Ep. 363: Will Unconditional Love Reverse the Damage Done by Baseless Hate?

from MyLife: Chassidus Applied · host Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av What does it mean that Moshiach is born on this day? Why is this day considered sad if its purpose is to bring a greater elevation? Since the Shechina is also in Golus why doesn’t G-d bring the geulah for His own sake? Who was Kamtza and Bar Kamtza? Will unconditional love reverse the damage done by baseless hate? Why can’t we commission builders to construct the third Beis Hamikdash? Please share an interesting idea about Moshiach How does one deal with the anxiety resulting from the recent tragedies? What can we do when we need G-d to make a miracle for us? What comes next? Lessons from Parshas V’etchanan, Nachamu and the Fifteenth of Av Why did G-d allow Moshe to say 515 prayers to enter Israel when at the end He did not grant his request? What’s the point of Moshe looking at the land? Why were the Ten Commandments given separately from the rest of the 613 commandments? Since you worked together with the iconic Reb Yoel Kahn a”h, can you please share some thoughts about him upon his sad passing? Chassidus question: What is the psycho/spiritual application of the Nine Days and Tisha B’Av -- Part 2 Follow up: Protection during the Nine Days MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest – 30th Place winners: Essay English: How Can I Feel Connected to Hashem at all Times? Yosef Yitzchak Bank, 23, Student, Mayanot Men, hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa Essay Hebrew (men): בודדים ביחד, Giya Kaufman, student, Givatayim, Israel Essay Hebrew (women): קער א וועלט היינט, Ani Lorber, Kfar Chabad, Israel Creative: A Magical Meeting with the Master of the Good Name (short story), Sylvia (Sarah Esther) Tillman, 60, Self-employed Optometrist, hometown: Encinitas, CA

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av What does it mean that Moshiach is born on this day? Why is this day considered sad if its purpose is to bring a greater elevation? Since the Shechina is also in Golus why doesn’t G-d bring the geulah for His own sake? Who was Kamtza and Bar Kamtza? Will unconditional love reverse the damage done by baseless hate? Why can’t we commission builders to construct the third Beis Hamikdash? Please share an interesting idea about Moshiach How does one deal with the anxiety resulting from the recent tragedies? What can we do when we need G-d to make a miracle for us? What comes next? Lessons from Parshas V’etchanan, Nachamu and the Fifteenth of Av Why did G-d allow Moshe to say 515 prayers to enter Israel when at the end He did not grant his request? What’s the point of Moshe looking at the land? Why were the Ten Commandments given separately from the rest of the 613 commandments? Since you worked together with the iconic Reb Yoel Kahn a”h, can you please share some thoughts about him upon his sad passing? Chassidus question: What is the psycho/spiritual application of the Nine Days and Tisha B’Av -- Part 2 Follow up: Protection during the Nine Days MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest – 30th Place winners: Essay English: How Can I Feel Connected to Hashem at all Times? Yosef Yitzchak Bank, 23, Student, Mayanot Men, hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa Essay Hebrew (men): בודדים ביחד, Giya Kaufman, student, Givatayim, Israel Essay Hebrew (women): קער א וועלט היינט, Ani Lorber, Kfar Chabad, Israel Creative: A Magical Meeting with the Master of the Good Name (short story), Sylvia (Sarah Esther) Tillman, 60, Self-employed Optometrist, hometown: Encinitas, CA