Levanon, the Fast of Gedaliah and Yom Kippur
What happens when brothers don’t act like brothers?
King Hiram “did not remember the brotherly covenant.” We will see similar examples – from Joseph till the murder of Gedaliah. We will understand why the Fast of Gedaliah truly complements Rosh Hashanah and how it connects to the story of the ten Sages who were killed by the Romans (עשרת הרוגי מלכות), which is recited on Yom Kippur. The overall message of these days is that destruction comes from hatred of brothers – both in the past and in the present.
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