Ep. 373: How Do We Maintain Inspiration After the Holidays?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Chassidus applied to the Post-Holiday Season and Cheshvan

How do we maintain the inspiration?
Can we bottle the energy of Simchas Torah?
Why are there no holidays in Cheshvan?
Why is it called Mar Cheshvan?

Lessons from Bereishis

Why doesn’t the Torah begin with Elokim barah bereshis?
When were angels created?
Is a soul a creation, or did souls always exist in the same manner that Torah and Hashem always existed?
Why did Adam and Eve cover themselves after eating from the tree of knowledge?
Why did G-d ask Adam “where are you?”
Was it part of G-d’s plan that Adam and Eve sin in order to repair? And if so, why shouldn’t we sin for the same reason?

Lessons from Noach

On what grounds did Hashem have the “right” to destroy Noach’s generation with a flood?
What did they do aboard the ark not to go crazy with cabin fever?
Were there kangaroos on Noach’s ark?
How was waste disposed of on the ark?
What can we learn from the three floors in the ark?
If the purpose of bringing animals into Noach’s ark was to prevent their extinction, why would G-d allow thousands of species from becoming extinct since?
Why did G-d allow the consumption of meat after the flood?

Sukkos

Why do we say that it’s challenging to eat in a Sukkah when in Israel the weather is perfect that time of year?
What is the origin of the Sukkos ushpizin?

Chassidus question: Please explain the application of the Chet Etz HaDaas to our personal lives?