Ep. 421: Why Do Some Think That Simchas Torah Must Include Getting Drunk, and What To Do About It?

from MyLife: Chassidus Applied · host Rabbi Simon Jacobson

• Chassidus Applied to Post Tishrei        o What is special about this time as we transition from the holiday season into the regular year? 03:00      o How do we draw energy into our daily routines from the renewal of Rosh Hashana, the sanctity of Yom Kippur and the joy of Sukkos? 05:00     o What practical things can we do to tap into this energy? 10:14     o What does it mean that after the Tishrei holidays we need to “unpack the bundles”? 13:33     o What are some of the second chances given to those who didn’t maximize the full energy of, or participate completely in, the Tishrei holidays? 14:14    o What happens after Simchas Torah? Is the dancing itself the container for blessings, or is there something additional I must do? 18:34   o Why do we only dance with the Torah on Simchas Torah and not every time we take out the Torah to read from it? 24:41 • Chassidus Applied to Hakhel    o What is the significance of Hakhel today? 29:57    o How can we observe the spirit of Hakhel without a Beis Hamikdash and a physical king? 36:16    o Can the newly crowned King Charles serve as king to read the Torah for us? 40:00    o Is a Hakhel year the most opportune time for Moshiach to come?  41:20 • Why do some think that Simchas Torah must include getting drunk, and what can we do about it? 43:11  • Follow-up    o Grooming young people for leadership positions 51:00    o Why not travel to Uman for Rosh Hashana? 52:02    o Creating change in your life 54:57

What this episode covers

• Chassidus Applied to Post Tishrei o What is special about this time as we transition from the holiday season into the regular year? 03:00 o How do we draw energy into our daily routines from the renewal of Rosh Hashana, the sanctity of Yom Kippur and the joy of Sukkos? 05:00 o What practical things can we do to tap into this energy? 10:14 o What does it mean that after the Tishrei holidays we need to “unpack the bundles”? 13:33 o What are some of the second chances given to those who didn’t maximize the full energy of, or participate completely in, the Tishrei holidays? 14:14 o What happens after Simchas Torah? Is the dancing itself the container for blessings, or is there something additional I must do? 18:34 o Why do we only dance with the Torah on Simchas Torah and not every time we take out the Torah to read from it? 24:41 • Chassidus Applied to Hakhel o What is the significance of Hakhel today? 29:57 o How can we observe the spirit of Hakhel without a Beis Hamikdash and a physical king? 36:16 o Can the newly crowned King Charles serve as king to read the Torah for us? 40:00 o Is a Hakhel year the most opportune time for Moshiach to come? 41:20 • Why do some think that Simchas Torah must include getting drunk, and what can we do about it? 43:11 • Follow-up o Grooming young people for leadership positions 51:00 o Why not travel to Uman for Rosh Hashana? 52:02 o Creating change in your life 54:57