Ep. 359: Would the Rebbe Be Happy With Weddings Being Made Outside of Crown Heights?

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• Chassidus applied to Yud Beis Tammuz – 94 years 

       o What is the significance of this day? 

       o How can it empower us in facing our current challenges? 

• 40th Siyum HaRambam: What is its connection with the Rebbe and Geulah? 

• Why was Moshe punished for striking the rock? 

• What can camp counselors learn from Moshe not speaking to the rock?  

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       o Did the donkey actually speak?

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       o How could anyone in their right mind worship human waste (baal pe’or)? 

• Should we be celebrating or dismissing the establishment of Juneteenth as a national holiday? 

• Is the appointment of an observant Jew as Prime Minister of Israel a sign of Moshiach’s coming? 

• Would the Rebbe be happy with weddings being made outside of Crown Heights? 

• Chassidus question: What is the concept of taanug according to Chassidus? 

• MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 27th Place winners: 

       o Essay English: Tapping into our True Selves, Mushky Ezagui, 23, Bnos Chabad of Monsey. Hometown: Montreal, Canada 

       o Essay Hebrew (men): ההתמודדות הנכונה מול הסביבה, Eliyahu Darim, Beitar Elit, Israel 

       o Essay Hebrew (women): !?מדוע יש כל כך הרבה רע בעולם, Mushka Trebnik, Student, Kfar Chabad, Israel 

       o Creative: Let’s Take it Easy? (poetry), Shalom Lipovenko, 25, Fashion Designer, Toronto, Ontario

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