Who Should We Support in a War Between Russia and Ukraine? Does Community Compromise Individuality? Is the Recent New Development Making the Library Manuscripts Available to the Public a Form of “Splurging the Treasures”? Is It Appropriate to Name Someone After an Abuser or a Criminal? By Reading a Book Do We Connect to Its Author as We Do to a Composer Through Listening to His Music? How About Addressing Mental and Other Forms of Abuse?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 393, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 20, 2022 / 19 Adar I 5782 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 393rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
– Chassidus Applied to the Book of Shemos and the Mishkan
– Why is it called the Book of Redemption?
– What is the connection between the Egyptian Exodus, Sinai and the Sanctuary?
– If the main purpose of creation is to reveal the divine presence in each of us, why do we need to have a centralized temple in Jerusalem?
– What were the cherubim on top of the holy ark and what was their purpose? And what replacements do we have for them today?
– Were the donations to the tabernacle an atonement for the golden calf?
– Lessons from Vayakhel and Shekalim
– What do we learn from this chapter? The power of synergy
– Does community compromise individuality?
– What do we learn from Shekalim?
– Is the recent new development making the library manuscripts available to the public a form of “splurging the treasures”?
– Who should we support in a war between Russia and Ukraine?
– Is it appropriate to name someone after an abuser or a criminal?
– How should we address sexual abuse and its coverup? – Follow-up
– By reading a book do we connect to its author as we do to a composer through listening to his music?
– With all the talk about sexual abuse, how about addressing mental and other forms of abuse?
– What is the story with the Rebbetzin Nechama Dina after Yud Shevat?
– Did the Frierdiker Rebbe ever wear a bulletproof vest and carry a gun?
– Chassidus question: Tanya chapter 29 – Is struggling with faith legitimate or only a result of “sitra achra”?
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