Argov Article + Tisha B'Av Materials
Reuven Chaim Klein
Over the years, I've written a lot of different pieces on many different topics. But when people ask me what my favorite article is, I always say that my Argov article tops the list. I wrote this article several years ago and it was finally published in Hakirah earlier this year. Since the word ארגב only appears in Chumash in Parshas Devarim, my window for getting people interested in reading the article is very short, so I'm sharing the article (attached) as a way of getting the word out. It is also available for free download online at: https://works.hcommons.org/records/7qw28-qkz54
For your convenience, I'm also sharing a list of Tisha B'Av related materials that I have produced over the years. I can't guarantee that it's muttar to read or listen to all of these on Tisha B'Av, but they are all definitely in the Tisha B'Av spirit.
Essays:
- Building the Third Temple (2007).
- Words of Destruction (2017).
- Twin Cities: Zion and Jerusalem (2018).
- Remembering the Wall (2020).
- Don’t Trample on Me (2023).
- All Mixed Up (2024).
Videos:
- “Confusion, Crying, & Consolation: A Historio-Linguistic Lesson for Tisha B'Av” (2024) – YouTube, TorahAnytime.
- “Filling His Flask and Feeling the Churban” (2023) – YouTube, TorahAnytime.
- “What's in a Name? The Idea of Names in Jewish Thought” (2021) – YouTube.
Audio:
- Shiurim on Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer - Episode 31: Chapter 18a - The Creation of the World (Day Seven) – YouTube, Spotify.
- The Jewish Game of Thrones - Episode 8: A Hero's Tragic Death (YouTube, Spotify).
- The Jewish Game of Thrones - Episode 9: The Final Kings (YouTube, Spotify).
- Aharon HaKohen: An Officer of Peace - This lecture speaks about Aaron the Priest's legacy and the Kohen's role in creating/preserving shalom ("peace").
- Building the Third Temple - This lecture discusses the dispute between Rashi and Maimonides over whether the Third Holy Temple will be built by human hands or will miraculously arrive from the Heavens by Divine miracle, as well as six ways of reconciling this dispute.
