MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 392, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 13, 2022 / 12 Adar I 5782 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
· Chassidus Applied to Ki Tissa
o What do we learn from this chapter?
o How do we navigate life’s ups and downs and twists and turns? The Rebbe’s Sicha 30 years ago this week
o Is there a connection between the golden calf and the giant bull sculpture on Wall Street which symbolizes money and greed?
o If the 13 attributes of mercy say G-d is slow to anger, why was G-d so quick to anger at when He saw people building and worshipping a golden calf?
o What is the significance of Moshe’s mask?
o Does it have any connection to the masks we wear on Purim?
o Why was it necessary to make a second set of tablets instead of just repairing the first broken set?
· Purim Katan
o Did the original Purim happen in a leap year, and if so was it in the first or second Adar?
o What are some of the customs we do on Purim Katan?
· Is there a connection between a leap year, called a “pregnant” year (shana m’ueberes) and women having children?
· What is the background behind the Baal Shem Tov’s Siddur?
· How can my spouse and I reconcile after an argument?
· Is it appropriate to watch the Super Bowl and the Olympics?
· What is an appropriate relationship between cousins of opposite gender?
· How should we address sexual abuse and its coverup? – Follow-up
· Chassidus question: How do we distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate “intermediaries” between G-d and us?
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