Ep. 515: How Can Rosh Hashana Help Us During This Time of War in Israel?
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And in merit of Boruch Benyomin ben Menucha Lana Althaus
Yekusiel ben Leah Rochel and Rochel bas Liba Farkash
Dedicated by Pinchas Todros ben Miriam and Sarah bas Rochel Althaus
Topics:
How can Rosh Hashana help us during this time of war in Israel? 02:29
- Is it an open miracle that the Israeli army was able to dismantle the leadership of the Hezbollah terrorists in less than a week? 05:15
- Is the killing of the head of Hezbollah and Israel’s recent victories connected to this time of year? 06:02
- Is there a teaching that if a year begins badly it will end positively? 07:32
- Is the year following Hakhel a time of diminished energy? 09:41
- Is it significant that the secular anniversary of October 7th is on the 5th of Tishrei? 11:43
- Should we be thanking G-d for these recent successes? 16:22
- Should we be celebrating the fall of our enemies? 19:09
- What can we do on Rosh Hashana to ensure the safe release of the hostages, and the final victory over our enemies? 26:18
- Do we have a spiritual “nuclear option,” a special prayer or “tool” reserved for very serious times like this? 28:56
- A beautiful story: Does intensifying commitment to Torah and mitzvos and unity help us win our battles? 31:48
- Should we gather children during these days to add in prayer, Torah study and tzedaka, as the Rebbe instructed in previous times of challenge? 36:04
- How can we encourage the Israeli leadership to continue to stand strong and not back down and succumb to outside pressures? 40:15
- Should we return land for hostages? 43:15
- How aggressive should Israel be in its war against Hamas in Gaza? 45:55
- Should Charedim join the IDF? 49:03
What do we learn from Rosh Hashana and the Shofar? 52:06
- How does Rosh Hashana empower us? 52:32
- Does anything new happen on Rosh Hashana? And if yes, why don’t we feel it? 52:57
- Why do we buy new clothes before Rosh Hashana? 55:03
- Why do we dip an apple in honey? 56:55
- Why can’t Rosh Hashana begin on Friday as it was on the first Rosh Hashana? 59:12
- Why do we pray for our personal needs on Rosh Hashana, and not focus primarily on coronating G-d as King and on His “needs”, and trust that He will bless us with all that we need? 01:01:52
This year’s special schedule
- What do we learn from Rosh Hashana going directly into Shabbos? 01:04:30
- Has anyone come up with a fitting acronym for tov shin pei hei? 01:05:40
- Can we learn a lesson from 85 being 5 times 17 (tov)? 01:07:07
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