MyLife: Chassidus Applied

How Should We React to the Downfall of President Assad in Syria?

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
How should we react to the downfall of President Assad in Syria? 

  • Is this a positive move forward? 
  • Should we be celebrating or should we be concerned? 
  • What are its greater, cosmic implications? 
  • What does the Midrash predict about the fall of Syria? 
    • What does this chapter teach us about today’s world events? 
    • What does Jacob and Esau’s reconciliation tell us about the conflicts between the West and the East, and the future? 
    • What are the implications of Esau marrying Ishmael’s daughter? 
    • Was Jacob the true first born? 
    • Why did the birthright and blessings have to be channeled through Jacob though they belonged to Esau?  
    • Why was Jacob silent when he heard that Dinah was violated? 
    • Did he approve of Shimeon and Levi’s vengeance on Shechem? 
      • How do we abolish harsh decrees? 
      • After the tragedy in UAE how do we deal with doubts in the promises given to us? 
        • What was unique about the Mitteler Rebbe? 
        • Why is the Mitteler Rebbe associated with Binah? 
        • What differentiated between the geulah of the Alter Rebbe and the Mitteler Rebbe? 
        • Why is he called the Mitteler Rebbe, even after we have seven Rebbes? 
        • What is the background behind the sefer Pokeach Ivrim? 
        • What is the story of the Mitteler Rebbe suggesting the use of joy to abolish a harsh decree? 
        • How is that different than the saying of omein yehei shmei rabba? 
        • Was there more emphasis on simcha in the times of the Mitteler Rebbe than in the other generations of the Rebbeim? 
        • Should we name our newborn boy, whose bris is on Tes Kislev, Dovber or Hamnuna? 
        • Why did the Rebbe say Kaddish on Yud Kislev? 

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