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THIS WEEK'S TOPICS:
• Chassidus Applied to 15 Shevat
o Did the Rebbe refer to the new year of trees as Chamisha Asar B'Shvat instead of Tu B'Shvat?
o What are the main lessons of this day?
o What do we learn from a tree?
• Chassidus Applied to Yisro
o How do the three major events of this book – the Exodus, Sinai and the Mishkan – reflect on our lives?
o What lessons do we learn from this portion?
o Why did Mattan Torah follow Yisro’s arrival?
o What are some of the innovative ideas that Yisro introduced?
o Did the Rebbe ever attribute the idea of sending shluchim all over the world to Yisro's advice to Moshe to delegate?
o What does it mean that we are mamlechet kohanim?
o What were the Ten Commandments preceded by thunder, lightning, and smoke, which terrified the people? Would it not have been easier to understand the Commandments and internalize them if it wasn't presented in such a frightening way?
o Are the “Ten Commandments" a mistranslation of Aseres HaDibros?
o Are the Ten Commandments universal laws for all people?
o Should we be using the Ten Commandments themselves as a tool for publicizing the Noahide Laws?
o If the Noahide Laws are a derivation of the Ten Commandments, why wouldn't the Talmud mention this fact when discussing the source in the Torah for the Noahide Laws?
o How are all 613 Mitzvos hinted to within the Ten Commandments?
o Is the authenticity of the oral law proven by the fact that there are 620 letters in the Ten Commandments corresponding to 613 scriptural and 7 rabbinic commandments?
o Is the authenticity of the oral law proven by the fact that there are 620 letters in the Ten
o Commandments corresponding to 613 scriptural and 7 rabbinic commandments?
Why is coveting a neighbor's property considered such a big sin?
• If Sinai enabled us to transform the mundane into holiness, why are some objects holier than others?
• What does it mean to connect to G-d?
• Does Torah and Chassidus allow the use of Ketamine and psilocybin for treating trauma, depression and anxiety?
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Ep. 459: What Personal Lessons in Growth and Recovery Does Shabbos Nachamu Offer Us?
Ep. 458: How to Deal With a Spouse’s Zealotry?
Ep. 457: Is There More Hope Than the Usual Despair for a Narcissist Who Is Jewish? Frum? A Chassid?
Ep. 456: Is It Better to Be Another Member of a Chassidic Community or Live Out of Town Where You Can Be a Leader?
Ep. 455: What Lessons Can We Learn From the Tragic Implosion
Ep. 454: 29 Years From Gimmel Tammuz! How Much Longer?
Ep. 453: What Lessons Can We Learn From the Intense Smoke Recently Engulfing the East Coast?
Ep. 452: Should Pictures of Women to Be Published in Religious Publications?
Ep. 451: How Do We Address an Issue Without Personalizing It?
Ep. 450: Was the Rebbe Loving?
Ep. 449: How Should I Deal With a Daughter Who Hasn’t Spoken With Me for Years?
Ep. 448: Why Is Lag B’Omer an Auspicious Time for Parents and Children to Reconnect?
Ep. 447: Do We Always Have a Second Chance? Is There Hope After We Have Been Deeply Wounded?
Ep. 446: What Is the Significance of Tiferes She’Btiferes and L’Chatchila Ariber?
Ep. 445: What Should We Do to Honor Chof Ches Nissan?
Ep. 444: Best Response to the Recent Discord in Israel? Invite a Jew You Disagree With to Your Seder
Ep. 443: How Should We Deal With Our Child Who Wants to Marry Someone More Modern?
Ep. 442: How Should We Address the Recent Controversy Around Women Becoming “Halachik Advisors”?
Ep. 441: How to Resolve Differences Between Spouses?
Ep. 440: How Do We Perform the Requirement to Drink on Purim? What Is the Torah/Chassidus View on Plant Medicine and Psychedelics?
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