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Likutey Halakhos, Orach Chaim, Birkhas HaPeyros 3 – Para. 11 – The Four Fasts Established by Rabbinic Decree – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 11. The four public fast days established by rabbinic decree – Tzom Gedaliah, the 10th of Teves, the 17th of Tammuz, and Tisha B’Av – correspond to the four basic elements of creation: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Each of these fasts counteracts the negative influence of the 70 Nations in a specific way.
04:58 – “All who mourn for Jerusalem will merit to see her in her joy” (Taanis 30b).
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