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8:00pm: If the “World Is Ready For Moshiach” Why Are We Still Suffering Tragedy After Tragedy?

The topics in this week’s 354th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Tragedy in Miron
    • If the “world is ready for Moshiach” (as the Rebbe said), why are we still suffering tragedy after tragedy? What does G-d want of us?
    • What is bitachon in face of tragedy?
    • How can this bring us to grow in our love, unity, and acceptance of each other?
    • What can we learn from the difference approaches of Moshe and Aaron to the deaths of Nadav and Avihu?
    • Apology for suggesting that the victims were to blame
    • The Talmud about someone being crushed in the Temple
    • Please comment on other speakers addressing the tragedy
    • Is it right to blame anyone for the tragedy?
    • Is there any validity to the Zohar going around about 45 people dying in connection with Lag B’Omer?
  • Students of Rabbi Akiva
    • Why should lack of respect be a cause for death?
    • Can we compare other disagreements between students, for example those of the Maggid’s students, to the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva?
  • Chassidus applied to Bamidbar
    • Do we have an image of the tribes’ flags?
    • Is a census a good thing or not?
  • Chassidus applied to Shavuos
    • What can we learn from this year being 3333 years from Mattan Torah?
  • When Moshiach comes…
    • Will there be an official announcement?
    • Will we still have a mitzvah to believe in Hashem?
    • Will there be a scoreboard and will those who did mitzvos to make him come get rewarded?
  • Comments and Follow-up:
    • Moshiach’s response to the Baal Shem Tov
    • Tzedaka box near your bed
  • Chassidus question: How do we understand the critique in Iggeres HaKodesh 11 of those who have trouble facing tragedy?
  • MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 22nd Place winners:
    • Essay English: Peeling Away the Mask: The Chassidic Guide to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Mallory Rosten, 23, Student, Mayanot Woman, Alpharetta, GA   
    • Essay Hebrew (men): החירות האמיתית: הדרך למימוש הפוטנציאל הטמון בך, Menachem Mendel Sudakevitch, Student, Kfar Chabad, Israel
    • Essay Hebrew (women): יתן, ויתנו אחרים- חסיד, Michal Turnheim, Student, Beitar Illit, Israel
    • Creative: Yud Shevat (sketchbook), Mushka Cyprys, 22, Teacher, Lubavitch London, UK

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. 

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

In what has become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied has provoked a significant reaction from the community, with thousands of people viewing each live broadcast and hundreds of questions pouring in week after week. At the root of every question and personal challenge tackled by the series is the overarching question: Does Judaism have the answers to my personal dilemmas?

MyLife demonstrates how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge.

Questions may be submitted anonymously at chassidusapplied.com/ask.

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