Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Triple Purim (Meshulash) in Jerusalem 
 
Adar 

• How can joy increase after Purim? 
• Is there a connection between joy and Purim and the sign of Pisces/fish of the month of Adar? 
•  inner dimensions and secrets? How does joy reveal

• What does Purim teach us about today’s wars with our enemies? 
• Why did Mordechai not bow to Haman (follow-up)? 
• Why do the sages interpret that Esther was married to Mordechai (follow-up)? 
• Why do we commemorate the Fast of Esther the day before Purim when the actual 3-day fast was in Nissan eleven months earlier? 
• Is humor and light-heartedness allowed at other times, or only on Purim? 
• Why don’t we find humor in the written Torah? (follow-up) 
• Will Moshiach have a sense of humor, or will that time be strictly serious?  
• Are we allowed to make fun of the Purim villains? 
• What is the difference between frivolous and “holy” humor? 

• What is the central theme of this week’s Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 
• What do we learn from the Jews donating for the Mishkan more than was needed? 

• Should we be working toward transforming our enemies and not just annihilating them?