MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 461, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, August 6, 2023 / 19 Menachem Av 5783 – 8:00-9:00 PM ET
· What does this time period teach us?
· Chassidus applied to Chof Av:
o Can you please share some stories and insights that the Rebbe shared about his relationship with his father?
o What do we learn from this day?
o What are some teachings of Reb Levi Yitzchak?
o What should we do to honor the Rebbe’s father?
· Lessons from Re’eh:
o What is the general lesson from this week’s portion?
o Is there a new revelation in Parshas Re’eh in which we are elevated from the level of hearing to the level of seeing G-dliness?
o If seeing is the most accurate and resonating of our senses, why is the Shema prayer constructed around hearing and not seeing Hashem Echad?
· Who was Moshe’s “mouthpiece” after Aaron passed away?
· How should we react to yesterday’s riot in Union Square?
o What does it tell us about the state of education of our youth?
o And about the present state of society and social media in general?
o What is it about today’s youth that makes them so disrespectful towards society and what can we do to turn things around?
· What’s more important in a child developing their personality – genes or environment?
· How does a spiritual soul transform and become a physical existence in a body?
· What does it mean to reveal G-dliness in the physical world?
· Where do I find a community of like-minded people?
· Follow-up:
o The Rebbe visiting summer camps
o Wood cutting down the tree
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