Ep. 423: Can You Love G-d if You Don’t Love People?
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Topics:
- Chassidus Applied to Vayeira
- How could Abraham turn away from G-d to greet guests? 5:00
- Can you love G-d if you don’t love people? 5:53
- What can we do today to merit that Hashem personally reveal Himself to us? 8:47
- If Malkizedek was wrong for blessing Abraham before blessing G-d, why was Abraham not punished for turning away from G-d to greet guests? 13:42
- Why was Abraham harsh with his guests to entice them to thank G-d? 17:17
- Why did Abraham beseech G-d to save the evil criminals from Sodom? 23:24
- Why was G-d upset at Sarah for laughing when she was informed that she would have a baby at age 90? 28:41
- Do the Arabs hate us because their ancestor Ishmael was kicked out of his home by Sarah and Abraham? 33:02
- Why Did Abraham not defy G-d at the Akeidah, based on the law that a son is not supposed to listen to his father telling him to murder? 39:16
- Follow-up
- If we finished the work of elevating sparks, why are we allowed to eat meat? 44:16
- Should we be honoring the Jewish husband of the non-Jewish vice president with lighting the menorah? 48:26
- How to overcome a challenge much bigger than we can cope with, without falling into despair? 49:45
- Why not say Hallel every day? 53:58
- Fertility
- Is it appropriate to buy a lottery ticket? 58:26
- Why is it not a form of gambling?
- Does buying more than one ticket indicate a lack of faith?
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