Holy Madness comes to you live from shutdown and shut-in Jerusalem with some cutting questions and good thoughts before Pesach in the time of coronavirus.

Living in a Bubble World This episode starts off light and then drills into experiential aspects of the three weeks between the fast of the 17th of the month Tammuz and the fast of the 9th of the month of Av. We discuss that summertime sadness, living in a bubble, preppers (who think they'll make it when the whole system goes down), and what difference your awareness makes. We talk Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), and Tzvi brings out the difference between wisdom and Torah. Tzvi talks about how people are talking about "Off the Derekh" kids, a big assumption in the yeshiva system, and the big problem in Holy Madness - The Show. His "beautiful sad music" faces off against Meir-Simchah's "emo parody" (there's no actual music in the episode, so don't hesitate to listen to it during the nine days). We introduce Eicha (Lamentations), which we'll be reading shortly. Meir-Simchah asks what are the big breakdowns today, and we wind up talking about what gives us hope. If you want to take a short but deep dive into Tisha B'Av, check out this recent bit of Extra Madness, a talk that Meir-Simchah gave at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, https://soundcloud.com/holymadnesstheshow/extra-madness-meir-simchah-on-tisha-bav-at-omega-institute-5777. Please subscribe to the podcast on SoundCloud or your favorite app, share it with all the exceptional people you know who may enjoy it, and connect with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/holymadness.theshow/ or Twitter @holymadnessshow. This episode includes call brief call-backs to previous episodes "2. Why Do Bad Ideas Happen to Good People?" https://holymadness.org/blog/podcast-episodes/why-do-bad-ideas-happen-to-good-people-season-1-episode-2/), "4. Find the Light or Become It?" https://holymadness.org/blog/podcast-episodes/find-the-light-or-become-it-season-1-episode-4/, and 11. Social Justice Worshipers https://holymadness.org/blog/podcast-episodes/social-justice-worshipers-season-1-episode-11/.

This is a mind-blowing, impromptu talk on Tisha B'Av, the day the Temple was destroyed. It was given by Meir-Simchah at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, 2017. All the main ideas come from Meir-Simchah's rabbi (a fact noted before the recording started), who has some of his works available here http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ravmatis. Sorry about the audio quality - it was impromptu. If you find this talk enlightening, please share it with friends, subscribe to the podcast, connect with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/holymadness.theshow/ and/or Twitter @holymadnessshow, check out additional content at holymadness.org.