Ep. 464: What Is the Chabad View on the Turmoil Israeli Judicial Reform Is Causing in Israel?
And in merit of Boruch Benyomin ben Menucha Lana (Lah-nah) 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 Ki Tavo
- What is the primary lesson from this week’s portion? 02:30
- What do we learn from bikkurim, the first fruit offering? 02:50
- Why was the Alter Rebbe the only one able to reveal the blessings hidden within the curses? 06:30
- What are hidden blessings and how do we reveal them? 15:20
- What is the meaning of the verse that only after 40 years the people achieved “a heart to know, eyes to see and ears to hear”? 19:57
- Is there a connection between that and the suggestion that one should wait until the age of 40 before learning Kabbalah? 24:00
- Lessons from Elul
- Can you provide a short synopsis of the maamorim that speak about Elul? 28:08
- What is it about the energy of Elul that is aligned with the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe who were born on Chai Elul? 31:37
- What is teshuva? 35:43
- Is there a way for us to know when our teshuva is complete and if Hashem has accepted our teshuva? 39:20
- What can I do about missing a day of putting on tefillin due to illness? 48:17
- If I’m traveling to a small town that doesn’t have any known Jewish people, should I put on my tefillin at home or should I wait until I get to this town and do it there to elevate the land with a mitzvah, which might not normally occur there? 51:37
- What is the Chabad view of the turmoil Israeli judicial reform is causing in Israel? 41:00
- How to address different sexual orientations and identities? 54:28
- Should I revealmy inclinations to my spouse even if I don’t act on them? 54:36
- Does a gay life hurt anyone? 59:59
- Should someone with same gender inclinations be dating an opposite gender? 01:04:48
- Follow-up: Dealing with narcissism 01:07:49
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