Ep. 288: What Is the Halachik and Hashkafic Explanation for Public Menorahs?

from MyLife: Chassidus Applied · host Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought. TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to Chanukah 0:45 • What was the dispute between the Jews and the Greeks? 4:41 • How do we explain the victory of Chanukah when in the end Greek secularism seems to have prevailed in modern times? 11:42 • What is the halachik and hashkafic explanation for public menorahs? 17:53 • Lessons from Miketz 25:41 • How do we explain the seemingly unacceptable behavior of the tribes? 28:51 • 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?  34:34 • Since the purpose of Chassidus is to apply it to our lives, why was there a “kitrug” to prevent this? 39:51 • Why don’t we follow the Alter Rebbe’s directive to recite psalm 119 weekly? 43:58 • Follow up (episode 284-286):        o Rochel and Leah 46:29      o Marriage 54:02 • Chassidus question: What is the concept of olives according to Chassidus? 55:55 • My Life 2019 essays:      o I’ll Do It Later, Shmuly Katzoff, 16, Brooklyn, NY 01:02:44      o Separateness That Leads to Closeness, Levi Berger, Bal Harbour, FL 01:03:52      o The Three Tricks in a Chassid’s Basket, Ben Diamond, 34 01:05:06 Submit your question now at  https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson/ or email: [email protected]. WHERE TO FIND MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED: WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/MyLifeChassidusApplied/ SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/donate/ SHOP: Proceeds support the continuing work of MyLife: Chassidus Applied. https://www.meaningfullife.com/shop/ EMAIL US: [email protected] MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a series of video webcasts answering questions from the public, with the objective of demonstrating how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge.

What this episode covers

Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought. TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to Chanukah 0:45 • What was the dispute between the Jews and the Greeks? 4:41 • How do we explain the victory of Chanukah when in the end Greek secularism seems to have prevailed in modern times? 11:42 • What is the halachik and hashkafic explanation for public menorahs? 17:53 • Lessons from Miketz 25:41 • How do we explain the seemingly unacceptable behavior of the tribes? 28:51 • 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? 34:34 • Since the purpose of Chassidus is to apply it to our lives, why was there a “kitrug” to prevent this? 39:51 • Why don’t we follow the Alter Rebbe’s directive to recite psalm 119 weekly? 43:58 • Follow up (episode 284-286): o Rochel and Leah 46:29 o Marriage 54:02 • Chassidus question: What is the concept of olives according to Chassidus? 55:55 • My Life 2019 essays: o I’ll Do It Later, Shmuly Katzoff, 16, Brooklyn, NY 01:02:44 o Separateness That Leads to Closeness, Levi Berger, Bal Harbour, FL 01:03:52 o The Three Tricks in a Chassid’s Basket, Ben Diamond, 34 01:05:06 Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson/ or email: [email protected]. WHERE TO FIND MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED: WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/MyLifeChassidusApplied/ SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/donate/ SHOP: Proceeds support the continuing work of MyLife: Chassidus Applied. https://www.meaningfullife.com/shop/ EMAIL US: [email protected] MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a series of video webcasts answering questions from the public, with the objective of demonstrating how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge.