The 3 Weeks and Tisha B'Av Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-3-weeks-and-tisha-bav A series of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the 3 weeks, Tish'a B'av as we mourn the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash in Yerushalayim and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people throughout the generations. © 2025 Rav Shlomo Katz 3e938826-6156-56f1-abdb-b978c74b4da9 no en Sun, 03 Aug 2025 08:50:22 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:08:08 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/8y_RHL5IOpbOEM32ttyiDX5lF66GAKRwf_DdnwgvfLk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZGU1/ODRjY2VhODcyM2Y3/MjJkNWVkOGFhOTZk/YzhjYS5wbmc.jpg The 3 Weeks and Tisha B'Av episodic Rav Shlomo Katz A series of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the 3 weeks, Tish'a B'av as we mourn the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash in Yerushalayim and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people throughout the generations. A series of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the 3 weeks, Tish'a B'av as we mourn the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash in Yerushalayim and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people throughout the generations.. tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days Rav Shlomo Katz No No Kinot 5785: The Heart of Confusion 32 32 Kinot 5785: The Heart of Confusion full dbb84f0e-42c8-4605-9b3f-c7430720e194 https://share.transistor.fm/s/edd7c395 Full Tisha B'Av Kinot 5785  

Shirat David, Efrat, Israel

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Shirat David, Efrat, Israel

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Shirat David, Efrat, Israel

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Divrei Chizzuk - The Last Few Minutes of Tisha B'av 31 31 Divrei Chizzuk - The Last Few Minutes of Tisha B'av full 8c575ab2-0757-49e4-a447-523b9e7003e0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/94be692f Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:58:30 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 753 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Leil Tisha B'av with Shirat David 30 30 Leil Tisha B'av with Shirat David full 2d999dfd-9f1e-4638-a3c0-65b9240274a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44b3f51b 9 Av Prayers and Song with Shirat David

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]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:57:11 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3698 9 Av Prayers and Song with Shirat David

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No 5th of Av - The Hillula of the AriZal 29 29 5th of Av - The Hillula of the AriZal full 4fd33a3d-4372-4429-a9c6-68c67fbe8083 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a473f0f A short message from the Lubavitcher Rebbe for those wishing to attach themselves to the spirit of the AriZal, Reb Yitzchak Luria ztz'l.

]]> A short message from the Lubavitcher Rebbe for those wishing to attach themselves to the spirit of the AriZal, Reb Yitzchak Luria ztz'l.

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:51:35 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1786 A short message from the Lubavitcher Rebbe for those wishing to attach themselves to the spirit of the AriZal, Reb Yitzchak Luria ztz'l.

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No What is your Chazon on this Shabbos Tisha B'Av? 28 28 What is your Chazon on this Shabbos Tisha B'Av? full b00aed6b-94da-4279-a288-9940dbe168f4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb72cbd2 Based on a famous mashal from the Berditchever, the Rebbe brings down a beautiful teaching on the power of Shabbat Chazon

]]> Based on a famous mashal from the Berditchever, the Rebbe brings down a beautiful teaching on the power of Shabbat Chazon

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:50:11 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2062 Based on a famous mashal from the Berditchever, the Rebbe brings down a beautiful teaching on the power of Shabbat Chazon

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Devarim & Tisha B'Av - Looking for a Leader Who Knows How to Rebuke Me 27 27 Devarim & Tisha B'Av - Looking for a Leader Who Knows How to Rebuke Me full edcf07c2-e524-41f6-bf38-12924f324aed https://share.transistor.fm/s/597835f4 A learning given on moshav mevo modi'in, july 17th, 2018

]]> A learning given on moshav mevo modi'in, july 17th, 2018

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:48:41 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3140 A learning given on moshav mevo modi'in, july 17th, 2018

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Tisha B'Av - If G-d Is Not Filled With Vengeance, Why Are We Still Crying 26 26 Tisha B'Av - If G-d Is Not Filled With Vengeance, Why Are We Still Crying full 16e14e5f-eb7f-45d4-84f9-9c93650033f2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5fa54257 Rediscovering the depths of our Tish B'av tears, based on a beautiful sicha by Rav Erez Moshe Doron

]]> Rediscovering the depths of our Tish B'av tears, based on a beautiful sicha by Rav Erez Moshe Doron

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:47:04 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3325 Rediscovering the depths of our Tish B'av tears, based on a beautiful sicha by Rav Erez Moshe Doron

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Tisha B'Av - OY, What You, Hashem, and I Once Had Together 25 25 Tisha B'Av - OY, What You, Hashem, and I Once Had Together full 50dd4e63-cfd6-478d-826a-4b2a11788d45 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7f29036e A few introductory words before the first kinot of Tisha Bav are recited in Efrat, 2017

]]> A few introductory words before the first kinot of Tisha Bav are recited in Efrat, 2017

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:44:15 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 424 A few introductory words before the first kinot of Tisha Bav are recited in Efrat, 2017

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No We Can't Afford To Have Another Tisha B'Av 24 24 We Can't Afford To Have Another Tisha B'Av full 1540d4bc-67bc-498d-ad99-35103f001c95 https://share.transistor.fm/s/21c4f075 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:33:00 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 507 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Tisha B'Av Came In Early This Year 23 23 Tisha B'Av Came In Early This Year full 7881fea1-5243-45b5-8c52-0abbe9f19a04 https://share.transistor.fm/s/00b2912a Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:31:33 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 4103 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No The 9 Days - Sin Has Nothing To Do With The Real You 22 22 The 9 Days - Sin Has Nothing To Do With The Real You full f1d0bbac-1767-446d-b3ac-26d536b1179b https://share.transistor.fm/s/83250dc5 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:29:42 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2053 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No The 9 Days - Getting It Done This Incarnation Around 21 21 The 9 Days - Getting It Done This Incarnation Around full dd3a4fec-32c8-45ef-a2ce-5e0463a1710f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e5771e04 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:27:44 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1885 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No The 9 Days - Do You Believe In Am Yisrael? 20 20 The 9 Days - Do You Believe In Am Yisrael? full 03146d2d-9bfc-4cc9-bf7d-28d24a577ea4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e6267398 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:26:44 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2298 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Are You Actually On The Level To Mourn Over The Beit Hamikdash? 19 19 Are You Actually On The Level To Mourn Over The Beit Hamikdash? full c5ca389a-1342-4c9e-8002-8ad25d0a7973 https://share.transistor.fm/s/31ee56c2 A nice dosage of mussar from the Sifsei Chaim, Rav Friedlander ztz'l, on the mindset of a yid during the three weeks

]]> A nice dosage of mussar from the Sifsei Chaim, Rav Friedlander ztz'l, on the mindset of a yid during the three weeks

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:19:16 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2788 A nice dosage of mussar from the Sifsei Chaim, Rav Friedlander ztz'l, on the mindset of a yid during the three weeks

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Zoche Ve'roeh - The Merit of Crying Over Yerushalayim 18 18 Zoche Ve'roeh - The Merit of Crying Over Yerushalayim full b7a2defd-393b-43ef-934a-821d87fffc73 https://share.transistor.fm/s/07a126b4 The depths of the mourning of the 3 weeks

]]> The depths of the mourning of the 3 weeks

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:17:30 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3122 The depths of the mourning of the 3 weeks

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Time is Blossoming, Grab What You Can - Reb Nosson of Breslov Writes to His Son 17 17 Time is Blossoming, Grab What You Can - Reb Nosson of Breslov Writes to His Son full 40d22df6-a0d7-4827-8831-edfcb3148728 https://share.transistor.fm/s/93a8dd9c A letter written by Reb Nosson of Breslov to his son R' Yitzchak, Summer 1835

]]> A letter written by Reb Nosson of Breslov to his son R' Yitzchak, Summer 1835

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:07:03 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1978 A letter written by Reb Nosson of Breslov to his son R' Yitzchak, Summer 1835

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Son, I Feel Your Pain - A Letter from R' Nosson of Breslov 16 16 Son, I Feel Your Pain - A Letter from R' Nosson of Breslov full 93267498-a290-4a6e-9e22-ab63f7dd5d9b https://share.transistor.fm/s/b02c0068 A letter written by Reb Nosson of Breslov, to his son R' Yitzchak, during the three weeks of mourning, in the Summer of 1835

]]> A letter written by Reb Nosson of Breslov, to his son R' Yitzchak, during the three weeks of mourning, in the Summer of 1835

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:05:12 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1368 A letter written by Reb Nosson of Breslov, to his son R' Yitzchak, during the three weeks of mourning, in the Summer of 1835

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Protesting Before Hashem - Tears from the Aish Kodesh 15 15 Protesting Before Hashem - Tears from the Aish Kodesh full 9a73d46c-5dad-4af5-ac51-8e1f3e0ac936 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4231aea Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:03:18 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2632 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No The Soldiers of the Holy Land 14 14 The Soldiers of the Holy Land full fe57c2d6-b95f-44dc-8337-942293dc00ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ba5d79a As we left last night's learning in Yerushalayim, there were reports of another 7 holy soldiers who had fallen in Gaza. This morning - two more, together with an M.I.A.

The brokeness is reaching new levels, as well as our determination and pride in our essence and reason for being here.

(Recorded Summer 2014)

]]> As we left last night's learning in Yerushalayim, there were reports of another 7 holy soldiers who had fallen in Gaza. This morning - two more, together with an M.I.A.

The brokeness is reaching new levels, as well as our determination and pride in our essence and reason for being here.

(Recorded Summer 2014)

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:45 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3714 As we left last night's learning in Yerushalayim, there were reports of another 7 holy soldiers who had fallen in Gaza. This morning - two more, together with an M.I.A.

The brokeness is reaching new levels, as well as our determination and pride in our essence and reason for being here.

(Recorded Summer 2014)

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Mashiach Within the Chaos 13 13 Mashiach Within the Chaos full 34026441-2bf1-4375-92da-85fb3ae46fc6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a35d377 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:50:50 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 4224 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Did You Ever See Your Father Cry? | The 3 Weeks 12 12 Did You Ever See Your Father Cry? | The 3 Weeks full ab97fc11-0243-4106-9255-60d75161a38d https://share.transistor.fm/s/a57563d6 Based on a teaching from the Maggid of Kozhnitz - we completely turned over the focus of the concept of mourning during the 3 weeks

]]> Based on a teaching from the Maggid of Kozhnitz - we completely turned over the focus of the concept of mourning during the 3 weeks

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:38:58 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3560 Based on a teaching from the Maggid of Kozhnitz - we completely turned over the focus of the concept of mourning during the 3 weeks

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No The Tikkun of Money During the 3 Weeks 11 11 The Tikkun of Money During the 3 Weeks full f428c073-10a9-41f6-861f-9af2dcca5d91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b674633 Based on a sicha from Reb Asher Weiss Shlita

]]> Based on a sicha from Reb Asher Weiss Shlita

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:35:49 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2713 Based on a sicha from Reb Asher Weiss Shlita

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No 3 Weeks Avodah - Are you Faster than the Chiddushei Harim? 10 10 3 Weeks Avodah - Are you Faster than the Chiddushei Harim? full 9c4685e6-86d7-41e2-aab0-343983f2691b https://share.transistor.fm/s/ecbe3f7f A teaching from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg on the avoda of one of the most fundamental middot - judging favorably.

]]> A teaching from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg on the avoda of one of the most fundamental middot - judging favorably.

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:34:16 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2222 A teaching from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg on the avoda of one of the most fundamental middot - judging favorably.

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No An 8 Minute Intro Into the Heart of the 3 Weeks 9 9 An 8 Minute Intro Into the Heart of the 3 Weeks full eb52a614-c17a-45df-ab58-319c3565be3a https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c595511 The greatness and exaltedness of our souls, in 2018

]]> The greatness and exaltedness of our souls, in 2018

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:29:46 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 543 The greatness and exaltedness of our souls, in 2018

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Pinchas & The 3 Weeks - The Art of Internalization in Chinuch 8 8 Pinchas & The 3 Weeks - The Art of Internalization in Chinuch full 464e1124-0de7-490c-a859-31daee5409c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb8d6048 In this timely teaching for the Three Weeks (Bein HaMetzarim), Rav Shlomo Katz draws on the words of Rav Kook to reframe what exile really is — and what redemption might look like.

The first tragedy of the 17th of Tammuz wasn’t a military defeat. It was spiritual: the breaking of the Tablets. And it wasn’t accidental. Moshe broke them — deliberately. What does that tell us about the deeper damage that led to the Golden Calf... and to all the tragedies that followed?

Rav Kook writes that the path to redemption begins with teachers “armed with spiritual strength, who do not need the rod of affliction.” Not force. Not fear. But inner truth. Real influence.

In a generation where Torah was received with the hands but not yet engraved on the heart, Rav Shlomo asks: How do we pass down a Torah that connects? How do we build leaders who don’t just enforce — but inspire?

And maybe the most haunting question of all: What does it mean that even Moshe, our greatest leader, had to learn this the hard way?

This shiur opens the gates of Bein HaMetzarim — not just as a time of mourning, but as an opportunity to rebuild how we teach, how we lead, and how we connect.

]]> In this timely teaching for the Three Weeks (Bein HaMetzarim), Rav Shlomo Katz draws on the words of Rav Kook to reframe what exile really is — and what redemption might look like.

The first tragedy of the 17th of Tammuz wasn’t a military defeat. It was spiritual: the breaking of the Tablets. And it wasn’t accidental. Moshe broke them — deliberately. What does that tell us about the deeper damage that led to the Golden Calf... and to all the tragedies that followed?

Rav Kook writes that the path to redemption begins with teachers “armed with spiritual strength, who do not need the rod of affliction.” Not force. Not fear. But inner truth. Real influence.

In a generation where Torah was received with the hands but not yet engraved on the heart, Rav Shlomo asks: How do we pass down a Torah that connects? How do we build leaders who don’t just enforce — but inspire?

And maybe the most haunting question of all: What does it mean that even Moshe, our greatest leader, had to learn this the hard way?

This shiur opens the gates of Bein HaMetzarim — not just as a time of mourning, but as an opportunity to rebuild how we teach, how we lead, and how we connect.

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:26:28 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3023 In this timely teaching for the Three Weeks (Bein HaMetzarim), Rav Shlomo Katz draws on the words of Rav Kook to reframe what exile really is — and what redemption might look like.

The first tragedy of the 17th of Tammuz wasn’t a military defeat. It was spiritual: the breaking of the Tablets. And it wasn’t accidental. Moshe broke them — deliberately. What does that tell us about the deeper damage that led to the Golden Calf... and to all the tragedies that followed?

Rav Kook writes that the path to redemption begins with teachers “armed with spiritual strength, who do not need the rod of affliction.” Not force. Not fear. But inner truth. Real influence.

In a generation where Torah was received with the hands but not yet engraved on the heart, Rav Shlomo asks: How do we pass down a Torah that connects? How do we build leaders who don’t just enforce — but inspire?

And maybe the most haunting question of all: What does it mean that even Moshe, our greatest leader, had to learn this the hard way?

This shiur opens the gates of Bein HaMetzarim — not just as a time of mourning, but as an opportunity to rebuild how we teach, how we lead, and how we connect.

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Three Weeks - More than Just a Summer Damper 7 7 Three Weeks - More than Just a Summer Damper full d98be2b5-7f0b-4bf4-87d1-e49053312d14 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c866117 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:21:48 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3725 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No 17 Tammuz - When There Is Judgment Down Here, There Is No Judgment Up There 6 6 17 Tammuz - When There Is Judgment Down Here, There Is No Judgment Up There full e70e4a90-1848-4d4a-9ed4-a1add48d3d03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f841295c Based on the teachings of Rav Erez Moshe Doron

]]> Based on the teachings of Rav Erez Moshe Doron

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:14:43 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1842 Based on the teachings of Rav Erez Moshe Doron

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No The Avoda of the 17th of Tammuz 5 5 The Avoda of the 17th of Tammuz full 1475d233-ae1c-4aa3-b60e-67ba45a5feea https://share.transistor.fm/s/35ceb33c The Avoda of the 17th of Tammuz based on a teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

]]> The Avoda of the 17th of Tammuz based on a teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:08:59 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2546 The Avoda of the 17th of Tammuz based on a teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

]]> tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (4) 4 4 Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (4) full de5d24ab-7950-46f0-ba30-67c509386bd8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c36db415 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:44:27 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 862 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (3) 3 3 Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (3) full 02e2855d-4c49-4441-bf25-3f3a96ee0d5c https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae8d4241 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:43:34 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1062 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (2) 2 2 Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (2) full ab28fc2b-86ba-47ce-aba3-d26c72fa10a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/95c9b64f Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:42:52 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1039 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (1) 1 1 Three Weeks of Longing and Learning (1) full 81251cec-bcc1-4a06-b440-26898b854e22 https://share.transistor.fm/s/900b0cc1 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:42:12 -0700 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1020 tisha bav, yerushalayim, three weeks, 3 weeks, jewish fast days No