8:00pm: Should We Vote for Trump or Biden?

The topics in this week’s 329th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus Applied to Chof Cheshvan and Vayeira
  • Did the biblical stories of the avos actually happen or are they just metaphors?
  • What is unique about the revelation of Vayeira when G-d revealed Himself earlier to Abraham?
  • Why did Abraham wait to perform the mitzvah of bris until he was 99?
  • Chof Cheshvan: 160th anniversary of the Rebbe Rashab’s birth: What is the connection between the Rebbe Rashab crying for divine revelation with his life and legacy?
  • Why are my parents insisting that I move out my home at 27 when Abraham left his home at 75?
  • How do we know that Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt?
  • What is the Rebbe’s view on preserving the USA?
  • Should we vote for Trump or Biden?
  • Would it be a chilul hashem for someone to publicize that they are voting for Trump?
  • Can we vote in a church building?
  • What would the government be like without G-d?
  • What should I do about my online addictions?
  • Chassidus question: Was Abraham the first Jew? Part II
  • MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 3rd place winners:
    • English essay, $1,000 winner: The Alter Rebbe’s Brilliant Solution to the Addict’s Dilemma, Shraga Crombie, 38, Shliach, Chabad House at Rutgers University, Edison, NJ
    • Hebrew essay (men), $500 winner: How to choose the correct diet? כיצד לבחור דיאטה נכונה? Rabbi Dovid Zalmanov, Kiev, Ukraine
    • Hebrew essay (women), $500 winner: Taste of a Life. טעם החיים, Chana Berger, student, Migdal Ha’Emek, Israel
  • Creative: Just a Leaf (lyrics and music), Esty Stern. 28, Brooklyn, NY

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 the human experience.

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