MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Ep. 430: Is Zos Chanukah an Opportune Time for Blessings for Having Children?


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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

  • Chassidus Applied to Zos ChanukahWhat is unique about this day?
  • Is Zos Chanukah an opportune time for blessings for having children?
    Is there a connection between Zos Chanukah and Yom Kippur?
    Is Chanukah associated with Sukkos?
    Are the eight lights of Chanukah related to Hakhel being the eighth year?
    Why don’t we light all the lights at once, instead of gradually growing from day to day?
    Why eight days?
    Does someone need to have an actual menorah to do the mitzvah?
    What difference does it make if we light from left to right or right to left?
    Does posting photos of your Menorah on social media count as publicizing the miracle?
    Why are we not allowed to benefit from the Chanukah candles?
    Could the Greeks have actually “killed” our souls?
    With Chanukah allowing Jews sovereignty over Israel for a couple of more centuries, is there any present focus on reestablishing sovereignty in our land, apart from the Moshiach vision?
    What will be different in Messianic times that we will then hold like Beis Shammai and light the menorah in descending order?
    When inviting people over for Chanukah, how do I balance personal tznius and shlichus?
  • Lessons from Rosh Chodesh Teves and Hei TevesWhat is the lesson in “body enjoying body”?
  • What was the significance of the victory of the books?
  • Chassidus Applied to VayigashWhy didn't Joseph notify Jacob that he was still alive?
  • Do we still own the Land of Goshen?
    Who was Osnat the wife of Joseph?
    What lessons do we learn from Joseph telling his brother that “G-d, not you, sent me here”?
  • Follow-up: Irreverent questions
  • ...more
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