MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 468, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, October 22, 2023 / 7 Cheshvan 5784 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
>>> Special Israel at War Edition <<<
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The topics in this week’s 468th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
– Overview
– How to find strength and direction in these times?
– What can we learn from the flood destroying the “world filled with chamas” (in Parshas Noach) for our times today?
– What should Israel be doing now?
– What do we learn from Jacob when he prepared to confront Esau?
– Why don’t we try to appease our enemies?
– Should we celebrate when our enemies are destroyed?
– Are these events teaching us that we need to all move to Israel?
– How does Chassidus explain evil and how to eradicate it?
– How can things be getting worse instead of getting better if we are doing the things the Rebbe asked us to do?
– What are the roots and the deeper inside story behind this war?
– Where do we find these origins in this week’s Torah portion?
– Please elaborate on the prescient verses in this week’s parsha about current events – the Promised Land, the covenant, the birth of Yishmael and Isaac
– What was the “deep dark dread” that fell upon Abraham? Was he shown the wars and suffering his children would endure in the future?
– Are today’s conflicts a continuation of unresolved problems between Yitzchok and Yishmael?
– How could someone like Yishmael originate from the tzaddik Avraham?
– How is Yishmael still causing problems if Yishmael did teshuva later in his life?
– What will the end story look like?
– Will the Muslims ultimately be tamed and live in peace with the Jews, just as the Christians did after close to 2000 years of persecuting us?
– Should we at some point teach the people in Gaza and everywhere else the Seven Noachide Laws?
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