MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 455, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, June 25, 2023 / 6 Tammuz 5783 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
The topics in this week’s 455th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
· Chassidus applied to Tammuz
o How do we explain the paradoxes of this month?
o Is it easier or more difficult to serve G-d during the summer?
o What are the opportunities and challenges of summertime?
o Why is this month called by the name of an idol?
· Chassidus applied to Parshas Chukas-Balak
o How can we heal from the toxins of death?
o What is the connection between Chukas and Gimmel Tammuz?
o How does sprinkling the ashes of a red cow purify us?
o Why does a copper snake on a pole represent healing?
o How do Chukas and Balak reflect the paradox of Tammuz?
o What is the inner meaning of Balaam’s blessing mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov?
o Can we say that if our enemy who was paid to curse us gave us such a powerful blessing, how much more valuable and powerful are blessings we give each other from ahavas yisroel?
o If Zimri and Cozbi would have sinned privately would Pinchas still have the legal right to kill them?
· Lessons from Yud Beis Tammuz
o What is the significance of this day?
o How does the geulah of Yud Beis Tammuz express the paradox and transformation from darkness to light?
· Titan’s implosion
o What lessons can we learn from the tragic implosion of the submersible exploring the wreck of the Titanic?
o Is it a coincidence that this sinking happened in the week when we read about Korach and his cohorts sinking into the earth?
· Gimmel Tammuz follow-up
o Will we have a second chance to make the Rebbe proud?
o Is it possible that the Rebbe is ignoring my requests?
o Did the Rebbe ever refuse to give someone a blessing?
o Are the Rebbe’s answers for all people at all times, or can we say that times may have changed and the Rebbe would now answer differently?
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