It is such an inauspicious period throughout our history that the Shulchan Aruch, the Code of Jewish Law, advises us to avoid court cases and forbids the performance of weddings. It is a period of introspection with thoughts to correcting one's mistakes in life. The Second Temple was destroyed because of Sinat Chinam, unwarranted hatred. People did not treat others with respect or kindness. The Sages tell us that for the Third Temple to be rebuilt there needs to be Ahavat Chinam, unconditional love.
Love is the pleasure one has in focusing on the good qualities in someone else.
We have the ability to choose our focus. One never knows what difference he can make to someone's life by recognizing a good quality in that person and telling him that you deeply appreciate that quality. In order to help bring perfection to humanity and to hasten the building of the Third Temple, I have decided to once again promulgate an idea that I heard from Dr. Bernie Siegel, cancer surgeon turned holistic healer. The idea is to show love and appreciation by giving a card. She then asked him to please pass the card on to another deserving individual within 24 hours.