Ep. 361: What Can Chassidus Teach Us About July 4th and Independence?

Published: July 5, 2021, 1:45 a.m.

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

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  • Chassidus applied to the Three Weeks
    \\nWhat lessons does this time period have for us?
    \\nWhy is it called \\u201cBein HaMitzorim\\u201d?
    \\nIs there a connection between the ripening of almonds in 21 days and the Three Weeks?
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  • Surfisde:
    \\nHow can we still hold on to hope ten days since the Surfside collapse?
    \\nWhat should I do with my angry feelings toward G-d for allowing such tragedy?
    \\nWhat should we be doing today about events around us?
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  • Lessons from Matos Massei
    \\nWhy can\\u2019t women annul their own vows?
    \\nWhy weren\\u2019t the tribes of Reuven and Gad punished for refusing to enter Israel?
    \\nHow did the cities of refuge work?
    \\nWhy was Moshe\\u2019s Moabite wife different than the other Moabite women?
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  • What can Chassidus teach us about July 4th and Independence?
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  • Whom should we be voting for in the NY Mayoral election?
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  • Comments and Follow-up: Covid vaccination
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  • Chassidus question: If G-d recreates existence every moment, what happens on Shabbos when G-d \\u201crests\\u201d from creation?
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  • MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest \\u2013 29th Place winners:
    \\nEssay English: Accept or Expect? Can We Do Both? Mushka Feldman, 19, Shlucha, Machon Alte Seminary. Hometown:  Brooklyn, NY
    \\nEssay Hebrew (men): \\u05d4\\u05db\\u05dc \\u05d8\\u05d5\\u05d1, Yedidyah Aliasi, student, Jerusalem, Israel
    \\nEssay Hebrew (women): \\u05de\\u05dc\\u05d7\\u05de\\u05ea \\u05d4\\u05d0\\u05d3\\u05dd \\u05d1\\u05d9\\u05e6\\u05e8\\u05d5 \\u05d5\\u05db\\u05d9\\u05e6\\u05d3 \\u05dc\\u05d4\\u05ea\\u05de\\u05d5\\u05d3\\u05d3 \\u05e2\\u05dd \\u05d4\\u05e0\\u05e1\\u05d9\\u05d5\\u05e0\\u05d5\\u05ea- \\u05de\\u05ea\\u05d5\\u05da \\u05de\\u05d5\\u05d3\\u05e2\\u05d5\\u05ea \\u05e2\\u05e6\\u05de\\u05d9\\u05ea \\u05d5\\u05d7\\u05e9\\u05d9\\u05d1\\u05d4 \\u05d7\\u05d9\\u05d5\\u05d1\\u05d9\\u05ea, Mayirah Siman Tov, educator, Tzfat, Israel
    \\nCreative: Look Up When Down (drawing & poem), Rochele Rodal, 16, Student, Torah Academy Girls High School, Johannesburg, South Africa
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