04.19.2021 - By Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Chassidus applied to Acharei-Kedoshim
How to balance healthy tension and resolution?
What does it mean to sanctify your life?
What lessons do we learn from the 3 meanings in the word Sefirah
28 Nissan – 30 years: Moshiach
Why is there no campaign to improve our midos?
What should we study in particular?
A practical suggestion
When Moshiach comes...
How do we balance actively waiting for Moshiach while responsibly living our daily lives?
Do we bring Moshiach by doing mitzvot or do we wait for Moshiach and do mitzvot?
How will we get to Israel?
What is the Rebbe’s view on the State of Israel?
What should we do about Israel’s new conversion law accepting conservative and reform conversions?
Chassidus question: Why do the 248 positive mitzvos correspond to the 248 limbs?
MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 19th Place winners:
Essay English: But Why? Tzivia Greenbaum, 19, Student, Beis Chana – Tzfas Seminary. Hometown: Hampton East, Australia
Essay Hebrew (men): אהבת ישראל, Drori Galili, Shadrot, Israel
Essay Hebrew (women): הגשמה עצמית, Chaya Mushka Lipskar, Jerusalem, Israel
Creative: Your Gashes Will Gild Me (poetry), Aidel Cohen, 26, Tzivos Hashem, Brooklyn, NY