Ep. 524: How Did Yud Tes Kislev Impact the World, and What Is Its Message Today?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Chassidus Applied to Yud Daled Kislev  What is its significance?   History and stories  What did the Rebbe say about meriting the 60th anniversary?  Why did the Rebbe not edit his blessing on the 60th anniversary?  What personal lessons do we learn from the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin’s marriage?  What did Yud Tes Kislev accomplish?  How did it affect the larger world?  What is its message today?  Why did the Alter Rebbe laud the impact his liberation had on the nations of the world?  Is Yud Tes Kislev connected to Tanya and the verse it is based on: Korov eilecho ha’dovor m’eod?  Why is it important to know and discuss all the details of the Alter Rebbe’s arrest?  Why did the Alter Rebbe and the Mitteler Rebbe wear their finest white garments at their trials?  Why was the Alter Rebbe arrested for teaching chassidus – what can possibly be wrong with that?  After he was exonerated, were the prosecuting angels held accountable?   Why did chassidim do somersaults after the Alter Rebbe was freed?  If the geulah of Yud Tes Kislev indicated permission from heaven to teach and spread chassidus, why was the Rebbe apprehensive about publishing Hemshech Ayin Beis?  What lesson do we learn from the Alter Rebbe’s opposition to Napoleon winning the war?  How is the Alter Rebbe’s opposition to France consistent with his teachings that we need to transform, not avoid, the material world?  Are we still meant to avoid engaging with France and the freedoms of the Western World?  What did the Alter Rebbe mean when he explained why G-d asked Adam, ayekah? Did G-d not know where Adam stands spiritually?   What is the connection between this story and the message of Yud Tes Kislev?  Are we still required to teach others the chassidus we learn?  Yud Tes Kislev