Podcasts religion MyLife: Chassidus Applied Ep. 346: How Do I Deal With a Serious Setback Loss, Trauma, Death and Other Hardships?

Ep. 346: How Do I Deal With a Serious Setback Loss, Trauma, Death and Other Hardships?

Published: March 7, 2021, 4 p.m.

Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought.

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THIS WEEK'S TOPICS:

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\u2022 Chassidus applied to Ki Tissa and Parah 

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       o How do I deal with a serious setback? With loss, trauma, death and other hardships? 

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       o What fundamentals can we learn from this week\u2019s Parsha based on the sicha of Ki Tissa 5752? 

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       o What relevant lessons does the red heifer have for us today? 

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       o If the people who saw the miracles of the exodus and the revelations at Sinai could still sin and make a golden calf, what chance do we have to not steer away from sin? 

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       o What are the 13 attributes of mercy, and how can we use them in our daily lives? 

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       o Why did Moshe break the tablets? 

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       o Why was it necessary to create a second set of tablets? 

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       o What exactly was the sin of the golden calf, why is idolatry such a severe sin and why would G-d be \u201cjealous\u201d of false gods? 

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       o Can we correlate Moses\u2019 mask and the Covid masks we are wearing today? 

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\u2022 Lessons from Purim 

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       o What happened after the Purim story in the Megillah?  

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       o Why is the entire Megillah written in Hebrew and not in Persian? 

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       o Are kohanim allowed to drink excessively on Purim?   

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       o What is the importance of giving the half shekel? 

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       o Did the Rebbe ever publicly say a \u201cPurim Torah\u201d? 

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       o Why could Esther commit adultery in order to save the Jews, but Mordechai was not allowed to bow to Haman? 

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\u2022 Follow-up: 

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       o Mars landing 

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       o Bitachon 

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\u2022 Chassidus question: How do you explain the Hayom Yom of Shushan Purim Katan that the stones benefit from the words of Torah we speak while we tread on them? 

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\u2022 MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 16th Place winners: 

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       o Essay English: First, Love Yourself, Sara Friedman, 18, Student, Yeshiva Schools Pittsburgh, PA

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       o Essay Hebrew (men): \u05e9\u05de\u05d7\u05d4 - \u05d0\u05ea\u05d2\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd, Simcha Bunem Feldman, Educator, Beis Shemesh, Israel 

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       o Essay Hebrew (women): \u05de\u05e6\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d1\u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05d1\u05d9, Esther Meizlish, Educator, Kfar Chabad, Israel 

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       o Creative: What is Within (3D model), Naomi Deitsch, 17, Student, Beis Chana, Orange, CT, New Haven, CT 

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