Ep. 485: What Can We Learn From President Javier Milei’s Prayers at the Kotel?
In honor of their wedding anniversary
To many more years of health and happiness!
Topics:
Why does the world not demand that Hamas surrender?
What does this week’s Torah portion and time period teach us today?
- Lessons from Adar
- How can increasing in joy help us get through difficult challenges? 07:48
- Why does joy intensify when it transforms darkness? 07:48
- What are some things the Rebbe did during Adar to increase in joy that we can emulate today? 07:48
- What is the significance of 60 days of Adar? 11:40
- How does a deficit turn into a liability? 15:47
- What can we learn from Adar about the war that began on Shemini Atzeres? 15:47
- Lessons from Purim Katan
- Why is it called by this name? 19:48
- How does katan – bittul – access the greatest strengths? 20:44
- Parshas Tetzaveh
- How did Moshe’s sacrifice reveal his essence? 25:39
- What lessons do we learn from the uniforms the kohanim wore while serving in the temple? 27:25
- Parshas Terumah
- What were the cherubim on the ark and what do they represent? 30:58
- Parshas Mishpatim
- Which of the four guardians are we? 34:03
- What can we derive from the bees stinging the eyes of our enemies? 37:41
What can we learn from President Milei’s prayers at the Kotel? 39:07
How is the Rebbe’s view different than Meir Kahana’s? 42:14
What is our attitude to Zionism and to displaying the Israeli flag and singing HaTikvah? 48:34
- Can you distinguish between supporting the State of Israel as a secular governing body and recognizing it as a divinely sanctioned state? 49:30
- What are the different opinions about the “three oaths” which include forbidding Jews from forcefully reclaiming Israel? 51:13
- How can we support the government of Israel if the Rebbe Rashab strongly opposed modern Zionism? 52:20
- How do we respond to the question whether we are Zionists? 56:58
- Should we allow displays of the Israeli flag and the singing of its anthem in our institutions? 01:03:45
- How much should we fight about these issues, if at all? 01:03:45
- How do we focus on proliferating the positive meaning of Israel and Zionism, instead of addressing the negative? 01:03:45
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