Ep. 458: How to Deal With a Spouse’s Zealotry?
In honor of Dr. Josh Schwarzbaum's birthday
May we all find the light within ourselves and let it shine out to the world
Topics:
- Chassidus applied to the Nine Days
- What do we learn from these days? 00:50
- How are they reflected in our psyches? 04:10
- What is the significance of Aaron’s yahrzeit on Rosh Chodesh Av? 07:05
- Why specifically nine days? 13:40
- Lessons from Shabbos Chazon
- How do we reconcile R’ Levi Yitzchak Berditchever’s explanation of Chazon with its literal meaning? 16:35
- How to transform a vision of destruction into a vision of redemption? 15:40
- Lessons from Parshas Devarim
- What is the general lesson from this chapter? 22:50
- Why is Devarim called Mishneh Torah? 22:02
- Does it have the same divinity as the first four books since it was spoken by Moshe? 28:11
- Since every word in Torah is precise, why was it necessary for Moshe to repeat some events and laws in Mishneh Torah? 29:20
- Why were the two and a half tribes that wanted to settle outside the borders of Israel not judged as harshly as the scouts? 35:38
- How to deal with a spouse’s zealotry? 39:33
- Should we leave our shlichus due to a health threat of tics? 45:48
- Why did G-d create mosquitos? 54:55
- Dealing with narcissism – follow-up 57:50
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