Ep. 491: How Do We Reconcile Today's Difficulties With This Double Month of Joy and Redemption Leading Into Pesach?

Published: April 1, 2024, 4:26 p.m.

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What does this week\u2019s Torah portion and time period teach us today?\xa0

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  • How do you maintain a positive and joyous outlook with all the troubles brewing around us?\xa0
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  • How do we reconcile the difficulties we are facing today with this double month of joy and the redemption of Purim leading into the redemption of Pesach?\xa0
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  • What is the main theme of Parshas HaChodesh, and what lessons can we derive from this unique chapter?\xa0
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  • What is the significance of the four special parshios we read between these weeks \u2013 from Adar through Nissan?\xa0
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  • Do they correlate to the four worlds of Atzilus Beriah Yetzira and Asiya?\xa0
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  • What is the main theme of Parshas Shemini and what are its lessons for us?\xa0
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  • What do we learn from the story of Nadav and Avihu?\xa0
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  • What takes precedence: Winning the war or freeing the hostages?\xa0
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  • How do you respond to those that try to create a moral equivalence between both sides?\xa0
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  • Should we excommunicate a Jew who attacks Israel?\xa0
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  • \xa0Should we sing Napoleons March every day as a reminder that we will be victorious in the war?
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  • What can we do differently after Chof Zayin Adar and Gimmel Tammuz to help bring Moshiach?\xa0
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  • What did the Rebbe say that we should be doing when a Rebbe has a stroke?\xa0
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  • Is Moshiach here or not here?\xa0
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  • How are we sure that after Moshiach comes our negative behavior will not reverse the process?\xa0
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  • Should Moshiach\u2019s imminent coming make us work faster and harder, with a greater sense of urgency, to finish our job?\xa0
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  • Why is this time right before the Geulah compared to Erev Shabbos?\xa0
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The Gaza War\xa0Moshiach\xa0What can we learn from the bridge collapse in Baltimore?\xa0
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Is it wrong for a Rabbi to use an artificial intelligence program to write his weekly Dvar Torah?\xa0\n\n