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\nRabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
How can Rosh Hashana help us during this time of war in Israel?\xa0

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• Is it an open miracle that the Israeli army was able to dismantle\xa0the leadership of the Hezbollah terrorists in less than a week?\xa0
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• Is the killing of the head of Hezbollah and Israel\u2019s recent victories connected to this time of year?\xa0
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• Is there a teaching that if a year begins badly it will end positively?\xa0
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• Is the year following Hakhel a time of diminished energy?\xa0
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• Is it significant that the secular anniversary of October 7th is on the 5th of Tishrei?\xa0
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• Should we be thanking G-d for these recent successes?\xa0
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• Should we be celebrating the fall of our enemies?\xa0
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• What can we do on Rosh Hashana to ensure the safe release of the hostages, and the final victory over our enemies?\xa0
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• Do we have a spiritual \u201cnuclear option,\u201d a special prayer or \u201ctool\u201d that is reserved for very serious times like this?\xa0
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• A beautiful story: Does intensifying commitment to Torah and mitzvos and unity help us win our battles?\xa0
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• Should we be gathering children during these days to add in prayer, Torah study and tzedaka, as the Rebbe instructed in previous times of challenge?\xa0
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• How can we encourage the Israeli leadership to continue to stand strong and not back down and succumb to outside pressures?\xa0
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• Should we return land for hostages?\xa0
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• How aggressive should Israel be in its war against Hamas in Gaza?\xa0
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• Should Charedim join the IDF?\xa0
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• How does Rosh Hashana empower us?\xa0
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• Does anything new happen on Rosh Hashana? And if yes, why don\u2019t we feel it?\xa0
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• Why do we buy new clothes before Rosh Hashana?\xa0
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• Why do we dip an apple in honey?\xa0
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• Why can't Rosh Hashana begin on Friday as it was on the first Rosh Hashana?\xa0
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• Why do we pray for our personal needs on Rosh Hashana, and not focus primarily on coronating G-d as King and on His \u201cneeds\u201d, and trust that He will bless us with all that we need?\xa0
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• What do we learn from Rosh Hashana going directly into Shabbos?\xa0
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• Has anyone come up with a fitting acronym for tov shin pei hei?\xa0 \xa0
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• Can we learn a lesson from 85 being 5 times 17 (tov)?\xa0
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What do we learn from Rosh Hashana and the Shofar?\xa0This year\u2019s special schedule\xa0\n\n