Ep. 492: What Can We Learn From the Upcoming Solar Eclipse and the Recent East Coast Earthquake?

Published: April 8, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

\nRabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What does this time-period and Torah portion teach us today?\xa0

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  • How does the transition from Adar to Nissan empower us?\xa0
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  • Chassidus applied to Rosh Chodesh Nissan\xa0
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  • What do we learn from the new moon?\xa0
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  • What's the significance of saying the daily nasi the first twelve days of Nissan?\xa0
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  • Are the miracles of Nissan within or above the natural order?\xa0
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  • Can we expect to see open miracles this month, namely victory and the safe return of all the hostages?\xa0
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  • How do we honor Beis Nissan?\xa0
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  • What do we learn from Parshas Tazria?\xa0
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  • Is a leper compared to golus, and its healing to geulah?\xa0
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  • How do we change the letters of negah, the leprosy of golus, to oneg, the pleasure of geulah?\xa0
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  • What's the connection between Parshas Shemini and Moshiach?\xa0
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  • Is the eclipse a negative sign?\xa0
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  • What lessons does it offer us?\xa0
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  • Are we allowed to leave yeshiva to view the eclipse?\xa0
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  • What are we to make of the recent earthquake in the tri-state area?\xa0
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  • Are earthquakes a sign of Moshiach\u2019s imminent arrival?\xa0
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  • Is there any significance to the number 4.8 (the magnitude of the earthquake and the date of the eclipse)?\xa0
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  • Why are we always on the defense and not on the offense?\xa0
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  • Do the nations of the world have any free choice regarding Israel?\xa0
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  • Should we consider their opinions?\xa0
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  • Should religious people be exempt from fighting the war?\xa0
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  • How can we recreate today Moshe\u2019s holding up his arms to heaven to pray for the victory against Amalek?\xa0
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What can we learn from the upcoming solar eclipse and the recent East Coast earthquake?\xa0The Gaza War\xa0\n\n