EPISODE · Nov 3, 2022 · 1H 6M
Ep. 423: Can You Love G-d if You Don’t Love People?
from MyLife: Chassidus Applied · host Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to VayeiraHow could Abraham turn away from G-d to greet guests? Can you love G-d if you don’t love people? What can we do today to merit that Hashem personally reveal Himself to us? If Malkizedek was wrong for blessing Abraham before blessing G-d, why was Abraham not punished for turning away from G-d to greet guests? Why was Abaraham harsh with his guests to entice them to thank G-d? Why did Abraham beseech G-d to save the evil criminals from Sodom? Why was G-d upset at Sarah for laughing when she was informed that she would have a baby at age 90? Do the Arabs hate us because their ancestor Ishmael was kicked out of his home by Sarah and Abraham? Why Did Abraham not defy G-d at the Akeidah, based on the law that a son is not supposed to listen to his father telling him to murder? Follow-upIf we finished the work of elevating sparks, why are we allowed to eat meat? Should we be honoring the Jewish husband of the non-Jewish vice president with lighting the menorah? How to overcome a challenge much bigger than we can cope with, without falling into despair? Why not say Hallel every day? Fertility Is it appropriate to buy a lottery ticket?Why is it not a form of gambling? Does buying more than one ticket indicate a lack of faith?
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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to VayeiraHow could Abraham turn away from G-d to greet guests? Can you love G-d if you don’t love people? What can we do today to merit that Hashem personally reveal Himself to us? If Malkizedek was wrong for blessing Abraham before blessing G-d, why was Abraham not punished for turning away from G-d to greet guests? Why was Abaraham harsh with his guests to entice them to thank G-d? Why did Abraham beseech G-d to save the evil criminals from Sodom? Why was G-d upset at Sarah for laughing when she was informed that she would have a baby at age 90? Do the Arabs hate us because their ancestor Ishmael was kicked out of his home by Sarah and Abraham? Why Did Abraham not defy G-d at the Akeidah, based on the law that a son is not supposed to listen to his father telling him to murder? Follow-upIf we finished the work of elevating sparks, why are we allowed to eat meat? Should we be honoring the Jewish husband of the non-Jewish vice president with lighting the menorah? How to overcome a challenge much bigger than we can cope with, without falling into despair? Why not say Hallel every day? Fertility Is it appropriate to buy a lottery ticket?Why is it not a form of gambling? Does buying more than one ticket indicate a lack of faith?
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