Pompei. I
just want to give you historical
background of when this destruction took
place in the context of Jewish history.
Titus took over the job of destroying
the temple. 9 years later, Vespasian
dies, Titus becomes the emperor. The
year Titus became the emperor of Rome,
this city was destroyed. Rabbi Barlowine
writes, "It's not a coincidence. The
moment Titos took power, he was paid
back measure for measure. Terrible
catastrophes happened as soon as Titus
took place. You can travel as far as
France and you'll see the power of the
Roman Empire and how far it extended.
>> Okay, we're at one of the great historic
sites in the Provence Point Digard which
is uh the Roman aqueduct. So if this was
built in the year between 60 and 80
after the common era and this is one of
the greatest architectural feats of the
Romans, you know the construction of
this site means
and that's exactly when it happened. The
Romans came and as part of their
conquest of European continent they
destroyed the second mikdash. So this is
really a monument of the Corbin.
>> You'll see their impressive buildings
and structures and these structures
represent not only the power of the
Roman Empire but it represents the
destruction of Yaleim. As the Gmorrah
teaches us when Rome rises and ascends
Jerusalem descends and the power of the
Roman Empire represents
But amazingly, you can gain an
appreciation for the beauty and the
grandeur of shalim and the pain of its
destruction by beholding the natural
beauty around the world. The bruskarov
was asked, "How should one be moved by
watching and looking at the beauty of
the Alps, the haro alafim? What should
one see when one looks at the Alps? And
the Briskarov says, well, the Gomorrah
says that 10 measures of beauty
descended to the world. Nine of them
were taken by Shallayim and one to the
rest of the world. Therefore, says the
briskar, when you see the beauty of the
Alps, what you're really seeing is the
beauty of you in Gulos. So amazingly,
merely looking and beholding the Alps is
an exercise in appreciating
Banikdash.
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Aside from seeing the in the natural
beauty of the world, when one sees the
power, the prestige, the wealth, the
riches, the affluence of the nations of
the world, of the kings of the world,
when the looked at that, the was
saddened that those who violate the will
of Hashem are so successful. But on the
other hand, it infused the with great
hope similar to Rabi Akiba because the
said if the nations of the world if the
kings of the world who have violated
Hashem's will enjoy such success and
happiness alas
all the more so will Israel and the
Malik Mashiach enjoy happiness affluence
and the greatest of success. And
therefore when the ka visited the tower
of London and he saw the riches of the
royalty of England on the one hand he
was saddened but on the other hand it
inspired him to yearn for the great day
of the coming of Msiah.
>> Okay we're here rooftop in the old city
of looking over the Harabayas. Below we
could see
>> by the five arches on the right we see
the makum of the azara. This area is
where housed the k of the bes mikdash
the mbayak and then further in the
place in the world today where we could
feel mikdash
most profoundly is inim
especially looking at the harabayas the
koka writes if you merely look at the
azor you will be a different person
forever so now take in the opportunity
you're looking at the holiest spot in
the world we don't have a bas today it's
shuim
the foxes roam on the harabayas many
teach us the shuim is I ishel but on the
other hand when we see and we look at
the harabayas we dream of the great day
of the coming of the redemption of the
coming of messiah when we will be za to
build the biktoh and the bameikto shala
will come down from Shamayim on the
Harabayas and infuse the Biktoa
like in a sha fills a guffem.
May we all merit.
Amen.
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