Ep. 430: Is Zos Chanukah an Opportune Time for Blessings for Having Children?

Published: Dec. 27, 2022, 1:46 a.m.

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

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  • Chassidus Applied to Zos ChanukahWhat is unique about this day?
    \nIs Zos Chanukah an opportune time for blessings for having children?
    \nIs there a connection between Zos Chanukah and Yom Kippur?
    \nIs Chanukah associated with Sukkos?
    \nAre the eight lights of Chanukah related to Hakhel being the eighth year?
    \nWhy don\u2019t we light all the lights at once, instead of gradually growing from day to day?
    \nWhy eight days?
    \nDoes someone need to have an actual menorah to do the mitzvah?
    \nWhat difference does it make if we light from left to right or right to left?
    \nDoes posting photos of your Menorah on social media count as publicizing the miracle?
    \nWhy are we not allowed to benefit from the Chanukah candles?
    \nCould the Greeks have actually \u201ckilled\u201d our souls?
    \nWith Chanukah allowing Jews sovereignty over Israel for a couple of more centuries, is there any present focus on reestablishing sovereignty in our land, apart from the Moshiach vision?
    \nWhat will be different in Messianic times that we will then hold like Beis Shammai and light the menorah in descending order?
    \nWhen inviting people over for Chanukah, how do I balance personal tznius and shlichus?
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  • Lessons from Rosh Chodesh Teves and Hei TevesWhat is the lesson in \u201cbody enjoying body\u201d?
    \nWhat was the significance of the victory of the books?
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  • Chassidus Applied to VayigashWhy didn't Joseph notify Jacob that he was still alive?
    \nDo we still own the Land of Goshen?
    \nWho was Osnat the wife of Joseph?
    \nWhat lessons do we learn from Joseph telling his brother that \u201cG-d, not you, sent me here\u201d?
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  • Follow-up: Irreverent questions
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