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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Chassidus applied to the Post-Holiday Season and Cheshvan

How do we maintain the inspiration?
\nCan we bottle the energy of Simchas Torah?
\nWhy are there no holidays in Cheshvan?
\nWhy is it called Mar Cheshvan?

Lessons from Bereishis

Why doesn\u2019t the Torah begin with Elokim barah bereshis?
\nWhen were angels created?
\nIs a soul a creation, or did souls always exist in the same manner that Torah and Hashem always existed?
\nWhy did Adam and Eve cover themselves after eating from the tree of knowledge?
\nWhy did G-d ask Adam \u201cwhere are you?\u201d
\nWas it part of G-d\u2019s plan that Adam and Eve sin in order to repair? And if so, why shouldn\u2019t we sin for the same reason?

Lessons from Noach

On what grounds did Hashem have the \u201cright\u201d to destroy Noach\u2019s generation with a flood?
\nWhat did they do aboard the ark not to go crazy with cabin fever?
\nWere there kangaroos on Noach\u2019s ark?
\nHow was waste disposed of on the ark?
\nWhat can we learn from the three floors in the ark?
\nIf the purpose of bringing animals into Noach\u2019s ark was to prevent their extinction, why would G-d allow thousands of species from becoming extinct since?
\nWhy did G-d allow the consumption of meat after the flood?

Sukkos

Why do we say that it\u2019s challenging to eat in a Sukkah when in Israel the weather is perfect that time of year?
\nWhat is the origin of the Sukkos ushpizin?

Chassidus question: Please explain the application of the Chet Etz HaDaas to our personal lives?