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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Strength and direction Hostage return How to ensure that a war brings peace? What can we learn from Yud Tes Kislev during this time of war? Empowering Torah Portions

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Strength and Direction What lessons can we learn from the Rebbe regarding this crisis? Our responseWhat can we learn from the teachings of the Mitteler Rebbe to give us chizuk during this time of war? Actions Reactions to the rally Kiddush Hashem: Beauty of the Jews Empowering Torah Portions

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: A Historic Wake-Up Call Strength and Direction Actions Empowering Torah Portions How Does the Story End?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Strength and Direction What should be our general attitude to recent events? How should we react to this tragedy? How should we deal with fear? What should we tell our children? Should we be traveling to Israel now? Should we be leaving Israel? Actions What actions should we be taking? What more should we be doing? Should there be special emphasis on Mivtza Mezuzah? Are our increased good actions making a difference? How do we know that our good deeds help? They didn’t seem to help the Jews in WWII? Should we “boycott” mitzvos to motivate G-d? Can our words make a difference? How can we increase in Jewish unity – ahavas and achdus Yisroel? How can we get all the shluchim to unite in one Kinus? Should we organize a million-man march? Should we participate in a pro-Israel rally where there may be potential safety concerns? Empowering Torah Portions How does the story of Yishmael and Yitzchak unfold in this week’s Torah portion? What is its relevance and lessons for us today? What battles were foreseen to happen with the children of Yishmael in the end of days? Will our enemies do teshuva as Yishmael did at the end of this week’s parsha?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Strength and Direction Empowering Torah Portions

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Overview How to find strength and direction in these times? What can we learn from the flood destroying the “world filled with chamas” (in Parshas Noach) for our times today? What should Israel be doing now? What do we learn from Jacob when he prepared to confront Esau? Why don’t we try to appease our enemies? Should we celebrate when our enemies are destroyed? Are these events teaching us that we need to all move to Israel? How does Chassidus explain evil and how to eradicate it? How can things be getting worse instead of getting better if we are doing the things the Rebbe asked us to do? What are the roots and the deeper inside story behind this war? Where do we find these origins in this week’s Torah portion? Please elaborate on the prescient verses in this week’s parsha about current events – the Promised Land, the covenant, the birth of Yishmael and Isaac What was the “deep dark dread” that fell upon Abraham? Was he shown the wars and suffering his children would endure in the future? Are today's conflicts a continuation of unresolved problems between Yitzchok and Yishmael? How could someone like Yishmael originate from the tzaddik Avraham? How is Yishmael still causing problems if Yishmael did teshuva later in his life? What will the end story look like? Will the Muslims ultimately be tamed and live in peace with the Jews, just as the Christians did after close to 2000 years of persecuting us? Should we at some point teach the people in Gaza and everywhere else the Seven Noachide Laws?

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: TISHREI What is the significance of this month? ROSH HASHANA How do I personalize Rosh Hashana? Why is there no special commemoration of Elul 25, when the world was created? Why do some people have the custom to visit cemeteries Erev Rosh Hashana? If we can narrow it down, what is the single most important thing we need to do on Rosh Hashana? What is the book of life and how do we get inscribed (with a “full page ad”) in it? Why do we dip an apple in honey? Is it better to make good resolutions that are small but easily achievable, or larger and more difficult ones? Is it appropriate to resolve to transgress and then refrain from doing so? Why can’t Rosh Hashana be on a Friday when the first Rosh Hashana was a Friday? Why don’t we sound the Shofar on Shabbos? How does Shabbos spiritually accomplish the same thing that blowing the shofar accomplishes? Has anyone yet come up with an acronym for the new year tof shin pey daled? TEN DAYS OF TESHUVA What is the significance of these days and how do I personalize them? YOM KIPPUR How do I personalize Yom Kippur? Why does Yom Kippur come after Rosh Hashana? Why did the Rebbe dance on a chair during Napolean's March? YOM KIPPUR TO SUKKOS What is the significance of the four-day transition from Yom Kippur to Sukkos? Why is Sukkos such a joyous holiday? Is it related to Yom Kippur? How do I personalize Simchas Torah? HOLIDAYS How does Chassidus explain the spiritual energy of all the high holidays and why they all come together at the beginning of the year? Is it called the high holidays because our prayers can travel higher than normal during these holidays Is there a limit how far our prayers can travel through the spiritual worlds? Can our prayers reach the essence of G-d? SUKKOS Why is Sukkos not in the Spring after Pesach? Are those that sleep in a Sukkah doing anything wrong? Hakhel: If G-d enjoys us gathering together, why do we only do it in a Hakhel year? Follow-up: How to resolve a disagreement between spouses whether to hang a picture of a secular hero near the picture of the Rebbe?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Chai Elul What does this day teach us? What did Chassidus come to accomplish? How did it address the challenges of the time? How does Chai Elul help us enter Rosh Hashana? What were some of the revolutionary ideas introduced by the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe? What is the difference between the “two luminaries”? Is inspiration ever initiated by us and by Hashem at the same time? According to Chassidus should we be shunning the beauty of the natural world? Was Hemshech Ayin Beis ever concluded? New revelation Lessons from Netzavim-Vayeilech What is the primary lesson from this week’s portion? What does the Parsha mean when it says this is “very near to you in your mouth and heart so you can do it”? Since we are concluding a Hakhel year, should we make one last stand during Elul and organize Hakhel gatherings? Is the shofar sounding also a wake-up call for Hashem? Are there situations where G-d, for whatever reason, answers our prayers only at the last possible moment? What should I tell my daughter when she argues against tzinius saying that we shouldn't be hiding the beautiful body Hashem created? How to resolve a disagreement between spouses whether to hang a picture of a historic secular activist near the picture of the Rebbe? Follow-up: Missing a day of putting on Tefillin

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Elul What should we be doing during this special month? What was Moshe doing during Elul? What indestructible power do we have in this month? Does “the king in the field” mean a literal field? Is there something we can do via prayer and meditation during this month to guarantee that Hashem will answer our prayers positively in a revealed manner? During this month can we benefit and draw down extra measures of Divine kindness by repeatedly saying the verse of the 13 attributes of compassion, or do we need to understand its inner meaning? Why not refrain from sounding the Shofar all of Elul to prevent the negative forces from mounting an “attack” against us? Every year around this time, I fail to keep my resolve not to indulge in inappropriate behavior. What shall I do? Lessons from Ki Teitzei What is the general lesson from this week’s portion? How do we successfully face the battles and challenges in life, and not become overwhelmed by them? What is the deeper meaning of the mitzvah of returning a lost object? Is Hashem obligated to return to us the Beis HaMikdash to fulfill the mitzvah of returning a lost object? What is the significance of the mitvzah of sending away the mother bird before taking her fledglings or eggs? Is divorce a mitzvah? Why are the laws of marriage derived from the laws of divorce? What is the deeper meaning of eradicating Amalek? What is Asheiroh? How do I know if I have self-esteem, and what can I do to build it up? How to address same gender attraction? How should I deal with a relative or friend who thinks he might be gay and refuses to talk to anyone about it? What should I do about my own confusion around my sexual identity? Why are Rabbis not dealing with this issue? Why be frum if the secular may be on a higher level?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Elul What does this time period teach us? Why is the entire month of Av called Menachem Av? With Elul approaching, what are some practical things we can do to end the year on a high note and begin the new year with the proper inspiration? What does “the king is in the field” practically mean? Lessons from Shoftim Why does the Torah command us to install a physical king in Israel when we have G-d as our true King? Why does the Torah prohibit kings from having more horses than they need? What is today’s equivalent of a “city of refuge”? Does eglah arufah teach us that a community is responsible for the hurt and abuse that occurs in the area of their jurisdiction? What can we learn from the wildfires that have ravaged Hawaii, killing and injuring many people? How should I deal with my son who thinks he might be gay? To what extent should we be investing in restoring historical Jewish sites? Any advice for overcoming writer’s block? Follow-up: Dealing with narcissism

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What do we learn from this time period – following Tisha B’Av? Chassidus applied to the 15th of Av What does this day teach us? What is the connection between the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur? Does it make a difference if we say Tu B'Av or Chamisha Asar B'av? Why is this day related to shidduchim? Why is it customary to start wishing each other kesiva v'chasima tova on the 15th of Av? In our times how do we fulfill the custom of young men and women meeting for shidduchim on this day? Why is this day called the “day that broke the axe”? What connection does that have to the meaning of the 15th of Av and to the additional Torah learning that begins on this day? What is the significance of cutting down a tree with the axe handle made of the very wood of the tree itself? If it takes the wood of a tree to cut down trees, how did they cut down the first tree? Post Tisha B’Av How do we address our children’s disappointment that Moshiach has not come yet despite the different promises and signs? Since King Solomon build a hidden Holy of Holies to demonstrate that it never gets destroyed, why do we fast on Tisha B’Av? Why do we fast when eating is a way of placating the animal soul? Lessons from Eikev What is the general lesson from this week’s portion? Does Eikev hint to ikvasa d'meshicha? What is the significance of the eikev (the heel)? How is the resurrection of the dead alluded to in this parsha? According to chassidus what is the significance of Israel being a land that flows with milk and honey? The Rebbe visiting summer camps Why did the Rebbe visit the camps? Why only a few times? What was his message to the campers? Any good stories that happened during these visits? Gimmel Tammuz follow-up: What does it mean that “tzaddikim never die”?

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Chassidus applied to the Nine Days What do we learn from these days? How are they reflected in our psyches? What is the significance of Aaron’s yahrzeit on Rosh Chodesh Av? Why specifically nine days? Lessons from Shabbos Chazon How do we reconcile R’ Levi Yitzchak Berditchever’s explanation of Chazon with its literal meaning? How to transform a vision of destruction into a vision of redemption? Lessons from Parshas Devarim What is the general lesson from this chapter? Why is Devarim called Mishneh Torah? Does it have the same divinity as the first four books since it was spoken by Moshe? Since every word in Torah is precise, why was it necessary for Moshe to repeat some events and laws in Mishneh Torah? Why were the two and a half tribes that wanted to settle outside the borders of Israel not judged as harshly as the scouts? How to deal with a spouse’s zealotry? Should we leave our shlichus due to a health threat of tics? Why did G-d create mosquitos? Dealing with narcissism – follow-up

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