Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Chassidus applied to Rosh Chodesh Kislev
What is the significance of this day and can we learn from it?
What is the theme and energy of Kislev?
How to grow through setbacks?
What was the origin of the Kinus Hashluchim?
Lessons from Toldos
What can couples experiencing difficulties having children learn from Yitzchak and Rivkah?
What do we learn from the battle of Esau and Yaakov in Rivkah’s womb?
Why did Yaakov have to dress up as Esau in order to steal the blessings?
What justification is there for Yaakov to steal Esau’s blessings?
Why did only Rivkah, and not Yitzchak understand the status of Esau?
Why couldn’t Yitzchak correct himself and bless Esau with the brochos he mistakenly gave Yaakov?
Why was Yitzchak not spared the pain of seeing Esau become a wicked person as Abraham was by having him pass away earlier?
What was the yeshiva of Shem and Eiver?
Ways to find a shidduch – follow-up
Comments: The importance of asking questions
Women in the Torah
Why does the Torah rarely mention the girls in the families?
How should I respond to someone who criticizes the Torah for being a patriarchal system that keeps men in power?
Why don’t women wear a yarmulke?
Chassidus question: Based on the rule that the highest levels fall to the lowest ones, 1) why did Rivkah and Yaakov give up on Esau and not let him receive the blessings in the hope he would do teshuva? 2) Does this rule apply to the monsters in history as well, like Stalin?
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Ep. 495: How Should We Respond to the Rebbe’s Call: “Do Everything You Can to Bring Moshiach”?
Ep. 494: How Do the Miracles and Redemption of Pesach Empower Us in Facing Our Current Challenges?
Ep. 493: How Can We Explain the Attack by Iran in the Month of Miracles and Redemption?
Ep. 492: What Can We Learn From the Upcoming Solar Eclipse and the Recent East Coast Earthquake?
Ep. 491: How Do We Reconcile Today's Difficulties With This Double Month of Joy and Redemption Leading Into Pesach?
Ep. 490: Should We Allow Jews Siding With Our Enemies Celebrate Purim With Us?
Ep. 489: How Should We React to a Jew Publicly Refuting “His Jewishness Being Hijacked”?
Ep. 488: A Teenager Asks: How Can I Quell My Fear That History May Be Repeating Itself as Our Enemies Attack Us?
Ep. 487: What Did the Rebbe Mean That "All We Have to Do Is Open Your Eyes”? When I Open My Eyes I See Chaos in the World, Not Moshiach
Ep. 486: Can You Be a Zionist Without Displaying the Israeli Flag and Singing Its Anthem?
Ep. 485: What Can We Learn From President Javier Milei’s Prayers at the Kotel?
Ep. 484: What Should Be Our Attitude to Zionism?
Ep. 483: With War Raging in Israel, Is It Appropriate to Increase in Joy During This Adar?
Ep. 482: What More Can We Do to Help Win the War?
Ep. 481: How Should We React to Jews Sympathizing With Our Enemies?
Ep 480: What Are We to Make Of the Recent Chaos in 770?
Ep. 479: Why Can’t G-d Just Grant Israel a Quick Victory?
Ep. 478: Is the War in Gaza a Step Toward Transforming Exile Into Redemption?
Ep. 477: What Do We Learn From Nittel About the War?
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