MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 29 Tammuz: The bridge between 28 Sivan and 3 Tammuz 
What should be our focus as we move from the third to the fourth month?
How do we reconcile Gimmel Tammuz with the Rebbe telling us about the imminence of Moshiach’s coming? 
Ad mosai – how much longer must we wait for the geulah? 
Did the Rebbe make any statements that implied Gimmel Tammuz was about to happen, and did he give clear instructions for what he wanted us to do afterward?  
Why do we discuss fewer details about Gimmel Tammuz than about the day of the passing of the previous Rebbes? 
How can one honor Gimmel Tammuz if they are unable to visit the Ohel? 
Are kohanim and others who usually avoid visiting a gravesite allowed to visit the Ohel? 
Is a Rebbe perfect? 
How should a Chassid approach a situation where he does not understand something the Rebbe said or did? 
Is the Rebbe doing more miracles today than before Gimmel Tammuz? 
Can we say that the Rebbe is Moshiach after Gimmel Tammuz? 
What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 
Is there a connection between Korach and Gimmel Tammuz? 
What was the deeper reason for Korach’s opposition to Moses? 
Was Korach like a “communist”? 
Why did the children of Korach survive? 
Why does it say that they “thought they were alive” when they were actually alive? 
Were Dasan and Aviram total villains? Didn’t they allow themselves to get whipped instead of their brethren? 
Why will Korach serve as Kohan Gadol in the future? 
How about the rioting that ensued? 
Gimmel Tammuz – 32 years: What does this day teach and expect of us? Korach Are there any lessons to be learned from the NY Knicks victory?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 Chof Ches Sivan – 85 years: What lessons does this day teach us? 
What is the historic, spiritual and cosmic significance of the Rebbe coming to America? 
What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 
"Send them if you wish": Why did G-d leave the decision to Moshe, and what does it teach us about life's choices? 
Why were all the Jews punished for the sin of the scouts? 
Who was Tzelofchad and what was he trying to accomplish by purposely gathering sticks on Shabbos?  
Modern Orthodoxy? 
How do we determine which different opinions are acceptable in Torah?
Shelach What do we “live with” when the parsha we read in Israel is different than the one we read outside of Israel? 
 
23 Sivan: What is the significance of this day?  
 
May we walk on the Temple Mount? 
 
How should we react to the Mayor of NYC not marching in the Israeli Day Parade? 
 
What should be our attitude to other types of Jewish communities?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 15 Sivan 
What is the significance of this day? 
What events happened with the Rebbe and Rebbetzin during the arrest on this day in 1927? 
What lessons do we learn from the word behaalotecho – raising the flame until it rises on its own?  
What is the deeper meaning behind Moshe’s words “where will I find meat”? 
If Moshe transcended physical meat, how could he pass on the command for the Jews to perform physical mitzvos, including bringing meat offerings? 
Could the people choose that the manna should taste like non-kosher food? 
 What will change when non-kosher animals will be permitted in the future?
Why are the details of every tribe leader’s offering repeated? 
How important is individuality in Judaism? 
What is the practical meaning of the Birchas Kohanim? 
Why do we thank the kohanim after they bless us? 
Does everyone have a custom to bless their children before Shabbos with the priestly blessing? 
Is it appropriate to embrace this custom? 
How do I find a sicha based on the date it was said? 
Why don't we find an emphasis on hisbonenus today? 
Behaalotecho Nasso How should we respond to the recent tragic deaths of young people in our community? 
What is the appropriate way to learn Torah and Chassidus? Follow-up With children leaving their hometowns to go on shlichus, how will their elderly parents be cared for? 
 
Are animals rewarded for helping us do mitzvos? 
 
How do I deal with guilt over past mistakes?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 What should be our primary focus during these days following Shavuos? 
 
How do we integrate and internalize Torah into our lives? 
 
What is the appropriate way to learn Torah? 
Where do you begin? 
How important is it to understand what you’re learning? 
How can the study be inspiring and dynamic?  
Where do you begin? 
What are the axioms and underlying principles one needs to know in order to appreciate Chassidus? 
What is the structure of sichos and maamorim? 
What texts do you suggest for a 20-year-old? 
How can I be sure that what I learn is true? 
How can I personalize the ideas and not simply see them as abstract concepts? 
How can I be sure that my application of the learning is accurate?
What is the appropriate way to study Chassidus?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 Rosh Chodesh Sivan 
What is the unique power of this day? 
What does “like one person, with one heart” mean? 
What’s the most important way to prepare for Matan Torah? 
It’s gratifying to see that Rabbis in Jerusalem reacted to your program last week, warning against harassment. 
What are we celebrating on Shavuos? 
What is the historic and cosmic significance of the Giving of the Torah? 
What exactly is Torah? 
Since Torah is the purpose of creation, why was it not given to Adam in the beginning of creation? 
What was the purpose of the patriarchs keeping the Torah before it was given?  
Why is the holiday called Shavuos? 
What is its connection to oaths? 
Is Shavuos the anniversary of our nation’s birth? 
Why is the 50th day not counted? 
Why don’t we begin the new cycle of reading the Torah after Shavuos, when we received the Torah? 
Why don't we dance with the Torah on Shavuos like we do on Simchas Torah? 
Why were there thunder and lightning when the Torah was given? 
What did we receive at Sinai – the entire Torah, or just the Ten Commandments? 
Why do the Ten Commandments begin with an Egyptian word – Anochi? 
Is there any connection with Adam using that word when he hid from G-d after eating from the Tree of Knowledge? 
Why are there differences between the two texts of the Ten Commandments documented in the Torah? 
Why is naaseh v’nishma considered a great act? 
What is the virtue of committing and acting before listening and understanding? 
If action is primary, why the need to understand? 
What is the meaning of the two crowns given to us at Matan Torah? 
What does the Rebbe Rashab say about this in his magnum opus Hemshech B’Shaah She’hikdimu Ayin Beis? 
Shavuos – Matan Torah The Ten Commandments Naaseh V’Nishma and the Crowns Why don't we recite the chapter about Manna in our daily prayers? Follow-up