Topics:

• Is Elul a serious time or a time of joy?
• Chassidus applied to Ki Teitzei in relation to Elul
  • How should we deal with adversity?
  • Why are we so consumed with remembering and erasing Amalek more than any other nation?
  • Is G-d “violating” the prohibition of withholding payment to a worker by not bringing Moshiach after all our work in golus?
  • Is there a reason that according to Torah law only a man can initiate a legal divorce by writing and delivering a get?
  • What is a mamzer and why is he punished for his parent’s sins?
  • What can we learn from the ben sorer u’moreh about the community’s responsibility to  a teenager who goes wayward and rebels? And what can the community do to help the teen to get back on track?
• Lessons from 13 Elul
  • What can we learn from the marriage of the Frierdiker Rebbe on this day?
• Can we apply the prohibition to return to Egypt due to its depravity to living in depraved communities in society today?
• How would you sum up Moshe’s last instructions and can we compare that to the Rebbe’s last instructions?
• Is it possible that Moshiach won’t come in this generation?
• What will it take to have G-d answer our prayers to prevent tragedies?
• How do I help my son make the right decision about moving away from us?
• When Moshiach comes…
• Will our daily burdens be eased?
• Will it be very hot outside?
• Follow up: A Nassi who is not physically present
• Chassidus question: Do we really exist or are we just programmed to think we exist? Part 2