Sefer Ha-Bloggadah: week 18

Happy Chanukah! This week we'll look at the destruction of the First Temple and its aftermath, in sad juxtaposition to the joyous festival of rededication.

• Monday - 1:7:1-7 (The Destruction of the Temple; The Ninth of Av)
• Tuesday - 1:7:8-9 (Upon the Ruins of Jerusalem)
• Wednesday - 1:7:10-11 (The Departure of the Presence; The Holy One Weeping)
• Thursday - 1:7:12 (Mourning by the Fathers)
• Friday - 1:7:13-16 (The Blood of Zechariah; The Sufferings of the Exiles)
• Saturday/Sunday - 1:7:17-21 (By the Rivers of Babylon; Yearnings; Comforting)