[Avodah] kinos

[saul newman]

 [hakhel.info, who reminds that  if anyone is ever up at  1 am , let them
remember to say tikkun chatzot]

Special Note Three:  As we have noted in the past, In the unparalleled
Artscroll Kinos, by Rabbi Avraham Chaim Feuer, Shlita, Rabbi Feuer writes
the following in the course of his introduction:



“The tears of Kinos are a never-ending stream.  When I began to translate
and elucidate the Kinnos on the day after Succos, I called my Rebbi, HaRav
Mordechai Gifter, [Z’tl], and asked, ‘How can I get into the mood of
writing about Kinnos just a day after Simchas Torah, while all the happy
tunes of joy still resonate in my ears and Tisha B’Av is still so far off
in the future?  Who can think of Kinos now?’



“He replied, ‘You are mistaken. Kinos are not only for Tisha B’Av, they are
for the entire year, except that throughout the year we recite Kinos in a
whisper, while on Tisha B’Av we shout them out loud!  Whoever neglects
Kinos all year long and attempts to start reciting them on Tisha B’Av will
not succeed in saying them even then, because he will recite the verses
without any feeling and he will become bored.  We must cry and mourn over
the Churban all year long, in every season, and then our Kinnos will reach
their climax of pain on Tisha B’Av.’



“This concept of regular mourning over the Churban is codified in the very
first chapter of Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 1:3).  It is proper for every
G-d-fearing person to feel and anguish over the destruction of the Holy
Temple.



“The Sefas Emes was once asked, ‘And what should someone do if he feels no
anguish over the Churban of the Temple ?’  The Rebbe replied, ‘Then he
should be consumed with pain and anguish over his own personal Churban.  If
a Jew doesn’t feel real pain over the Churban, it shows that his soul is in
a wretched, abysmal state!’



“True, Kinos are for all year round--but when does one begin to develop a
feeling for them?  On Tisha B’Av.  If one truly comprehends and feels the
Kinos he recites on this day, he will be inspired to refer back to them
throughout the year….”
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