Ep. 423: Can You Love G-d if You Don’t Love People?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Chassidus Applied to VayeiraHow could Abraham turn away from G-d to greet guests?

Can you love G-d if you don’t love people?

What can we do today to merit that Hashem personally reveal Himself to us?

If Malkizedek was wrong for blessing Abraham before blessing G-d, why was Abraham not punished for turning away from G-d to greet guests?

Why was Abaraham harsh with his guests to entice them to thank G-d?

Why did Abraham beseech G-d to save the evil criminals from Sodom?

Why was G-d upset at Sarah for laughing when she was informed that she would have a baby at age 90?

Do the Arabs hate us because their ancestor Ishmael was kicked out of his home by Sarah and Abraham?

Why Did Abraham not defy G-d at the Akeidah, based on the law that a son is not supposed to listen to his father telling him to murder?

Follow-upIf we finished the work of elevating sparks, why are we allowed to eat meat?

Should we be honoring the Jewish husband of the non-Jewish vice president with lighting the menorah?

How to overcome a challenge much bigger than we can cope with, without falling into despair?

Why not say Hallel every day?

Fertility

Is it appropriate to buy a lottery ticket?Why is it not a form of gambling?

Does buying more than one ticket indicate a lack of faith?