Why Is Kamtza Blamed if He Wasn’t Even at the Party? Why Will We Yearn for the Days of Golus When Moshiach Comes? What Can We Learn From the Loose Lion in Berlin in This Month of Leo? What Can We Learn From the Recent Rainstorms?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 459, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, July 23, 2023 / 5 Menachem Av 5783 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 459th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
· What does this time period teach us?
· Chassidus applied to the 5th of Av – the Arizal’s 451st yahrzeit
o What do we learn from this day?
o Why is the Arizal’s yahrzeit in the Nine Days?
o How do we counter and transform the negative and divisive energy of these days?
· Shabbos Chazon
o What is the meaning of tzion b’mishpat tzipodeh v;shaveha b’tzedaka?
o Should we be giving tzedaka to bring the geulah?
o How do we see the Holy Temple on Shabbos Chazon?
· Tisha B’Av
o Is Tisha B’Av the yahrzeit of the Beis HaMikdash?
o Why do we mourn on this day, instead of doing positive things to help rebuild the third Temple?
o Why don’t we celebrate as we do on the yahrzeit of the Rashbi?
o Why not fast, at least symbolically, throughout the year?
o Why don’t we wear sackcloth today?
o Why is Kamtza blamed if he wasn’t even at the party?
o Why do we attribute a reason for the destruction of the Temple, when we don’t do so for other tragedies, like the holocaust?
o What is the connection between the sin of the scouts and the destruction of the Temple?
o Why will we yearn for the days of golus when Moshiach comes?
· What can we learn from the loose lion in Berlin in this month of Leo?
· What can we learn from the recent rainstorms?
· Lessons from Shabbos Nachamu
o What personal lessons in growth and recovery does this Shabbos offer us?
o Why has this Shabbos, for some, turned into a weekend of debauchery and parties?
o What can we do to infuse this time with deeper meaning?
· Lessons from Parshas Vaetchanan
o Why did G-d allow Moses to pray 515 times to enter Israel and then not fulfill his request?
o What value was there for Moshe climbing the mountain to see Israel, when he couldn’t enter the land?
· Follow-up:
o Should I leave my shlichus due to a health threat of tics?
o Why did G-d create mosquitos?
o Dealing with narcissism
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