Ep. 513: What Can We Do Differently and Better This Elul to Ensure That 5785 Will Be a Great Year?
Yosef Shlomo Ben Risha
for a complete and speedy refuah shleimah!
Topics:
How can Elul help us during these trying times? 04:00
- What can we do differently and better this Elul to ensure that 5785 will be a great year? 06:33
- Can you explain in practical terms how I can connect to the king in the field? 08:58
- Why don’t we find Elul and its special customs mentioned in the Talmud or the Rambam? 12:14
- What is the proper translation of kesiva v’chasima tova? 17:40
- Did the Rebbe say that his favorite prayer is modeh ani? 22:13
What can we draw from the special days during this week of Elul? 25:30
- 13 Elul 26:46
- 15 Elul 28:46
- 18 Elul 30:10
How much effort must one make to create a vessel for G-d’s blessings? 32:34
- As an introverted artist uncomfortable with reaching out to curators and galleries, what more can I do to get my art out there? 35:49
Am I responsible for someone else’s transgressions? 42:07
What do we learn from Parshas Ki Tavo? 47:33
- What does the opening verse teach us? 49:37
- What is its connection to Elul? 50:33
- If the curses in this week’s chapter are really deep hidden blessings, why do we read them in an undertone, and no one is called up to that reading? 51:16
- Why does it take 40 years to truly understand the Torah and have a complete relationship with Hashem? 54:30
War in Israel
- What more can we do to release the remaining hostages? 58:20
- How can we honor the souls of those brutally murdered? 58:20
- How can I get beyond my anguish for the families of the hostages and those that have lost loved ones? How can I find a balance between holding space and praying for them and living my own life? 58:20
Listener’s comment 01:05:51
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