Ep. 358: Gimmel Tammuz 27 Years: What Is the Significance of This Day? How Could This Happen if a Shepherd Never Forsakes His Flock?

Published: June 14, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

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Chassidus applied to Gimmel Tammuz \u2013 27 years 

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What is the significance of this day? 

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How could this event happen if a shepherd never forsakes his flock? 

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Are there people who believe that nothing happened? 

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What was the Rebbe\u2019s last major teaching? 

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Why is this year\u2019s Gimmel Tammuz any different from the past 26 Gimmel Tammuzes?  

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Did the Rebbe leave a will? 

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What happened to the Rebbe\u2019s property after Gimmel Tammuz? 

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What was the Rebbe\u2019s condition between Chof Zayin Adar and Gimmel Tammuz? 

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Who decided to take the Rebbe to the hospital after the second stroke? 

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Did the Rebbe make any public statements alluding that Gimmel Tammuz would happen, and what he wanted us to do afterward? Was it alluded to in the 28 Nissan sicha? 

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Is Yechi HaMelech a salute people give to a leader during his last stages of life? 

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Why don\u2019t we designate this day as a fast day to exhibit our sadness? 

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Why wasn\u2019t an 8th Rebbe appointed? 

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Lessons from Chukas 

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What is its connection to Gimmel Tammuz? 

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Why was it a sin for Moshe to hit the rock? 

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What is the significance of the copper snakes Moshe created to bring healing? 

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Chassidus question: How does the red heifer heal from death? 

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MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 26th Place winners: 

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Essay English: Loving the World Like We Love Ourselves, Shoshana Gottlieb, 25, Kings Cross Clinic, Receptionist, Sydney, Australia 

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Essay Hebrew (men): \u05e2\u05e6\u05dd \u05d4\u05e0\u05e9\u05de\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Student, Nes Tzionah, Israel 

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Essay Hebrew (women): \u05e9\u05db\u05dc, \u05e8\u05d2\u05e9 \u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4\u05dd, Riki Lerner, Student, Kfar Chabad, Israel 

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Creative: Light: The Series (painting), Rivka Einav, 27, Pittsburgh, PA