Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
\nLessons from Vov Tishrei
\nWhy is respecting parents such a great mitzvah?
\nWhat is the connection with the Ten Days of Teshuvah?
\nWhy did the Rebbe honor his mother by analyzing and explaining Rashi?
\nWhat can we learn from 9/11?How crumbling structures lead to greater growth
\nChassidus applied to Yom Kippur
\nWhy is it the holiest day of the year?
\nOn the high holidays who serves as our lawyer to defend us in the heavenly court?
\nCan we follow a Yom Kippur service via zoom?
\nWhat is the connection between Yom Kippur and the golden calf?
\nWhy was only the kohen gadol allowed to enter the kodesh kadoshim and only on Yom Kippur?
\nWho cleaned the Holy of Holies, and could they tell us what it looked like inside?
\nHow does throwing a goat off a cliff to its death atone for our sins?
\nIf Moshiach comes before Yom Kippur will we need to fast?
\nLaws and customs
\nIs it acceptable to ask forgiveness via social media?
\nIf all our actions are predetermined, why are we responsible to ask forgiveness for sins?
\nWhat are the origins of the kapparot ritual?
\nWhy did the Rebbe distribute honey cake before Yom Kippur and how can we maintain this tradition after Gimmel Tammuz?
\nWhy do we wear a white tunic (kittel) on Yom Kippur?
\nWhy do we fast over 25 hours on Yom Kippur, when a day is only 24 hours?
\nWhy are marital relations forbidden on Yom Kippur?
\nIs using a caffeine suppository on Yom Kippur cheating?
\nPrayers
\nWhy is Al Cheit said in the plural?
\nWhy do we read the book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?
\nIf singing Napolean\u2019s March signifies that we have won the war even before the battle has begun, why don\u2019t we sing it at the beginning of the day, before Kol Nidrei?
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Chassidus question: What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the 15th of Av?