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8:00pm: Whom Should We Be Voting for in the NY Mayoral Election? and Covid Vaccination

The topics in this week’s 361st episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Can Chassidus Teach Us About July 4th and Independence? How Can We Still Hold On to Hope Ten Days Since the Surfside Collapse? What Lessons Do the Three Weeks Have for Us? What Should I Do With My Angry Feelings Toward G-D for Allowing Such Tragedy? Why Can’t Women Annul Their Own Vows? Whom Should We Be Voting for in the NY Mayoral Election? Covid Vaccination

Weekly Dvar Torah: The Medicine Is In Place Long Before The Illness

Sometimes, the answer to a problem may be sitting right under our noses, but we have a hard time seeing it that way since it may be counterintuitive. One such example can be seen in this week’s Parsha.

Shazak Parsha Post – Parshas Pinchas

Vigilante Rewarded, Historic Inheritance Declared, Beloved Student Chosen to Lead, Tzfat and Jerusalem Rabbis Wrangle over Rabbinics, and Ads. Shazak has released their weekly “Parsha Post For Parshas Pinchas”, and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.

8:00pm: How Should We React to the Catastrophic Building Collapse in South Florida?

The topics in this week’s 360th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: How Should We React to the Catastrophic Building Collapse in South Florida? What Can We Learn From the Breaching of the Jerusalem Walls? Why Do We Still Fast for an Event That Happened 2,000 Years Ago, but We Don’t Have a Fast Day for the Holocaust? Why Is Pinchas Rewarded for Zealotry? Isn’t That Setting a Precedent for Inspiring Zealots to Commit Crimes? Is There an Appropriate Way of Complaining to G-d? Is There Anything Wrong With Obfuscating the Fact I’m Jewish When Going Out in Public, Especially With the Rise of Anti-Semitism?

Shazak Parsha Post – Balak

FOR-PROFIT-PROPHET HIRED, Talking Donkey!, Prophet Turns Puppet, Pinchas Pulls Plug on Plague, Pinchas Pulls Plug on Plague, and Ads. Shazak has released their weekly “Parsha Post For Parshas Balak”, and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.

8:00pm: Would the Rebbe Be Happy With Weddings Being Made Outside of Crown Heights?

The topics in this week’s 359th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Would the Rebbe Be Happy With Weddings Being Made Outside of Crown Heights? Should We Be Celebrating or Dismissing the Establishment of Juneteenth as a National Holiday? Is the Appointment of an Observant Jew as Prime Minister of Israel a Sign of Moshiach’s Coming? What Is the Significance of Yud Beis Tammuz Today? What Can Camp Counselors Learn from Moshe Being Punished for Not Speaking to the Rock? Why Were Intelligent People Drawn to Idolatry? How Could Anyone in Their Right Mind Worship Human Waste (Baal Pe’or)?

Weekly Story: The Frierdiker Rebbe’s Efforts To Help Russian Jewry

Being that this Tuesday and Wednesday, Jews all over the world are commemorating the Frierdiker Rebbe’s release from prison, ninety one years ago, I am posting some insights I recently realized about his efforts to help Russian Jewry.