Ep. 451: How Do We Address an Issue Without Personalizing It?
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 Post Shavuos
- What work should we be doing coming from Mattan Torah? 02:40
- What is the significance of the 40 days Moshe was on the mountain? 01:57
- Why would the angels object to the Torah being given to the people on Earth? 18:42
- End of Sefirah
- What is the sefira of malchus and what are some examples of how we see it play out in our daily lives? 13:00
- What is the sefira of kesser and how is it sometimes interchangeable with malchus? 15:46
- Lessons from Parshas Nasso
- What do we learn from the name of the chapter – Nasso? 23:08
- Can a Yisroel bless others using the text of Birchas Kohanim? 25:25
- Why don’t we say Birchat Kohanim every day outside of Israel? 28:39
- Why is the law of Sotah not equally applied to a man accused of infidelity? 32:05
- What is the deeper meaning behind the Sotah? 35:46
- What lessons does it offer us today? 38:07
- What does it teach us about intimacy? 38:07
- Why do we study the tractate of Sotah in preparation to Shavuos? 39:10
- Can we “trick” the system and use Sotah to be blessed with children? 41:03
- Whose job was it to clean up the mess if the Sotah was proven to be guilty? 42:29
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a nazir? 43:34
- Can someone choose to be a nazir today? 43:34
- What lessons can we learn from the nazir? 45:59
- How to deal with estrangement between parents and children? Follow-up 47:23
- Was the Rebbe loving? Follow-up 51:02
- How do we address an issue without personalizing it? 51:02
- What criteria do you use is discussing any given topic? 01:06:00
- What would you advise someone whose public statements were misunderstood? 01:09:10
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