MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 523, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, December 8, 2024 / 7 Kislev 5785 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
The topics in this week’s 523rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
How should we react to the downfall of President Assad in Syria?
· Is this a positive move forward?
· Should we be celebrating or should we be concerned?
· What are its greater, cosmic implications?
· What does the Midrash predict about the fall of Syria?
What do we learn from Parshas Vayishlach?
· What does this chapter teach us about today’s world events?
· What does Jacob and Esau’s reconciliation tell us about the conflicts between the West and the East, and the future?
· What are the implications of Esau marrying Ishmael’s daughter?
· Was Jacob the true first born?
· Why did the birthright and blessings have to be channeled through Jacob though they belonged to Esau?
· Why was Jacob silent when he heard that Dinah was violated?
· Did he approve of Shimeon and Levi’s vengeance on Shechem?
Addressing fears
· How do we abolish harsh decrees?
· After the tragedy in UAE how do we deal with doubts in the promises given to us?
Tes and Yud Kislev
· What was unique about the Mitteler Rebbe?
· Why is the Mitteler Rebbe associated with Binah?
· What differentiated between the geulah of the Alter Rebbe and the Mitteler Rebbe?
· Why is he called the Mitteler Rebbe, even after we have seven Rebbes?
· What is the background behind the sefer Pokeach Ivrim?
· What is the story of the Mitteler Rebbe suggesting the use of joy to abolish a harsh decree?
· How is that different than the saying of omein yehei shmei rabba?
· Was there more emphasis on simcha in the times of the Mitteler Rebbe than in the other generations of the Rebbeim?
· Should we name our newborn boy, whose bris is on Tes Kislev, Dovber or Hamnuna?
· Why did the Rebbe say Kaddish on Yud Kislev?
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