What is the month of Tammuz all about?
The Sefer Yetzirah says that it is about rectifying the sin of the sense of sight, of seeing things in a negative light. The entire month of Tammuz is when the Spies spent their time in the Land of Israel, from Rosh Chodesh Tammuz until Tisha B’Av. They were viewing and interpreting everything they saw in a negative light, so much so that they spoke about it so badly leading the Jewish people to not want to go into the Land.
Therefore, the Sefer Yetzirah says, this month is for rectifying that sin and to view the world in a positive light. The only way to prevent speaking bad about others is not to think badly about others. If we want to speak positively about others, we need to see them in a positive light.
Tisha B’Av was the negative expression of speaking badly about the land, because they saw – in Tammuz – the land in a negative light. Hence the rectification is for us to see our surroundings in a positive light, then we will speak positively.
May we use this period of Tammuz and Av to work on ourselves and see everything around us positively, because when we see the world through positive eyes, we will speak about everything positively, and see a world of blessing all around us. …...more
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