The destruction of Jerusalem / the destruction of the Temple (חֻורְבַּן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם)
The destruction of Jerusalem / the destruction of the Temple (חֻורְבַּן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם)

The destruction of Jerusalem / the destruction of the Temple

The destruction of the city of Jerusalem. A nickname for the destruction of the Second Temple.

("Rabbi Yochanan said, "Whoever does not mourn over the destruction of Jerusalem does not see its joy, and whoever mourns over it is purified and sees its joy, as it is said, "Let Jerusalem rejoice, and let all her lovers be found in it" - Midrash Zuta, Ikha (Buber) Nosach, Part 1)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חֻורְבַּן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Definition (Hebrew)

חֻורְבַּן הָעִיר יְרוּשָׁלַיִם. כִּנּוּי לְחֻרְבַּן בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי.

("אָמַר ר' יוֹחָנָן כָּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִתְאַבֵּל עַל חֻרְבַּן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אֵינוֹ רוֹאֶה בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ, וְכָל הַמִּתְאַבֵּל עָלֶיהָ זוֹכֶה וְרוֹאֶה בְּשִׂמְחָתָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר שִׂמְחוּ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְגִילוּ בָהּ כָּל אֹהֲבֶיהָ"- מִדְרַשׁ זוּטָא, אֵיכָה (בּוּבֶּר) נֹסַח ב פָּרָשָׁה א)

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