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\nRabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

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• MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 500\xa0
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• Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky a\u201dh\xa0
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• How should we react to the rescue of the four hostages?\xa0
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• What happened on this day 3336 years ago?\xa0
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• Why is it important for us to honor it?\xa0
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• What is Torah?\xa0
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• What is Torah from G-d's perspective?\xa0
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• Why was the Torah not given at the beginning of creation?\xa0
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• Why is it called Mattan Torah? Why is G-d giving us a gift?\xa0
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• Why did the Jews have to restrain themselves for three days before Mattan Torah?\xa0
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• Why don\u2019t we dance with the Torah on Shavuot as we do on Simchat Torah?\xa0
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• Did we receive the Torah willingly or were we coerced?\xa0
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• Why is saying\xa0naaseh v\u2019nishma\xa0considered such a big thing?\xa0
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• Why were crowns placed on the heads of the Jewish people at Sinai, and why did the angels and not G-d Himself place these crowns on their heads?\xa0
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• What is the significance of a crown (keser)?\xa0
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• What is the difference between the two levels of Keser, arich and atik?\xa0
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• How does the Rebbe Rashab explain the idea of keser in Hemshech Ayin Beis?\xa0
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• Why did G-d offer the Torah to the other nations?\xa0
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• Was it possible that the Jews could have chosen not to receive the Torah?\xa0
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• What lessons do we learn from Mattan Torah in our present lives and challenges?\xa0
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• What shape were the tablets?\xa0
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• Why do we read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot?\xa0
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• Is the last week of Sefirah, when we focus on malchus, connected with Moshiach?\xa0
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What does Shavuot teach us today?\xa0\xa0\n\n