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\\nRabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What does this week\\u2019s Torah portion teach us about today\\u2019s war?\\xa0

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• Why is the entire book of Shemos, including the narrative about the bitter exile, called the \\u201cBook of Redemption\\u201d?\\xa0
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• What does this teach us about darkness and about attacking Jews?\\xa0
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• Can we learn any lessons from G-d appearing to Moshe in the burning bush?\\xa0\\xa0
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• What do we learn from Moshe\\u2019s protest to G-d: \\u201cwhy have You harmed this people?\\u201d\\xa0
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• If Jacob\\u2019s best years of his life were in Mitzrayim, why was he so adamant that he should be buried in Israel?\\xa0
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\\n20 and 24 Teves\\xa0

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• The Rambam and the Alter Rebbe\\u2019s merits should save us all\\xa0\\n
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The Enemy\\xa0\\n

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• Should we see all the Palestinians as our enemy?\\xa0
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• How can we transform, not just eradicate, the enemy?\\xa0
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• If darkness is only the absence of light, how is it that our enemies have captured the minds of many people?\\xa0
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• Is the war in Gaza a step toward transforming exile into redemption?\\xa0\\xa0
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Actions\\xa0

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• What impact should this war have on our lives?\\xa0
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• How to become a more sensitive person?\\xa0
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• What is the best way to restore confidence to someone who has suffered humiliation?\\xa0
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• Is there a quota on how much Tehillim should be recited?\\xa0
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• Is there a time that we should refrain from learning Torah to deprive the enemy of strength, as we do on Nittel?\\xa0
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• Should we have more intention when we say the blessing \\u201cmatir asurim\\u201d to help free the remaining hostages?\\xa0
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• Is it wrong to make racist jokes about Hamas?\\xa0
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• Should Chassidus be taught to non-Jews?\\xa0
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\\nLessons from Tunnels\\xa0

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• Are there any personal and positive lessons we can learn from the tunnels of destruction built under Gaza?\\xa0
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• Can a secular song be the carrier of a inspiring divine message?\\xa0\\xa0
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• Is it appropriate to honor the secular new year?\\xa0
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• Is there any similarity between the new year and Rosh Hashana?\\xa0\\n
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New Year\\xa0\\n

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• Is it appropriate to honor the secular new year?\\xa0
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• Is there any similarity between the new year and Rosh Hashana?\\xa0
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