8:00pm: hould We Frown on Those That Make a Siyum Just in Order to Consume Meat?
The topics in this week’s 412th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
· Chassidus Applied to the Nine Days and Tisha B’Av
o What does this time teach us about healing from dissonance and pain?
o What are the cosmic and psychological roots of destruction?
o What is the most important thing we can do during this sad period?
o Real life examples of people caring
§ TV addiction
§ Wearing tzitzis on hot days
o Why are the Nine Days harsher than the Three Weeks?
o What can I do to avoid being bored during this time?
o Why is there a custom to make a siyum but not eat meat?
o Should we frown on those that make a siyum just in order to consume meat?
o How is one to spend the day of Tisha B’av practically?
o How do we make Tisha B’Av meaningful for our children?
o What did the nearly 2000-year exile accomplish?
o Will the redemption show us that all the suffering in exile was worthwhile?
· What is the significance of Shabbos Chazon?
· Chassidus Applied to Tisha B’Av nidche
· Is there hope for a sinner like me?
· Can charity be conditional?
· I pledged to charity on condition that I win the lottery. I didn’t win. Does that mean that the cause I pledged to was not meant to benefit?
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