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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
\\nWhat do we learn from this time period \\u2013 following Tisha B\\u2019Av?
\\nChassidus applied to the 15th of Av
\\nWhat does this day teach us?
\\nWhat is the connection between the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur?
\\nDoes it make a difference if we say Tu B'Av or Chamisha Asar B'av?
\\nWhy is this day related to shidduchim?
\\nWhy is it customary to start wishing each other kesiva v'chasima tova on the 15th of Av?
\\nIn our times how do we fulfill the custom of young men and women meeting for shidduchim on this day?
\\nWhy is this day called the \\u201cday that broke the axe\\u201d?
\\nWhat connection does that have to the meaning of the 15th of Av and to the additional Torah learning that begins on this day?
\\nWhat is the significance of cutting down a tree with the axe handle made of the very wood of the tree itself?
\\nIf it takes the wood of a tree to cut down trees, how did they cut down the first tree?
\\nPost Tisha B\\u2019Av
\\nHow do we address our children\\u2019s disappointment that Moshiach has not come yet despite the different promises and signs?
\\nSince King Solomon build a hidden Holy of Holies to demonstrate that it never gets destroyed, why do we fast on Tisha B\\u2019Av?
\\nWhy do we fast when eating is a way of placating the animal soul?
\\nLessons from Eikev
\\nWhat is the general lesson from this week\\u2019s portion?
\\nDoes Eikev hint to ikvasa d'meshicha?
\\nWhat is the significance of the eikev (the heel)?
\\nHow is the resurrection of the dead alluded to in this parsha?
\\nAccording to chassidus what is the significance of Israel being a land that flows with milk and honey?
\\nThe Rebbe visiting summer camps
\\nWhy did the Rebbe visit the camps?
\\nWhy only a few times?
\\nWhat was his message to the campers?
\\nAny good stories that happened during these visits?
\\nGimmel Tammuz follow-up: What does it mean that \\u201ctzaddikim never die\\u201d?
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