MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Ep. 478: Is the War in Gaza a Step Toward Transforming Exile Into Redemption?

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What does this week’s Torah portion teach us about today’s war? 

  • Why is the entire book of Shemos, including the narrative about the bitter exile, called the “Book of Redemption”? 
  • What does this teach us about darkness and about attacking Jews? 
  • Can we learn any lessons from G-d appearing to Moshe in the burning bush?  
  • What do we learn from Moshe’s protest to G-d: “why have You harmed this people?” 
  • If Jacob’s best years of his life were in Mitzrayim, why was he so adamant that he should be buried in Israel? 

    • 20 and 24 Teves 

    • The Rambam and the Alter Rebbe’s merits should save us all 

      • The Enemy 

      • Should we see all the Palestinians as our enemy? 
      • How can we transform, not just eradicate, the enemy? 
      • If darkness is only the absence of light, how is it that our enemies have captured the minds of many people? 
      • Is the war in Gaza a step toward transforming exile into redemption?  

        • Actions 

        • What impact should this war have on our lives? 
        • How to become a more sensitive person? 
        • What is the best way to restore confidence to someone who has suffered humiliation? 
        • Is there a quota on how much Tehillim should be recited? 
        • Is there a time that we should refrain from learning Torah to deprive the enemy of strength, as we do on Nittel? 
        • Should we have more intention when we say the blessing “matir asurim” to help free the remaining hostages? 
        • Is it wrong to make racist jokes about Hamas? 
        • Should Chassidus be taught to non-Jews? 

          • Lessons from Tunnels 

          • Are there any personal and positive lessons we can learn from the tunnels of destruction built under Gaza? 
          • Can a secular song be the carrier of a inspiring divine message?  
            • Is it appropriate to honor the secular new year? 
              • Is there any similarity between the new year and Rosh Hashana? 

                • New Year 

                • Is it appropriate to honor the secular new year? 
                • Is there any similarity between the new year and Rosh Hashana? 


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