Ep. 459: What Personal Lessons in Growth and Recovery Does Shabbos Nachamu Offer Us?
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Yekusiel ben Leah Rochel and Rochel bas Liba Farkash
Dedicated by Pinchas Todros ben Miriam and Sarah bas Rochel Althaus
Topics:
- What does this time period teach us? 0:44
- Chassidus applied to the 5th of Av – the Arizal’s 451st yahrzeit
- What do we learn from this day? 05:55
- Why is the Arizal’s yahrzeit in the Nine Days? 07:56
- How do we counter and transform the negative and divisive energy of these days? 08:00
- Shabbos Chazon
- What is the meaning of tzion b’mishpat tzipodeh v; shave b’tzedaka? 09:55
- Should we be giving tzedaka to bring the geulah? 11:08
- How do we see the Holy Temple on Shabbos Chazon? 12:53
- Tisha B’Av
- Is Tisha B’Av the yahrzeit of the Beis HaMikdash? 16:30
- Why do we mourn on this day, instead of doing positive things to help rebuild the third Temple? 17:34
- Why don’t we celebrate as we do on the yahrzeit of the Rashbi? 18:22
- Why not fast, at least symbolically, throughout the year? 21:28
- Why don’t we wear sackcloth today? 23:57
- Why is Kamtza blamed if he wasn’t even at the party? 25:30
- Why do we attribute a reason for the destruction of the Temple, when we don’t do so for other tragedies, like the holocaust? 30:39
- What is the connection between the sin of the scouts and the destruction of the Temple? 34:04
- Why will we yearn for the days of golus when Moshiach comes? 38:36
- What can we learn from the loose lion in Berlin in this month of Leo? 42:23
- What can we learn from the recent rainstorms? 45:00
- Lessons from Shabbos Nachamu
- What personal lessons in growth and recovery does this Shabbos offer us? 48:40
- Why has this Shabbos, for some, turned into a weekend of debauchery and parties? 52:58
- What can we do to infuse this time with deeper meaning? 54:14
- Lessons from Parshas Vaetchanan
- Why did G-d allow Moses to pray 515 times to enter Israel and then not fulfill his request? 56:30
- What value was there for Moshe climbing the mountain to see Israel, when he couldn’t enter the land? 57:14
- Follow-up:
- Should I leave my shlichus due to a health threat of tics? 01:00:30
- Why did G-d create mosquitos? 01:03:35
- Dealing with narcissism 01:05:45
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