Between the Straits

In Hebrew, “in dire straits” is bein ha’metzarim — “between the straits.” The 17th of Tammuz initiates a three-week period called bein ha’metzarim. This three-week period culminates on the 9th of Av which commemorates the destruction of the Temple. Therefore, Rabbinical Judaism believes that, on this day, all of Israel enters into a very precarious time of being squeezed “between the straits.” Passing between the straits is potentially dangerous and all measures must be taken to ensure safe passage. It is important to make wise decisions everyday but especially if the hazards are accentuated. Not that we are being superstitious but being prudent by learning of the past can at times keep us from repeating past mistakes. To be tried doesn’t mean to be destroyed; it means to be proven. Crisis doesn’t make the man; it reveals the man. If commemorating events that led to the destruction of the Temple is important, then we must also consider the aftermath. The Gospel went out from Jerusalem to the rest of the world and that through tragedy, wonderful things came forth because of it.

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