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by Rabbi Eliyahu Tal
The Three Weeks that are now upon us, beginning on the nightof Shiva Asar B’Tammuz and continuing through Tisha B’Av, are days of pain and reflection for the Jewish people. This period is known as Bein HaMetzarim – between the straits – based on the verse: “All her pursuers overtook her in the narrow places” (Eikha 1:3).
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