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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 15 Menachem Av - The 15th of Av is superior to the 15th of other months
Description: אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּןTachanun is omitted on this day.רוֹשֵׁם אַאַמוּ"רMy revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab] once wrote the following מַעֲלַת ט"ו בְּאָב עַל כָּל ט"ו בַּחֹדֶשׁabout the superiority of the Fifteenth of Av over the fifteenth of other months: שֶׁזֶּהוּ רַק הַשְּׁלֵמוּת בְּהַגִּלּוּיAlthough the fifteenth of any month represents the completeness [of the moon] in a revealed way, אֲבָל מִכָּל מָקוֹם הִיא רַק בְּחִינַת מְקַבֵּלthe moon in those months is still only a passive recipient [of light from the sun]. אֲבָל בט"ו בְּאָב הָאוֹר בָּהּ בִּקְבִיעוּתOn the Fifteenth of Av, by contrast, its light is more lasting, לְפִי שֶׁהָעֲלִיָּה הִיא לְפִי עֶרֶךְ עוֹצֶם הַיְרִידָה דְּתִשְׁעָה בְּאָבfor its ascent [which is indicated by its waxing] is proportionate to the [preceding] drastic descent of Tishah BeAv[…].וְזֶהוּ תָּשַׁשׁ כֹּחָהּ שֶׁל חַמָּהThis is the meaning of [the Talmudic statement that from the Fifteenth of Av], “the s...