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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 Ba Mikdash,
including the iconic Manoa. 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.
Titos 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 Dard which
is uh the Roman aqueduct. So, 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 Kurban. 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 Gomorrah
teaches us, when Rome rises and ascends,
Jerusalem descends. And the power of the
Roman Empire represents
Bikdash and
But amazingly, you can gain an
appreciation for the beauty and the
grandeur of
the pain of its destruction by beholding
the natural beauty around the world. De
Brriskarov was asked, "How should one be
moved by watching and looking at the
beauty of the Alps, the Haro Alfim? 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 Shaim and one to the
rest of the world." Therefore says the
briskarov when you see the beauty of the
Alps what you're really seeing is the
beauty of in gulos. So amazingly merely
looking and beholding the Alps is an
exercise in appreciating
bamash.
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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 Clalis and the
Melashiach enjoy happiness, affluence,
and the greatest of success. And
therefore when the khav 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 azor. This area is
where housed the besd
and then further in the shan. The place
in the world today where we can feel
mikash
most profoundly is inim
especially looking at the clea 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 basikash today. It's shuimm
the foxes roam on the harabas.
Many swarm teach us the shuaim is.
But on the other hand, when we see
Jushim and we look at the Harabas, we
dream of the great day of the coming of
the redemption of the coming of Messiah
when we will be Zo to build the
Bameikash and the Bameik Shala will come
down from Shamayim on the Harabas and
infuse the Bameik Shata like in a shama
fills a guff.
Hashem, may we all merit.
Amen.
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