Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Lessons from Vov Tishrei
Why is respecting parents such a great mitzvah?
What is the connection with the Ten Days of Teshuvah?
Why did the Rebbe honor his mother by analyzing and explaining Rashi?
What can we learn from 9/11?How crumbling structures lead to greater growth
Chassidus applied to Yom Kippur
Why is it the holiest day of the year?
On the high holidays who serves as our lawyer to defend us in the heavenly court?
Can we follow a Yom Kippur service via zoom?
What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the golden calf?
Why was only the kohen gadol allowed to enter the kodesh kadoshim and only on Yom Kippur?
Who cleaned the Holy of Holies, and could they tell us what it looked like inside?
How does throwing a goat off a cliff to its death atone for our sins?
If Moshiach comes before Yom Kippur will we need to fast?
Laws and customs
Is it acceptable to ask forgiveness via social media?
If all our actions are predetermined, why are we responsible to ask forgiveness for sins?
What are the origins of the kapparot ritual?
Why did the Rebbe distribute honey cake before Yom Kippur and how can we maintain this tradition after Gimmel Tammuz?
Why do we wear a white tunic (kittel) on Yom Kippur?
Why do we fast over 25 hours on Yom Kippur, when a day is only 24 hours?
Why are marital relations forbidden on Yom Kippur?
Is using a caffeine suppository on Yom Kippur cheating?
Prayers
Why is Al Cheit said in the plural?
Why do we read the book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?
If singing Napolean’s March signifies that we have won the war even before the battle has begun, why don’t we sing it at the beginning of the day, before Kol Nidrei?
Chassidus question: What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the 15th of Av?
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?
Ep. 476: What Can We Learn From Hei Teves About Today’s War?
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