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. 257: Announcing the Winners of the MyLife Essay Contest 2019!
Ep. 256: How Do I Deal with Online Addictions?
Ep. 255: What Responsibility Do Websites Have to Their Readers?
Ep. 254: Is There an Issue with Listening to Non-Jewish Music with Meaningful Lyrics?
Ep. 253: Why Was I Born With Talents If I am Seemingly Not Allowed to Develop and Express Them?
Ep. 252: What is the Rebbe’s Approach to Anti-Semitism?
Ep. 251: How Do We Address the Issue of Anti-Semitic Attacks and Safety?
Ep. 250: What Should Our Attitude Be to the Recent MicDrop Issue?
Is Obesity Overblown?
Ep. 248: What Is Going on with All the Recent Tragedies?
Ep. 247: Are There Lessons from the Rebbe About the Recent Bitter Cold?
Ep. 246: Are the Rebbe’s Words and Images Copyrighted?
Ep. 245: After a Major Life Crisis, How Do You Begin Living Again?
Ep. 244: Chassidus Applied to Yud Shevat and Chapter 9 of Basi L’Gani
Ep: 243: How Should We React to the Recent Mezuzah Controversy?
Ep. 242: What Defines a Chabad Chosid?
Ep 241: How Would the Rebbe Approach the Issue of Government Trying to Change Our Education System?
Ep. 240: Should We Insist That Our 8-Year-Old Son Go to Shul on Shabbos?
Ep. 239: Are We Doing All We Can to Empower Women Today?
Ep. 238: Am I Still a Lubavitcher If I Learn Daf Yomi? Is Judaism Democratic?
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