The Sages describe the Shechinah departing the Beit HaMikdash in ten gradual stages, as though Hashem were giving His people chance after chance to notice and return. This moving Tisha B’Av lesson explores the things we lose slowly without realizing it, the enduring love Hashem has for us even in exile, and why noticing the first signs of distance — in our relationships, our prayer, and our spiritual lives, may be the first step toward rebuilding.

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