MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 286, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, December 8, 2019 / 10 Kislev 5780 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
· Chassidus Applied to Yud Kislev and Vayishlach
· Marriage lessons from Yud Dalet Kislev: 91st anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s wedding
· How should a person decide whom to marry?
· Who should people invite to their wedding?
· What is the bare minimum amount of people that should be at the wedding?
· How long should the wedding be?
· What should people do at their or other people’s weddings if they don’t like to dance?
· How do we explain all the deception found in these Torah chapters: Yaakov and Rivkah deceiving Yitzchak; Laban and Rochel deceiving Yaakov?
· Why did Rochel pass away after having children?
· If we cannot release ourselves from our spiritual fetters, how can the techniques in Tanya help us?
· Is ahavas yisroel only a means to an end to make someone more frum?
Follow up (episode 284-285):
o Rambam: 3 chapters or 1?
o Labor pains
o Non-Jews
o Homelessness
o Blessing on a king
Chassidus question: Is our world the destination or the antechamber?
My Life 2019 essays:
How to Love and not to Judge, Mina Zalmanov, 19, Hollis Hills, NY;
Your Future’s In Your Hands, Minna Phillips, 19, Worcester, MA;
Happiness Explained, Sholom Raitport, 17, Brooklyn, NY
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