Rabosai, it is not enough to feel pain or to log it as just another tragedy or message, or to say we must be mehazek. In time, we must ask some questions, and introspect.
Some outlines:
was the bickering and jockeying for control of the tzuyun between edot not off-putting enough
were the of rabonnim past and present who said not to participate not worthy of being listened to
if torah is magna umatzla, perhaps this “hilula” is not reason enough to leave the bais medrash
The concept of vacation is a foreign idea. If one needs to find thrilling situations for feeling devekus, why isnt the day to day torah life fullfilling enough
The korban tomid and the avodah waa accomplished by one mishmar oif cohanim, one mishmar of leviim, and ten ansheu maamad. The anshei maamad were representatives of the klal. WE don’t have the korban, but it’s importance and it’s messages are still relevant. The importance of the ‘hilula’ is arguably, not the same as the the importance of the avoda.
Do we have chain of custody mesorah that lag bOmer is the yahrzeit
could the minhagim of Tzefat and Teveria have remained in Tzefat and Teveria why are they relevanrt to anyone else
There is a money and kovod trail to follow
May HKB”H grant us clarity, teshuva, and nechama