Ep. 465: Chai Elul: Revolutionary Ideas Introduced by the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe

MyLife: Chassidus Applied

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