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. 237: What Can We Do to Help Speed up Moshiach’s Coming?
Ep. 236: Chassidus Applied to the 90th Anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin on Yud Daled Kislev
Ep. 235: Why Does Judaism Reject the Messiah That Other Religions Have Embraced?
Ep. 234: How Much to Reveal About a Potential Shidduch?
Ep. 233: Tragedy in Pittsburgh: How Should We React?
Ep. 232: How Do You Explain the Blessing of “She’lo Osani Isha” (Not Making Me a Woman)?
Ep. 231: Why Is There More Focus on Chitzoniyos (Externals) in Dor Ha’Shevii?
Ep. 230: What is the Rebbe's View Regarding a Prenup?
Ep. 229: Can we ask about the “whys” and the “hows” of Torah and mitzvos, or do we have to accept it all without questions?
Ep. 228: For the Sake of Sholom Bayis Should I Do Something That I Would Normally Refrain from Doing?
Ep. 227: How Can I Balance Hiddur Mitzvah Without Becoming Obsessive Compulsive?
Ep. 226: Did the Rebbe Say Anything About Free Speech When It Offends Others?
Ep. 225: Is the Rebbe’s Position on Zionism Different Than That of the Rebbe Rashab and Rebbe Rayatz?
Ep. 224: How to Turn the Experience of Being Bullied into a Positive?
Ep 223: Is a School Considered Lubavitch if it Is Behaving Counter to the Rebbe's Directives?
MyLife Ep. 222: Lessons from the Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century; Practical Techniques for Growing Through Negative Experiences
Do I Need to Say the Entire Kinus on Tisha B’Av When I Don’t Understand It?
Ep. 220: Is It an Absolute That Moshiach Must Come in the Next 221 Years Before the 7th Millennium?
Ep. 219: Can We Establish Policy Based on a Chassidishe Hergesh? Lessons from July 4th
Ep. 218: Should Children Ever Be Separated from Their Parents?
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