How Can Rosh Hashana Help Us During Time of War in Israel?

Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How Can Rosh Hashana Help Us During This Time of War in Israel? Is It an Open Miracle That the Israeli Army Was Able to Dismantle the Leadership of the Hezbollah Terrorists in Less Than a Week? Video

September 29, 2024 – 26 Elul 5784

How Can Rosh Hashana Help Us During This Time of War in Israel? Is It an Open Miracle That the Israeli Army Was Able to Dismantle the Leadership of the Hezbollah Terrorists in Less Than a Week? Is the Killing of the Head of Hezbollah and Israel’s Recent Victories Connected to This Time of Year? Is There a Teaching That if a Year Begins Badly It Will End Positively? What Can We Do on Rosh Hashana to Ensure the Safe Release of the Hostages, and the Final Victory Over Our Enemies? How Can We Encourage the Israeli Leadership to Continue to Stand Strong and Not Back down and Succumb to Outside Pressures? Has Anyone Come up With a Fitting Acronym for Tov Shin Pei Hei?

MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 515, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, September 29, 2024 / 26 Elul 5784 – 8:00-9:00PM ET

>> Special Rosh Hashana Edition << Podcast YouTube Chassidusapplied.com The topics in this week’s 515th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: How can Rosh Hashana help us during this time of war in Israel? · Is it an open miracle that the Israeli army was able to dismantle the leadership of the Hezbollah terrorists in less than a week? · Is the killing of the head of Hezbollah and Israel’s recent victories connected to this time of year? · Is there a teaching that if a year begins badly it will end positively? · Is the year following Hakhel a time of diminished energy? · Is it significant that the secular anniversary of October 7th is on the 5th of Tishrei? · Should we be thanking G-d for these recent successes? · Should we be celebrating the fall of our enemies? · What can we do on Rosh Hashana to ensure the safe release of the hostages, and the final victory over our enemies? · Do we have a spiritual “nuclear option,” a special prayer or “tool” that is reserved for very serious times like this? · A beautiful story: Does intensifying commitment to Torah and mitzvos and unity help us win our battles? · Should we be gathering children during these days to add in prayer, Torah study and tzedaka, as the Rebbe instructed in previous times of challenge? · How can we encourage the Israeli leadership to continue to stand strong and not back down and succumb to outside pressures? · Should we return land for hostages? · How aggressive should Israel be in its war against Hamas in Gaza? · Should Charedim join the IDF? What do we learn from Rosh Hashana and the Shofar? · How does Rosh Hashana empower us? · Does anything new happen on Rosh Hashana? And if yes, why don’t we feel it? · Why do we buy new clothes before Rosh Hashana? · Why do we dip an apple in honey? · Why can't Rosh Hashana begin on Friday as it was on the first Rosh Hashana? · Why do we pray for our personal needs on Rosh Hashana, and not focus primarily on coronating G-d as King and on His “needs”, and trust that He will bless us with all that we need? This year’s special schedule · What do we learn from Rosh Hashana going directly into Shabbos? · Has anyone come up with a fitting acronym for tov shin pei hei? · Can we learn a lesson from 85 being 5 times 17 (tov)? MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of human experience. This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM ET, is meant to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face. In what has become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied has provoked a significant reaction from the community, with thousands of people viewing each live broadcast and hundreds of questions pouring in week after week. At the root of every question and personal challenge tackled by the series is the overarching question: Does Judaism have the answers to my personal dilemmas? MyLife demonstrates how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge. Questions may be submitted anonymously at chassidusapplied.com/ask. Live Video YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Cx7DhQLkc5Y Live Video