EPISODE · Apr 29, 2018 · 1H 8M
Ep. 209: Does Negating Secular Education Mean That We Have to Be Ignorant?
from MyLife: Chassidus Applied · host Rabbi Simon Jacobson
• Chassidus Applied to Iyar and Beis Iyar 1:45 • Lessons from Parshas Tazria-Metzora 16:54 • Why don’t we see Chassidim being scrupulous about making blessings on trees? 32:03 • Does negating secular education mean that we have to be ignorant? 35:33 o Are we obligated to teach our children a trade and how to make a living? o Should we not be teaching basic English and math skills? • How can I connect emotionally and not just intellectually? 47:26 • What is the Jewish perspective on chakras and the third eye? 54:26 • Follow-up: shlichus (episodes 204; 206-207) 59:22 • Chassidus Question: How do you explain in palatable terms the idea of a metzora according to Chassidus, as one lacking the bittul of “ohr abba”? 20:48 • My Life 2018 essays: The Holy Cow Diet, by Levi Teldon, 34, Shliach, San Antonio, Texas; Chassidic Emotional Intelligence, by Shraga Crombie, 37, Chabad House at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; HACK Your Addiction: Chassidus for the Smartphone Era
What this episode covers
• Chassidus Applied to Iyar and Beis Iyar 1:45 • Lessons from Parshas Tazria-Metzora 16:54 • Why don’t we see Chassidim being scrupulous about making blessings on trees? 32:03 • Does negating secular education mean that we have to be ignorant? 35:33 o Are we obligated to teach our children a trade and how to make a living? o Should we not be teaching basic English and math skills? • How can I connect emotionally and not just intellectually? 47:26 • What is the Jewish perspective on chakras and the third eye? 54:26 • Follow-up: shlichus (episodes 204; 206-207) 59:22 • Chassidus Question: How do you explain in palatable terms the idea of a metzora according to Chassidus, as one lacking the bittul of “ohr abba”? 20:48 • My Life 2018 essays: The Holy Cow Diet, by Levi Teldon, 34, Shliach, San Antonio, Texas; Chassidic Emotional Intelligence, by Shraga Crombie, 37, Chabad House at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; HACK Your Addiction: Chassidus for the Smartphone Era
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