Ep. 572: Ad Mosai?! How Can We Possibly Address the Horrific Terror Attack on Jews Celebrating Chanukah in Sydney?
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And a refuah shleimah v’krovah to all those injured.
Topics:
How can we possibly address the horrific terror attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah in Sydney leaving 16 of our people dead?
- Ad mosai?!
- What does G-d want of us?
- How could this happen on Chanukah, which is about conquering darkness with light? And demonstrating this in the streets with a public menorah as the Rebbe instructed?
- How can we ever explain the tragic murder of any innocent person, let alone a shliach, when we are told that shluchei mitzvah einan nizokin?
- Where was the protection from above, especially considering that Chanukah draws down from the highest levels of G-dliness, eight above seven?
- Is it safe to light public menorahs?
- What do we do about this – physically and spiritually?
- How can we not feel deep despair and want to give up on Judaism?
- How do we celebrate Chanukah and learn its lessons in face of this tragedy?
Chanukah
- What are the primary lessons of Chanukah?
- Why do we mark the holiday by lighting flames rather than commemorating the victory in the battle against our enemies?
- What does the light actually represent?
- What was the war about between the Greeks and the Jews?
- Did it also include a civil war between the Jewish Hellenists and the rest of the community?
- Why do we light the candles in the evening, at the door facing outside, and why eight candles – differently than the menorah lighting in the Holy Temple?
- Why are we not allowed to benefit from the light of the Chanukah candles?
- Why did the Rebbe institute the lighting of public menorahs?
- What is the basis of Hillel and Shammai’s different opinions about the order of lighting the Chanukah candles?
- How will we light the candles after Moshiach comes?
Dealing with harsh difficulties
- How to navigate when you’re at rock bottom with barely any support?
- Can we apply the story of hearing the child’s cry to Hashem and His people?
Miketz
- Does Miketz hint to the end of golus?
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