Second Temple Destruction

Question:

Why did God allow the Second Temple to be destroyed by the Romans?

AskTheRabbi.org answered:

The Talmud relates that it was the sin of baseless hatred that was the ultimate cause of the destruction of the Second Temple and that it is also the reason why the Third Temple has not been built yet.

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