MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 335, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 / 27 Kislev, 4th night of Chanukah 5781 – 8:00-9:00 PM EST
>> Special Chanukah Edition <<
· Chassidus Applied to Chanukah and Miketz
· What five messages do the Chanukah lights teach us
· Why did the Rebbe cross out the words “whispering flames”?
· With so much pain and darkness how do you maintain a positive outlook?
· Should a chossid eat jelly doughnuts on Chanukah?
· Why is Judaism so obsessed with food?
· How can we take on and maintain so many resolutions?
· What should be our attitude to the Covid vaccine?
· Should we still be following Covid medical guidelines?
· Is there a double standard when it comes to discussing Trump and Biden?
· Would it be okay to name our children Donald?
Chassidus question:
How can we apply the Kabbalistic explanation of Chanukah in Derech Mitzvosecho to our lives?
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I do not understand why a “Jewish custom” to eat an oily food such as a doughnut or a latkeh needs a defense? How is it different then a meat krepel erev Y”K or a bowl of cholent on Shabbos? If its a Jewish custom then it shouldn’t fall into the category of stuffing your self outlined in Tanya. Is the issue here multiple Doughnuts? I am not sure Rabbi Jacobson needed to take the roundabout route that its essentially wrong but it has redeeming qualities because you might be craving the sparks….