How Can We Command One to Be Joyous – Can Emotions Be Forced? What Opportunities Does Adar Offer Us? What Is True Joy and Is It Our Natural State? Why Do We Need a Physical Holy Temple? How Do You Build Your Home Into a Mishkan and Mikdash? What Can I Say to Keep My Husband From Watching the Super Bowl? Are Earthquakes Divine Punishments? Are Our Prayers Always Answered?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 438, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 19, 2023 / 28 Shevat 5783 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 438th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
· Chassidus Applied to Adar
o What opportunities does this month offer us?
o Why is the entire month one of joy?
o How can we command one to be joyous – can emotions be forced?
o What is true joy and is it our natural state?
o How can we be joyous when faced with difficulty?
o What is this month’s sign and tribe?
· Chassidus Applied to Terumah
o What lessons do we learn from this portion?
o Why do we need a physical Holy Temple?
o How do you build your home into a Mishkan and Mikdash?
o What is the significance of all the materials used in the Temple building?
o Since they were in middle of a desert, where did they get the wood to build the Mishkan?
· What contributions did the Rebbetzin make to the Chassidic movement?
· What can I say to keep my husband from watching the Super Bowl?
· Did the Rebbe ever say not to fly in a single propeller plane?
· Are earthquakes Divine punishments?
· Follow-up
o Names
o Dreams
o How to make prayers more stimulating?
· How best to pray for someone with a terminal illness?
· Are our prayers always answered?
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