Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
- Chassidus applied to Yud Kislev
- What is the significance of this day and what can we learn from it?
- How is the geulah of the Mitteler Rebbe different than that of the Alter Rebbe?
- Lessons from Vayishlach
- How does the theme of this parsha play itself out in history, and especially in our lives today?
- What do we learn from Yaakov’s confrontation with Esau?
- Why did Yaakov prepare for war with Esau and not trust that G-d would protect him?
- If Yaakov kept all 613 commandments, how could he marry two sisters, which is clearly against Torah law?
- What is the significance of Yaakov’s name being changed to Yisrael? Why didn’t his parents give him that name?
- If a child’s name is determined by parents who have a mini-prophecy, why does G-d sometimes change a name?
- Why did the angel wrestle with Yaakov and injure his hip?
- Can it be said that Reuven is worse than Esau?
- Was Dinah in any way at fault for what happened to her?
- What do we know about the enigmatic Dinah?
- Why is it that so many important stories are omitted from the Written Torah while other seemingly minor stories are mentioned explicitly in detail?
- Why are there almost no details about Abraham’s early life in the Torah?
- In general, how does the Torah decide which details to include in every narrative?
- What should we do about an abusive educator?
- Chassidus question: What does Tanya mean that our Torah / Tefilah reaches a certain world/reality and that different parts of Torah stem from different worlds? What does that practically mean for us?
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