Why Va’eschanan Follows Tisha B’Av
Just as explanations are given as to why it is that parshas Devarim always immediately precedes Tisha B’Av, so too must there be a reason why it is that Va’eschanan always follows Tisha B’Av. Rav Simcha Bunim Mi’Peshischa said that it is because Va’eschanan contains the Aseres Ha’Dibros which, as Rashi cites from Rav Saadya Gaon, contain the entire Torah. Because Klal Yisrael is not able to learn Torah on Tisha B’Av (except for a very limited amount), they become suffused with an intense desire to learn the entire Torah once the taanis has passed. So, in order to satisfy this desire, parshas Va’eschanan is read which contains – through the Aseres Ha’Dibros – the entirety of Torah. (Related by Reb Shalom Tuviah Gordon)
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