MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 485, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 18, 2024 / 9 Adar I 5784 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
Why does the world not demand that Hamas surrender?
What does this week’s Torah portion and time period teach us today?
- Lessons from Adar
o How can increasing in joy help us get through difficult challenges?
o Why does joy intensify when it transforms darkness?
o What are some things the Rebbe did during Adar to increase in joy that we can emulate today?
o What is the significance of 60 days of Adar?
o How does a deficit turn into a liability?
o What can we learn from Adar about the war that began on Shemini Atzeres?
- Lessons from Purim Katan
o Why is it called by this name?
o How does katan – bittul – access the greatest strengths?
- Parshas Tetzaveh
o How did Moshe’s sacrifice reveal his essence?
o What lessons do we learn from the uniforms the kohanim wore while serving in the temple?
- Parshas Terumah
o What were the cherubim on the ark and what do they represent?
- Parshas Mishpatim
o Which of the four guardians are we?
o What can we derive from the bees stinging the eyes of our enemies?
What can we learn from President Milei’s prayers at the Kotel?
How is the Rebbe’s view different than Meir Kahana’s?
What is our attitude to Zionism and to displaying the Israeli flag and singing HaTikvah?
- Can you distinguish between supporting the State of Israel as a secular governing body and recognizing it as a divinely sanctioned state?
- What are the different opinions about the “three oaths” which include forbidding Jews from forcefully reclaiming Israel?
- How can we support the government of Israel if the Rebbe Rashab strongly opposed modern Zionism?
- How do we respond to the question whether we are Zionists?
- Should we allow displays of the Israeli flag and the singing of its anthem in our institutions?
- How much should we fight about these issues, if at all?
- How do we focus on proliferating the positive meaning of Israel and Zionism, instead of addressing the negative?
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