Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Lessons from Vov Tishrei
Why is respecting parents such a great mitzvah?
What is the connection with the Ten Days of Teshuvah?
Why did the Rebbe honor his mother by analyzing and explaining Rashi?
What can we learn from 9/11?How crumbling structures lead to greater growth
Chassidus applied to Yom Kippur
Why is it the holiest day of the year?
On the high holidays who serves as our lawyer to defend us in the heavenly court?
Can we follow a Yom Kippur service via zoom?
What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the golden calf?
Why was only the kohen gadol allowed to enter the kodesh kadoshim and only on Yom Kippur?
Who cleaned the Holy of Holies, and could they tell us what it looked like inside?
How does throwing a goat off a cliff to its death atone for our sins?
If Moshiach comes before Yom Kippur will we need to fast?
Laws and customs
Is it acceptable to ask forgiveness via social media?
If all our actions are predetermined, why are we responsible to ask forgiveness for sins?
What are the origins of the kapparot ritual?
Why did the Rebbe distribute honey cake before Yom Kippur and how can we maintain this tradition after Gimmel Tammuz?
Why do we wear a white tunic (kittel) on Yom Kippur?
Why do we fast over 25 hours on Yom Kippur, when a day is only 24 hours?
Why are marital relations forbidden on Yom Kippur?
Is using a caffeine suppository on Yom Kippur cheating?
Prayers
Why is Al Cheit said in the plural?
Why do we read the book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?
If singing Napolean’s March signifies that we have won the war even before the battle has begun, why don’t we sing it at the beginning of the day, before Kol Nidrei?
Chassidus question: What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the 15th of Av?
Ep. 284: Why Does Pregnancy – Bringing a New Life into This World – Need to Be so Difficult?
Ep: 283: What Lessons Can We Learn from the Current Impeachment Hearings?
Ep. 282: How Can We Explain the Akeidah?
Ep. 281: Why Do Some Jews Have Long Peyot (Sidelocks) and Others Do Not?
Ep. 280: How Should We Address Drinking Problems in Communities and “Kiddish Clubs” in Shul?
Ep: 279: What is the Rebbe's Position on the State of Israel?
Ep. 278: Since Our Income Is Determined on Rosh Hashana, Does It Matter How Much We Invest in Work?
Ep. 277: How Do We Explain Men Not Being Allowed to Hear Women Singing?
Ep. 276: Is It Appropriate to Publish Pictures of Women in Our Publications and Websites?
Ep. 275: Why Doesn’t Torah and Judaism Celebrate Art as It Does Song?
Ep. 274: What Attitude Should We Have to Superstition, Ayin Hora and the Likes?
Ep. 273: Does Judaism Have a Place for Skeptics?
Ep. 272: Has the Rebbe Ever Made Public Statements About Mass Shootings?
Ep. 271: Is There Life on Other Planets According to Torah?
Ep. 270: What Does the Rebbe Say About Vaccinations? Part II
Ep. 269: What Does the Rebbe Say About Vaccinations?
Ep. 268: What Will Chabad Look like in 30 Years?
Ep: 267: Is Geulah Dependent Upon All Jews Being Observant and All Non-Jews Accepting the 7 Mitzvos?
Ep: 266: Gimmel Tammuz – 25 years: What Does it Mean?
Ep: 265: How Do I Find a Mashpia? What Distinguishes Between Different Kosher Certifications?
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