Tisha B'Av - Why Does Kinnus Begin With A Samach?

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Tisha B'Av. Um let's begin in the following way. If you look at the Kinos that we say Tisha B'Av day, the first Kinos begins Shavas. There are nine groups of stanzas in the Kinah, which is Kinah Vov, but it's the first Kinah that we say Tisha B'Av morning. Um and basically nine groups, each group has seven Sukkim. Seven lines. What's the significance of the seven lines? So, we're going to explain soon, but what is curious is why do Kinos begin with the letter Shin? So, that's what we're going to discuss today. I'm going to tell you an incredible explanation of Reb Pinchas Koritzer and really gives us uh a very different appreciation for Kinos in general. So, first let me share with you a thought. Um we know there's a concept that on Tisha B'Av one should not be Mesiach Daas from the Aveilus. So, you know, you don't do activities that will take your mind off of the mourning. What's the concept of that? He says very interesting that we don't wear Tefillin on Tisha B'Av. The Aveilus is in place of the Tefillin. In the same way one is not allowed to be Mesiach Daas from the Tefillin. By the way, where do we learn that from? We make a Kal Vachomer from the Tzitzis. That if the Tzitzis, which only has one Shem of Hashem, you're not allowed to be Mesiach Daas from the tzitz. Certainly the tefillin that has 21 or many as as

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