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The month is called Menachem Av. Menachem is the Hebrew word for “Consolation,” so the name of this month means that G-d is begging us, His children, “Please, console Me.”

I heard this gevalt Torah from my uncle, in the name of the Maggid of Mezrich, who was one of the 6 million. He could have gotten away from Germany a thousand times, but he said, “As long as there is one Yiddele left in my city of Hamburg, I have to stay.” My father would always tell me this Torah which he heard before he left his brother, my uncle. My uncle would say like this,

This week the Haftorah starts with “Nachamu Nachamu Ami,” - “My people, Console, Console.” The Ribbono Shel Olam is begging us, “please, Yidden, console Me; please, My People, console Me. Please mamesh console Me!” And my uncle would say that we Yidden answer, “Menachem Av” - Our Father, we will console you. 

How do we console our father? We promise You that this will be the year. This year, we’ll come back to You. This year, we’ll come back to the Temple. This year we will bring Mashiach, let it be now!

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I heard from Reb Shlomo in the name of the Bal Haturim
Moses prayed to G-d 515 times (numerical value of Vaetchanan וָאֶתְחַנַּן )to be allowed to go into the Land of Israel and G-d said one more time like the last one and I would have to let you cross the Jordan River to go into Eretz Yisrael
 
 What was that Prayer?
(numerical value) 515= שירה ( song)
It was the Tefilla ( prayer) of Song
Prayer through Song can break down any gates.

Good Shabbos!