Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 5 Av: Yahrzeit of the Arizal 

• What is the relevance of this day? 
• How was the Arizal unique? 
• What is a short biography of the Arizal and his teachings? 
• What does it teach us?  
• What did the Arizal say in his eulogy of the Ramak? 
• How should we honor this day? 

• What should be our focus during these days leading into Tisha B'Av? 
• What is the meaning of this month’s name? 
• Do people born this month have a unique personality type? 
• Why was the Temple destroyed? 
• How could baseless hatred, which is not punishable in the Torah by death, be enough reason for the destruction of the Temple and death of so many? 
• Is it appropriate to eat meat during these days? 
• Why do some people insist on eating meat? 
• What is the meaning and significance of the last verse in the Shabbos Chazon Haftorah: Tzion ba’mishpat ti’podeh v’shoveho b’tzedakah? 
• Does it mean that redemption will literally come through charity? 
• Why are we not told the names of the perpetrators in the Kamtza Bar Kamtza story – the host, the silent rabbis? 
• Does Tanya chapter 32 mean that all Jews are actually equal, or only potentially so? 

• What lessons did the Rebbe teach us from soccer? 

• Why was Moshiach born on this day? 
• Doesn’t the human Moshiach have an actual birthday? 
• Is there a connection between Eicha (which we read on this day) and the question ayeko (which is comprised of the same letters) that G-d asked Adam? 
• Are there any lessons to be learned from the fact that smoke from Canadian wildfires has filled the air of Northern USA on the weekend before Tisha B’Av? 

Menachem Av/Nine Days What can we learn from the World Cup, especially during these days? Tisha B'Av