MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Yud Gimmel Tammuz – 99 years: What does this day teach us? 
What is the underlying power and message of this liberation for our times? 
What maamorim did the Frierdiker Rebbe deliver on the days of his geulah, and what are their lessons for today? 
Is there a comparison between Rashbi and Reb Elozor and the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe? 
What do we learn from this day? 
Was shattering the tablets a positive thing? 
What did the Rebbe say about this in his deeply emotional talk on Simchas Torah 5747? 
Will it be transformed into a holiday like Tisha B’Av? 
How did the Frierdiker Rebbe honor the Declaration of Independence when he visited Philadelphia in 1929? 
What did the Rebbe say about the Founding Fathers' divine inspiration? 
What is the core mission and purpose of the United States? 
How does it prepare the world for geulah? 
What role do the nations of the world play in the grand divine scheme of things? 
What is the connection between 12-13 Tammuz and July 4th?  
Is it appropriate to thank the Rebbe together with thanking Hashem?  
What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 
Why was the Land of Israel divided by lottery? 
Why was the complaint of the daughters of Tzelofchad not rejected like other complaints of the Jews? 
17 Tammuz Should we be recognizing the 250th anniversary of July 4th? Gimmel Tammuz Pinchas  
What is the significance of a Siyum Sefer Torah? Why the great celebration?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 Yud Beis Tammuz – 99 years: What does this day teach us? 
What happened on this day and what lessons does it offer us today? 
Why does the celebration of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s liberation extend for two days – 12-13 Tammuz? 
Why is this month named after a Babylonian idol? 
What is the spiritual energy of this month? 
Is there a connection between the events of this day in 5754 and back in the time of Joshua when the sun was stopped? 
Is there something special about today, June 21, being the longest day of the year? 
Why didn’t Joshua simply pray that the enemy be defeated? 
What is the mission of Chassidim who are not on shlichus? 
Is the Rebbe perfect? Follow-up 
What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 
Can we heal people today by using a similar treatment to gazing at a serpent of brass mounted on a pole, as Moses was commanded? 
Why was Moses striking the rock such a great sin? 
Why was he not given the opportunity to do teshuva? 
Why were others not given the opportunity to do teshuva just as the sons of Korach were? 
What was the sin of Baal Pe’or? 
What lessons does this despicable sin offer us today? 
Why is a Parsha named after the evil Balak? 
What parts of Balaam’s blessings were about Moshiach? 
What can we learn from Balaam’s closing plot against the Jews? 
How should we react to the President's latest deal with Iran? 
Can we parallel the back-and-forth attitude of Iran to what Pharaoh and the Egyptians did regarding freeing the Jews? 
Tammuz Gimmel Tammuz Chukas-Balak Iran How is today's unrest in the Middle East a continuation of the unresolved conflict between Ishmael and Isaac? And what can we do to achieve permanent peace? Is it a good idea to allow my son to travel with a group to visit the concentration camps in Poland and Ukraine?

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?