The period of the Three Weeks is both challenging and somewhat mystifying.
We are all occupied trying to live good Jewish lives, and suddenly, in the middle of the summer, we’re called upon to enter a state of mourning over the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and the exile of the Jewish People.
Where is this sense of mourning and loss meant to come from? If we do not naturally experience such feelings of loss on an ongoing basis, how are we meant to somehow summon them during this time?
Drawing upon a broad range of classical sources from across the generations, enlisting and combining scholarship and empathy, Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein helps chart the journey through the Three Weeks, showing the reader how to connect meaningfully with this period, engage directly with its themes, and ultimately play a role in transforming it into the foundation of the future redemption.

“With rare clarity and elegance of expression, Rabbi Bernstein draws out profound ideas…concerning the essence of these days and the mourning over the churban.”
Harav Asher Weiss

“Thought-provoking, interesting, and inspiring…This book will enhance one’s intellectual appreciation as well as one’s emotional attachment to these special days of the year.”
Harav Zev Leff

About the author:
Born and raised in London, Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein learned in Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael, Jerusalem, and received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Chaim Walkin. Rabbi Bernstein currently teaches in Yeshivas Machon Yaakov, Jerusalem, as well as in various seminaries, and gives a popular weekly shiur on Chumash that is open to the public and available online. He is the author of nine books, all published by Mosaica Press:
Teshuvah: A Guide for the Heart and Mind during Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur, Aggadah: Sages, Stories and Secrets, Darkness to Destiny: The Haggadah Experience, Purim: Removing the Mask, The Call of Sinai: A Deeper Look at Torah, the Omer, and the Festival of Shavuos, Chanukah: Capturing the Light, Dimensions in Chumash, Sukkos: A Symphony of Joy, From the World of the Meshech Chochmah Rabbi Bernstein lives in Jerusalem with his family. You can read more about him and his work online, at www.journeysintorah.com.

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