How can we mourn the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash nearly 2,000 years later? This unforgettable true story about Ethiopian Jewish immigrants arriving in Israel after Operation Solomon offers a powerful answer. When they discovered for the first time that the Beit HaMikdash had been destroyed centuries earlier, their raw grief revealed what many of us have forgotten. This moving lesson will transform the way you understand Tisha B'Av, reminding us that the loss of the Beit HaMikdash is a present reality that still shapes our lives today.

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