Ep. 421: Why Do Some Think That Simchas Torah Must Include Getting Drunk, and What To Do About It?

• Chassidus Applied to Post Tishrei

o What is special about this time as we transition from the holiday season into the regular year? 03:00

o How do we draw energy into our daily routines from the renewal of Rosh Hashana, the sanctity of Yom Kippur and the joy of Sukkos? 05:00

o What practical things can we do to tap into this energy? 10:14

o What does it mean that after the Tishrei holidays we need to “unpack the bundles”? 13:33

o What are some of the second chances given to those who didn’t maximize the full energy of, or participate completely in, the Tishrei holidays? 14:14

o What happens after Simchas Torah? Is the dancing itself the container for blessings, or is there something additional I must do? 18:34

o Why do we only dance with the Torah on Simchas Torah and not every time we take out the Torah to read from it? 24:41

• Chassidus Applied to Hakhel

o What is the significance of Hakhel today? 29:57

o How can we observe the spirit of Hakhel without a Beis Hamikdash and a physical king? 36:16

o Can the newly crowned King Charles serve as king to read the Torah for us? 40:00

o Is a Hakhel year the most opportune time for Moshiach to come? 41:20

• Why do some think that Simchas Torah must include getting drunk, and what can we do about it? 43:11

• Follow-up

o Grooming young people for leadership positions 51:00

o Why not travel to Uman for Rosh Hashana? 52:02

o Creating change in your life 54:57