[Avodah] Asara b'Teves

[Cantor Wolberg]

The message of this commemoration is that after the destruction, we must trace its sources and mark its stages; 
we must look backwards to events that are not earth-shattering and perceive how the seeds of the destruction 
on the Ninth of Av were planted on the Tenth of Teves. The more we study history, the more we learn that 
we should not concentrate only on the final act itself, but also on all the stages that led up to it.  
This also applies to the Holocaust which is probably the worst tragedy in Jewish history.  
Along these lines we also recite Kaddish on the 10th of Tevet for all those whose date of death is unknown, who perished in the Holocaust.
Apparently, the tenth of Teves is "the  Day of God" about which many prophets spoke —  the tenth  day of the tenth month.
(The 10th of Teves is the only fast day that can fall on a Friday).
The number ten in kabala is related to the sefira of malkhut,  and therefore, the very essence of the day is appropriate  to the theme of God's kingship.
Chazal teach that at midnight a north wind would blow, rousing King David from his  sleep  to serve his Creator. 
It is in the middle of the night, specifically in the depths of the darkest part of the night, that the sovereignty of Israel awakens, 
and the kingship of God is revealed in the world.May the Kingship of the Almighty finally rule all mankind thus fulfilling the vision of the prophets:  
"Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall men learn war anymore; for all men, both great and small shall know the Lord.”
Amen
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