8:00PM: Is There Ever a Situation When We Do Not Show Unconditional Love to a Child? How About One Who Is Behaving in a Destructive and Criminal Way?
The topics in this week’s 401st episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
- What can we do about the horrific terrorist attacks in Israel?
- Chassidus Applied to Emor
- Why does the Torah discriminate against handicapped Kohanim by not allowing them to bring an offering?
- How do we explain seemingly harsh attitudes in the Torah, which is called a Torah of love and kindness?
- What do we learn from the Torah about sensitivity to others, especially the less fortunate?
- Why is it forbidden to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day?
- What is the story with the son of Shlomit? Why was he so mistreated by the tribe of Dan not allowing him to camp with them?
- Why is blasphemy such a severe crime that warrants the death penalty?
- Is there ever a situation when we do not show unconditional love to a child? How about one who is behaving in a destructive and criminal way?
- Omer
- How could they bring an Omer offering of barley on the second day of Pesach when barley is one of the grains forbidden on Pesach?
- Why don’t they announce the Omer count after morning services each day?
- What is the difference between Netzach she’be’Chesed and Chesed she’be’Netzach?
- What went wrong with Rabbi Akiva’s students who did not respect each other? Was it a failure on the part of Rabbi Akiva and his yeshiva?
- How did Rabbi Akiva react to their death?
- Why are we told about this tragedy and what do we learn from it in educating our own students
- With abortion in the news, what is our perspective on this topic?
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