Ep. 290: What is Chabad’s Position on Daf Yomi and the Siyum HaShas?

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 10 Teves and Vayechi 0:09 • How is one supposed to spend a fast day according to chassidus?  8:38 • March against anti-semitism 18:48 • Why doesn’t Judaism focus on self-defense, bearing weapons and other methods of protecting ourselves? 23:44 • What is Chabad’s position on Daf Yomi and the Siyum HaShas? 35:06 • Should a parent let her child eat OU-D? 43:53 • What is the significance of wearing a black hat? 48:56 • Is it ok for a chassidic person to wear jeans? 48:56 • If birth is “G-d saying you matter,” what does death mean? 53:22 • Isn’t it about time that we create powerful programs to teach people about Moshiach? 56:32 • Follow up:  Attacks on Jews 28:08 • Chassidus question: Is it Yehuda or Yosef that brings down the Divine into existence? 01:02:16 • My Life 2019 essays:      o Happiness, Joshua Goldhirsch, 45, Melbourne, Australia 01:08:24      o Challenging Reality, Chanale Schusterman, 19, Chicago, IL 01:09:34      o Joy, Rivky Cohen, 20, Manchester, England 01:10:44 Submit your question now at  https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson/ or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of the human experience. The objective of the program is to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face. MyLife demonstrates 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.

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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 10 Teves and Vayechi 0:09 • How is one supposed to spend a fast day according to chassidus? 8:38 • March against anti-semitism 18:48 • Why doesn’t Judaism focus on self-defense, bearing weapons and other methods of protecting ourselves? 23:44 • What is Chabad’s position on Daf Yomi and the Siyum HaShas? 35:06 • Should a parent let her child eat OU-D? 43:53 • What is the significance of wearing a black hat? 48:56 • Is it ok for a chassidic person to wear jeans? 48:56 • If birth is “G-d saying you matter,” what does death mean? 53:22 • Isn’t it about time that we create powerful programs to teach people about Moshiach? 56:32 • Follow up: Attacks on Jews 28:08 • Chassidus question: Is it Yehuda or Yosef that brings down the Divine into existence? 01:02:16 • My Life 2019 essays: o Happiness, Joshua Goldhirsch, 45, Melbourne, Australia 01:08:24 o Challenging Reality, Chanale Schusterman, 19, Chicago, IL 01:09:34 o Joy, Rivky Cohen, 20, Manchester, England 01:10:44 Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson/ or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of the human experience. The objective of the program is to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face. MyLife demonstrates 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.