Ep. 487: What Did the Rebbe Mean That “All We Have to Do Is Open Your Eyes”? When I Open My Eyes I See Chaos in the World, Not Moshiach
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:
What does this week’s Torah portion and time period teach us today?
- Lessons from Adar
- How does joy help us fight a war? 04:10
- Should we double the amount of joy in Adar II? 07:19
- How could Chof Zayin Adar happen in a month of joy? 10:32
- Did the Rebbe anticipate this day? 13:30
- Parshas Vayakhel: What power is there in gathering together? 20:00
- Parshas Ki Tissa:
- Why wasn’t Moses punished for the golden calf? 23:54
- Why didn’t Moshe sacrifice himself for the scouts as he did after the golden calf? 26:28
The Gaza War
- Should we be doing anything different? 29:28
- Are there any parallels between the war in Ukraine and in Gaza? 33:09
- Why not return any part of Israel? 36:51
- What can we learn from the demonic passion of our enemies? 39:25
What is our relationship with Israel before Moshiach’s coming?
- Are we allowed to try to force G-d’s hand to bring Moshiach? 46:20
- Why is intensifying Torah and Mitzvos in order to bring Moshiach not an attempt at forcing G-d’s hand? 46:20
- Are we prohibited from controlling Israel until Moshiach comes? 51:10
- If there is a question about controlling Israel, why was the Rebbe adamant about holding on to every inch of land? 55:36
- Are today’s Arabs/Muslims children of Yishmael? 58:24
Moshiach
- What did the Rebbe mean when he said that the birurim are finished? 01:01:26
- What does “open your eyes” mean? When I open my eyes I see chaos in the world, not Moshiach 01:05:18
- Did anything change after 5750 regarding Moshiach’s imminent arrival? 01:05:18
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