Ep. 449: How Should I Deal With a Daughter Who Hasn’t Spoken With Me for Years?
Boruch Benyomin ben Menucha Lana and Miriam bas Chaya Sarah Althaus
Yekusiel ben Leah Rochel and Rochel bas Liba Farkash
Dedicated by Pinchas Todros ben Miriam and Sarah bas Rochel Althaus
Topics:
- Chassidus Applied to Bamidbar
- Why do we read this portion before Shavuos? 00:55
- What personal message does this parsha offer us? 05:20
- Why was it important for us to be in the desert for forty years? 09:12
- What is the relevance of the tribes camping formation? 10:58
- Did the Rebbe suggest that people should visit the Ohel on Lag B’Omer? Follow-up 19:16
- The students of Rabbi Akiva
- Why do some communities not listen to music after Lag B’Omer? 20:19
- How is it possible that Rabbi Akiva’s students defied their teacher’s fundamental statement that loving your fellow as yourself is a cardinal principle of Torah? 25:20
- Why didn’t Rabbi Akiva recognize and resolve the disrespect among his students? 27:34
- If the students of Rabbi Akiva deserved to be punished for disrespecting each other, why do we mourn them? 29:40
- Why did they deserve such a harsh punishment for disrespecting each other? 31:35
- Do we have a right to be upset at the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva, because due to their bad behavior we are deprived from listening to music? 32:54
- When Moshiach comes will there be a coronation ceremony like they made for King Charles of England but on a much grander scale? 33:48
- Parents and children
- How should I deal with a daughter who hasn’t spoken with me for years? Should I just accept it or attempt reconciliation? 38:16
- Does honoring parents mean that they can hurt their children? 40:22
- Sholom Bayis
- Should I be relying on my husband or on Hashem? 44:20
- Why did Moshe separate from his wife? What does that teach us about the importance of sholom bayis? 49:35
- Can we ask for wealth? Follow-up 55:40
- What should be our attitude toward healing methods, like chakra energy healing, which may originate from other spiritual or religious disciplines? 01:02:02
- Is there any truth in other spiritual schools of thought? 01:07:00
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