"All her pursuers overtook her between the straits" (Lamentations 1:3)--this refers to the days of trouble and stricture, from the 17th of Tammuz to 9th of Av
Because you did not serve G‑d your G‑d with joy and gladness over the abundance of everything. (Deuteronomy 28:47)
Imagine you were just bequeathed a treasury containing most of the world’s wealth.
Imagine the thrill coursing through your veins, the celebration you would throw.
That is the joy of a single mitzvah.
—Rabbi Isaac...
