How Should We React to President Trump’s Gaza Suggestion? What Is the Main Takeaway From Basi L’Gani? Do the Tzimtzumim Separate or Connect Us With the Divine? Why Can’t G-d Allow Us to Understand His Essence? How Should I Interpret a Dream I Had of the Rebbe? What Lessons Do We Learn From the New Year of Trees? What Should Be Our Attitude to the Super Bowl?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 532, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 9, 2025 / 11 Shevat 5785 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 532nd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
Yud Shevat – 75 Years: Chassidus Applied to Basi L’Gani
· What is the main takeaway from this foundational discourse?
· What do we learn about the tzimtzum in this year’s chapter 15 and the Rebbe’s maamorim of 5725 and 5745?
· What are its practical applications?
· Does tzimtzum separate or connect us with the Divine?
· What do we learn from the Magid’s Torah on tzimtzum, as elaborated upon in Hemshech Ayin Beis?
· How is the tzimtzum not really a concealment, but rather a deep revelation?
· Why is G-d’s ability to conceal greater than His ability to reveal?
· How much is G-d in touch with our reality of tzimtzum?
· Why can’t G-d allow us to understand His essence?
· Will the tzimtzum still exist in Moshiach’s times?
· Why does it say “my sister, my bride”?
· What is an example of shtus d’kedusha that everyone can do in their daily lives?
· Can we ask G-d to splurge His treasures upon us?
· How should I interpret a dream I had of the Rebbe?
15 Shevat
· What lessons do we learn from the New Year of Trees?
· Is there a connection to Yud Shevat?
· How do you explain the Rebbe’s footnote in his Yud Shevat telegram?
· What was the theme of the Rebbe’s 15th of Shevat maamar 40 years ago?
Yisro
· What is the central theme of this Torah chapter?
· What was the theme of the Rebbe’s Yisro maamar 40 years ago?
· What personal and global lessons does it offer us?
· Why was Yisro’s acknowledgment – that of an idolatrous priest – so important before receiving the Torah?
· Why did Moshe marry the daughter of Yisro?
· Why was the parting of the sea necessary before receiving the Torah?
· Why are the Jews called a “nation of priests”?
· What makes the 10 commandments unique?
How should we react to President Trump’s Gaza suggestion?
· Would the Rebbe agree with this approach?
· Is Gaza part of the Biblical Land of Israel?
What should be our attitude to the Super Bowl?
· How should I react to my husband who insists on watching the game at home?
· How should I react to my wife who insists on disturbing me from watching the game? Should I just tell her that I’ll go watch it in a bar?
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