MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Ep. 567: Should We Be Running Away From NYC?


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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 Chof Cheshvan 

  • What is the unique energy of this time period? 
  • Who was the Rebbe Rashab named after? 
  • What is the significance of this name, and how does it reflect the work of the Rebbe Rashab? 
  • What lessons do we learn from the Rebbe Rashab for our times? 
  • Did the Rebbe Rashab pick the souls of all the students of Tomchei Tmimim? 
  • Why did he refer to these students as soldiers going “out to a battle of the House of David”? 
  • What are practical ways to honor Chof Cheshvan? 
  • Studying the Rebbe Rashab’s Chassidus 
  • Rabbi Jacobson’s daily Chassidus classes 
  • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 
  • Why is the chapter that discusses Sarah’s passing named “the life of Sarah”? 
  • How do we define true life? 
  • What personified Sarah’s life and legacy? 
  • How can we see the evolution of Judaism through the stories of the patriarchs and matriarchs? 
  • How old was Rivka when she married Yitzchak? 
  • Why did G-d consider concealing His plan to destroy Sodom from Abraham? 
  • What was considered true justice – sparing or destroying Sodom? 
  • Why was Sarah not told about the Akeidah? 
  • Now what? 
  • Should we be running away from New York? 
  • How should we react to accidental deaths of young children, G-d forbid: Do we blame their parents? 
  • After G-d promised not to bring another flood, how do we explain the flood that just hit New York killing and hurting people? 
  • What should our attitude be towards these protests? 
  • Is it appropriate for yeshiva students to join the military? 

Chayei Sarah Vayeira New York City Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani Untimely Death Protesting Mandatory Military Service for Yeshiva Students  What do you suggest I say at an upcoming Bat Mitzva of a relative? 
 
Suggested way to celebrate a birthday: Light candles on a birthday cake instead of blowing them out 

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