Ep 313: How Do We Explain Different Examples of Racism in the Torah?

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. 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 THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Programs and resources for these trying and unprecedented times  07:07 • Chassidus Applied to 28 Sivan and Shelach 10:25 • What is our attitude to racism?  25:08 • Are there expressions of racism in the Torah? 31:52 • Is dark skin color a result of a punishment? 41:01 • Why do we make a blessing boruch meshaneh ha’briyos? 50:37 • Why did G-d make people so different? 52:20 • Did Moses marry a black woman? 55:56 • Were the Jews who left Egypt black? 59:28 • With all the unrest, should we consider moving to Israel? 01:00:44 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. 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 THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Programs and resources for these trying and unprecedented times 07:07 • Chassidus Applied to 28 Sivan and Shelach 10:25 • What is our attitude to racism? 25:08 • Are there expressions of racism in the Torah? 31:52 • Is dark skin color a result of a punishment? 41:01 • Why do we make a blessing boruch meshaneh ha’briyos? 50:37 • Why did G-d make people so different? 52:20 • Did Moses marry a black woman? 55:56 • Were the Jews who left Egypt black? 59:28 • With all the unrest, should we consider moving to Israel? 01:00:44 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.