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. 477: What Do We Learn From Nittel About the War?
Ep. 476: What Can We Learn From Hei Teves About Today’s War?
Ep. 475: How Does Chanukah Provide Us With Strength and Direction in These Trying Times?
Ep. 474: How Yud Tes Kislev and Chanukah Provide Us With Strength and Direction in These Trying Times
Ep. 473: What Would the Rebbe’s View Be on the Latest Hostage Deal?
Ep. 472: Are We Just Fighting a Defensive War, or Do We Have a Vision for the Future?
Ep. 471: Should We Attend the Pro-Israel Rally in Washington on Tuesday?
Ep. 470: What Battles Were Foreseen to Happen in the End of Days? Answering the Tough Questions Part 4
Ep.469: Yishmael vs. Isaac: Biblical Roots of Today's Conflict -- Answering the Tough Questions P. 3
Ep. 468: Abraham’s Vision About Today’s Events; Israel at War: Answering the Tough Questions Part 2
Ep. 467: Israel at War
Ep. 466: How Do I Personalize the Holidays?
Ep. 465: Chai Elul: Revolutionary Ideas Introduced by the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe
Ep. 464: What Is the Chabad View on the Turmoil Israeli Judicial Reform Is Causing in Israel?
Ep. 463: How to Address Same Gender Attraction?
Ep. 462: What Can We Learn From the Wildfires Ravaging Hawaii?
Ep. 461: What Should We Do to Honor the Rebbe’s Father on Chof Av?
Ep. 460: When and Why Did the Rebbe Visit Summer Camps?
Ep. 459: What Personal Lessons in Growth and Recovery Does Shabbos Nachamu Offer Us?
Ep. 458: How to Deal With a Spouse’s Zealotry?
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