Ep. 393: Who Should We Support in a War Between Russia and Ukraine?

from MyLife: Chassidus Applied · host Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to the Book of Shemos and the MishkanWhy is it called the Book of Redemption? What is the connection between the Egyptian Exodus, Sinai and the Sanctuary? If the main purpose of creation is to reveal the divine presence in each of us, why do we need to have a centralized temple in Jerusalem? What were the cherubim on top of the holy ark and what was their purpose? And what replacements do we have for them today? Were the donations to the tabernacle an atonement for the golden calf? Lessons from Vayakhel and ShekalimWhat do we learn from this chapter? The power of synergy Does community compromise individuality? What do we learn from Shekalim? Is the recent new development making the library manuscripts available to the public a form of “splurging the treasures”? Who should we support in a war between Russia and Ukraine? Is it appropriate to name someone after an abuser or a criminal? How should we address sexual abuse and its coverup? - Follow-up By reading a book do we connect to its author as we do to a composer through listening to his music? With all the talk about sexual abuse, how about addressing mental and other forms of abuse? What is the story with the Rebbetzin Nechama Dina after Yud Shevat? Did the Frierdiker Rebbe ever wear a bulletproof vest and carry a gun? Chassidus question: Tanya chapter 29 – Is struggling with faith legitimate or only a result of “sitra achra”? sh between appropriate and inappropriate “intermediaries” between G-d and us?

What this episode covers

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to the Book of Shemos and the MishkanWhy is it called the Book of Redemption? What is the connection between the Egyptian Exodus, Sinai and the Sanctuary? If the main purpose of creation is to reveal the divine presence in each of us, why do we need to have a centralized temple in Jerusalem? What were the cherubim on top of the holy ark and what was their purpose? And what replacements do we have for them today? Were the donations to the tabernacle an atonement for the golden calf? Lessons from Vayakhel and ShekalimWhat do we learn from this chapter? The power of synergy Does community compromise individuality? What do we learn from Shekalim? Is the recent new development making the library manuscripts available to the public a form of “splurging the treasures”? Who should we support in a war between Russia and Ukraine? Is it appropriate to name someone after an abuser or a criminal? How should we address sexual abuse and its coverup? - Follow-up By reading a book do we connect to its author as we do to a composer through listening to his music? With all the talk about sexual abuse, how about addressing mental and other forms of abuse? What is the story with the Rebbetzin Nechama Dina after Yud Shevat? Did the Frierdiker Rebbe ever wear a bulletproof vest and carry a gun? Chassidus question: Tanya chapter 29 – Is struggling with faith legitimate or only a result of “sitra achra”? sh between appropriate and inappropriate “intermediaries” between G-d and us?