MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 288, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, December 22, 2019 / 24 Kislev 5780 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
>> Special Chanukah Edition <<
· Chassidus Applied to Chanukah
· What was the dispute between the Jews and the Greeks?
· How do we explain the victory of Chanukah when in the end Greek secularism seems to have prevailed in modern times?
· What is the halachik and hashkafic explanation for public menorahs?
· Lessons from Miketz
· How do we explain the seemingly unacceptable behavior of the tribes?
· If you don’t like someone, is it better to be two-faced and speak nicely to the person, or behave like the tribes who couldn’t speak to Yosef?
· Since the purpose of Chassidus is to apply it to our lives, why was there a “kitrug” to prevent this?
· Why don’t we follow the Alter Rebbe’s directive to recite psalm 119 weekly?
Follow up (episode 284-286):
o Rochel and Leah
o Non-Jews
o Marriage
· Chassidus question: What is the concept of olives according to Chassidus?
My Life 2019 essays:
I’ll Do It Later, Shmuly Katzoff, 16, Brooklyn, NY;
Separateness That Leads to Closeness, Levi Berger, Bal Harbour, FL;
The Three Tricks in a Chassid’s Basket, Ben Diamond, 34
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