Ep. 409: What Is a Lubavitcher?
In honor of Sara Gittel bas Shraga Feivel, Shirley Jaffe
upon her yahrzeit, 12 Tammuz
Topics:
- Chassidus Applied to 12-13 Tammuz – 95 years later
- What does this day teach us?
- Can we learn anything from this liberation regarding the situation in Russia today?
- Chassidus Applied to Balak
- What do we learn from this chapter?
- Why was enticing the Jews into lascivious behavior the only way to hurt them?
- What was the messianic prophecy of Balaam and how is it relevant to us today?
- What was the sin of Baal Peor and how does it apply today?
- Was Pinchas spearing Cozbi through her stomach a primordial form of abortion?
- Chassidus Applied to Chukas
- Do the suprarational chukim come from a higher spiritual source?
- What right did we have to enter the land of Canaan and murder men women and children and steal their land?
- What is the “song of the well”?
- Can you please comment on the passing of Dr. Zelenko?
- Gimmel Tammuz follow-up: What should we be doing other than what we have already done for the past 30 years?
- What is a Lubavitcher?
- July 4th follow-up: Did Torah inspire the Founding Fathers?
- Why are secular studies not taught in Yeshiva? Follow-up
- How is tutoring practical?
- Wouldn’t it be appropriate for all Jews to study secular subjects so that they can all contribute to society?
- Homeopathy and abuse: Can abuse itself be transformed into healing?
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