MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 463, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, August 20, 2023 / 3 Elul 5783 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 463rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
- Chassidus applied to Elul
o What should we be doing during this special month?
o What was Moshe doing during Elul?
o What indestructible power do we have in this month?
o Does “the king in the field” mean a literal field?
o Is there something we can do via prayer and meditation during this month to guarantee that Hashem will answer our prayers positively in a revealed manner?
o During this month can we benefit and draw down extra measures of Divine kindness by repeatedly saying the verse of the 13 attributes of compassion, or do we need to understand its inner meaning?
o Why not refrain from sounding the Shofar all of Elul to prevent the negative forces from mounting an “attack” against us?
o Every year around this time, I fail to keep my resolve not to indulge in inappropriate behavior. What shall I do?
- Lessons from Ki Teitzei
o What is the general lesson from this week’s portion?
o How do we successfully face the battles and challenges in life, and not become overwhelmed by them?
o What is the deeper meaning of the mitzvah of returning a lost object?
o Is Hashem obligated to return to us the Beis HaMikdash to fulfill the mitzvah of returning a lost object?
o What is the significance of the mitvzah of sending away the mother bird before taking her fledglings or eggs?
o Is divorce a mitzvah?
o Why are the laws of marriage derived from the laws of divorce?
o What is the deeper meaning of eradicating Amalek?
- What is Asheiroh?
- How do I know if I have self-esteem, and what can I do to build it up?
- How to address How to address same gender attraction?
o How should I deal with a relative or friend who thinks he might be gay and refuses to talk to anyone about it?
o What should I do about my own confusion around my sexual identity?
o Why are Rabbis not dealing with this issue?
- Why be frum if the secular may be on a higher level?
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