A Teenager Asks: How Can I Quell My Fear That History May Be Repeating Itself as Our Enemies Attack Us? What Is the Power of Accountability? Is Moshiach Here or Not Here? Is It Appropriate to Listen to a New Song “Am Yisroel Chai” Sung by a Non-Observant Person? Is It Proper for Women to Go on a “Mikvah Strike” in Order to Coerce Their Husbands to Put Pressure on a Get Withholder?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 488, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, March 10, 2024 / 30 Adar I 5784 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
The topics in this week’s 488th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
What does this week’s Torah portion and time period teach us today?
· Lessons from Adar II
o What do we learn from Purim joy about today’s events?
o Which is more powerful, the new moon of Rosh Chodesh or the full moon on the 15th of the month?
o Do we have double amount of blessings in this leap year, especially for having children?
· Is there significance to moving the clock forward for daylight savings time, which adds an extra hour of light to the day?
· Parshas Pekudei:
o What is the power of accountability?
o Why were the vessels anointed with oil?
o Why does a cloud signify the presence of the divine?
· Shekalim
o How is giving a half shekel donation to the mishkan an atonement for the grievous sin of the golden calf?
o If giving the half shekel was supposed to be an atonement, why wasn’t that generation completely forgiven?
The Gaza War
· A teenager asks: How can I deal with my fear that history may be repeating itself as our enemies attack us?
· Is it possible that G-d is allowing this to happen in order to make us stronger?
Is it appropriate to listen to a new song “Am Yisroel Chai” sung by a non-observant person?
Moshiach
· Did anything change after 5750 regarding Moshiach’s imminent arrival?
· Is Moshiach here or not here?
· If it’s dependent on us “opening our eyes,” how long will the process take?
Is it appropriate for women to go on a “mikvah strike” in order to coerce their husbands to put pressure on a get withholder?
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