Ep. 388: What Can We Learn From Yesterday’s Hostage Crisis in Texas?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

• Chassidus Applied to 15 ShevatWhat do we learn from trees?
  Should we water our plants on the Rosh Hashana of Trees?
  
• Lessons from YisroWhat is the relevance of Sinai today?
  Why was the Torah given in a way that frightened the people?
  How do we reconcile the Jews accepting the Torah without question, and then trembling when they heard G-d's voice?
  Did we receive the entire Torah at Sinai or only the Ten Commandments?
  Is there a connection between Yisro advising Moshe to delegate and the Rebbe sending out thousands of shluchim?
  
• Yud Shevat follow-upDuring the Yud Shevat Farbrengen 5711, did someone ask the rebbe to say a maamar?
  What’s the story about the newspaper announcing the Rebbe’s assuming leadership?
  What is the shechina? And how can it be concealed?
  
• What can we learn from yesterday’s hostage crisis in Texas?
• Do these things happen to elicit our prayers and tehillim?
• What attitude should we have to the recent auction of personal items of the Rebbeim?
• Can one use a pig’s heart for a heart transplant?
• Should we be applauding the launch of a new telescope that can peer back to the beginning of existence?
• How should we address the recent abuse scandal? Follow-up
• Chassidus question: What is the meaning of the statement that “without Ohr the world would be dark and separate from its creator” - doesn’t all of life come from Ohr?