8:00pm: Why Was the Rebbe’s Coming to America a Watershed Event?

The topics in this week’s 407th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus Applied to 28 Sivan and 3 Tammuz
    • Why was the Rebbe’s coming to America a watershed event?
    • What does Gimmel Tammuz mean to us today?
    • 28 years have passed since Gimmel Tammuz. How much longer do we have to wait?
    • What can I do about my feelings of disappointment in the Rebbe?
    • Why can’t we unite and directly address our post-Gimmel Tammuz challenges?
  • If prayers are not answered, how can we continue to trust G-d?
  • If the Rebbe’s promises did not get fulfilled, how can we continue to trust that they will be fulfilled in the future?
  • Is it possible that since we did not have the right mindset to bring Moshiach, we will not merit to see it, like the scouts who did not enter the Promised Land? 
  • Is Moshiach only a mindset but not an actual event?
  • Chassidus applied to Korach
    • Did Karl Marx borrow ideas from Korach who said if everyone is equal why are some people higher than others? 
    • Why was Korach wrong?
  • Why are secular studies not taught in Yeshiva?
  • What is a chinuch al taharas hakodesh and what is the source for it?
  • Gender issues – follow-up

MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of human experience. 

This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM ET, is meant to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face. 

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