Jul 16, 2021
Detail of sculpted relief depicting a lion hunt, gypsum hall relief from the North Palace of Nineveh (Iraq), c. 645-635 BC, British Museum מפני שבהמ"ק הראשון נחרב במזל ארי' זה אב וע"י ארי' זה נבוכדנצר אף בהמ"ק דלעת"ל יבוא ארי' זה הקב"ה ויבנה את בהמ"ק במזל אריה זה אב
Because the first Temple was destroyed under the sign of Leo, which is the month of Av, by a lion, which is Nebuchadnezar, so the Temple of the future will arrive by a lion, which is the Holy Blessed One, who will build the Temple under the sign of Leo, which is the month of Av.
- Pri Tzadik, The 15th of Av, 2