Welcome to my life to the supplied episode 289 for a look and says Hanukkah. We just began the last day of Hanukkah the eighth and last day of chronic of this year tough shinpei and we say Africans is Hanukkah Hanukkah is connected to simcha to Joy to light will illuminate the darkness with the light of Hanukkah. But this kind of has a special name which we will be discussing in this.Specialization Connecticut and hate Tavis addition. I want to begin because hey Davis is coming up this week Wednesday night. So I will be doing a special program in the Jewish Children's Museum live men and women are welcome and it will be live streamed at an evening for the books.com. Here's the invitation. You're all welcome to participate will be a very special evening. We will talk about hate favors the power of the books significance of them and their authors and actually take a glimpse into what it says in the books and the teachings and the Toros of the nine Rebus starting from the Baal Shem Tov told the rebbe will also be followed by song and music of each of the Rebellion should be a fascinating and unprecedented. That evening and welcome you all want to thank Menachem Benjamin the producer for this very creative with coming up with great ideas creating excellent quality events, and I'm honored to be the one that's presenting together with Ellie Marcus will be seeing in the new gunam together with an ensemble of musicians. So I look forward to that Wednesday night and then is an announcement again and evening for the books that come is the invitation there's side and here's the other side of the invitation. Okay with that announced let us enter into a subject which is a little more complicated to talk about and actually painful to talk about I want to start with that because fortunately it's right fresh has as unwanted as we'd like to have it and that is the latest tragic and frightful attacks on Jews. How should we react to the recent? Frightful attacks on Jews. Does this just yesterday which I Shabbos tackle. Unseen New York. We had one here in Brooklyn more than one and it seems to be an increasing accelerated Pace that is taking place here. And it's frightening many people. What should we do about it? So let me begin with addressing that and interestingly everything is Divine Providence. It's happening right in the days of Hanukkah in the concluding days of Hanukkah the obviously firstly our hearts go out and our prayers go out to anyone that's been hurt or frightened. And they should have complete through for slime and we should never ever have to hear about any such events again never have to experience any such events again and yet we cannot look with a blind eye and turn away. We have to be able to look at it and say to ourselves. What does this mean? What are we supposed to do how we supposed to interpret it and being that it is Hannukah Hannukah obviously has tremendous lessons because Hanukkah Above All Is What It illuminates darkness and darkness doesn't just mean physical doctors. It means every form of Darkness. But it's psychological emotional hatred racial or tax or anti-Semitism racism and any other form of Darkness that how it manifests in this world. So, of course there are many different approaches when dealing with darkness and I'm not trying to get philosophical here because above all there's no question. We have to do everything possible to Vanquish and to eliminate and to deter and and and arrest and put away anyone that is harmful and dangerous. Whether it's with words and definitely with weapons and that's why by Hannah to there was a war. It wasn't just a platonic Aikens a conceptual battle. It was an actual war against the many or Vanquish were won over bunk triumphed over by the few Robin be odd, not him. Huzzah - huzzah can be a Coliseum. The strong were conquered by the week showing the that quality can Prevail over quantity and bottom line being that when you go with faith and with strength and with their cause you do what you have to do, but nevertheless interestingly though wars were fought and won the way hanok is commemorated as we discussed last week is not through a battle not through a simulated battle and not three even honoring the battle. We barely mentioned it. We mentioned it but not but not the main significant focus of Hanukkah my Chronicle. The gemara says is all about the flame the for the olive oil that was defiled and then found one Crucible of oil one crew. Of oil that was untouched and that ribbond weren't for eight days. Why why no mention made like by for example much it seems Miss Raymond. We left Egypt they were battles and we talked about them. We talked about the ten plagues. We commemorate them etcetera and here it's all about light because the end of the day the real way to battle darkness is with light and a few of them on a few levels. First of all, we cannot become victims and become run into a panic and Beacon. Trolled by emotions are emotions by others who hate us that's never the been the Jewish way were prudent and we're practically you lock your doors and we get law enforcement and we do whatever is possible and here we have to make a tremendous demand, especially with this increased attacks. It's not even getting analyzing why it's happening a demand that this be addressed the most forceful possible way and of new laws have to be drafted and of new new stricter enforcement have to be implemented. So be it. So there's no question we have to do that. But at the end of the day even that is not because we're consumed with the darkness is because we have to deal with Darkness but end of the day the Jewish people always for Darkness with light, which meant We did not Define ourselves and our identity by being victims to those that hated us. We always kept our heads up. We always believed in God even in the most difficult times believed in our values maintain them. They're not become bitter. They're not become victims. We will not allow ourselves to be defined by those that hate us and that's a vital vital message on all levels because we would not be here today. If we did we've been attacked too many times and we've been the victims of too many too many different perpetrators of all levels explosions genocides. Murders Holocaust programs that had we succumbed and just turned into a nation and to a people and individually as being never cases meaning people who are always on the weak side and the not build up strong fortified values and families and Legacies that we passed on we would never have survived. So the first message of conic is light is stronger than darkness and we always go with light at the same time. You have to deal with the darkness in a realistic way. Like I just said those that have influence and all of us have some influence to put absolute pressure protection deterrence and going even deeper not just on the short-term level which is the immediate law enforcement that needs to be done that protection cameras, whatever it takes to protect but also what is going on in the education of these people who are growing up and they're This rampant way can just feel free to come with a knife-wielding knife and just stabbed people. So we get it also into the education of the education system of what are we teaching our children? I know that's a longer-term battle so to speak but nevertheless we can't ignore that as well. So Hanukkah provides us an answer number one is we do not panic. We're not panic that doesn't mean we aren't prudent that means we need to do what he had to do to protect ourselves. But to go into hysteria of saying they're after us and we have to find ways to escape and run away from the from all these challenges. It's not the Jewish way. At the same time as I said we have to do whatever it takes, but we have to also teach our children that were courageous while keeping careful and that we are bearers of light. This is the essential message. I don't have a quick term solution what to do right. Now. You see something like this. Our heart bleeds. Our heart goes out were Furious. The question is how to translate that Fury into action. That's above all the most important thing of all So it's good to see Jews getting together in a unit in unity and solidarity putting the right pressure on but at the same time what we tell our children is these things happen in the Hostile dark world, but we are bearers of light tonight. We light eight candles eight Flames the maximum Possible and what does light do light automatically dispels Darkness? It's an attitude that always keeps you Above The Fray while having to deal with The Fray. So from Exodus applied approach, that's the approach to take especially when we're talking about Hanukkah when all this is taking place again. God should bless us that this would be the last so compare my and we shall never hear about anything like this again because it never happens again and meanwhile do what we have to do. I'm all levels both on the immediate level on the long-term level finding the dark and above all Illuminating with light and being symbols. And bearers of the highest values ever that we human beings have come to this world to bring light to the world. Not darkness and even not fighting Darkness bring light and automatically Darkness will be dispelled. Now, I know some people say that's naive and we have to bear arms perhaps I'm not denying or suggesting that but I'm coming from a perspective which is a very focused one in this program. And that is the psychological emotional Torah acidic approach to challenges so that I'm addressing primarily that without negating any other elements and every every organization or every group every Community every city has its ways and we have to use everything possible. Just like the active prayed when he met case of and he prepared for war and he prepared to appease him. You have to attack from all angles. So with that let's go right into Hanukkah since we're talking about Hanukkah. And of course, this is Jay's Hanukkah. So what did why is it called James Connick? Can you explain why they have chronic is called this chronic? So the my past is the most obvious reason is based on the Torah reading of this day tomorrow. We will read Jay Scott Lucas and his bear. The readings of the Torah correspond to the unconnected to the readings of the tribes the heads of the tribes as they brought their offerings when they were dedicating the temple and since they were eight days of dedication. So the eight days is kind of gruesome is bear is considered to be the final day and those kanuka Simon's Bells those kind of connections based on the world Hanukkah as in rededicating the temple. That's why it's called the is chronic. However, it still begs the question. The very powerful sitter in volume 25 the could the series so it's Chanukah the web as the questions its kind of mechanical literally in Yiddish means this is Chanukah a does is chronic. This is kind of like that with these kind of communes which what it means they're seven days of Hanukkah. They're also part of Hanukkah. So I mean, this is chronic as of the other days were not the ribbon negates the answer you can say this doesn't versus kind of doses the complete panic, but that's not the word that were actual meaning of the words as chronic. I mean, you're being very precise those kind of combines. This is chronic. So to sum up the beautiful explanation given their the eloquent explanation explains that in general. There's two ways to define the power of something one is its potential and one is its actual zation and indeed the kind of Utica have a disagreement between bishamon basil how you light the menorah the kind of common are the shaman said you light going eight candles the first night eight Flames the first night. It's going down seven six five till the last day. So that's kind of good be one because he goes Buster kayak, which means the potential since now we know the potential is going to burn for eight days. So right away you go by potential and you actually light the candles that way they still owe and the halacha is basal. That's right. Hanukkah's the Russia tape is the acronym fascinators eight Flames for how long it could basal. Oh, it's an acronym that doll. Like basil that says the opposite you begin you go by pale pale. Mom. You should begin one is the first day of Miracle. So you write one day and each day you add increase until you get to Milan behaviors you grow in Holiness and all matters of sanctity to the eighth day. So what does it mean in concept? What is the real disagreement? The question is? What is more? What do you follow? You follow potential? Do you follow actual? And just for example when you educate children. But they're in school or at home. You always want to tell them that they have great potential you want to believe in their potential and we're going to help you actualize your potential at the same time. You don't want anyone thinking I'll just stay stuck by my potential since I have the potential. I don't have to do it. We need to actualize and my so we could has to come down and action so both are nice unnecessary, but Hanukkah dialogues is actualization. And grab explains there at length why Hanukkah, is that way because Hanukkah represents the work done from Below. That the deal with the darkness of the Greeks who wanted to assimilate the Jews. And wanted to eliminate the Holiness and the light so it's a fight from Darkness. So there you have to go by actual that about potential it's coming from as they're ever puts it at them accountable the recipient and they're from the recipients point of view. The most important thing is actualization and therefore when we get to the eighth day of Hanukkah, what do you have the ultimate actualization is a serious Hanukkah. This is chronic. This is the total actualization of the entire chronic. Even though we Rejoice kanuka some is a rose on the first day, but that's still one. In a potential State now's the actualization which of course teaches us a tremendous lesson. The lesson of Hanukkah is that yes, there is great potential in the olive in the oil to burn to burn eight days yet. The most important thing of all is that that add that potential comes into actualization? So in context of any Darkness were experiencing in life including these frightful attacks I mentioned before it's not about just potentially we can overcome it all know. No, we actualize it in True Light and we light eight candles the last day and could say those kind of car. This is kind of cool. So kind of gives a form of actualization is kind of the last day of Hanukkah is actualizing the entire potential and the entire power and potency of all days of The Chronic. Which of course is the most important potent force to be able to overcome any challenge? There's yet another or more explanations in the words as Konica one according to Exodus, which we'll talk about in the city's question at the end of this program. We always conclude before the asa's with us' this question. So the lesson to us is very clear. It's not just potential like that we have within us but it's we have the power the actualization of that light kind of gives us the power to bring it into action and that's what happened the few. Conquered the many and then they were able to cleanse and we dedicate every sanctify the temple and light the menorah actually light the manator and light shined and dispel the darkness and as the ramban says even after the base of meters was destroyed even after the temple was destroyed and they decided all of these Flames any but tail and they will never be destroyed. They will never be extinguished. And they've gone traveled with us through thousands of years of the darkest moments and Jews even in the harshest and diarist of circumstances always made that effort to light the flame you have these Amazing Stories even in the concentration camps. They try to get a little machine oil potato peel or whatever. It may be just to be able to create certainty and wasn't just an act of commitment. It was an understanding that we no matter what happens to us. We always hold on to that. Tempted shine light and to illuminate light even in the darkest of darkest of times. Now I spoke about this topic is as Konica in previous episodes 94 and 193. And obviously there's always more to say but this is a program that we have to move forward because there's a lot of other topics to talk about since we're talking about serious chronic comes the next question is the commodity in from Russia, San Andreas chronic high rabbit Jacobs my question for you today is as follows, I heard from an older horses that the gemara had been from Rosh Hashanah is on Zeiss Hanukkah this seems strange but not understood because what I understood stand from the surface is the Russian is deceiver, which means the inscribing in The Book of Life Yom. Kippur is excimer is the ceiling in the book of life. Then we have another chance and a shiny robber then come simplest area and the remainder of risk of registry and then finally the seventh of husband when the Usually season ends. So my question basically is what is the connection of this connected to the commodity in the conclusion of Judgment of the high holidays. Are you familiar with this concept of cinnamon? If you ask please explain this concept and what's the source for it? Thanks, and that's like a robber. Okay, very good question. It's not I've not seen it cited in this books of see this Abad but it is brought in different cities. For example the shall you saw her from the Memphis a loss of the Hmong culture robber. He has a whole section on it and I'll give you the source man in my memory and show you soccer Memorial head is crystal mine. Were you mayera section 4 and section 36 and more. And there is sites a bunch of sources from previous solutions for him his own ancestors different positions found that talk about this in Medina explaining it many different ways. I will say interruption Lambert has after the rebels heart attack on the night of community service. So the rabbit did not file bring then till after the Optive. So the usual for bringing that would happen intermediate says night which means the night before simple the night of simple Diva of simplest data. The debit did not make that fibrinous Jose Sonica that ever washed. There's very clear there is filling the so called The Missing fire burning in a few minutes that is that year and there. He said the Hanukkah eight days of Hanukkah respond to a days of sulcus which of course is also brought in swollen different sources for it. And thus she mean he had said is corresponds to chamonix the at they have chronic And then and the end of it he was fulfilling up what was missing then it decays shall broccoli did all the things that would have done usually on swimming yet service. There's also a custom some say to pay up for the little of an essence of Suk is not later than iconic. So clearly there's a connection so it's interesting question because look when you really think about it you can say is it your Shauna is it Yom Kippur is a shine a rabbit is it seems many Outsiders? I was a chronic In truth, is it teaches us a tremendous lesson in general and forgiveness and in judgment that there's never too late. Obviously Russia Hashanah and Yom. Kippur is the most powerful days of the year. We have the power where it's actually inscribed and actually sealed but there's always a door that remains open. Different Expressions is I shine it up at The Messengers begin to take the seal decrees and start selling them out and then says in the quoted a burden than Chavez Bodacious are actually sent I was sent out but there's still sent out. They haven't had necessary received reach the destination. So Chanukah is some explain it is the time when they reach their destination. So those during these few months you still have a chance at Hanukkah is another opportunity to fill in anything. We may have missed. Now this is not meant to become like cute and say okay. So the end of the day come on, I mean, is it Russia Hashanah Yom, Kippur or circus? Obviously we have to take each of those days seriously, but kinda comes as a holiday. It's a holiday of light. It's a Hollywood light that deals with Darkness. You don't have that and was just showing you a keeper and circus. Those are like those are the days of joy and days of light only light they give power to deal with Darkness. But chronic is a holiday that grew out of darkness and therefore when something comes out of Darkness that has a light like I mentioned from there on bond that is important in this in the indistinguishable. invulnerable You cannot destroy it ever. So Konica has that ability to conclude then deal with any of the judgments that would rush on Yom Kippur. There's a certain end conclusion that comes here. This does not negate the earlier stages of conclusion because in general you have to write you described until you'll find very often this idea. You have Pacer they have pesach sheni. Just as an example. Now chronic of course has its own particular personality. And if you look at Cheyenne chakra has a whole bunch of other explanations many of them are kabbalistic some cryptic. So I'm not going to repeat all that says they are give you the my remote come if you're interested in looking further into it and there are other that also speak about this topic I have now again, I'm not founded in the Rebus talks or exceed this the my modem if anybody has more sources, I'd be happy to please share them with me and I'll share them with the with the public. Okay. next question I want to give one more example before we go put him like Hanukkah Purim is an example with Matt and Tara the good motto says my daughter a bolide Aisa by Matt and Tara as great as the Revelation was in a way. It was like compelling the Jewish people so they could always have a complaint. They say God forced us God compelled us to receive the Torah so you comes put him and put him says key movie keep like you who did them? Now it was really ratified what was ratified that was they received them because now it came through their effort and initiative. She have a similar example put him to Matt and Tara. So kaneki, you can perhaps compare that I've not seen that anywhere. I'm just suggesting it you can compare kind of kid to this to the days of the yamuna time being tishrei - runyen Kippur and sookie's Schmidt says that in a way Hanukkah is coming from below there. You have the power coming from above because it's Gilliam I was just on Yom, Kippur and sukkahs are all days that were given to us from above though. Yes Innkeeper did come through Salata converter have my share but still it's a Ghillie of your feeding all kinds of powers like that. Anika was born as I said through the masseuse nefesh of Eden for kedusha for Holiness for sanctity for hokhmah, as you see this explains the meaning of the pure olive oil the crews of well that part's Park and with that they rebuilt. So in a sense, it has a certain element that that does not that's not there in tishrei and perhaps that adds to the reason that is the end of the Judgment. It adds that Dimension to it. Okay with that next question, which is another Chronicle question. The rebel well should be rubber. I asked the freezer grab it said that we should listen to what the candles are saying. What do they candle say? So the exact expression is the physical therapist said but after two hands was the little lock that cell you have to listen to what the little lock it's a very endearing way of saying the Flames what they tell us you look at this picture and the last picture of the physical web in this world. Was Chanukah Tasha nude huge fat, which would be a little more little more than a month later this talk us through this year 70 years from them. So that's 70 year old picture physical abuse seems looking after the conical lights were lit. You can see him looking at it. I always whenever I saw that picture from my childhood, I always said, you know, here's a perfect example the free to kadapa giving us a living example looking at the flames. Clearly listening to the story that they're telling so Flames tell many stories and many lessons some we've talked about the power of light stronger than Darkness automatically and naturally dispelling Darkness the power of growth every night. We grow in the Flames the colors the different colors and shades of the Flames the red the blue the white or yellowish all Flag different shades of life where the wider Parts the lighter brighter parts of the brighter times in life the darker of the darker times a night, but they're all part of a flame. The idea that a flame is always flickering Restless like the soul near Hashem - Mossad. Mmm. The soul is always flickering is always Restless. It's never static. It's always licking the are growing upward Transcendent as a sole the wick grounds it yet another lesson and can go on and on and each of us can personalize it. But little tell stories they tell the story of our own lives. They tell the story of your soul. They tell the story of your children's souls and it's something it's a great opportunity, especially tonight last night of Hanukkah to sit down and speak about it. To look at the flames and say what do we learn from them? And you run one of these powerful lessons of a mirror type of mirror image how the Flames mirror Our Lives how we can learn from the Flames to deal with every challenge in life with Darkness with growth with our transcendent yearnings. So I think that's enough material that I hope all of us can take all of you can take and develop further. Well that one more kind of question and that is post conical Blues. How it seems like every year after Hanukkah the energy goes down a lot and it can get a bit sad. Is that how it's supposed to be or is there a way to continue with the energy from Hanukkah even after? Well, this is a general question about all inspiration. We talked about it very often post holidays poster showing people and circus where entire month that saturated with so much energy and so much action, but it's true across the board. It's every shop is and then comes after Shabbos. We say I'll tear off the anchor of my servant take them to not be afraid because now you're entering back into the mundane routine patterns of life. And of course the same is true with Hanukkah and the answer is similar in all cases. Obviously each one has their specific power. The answer is that inspiration is powerful the key is how to maintain it. So one of the ways is exactly that we just said, let's listen to the look what the lifter look I telling you when you learn those lessons those lessons last more than eight days. They can last a lifetime. So it's about internalizing and making the extra effort and taking that extra step of not just fulfilling conical fulfilling the Mistress of Hanukkah lighting the Flames the other Minho game the prayers we say the festivities the conical guilt. And other things we do for Hanukkah, but to internalize it to the point. What is kind of could teach me? So today is a perfect day as we begin that last day of Hanukkah ask yourself. What did Hanukkah teacher this year? What particular personal lesson? And usually the best is to focus on one specific thing. You get the two big picture end up not doing anything God is in the details and the details. What does Hanukkah teach you what they've kind of could teach you and personalize it with your particular situation in your life. Now think of maybe a moment of darkness you're experiencing and personal way up physical emotional setback things. You'd like to between better. What does the light of Hanukkah to about that we see these events these as I said this horrific attack. What is Konica teach us about that? However, more the more you personalize it the more you integrate it internalizes. The more the Konica Flames will continue to last any bataillon the a l'm not just that every kind of we like them but the entire year the lesson will be learned and that's true with all the holidays. That's the whole point when you especially when you look through this, you're not just learning about what Mitzvah to do. Today is the mitzvah tonight. That's the last night. We were not going to like more conical Flames this year until next year based on make this machine comes with a light of obviously. The manator before that but that doesn't mean that the kind of power does not remain that's up to us. If you think it's just going to come automatic. No, that's not how it works. We're given the power we're given the Mitzvah. So in a sense were given a type of Head Start, we're given the ash of a push. It's a power from above that gets us moving thrusting his forward, but now you have to take that and turn it into something more ongoing more perpetual. That takes work can be lazy and we can't be and procrastinate we have to take the bull by the horns and say what can I learn from this that will last tomorrow and the next day and the next day and that's how you make Hanukkah forever. Okay, let's not move to the other special day of this week. It's hate Tavis. Now hate Davis of course is a day that is contrast to Hanukkah, which is thousands of years old. Hey Davis is literally began touching members Ian. So we're now 33 years from the time when another miracle took place there ever calls that a slots and James gulla a special day not per tunde. So is based on a court case that was resolved on hate tape. Is that year in 1986 or probably was beginning of 87 probably 1986. Hey Davis, because the Hebrew year had changed already to touch him Zion, but the English are could have been at the end of December, I believe so that year was a verdict after a length of relatively long case around the books of the library of a good disc CD habad is the Central Library built up by the rub a rubber a shop and buy the rebels before him and 3D cadaver was the one that collected it all together. And when coming to America was established a library that contains You to accumulate books of all sorts, of course. It's Cornerstone is Crown Jewel are the books and the writings of the rabbi in themselves. And the debate and the argument was the case the court case was whether these books are privately owned by the rebbe and therefore subject to inheritance of by his children and grandchildren. Or grandchild namely or not? And the case was brought because one grandchild who decided that these books are his inheritance felt that he can go and sell some of the books. And that was brought to court to establish that this is not inheritance on any air this is belongs to the rabbit as it belongs to the city and that was the verdict. So in as the question someone has the question, why was he Tavis? Such a big deal one all the books already printed. Why did it matter? If Chabad had the originals it seems as a Chabad won the right to keep important rare and expensive books, which is nice. But why did the rubber field that was so important to Chabad as a movement? It seems inconsistent with the rubber General approach to expensive items. Another product person put it what exactly are we celebrating on hey tapes. So again, I will talk about it, but I want to tell you again invite you again to Wednesday night. The program evening of for the books, which I will be discussing this in very specific way. And I invite you again and I want to announce as well, which I've neglected to mention before that. The doors will open at the Jewish children's museum at 8:00 p.m. First comes her first serve, there is limited space. So I'm giving you a heads up about it. Evening for the books and I will be talking about that but I will give a little preview here. And that is that the story here is not about whether you can make copies of the books. It's not about just the content of the books. A book is not just a book safer. Tate is not just to sit for tater it embodies and personifies the one that wrote it in the case of a civitate annotated. It's a shame himself God himself and not enough. She's obviously obvious. I have inscribed myself my soul in these words and the same thing is with siddiq him and authors that they inscribed their souls in their words and it's the actual book. Yes. Is that manuscript? It's that book. The book they held the book. They wrote the book that they learned in and study them. So it's not about the value. No one's selling this Library the library belongs to the collective group of Austin and that was the whole pack. So it's not someone winning over someone else it would question is is it a private domain or is this a public domain public meaning that it belongs to them? Because this is Taylor and Taylor does not belong to any individual make sure I've been who also had children and grandchildren and they did not inherit the Toyota mutated civil unemotional Russia. Keyless yaakov, Kayla stock of the whole community. Tootsie of Jacob Doyle community of Israel inherited so this is no small matter. This is a matter of is the turtle living on or is it just something that can be owned by individual do whatever they want with it sell it it teaches you also the value. as some things are Beyond personal gain some things are Beyond personal ownership and as the rebbetzin Hai mushkil said in her The position she said when they asked who did the books belong to the rubber siddim, she said they below the ribbon some belong to them. And that was a major factor in judge siftings ruling the rebbe himself belong to them. So this is hate Ava celebrating. What does it ever? What is this a friend? What is the relationship of a rabbit has fallen? Okay. Now this speak about hate Tavis as well as episodes 4994 144 145 193 and 239. I know it's a little tedious to give you these episodes but I saved for just completing the picture those of you that are listening by podcast and and through iTunes or other downloadable platforms. I apologize, but just for the complete picture. You want to read or listen to more you can always go and to those episodes. So following up the question. I just asked it was a follow-up Sona this question, which is interesting question. I never thought of it actually The rabbi Jacobsen first of all, thank you so much for all your effort. You put into the weekly episodes approaching. Hey Tavis, we all know that it was all about the fact that a rabbit isn't that is prati community isn't a private citizen, which is why no one can inherit the library meaning his family cannot be your scenario the library if so, why is the library closed to the public? Why were all the Rob am so passionate about this Farnum if it's not their private Library Another ways on brought it the hate Ava systems of this Farm belongs to the citizen. Why is the library not open to the sentiments of the poem? Very good question. So firstly with the rubber spoke about this back 33 years ago 34 years ago that whole court case period the rebels said that the Frida Club established the rules for the library that is open to the public which public he specifically made it a research library that anyone doing research whether at our research or other research and needs access to books that are there it's open to them until till this day people who have a researchers can go to the library why he It that way is a good question. Why didn't you make it for the public meaning for every person's like a public library? It's interesting question that could be discussed. But the library was never meant to be someone's private domain that just sitting there locked like in the museum. God forbid. These are living books. As a matter of fact many books that are published new bank scripts that come in and so on and thumbs up or ban scripts that have never been published are all coming from this Library. So it's a living Library. And it's benefiting the public and the public has access and that way now whether you should have access to the actual manuscripts and the personal the books and be able to touch them or be able to see them since there were guidelines written for whatever reason it is maybe because of the to protect the books. Some of them are very ancient manuscripts that are very have to be carefully handled or other reasons. But I believe anyone that really wants an access there's a lot there's a catalog you can access it online and you can talk to the Librarians. It's Chief librarian and his assistants and I believe you can have access to something that you that's in the library if you need need to have access to it. It's not a loan Library meaning you can take a books on loan. But access to the books or copies of the books or more information that's necessary. I believe is accessible to everyone. So the end of the day this library is not a private label the right. The reason that I became fought for it was not because they What for their ownership don't forget the whole rabbit? Why did he fight for Judaism all together? Why did there are being fight to preserve Jews and to do everything portent for the welfare and upkeep of the welfare of Jewish people's because they were dedicated that was their whole position in life completely dedicated to be a Shepherd for the flock complete bit like starting from I should have been there in job is to be selfless transparent leaders. That's not about them. It's not about personal gain. It's not about money. It's not about ownership. So the library is an extension of that the Toyota and the collection of all this volume which continue on and become the way there are beim live on because it's the books that they wrote the books that they studied that we have that we can live with and follow these guidelines guidelines and live up to the expectations that they have of us. Okay, let's now move to next subject. Next subject is this Being that's also New Year's this week on what day is New Year's New Year's is Wednesday, right? Is it Thursday? Thursday is New Year's. So being that it's New Years. I want to also. Address the question which I've been coming before but you know what? It's a short question. Let's do it. Is it okay to give any relevance? Actually, Wednesday, Wednesday is New Year. Sorry I said Thursday. Is it okay to give any relevance to the secular New Year the Judaism give it any value at all like the concept Rosh Hashanah the malakand. So there's a Russian and not just Russia from the beginning of the year. But also son Alan Milliken when they were appointed Kings appointments have a Russian as well or do we completely ignore it from a religious perspective. So I've answered this question in a in previous pre-new year episodes 144 195 196 But essentially we have from the rebbe mm self and I'm occasions as wished other people. Happy New Year and explain that it is alluded to in the verse in Psalms Dylan that pays I involve Hashem you spurn the save I mean Hashem count will save I mean by the by the by the guy that died by the laws of the Nations and I believe there are visited by did server actually quoted this verse as well and he wished Andrews a happy New Year and you have other stories from sadiki man others that did use this opportunity to wish others are happy New Year because in that sense, it's a secular day that celebrating that in any particular religious manner. It's a secular day, which is the fiscal year has other elements of the new year is considered noon any ways in which the cauchy ations and contracts and so on and so forth. So therefore the answer is yes. How's it going approaches? Is that the large part of the world considers this new year? So therefore we also respect that obviously long compared to Rosh Hashanah. That is the beginning as I am to Phyllis myself a beginning of creation because that's not what it is at all but it has that type of value and like anything like resources anything that that's a neutral nature. You can always use it for kedusha for Holiness and use Alicia my So someone can use it in a good way either doing a good activity will be doing the event Wednesday night, which is New Year's night night after New Year, because it's also a good night people and off from work usually so if you use it as for those opportunities for learning for teaching for spreading users guide spending cities, absolutely. Okay. Okay, next question completely. Another question just happened to come in and I thought it's appropriate. All the questions are appropriate I should say but for some reason I felt this one is appropriate because of different issues. And the question is here. We are. After the customer knowing took power they purportedly became corrupt. Yeah, that's what some say is. Why doesn't Judaism have a mechanism to get rid of bad people in power? Corrupt leaders such as elections impeachment checks and balances Etc. We know that Many. Malakand Many Kings does the kings in Israel became corrupt as well. Why isn't there some way to remove corrupt officials in the tater? So let's separate this into two different levels. First of all, there's absolutely mechanisms the failure itself and take ownership example ourselves that if any Navi any profit could be the greatest Prophet we moisture our beta cos official husband Shawn. God forbid changes something that God said, Then they disqualify themselves. It's called the navi sheket. It's a false prophet, even though he may have been saying all till now. He was a year to shamima. So on so there are absolute guidelines with the Taylor says what creates disqualification the question is and how you implement that no one's Above the Law. There's only one God. So there's absolutely ways are not necessarily the ways that done today in modern secular governments, but there are ways there's a best in is a son hadn't in. Hello. And hello. He talks about the ways what you deal with when there's somebody that's on that log. Now that's in general speaking about different leaders when it came time Miller Carmela has more complicated because the Miller has absolute Authority and they wielded it. But even their number one, we know that God is diminished but didn't didn't there's mr. B - I mean it's called or that's a punishment that comes from Samantha God Is Watching and he will ultimately order organize things, especially when it comes to melek a King, but even with Kings very often, they maintain power not because they had that part because they were have the they had the armies and they had the corruption to help them maintain the power. And their ways as well that a business and Headroom can even challenge a king. We look in our locker. I'll be talking now back in biblical times and back in the knock times today. We don't have a Miller today leaders whether it's robbing him Russia's Shiva carbon or other types of leaders in the community are many cases elected. And they have to be accepted by the call of the calls that North look all of a leader is not accepting his falls out of favor for whatever reason there are instruments how to deal with that. Now you have to also make sure they don't have corrupt people corrupting this as well because you could say you could always come with complaints about somebody and say hey that's overthrow the person so how long the deals with that too. What are the conditions? It has to be done right has to be done. Ethically and has to be done honestly and objectively. Very often what you find is people who don't like people for their own reason want to be Empower themselves, or they want someone that they are friend with lie with its and power. So it's not corruption replacing corruption in that case bottom line is there's accountability and annotated environment. There's ways there's recourse for everything. I know some people say this is naive not realistic because the fact of the matter is what do you do if the row of himself in the communities you feel is not living up to the standards? And that people support them for their own reasons people are against so I'm not suggesting it's perfect. But the imperfection is on our part that we either don't have the uterus shamim and the proper respect of theta so everybody's jockeying for position. But it's not the Tater. That's a problem. The Tater gives all kinds of methods God planted everything understood and anticipated that people would be potentially can be corrupted can be shaded which is bribery and bias and and they have to recuse themselves. And if they don't there are there's recourse. Now I understand that. It's a flawed reality on our end. We don't live in a perfect world and that is very painful. But the same time we can't completely ignore not completely can't ignore the Tater standards. So we have to do the best we can and hopefully we can find people maybe in my job. Maybe it's a minority. Maybe it's silent majority that will really abide by Tater guidelines and not look to gain. From particular situation because they think they're the ones in power and they should be the ones in power. So we always hope that we find people who can have that type of purity of heart objectivity people who consult with others. Don't just do things ain't done he D. They don't just do things that their own volition because you never know people can have good intentions and sometimes do things that are not correct. They may have good objectives may be good, but the methods may not be so always sound and their ways for all of this the Taylor gives us ways consult with somebody true abbreviates consult with either shamim. And when there's a real trouble, I would suggest that people come together few few balanced mines view cam heads come together discuss it look at the options and make sure that there's no agendas because agendas will always never undermine and undermine the whole situation because what are you replacing your placing one agenda with another agenda much more can be said on this. It's a painful topic. It's not I don't have an ear. I don't have a magic pill or it. Tight solution. I do believe however that there are enough sincere people and good people that can rise to the occasion and look at things in a balanced way. And not allow themselves to be cowed or intimidated by any voice. Look at it from a Tearaway come to certain consensus and try to implement it. Okay, I would love to hear your feedback on this thoughts and comments. I'm trying to approach it in a very balanced Taylor way a way that the rebel would have approached. It is a tailor. There's a locker that's what Taylor came here for. It's dealing with a world that is full of sugar full of lies full of hostility full of deception duplicity. The Taylor came out teach us be at Ada Ada Guiding Light how to navigate the Minefield of conflict. Of different opinion ruination all the time is this one says this and this one disagrees. How do you find Clarity? How do you find truth in a untruthful world? How do you find the best possible approach and that is what we hold onto and frankly. We have nothing else to hold on to because if you don't have a tailor that that then we're completely subject and become completely victims of circumstances and of whims of individuals who may be very good people, but they can also change and then Other people may have different intentions. So Taylor is what we hold on to that is we are Taylor in shall not exceed see the shading That Base it on what it says what was expected of us and not based on our interpretation of what was said. And of course, he goes come into play insecurities come into play a lot of psychological factors come into play Whenever these things happen. That's why you have to be wise very wise and how to deal with situations and conflicts like this to be able to come away with a good good resolution and never forget the lesson of Hanukkah. That light dispels Darkness. The real way is like Toyota are you okay? It dispels darkness that again does not mean that sometimes we have to get done on our hands and knees and sometimes we have to get into the grime and into the dirt to do certain things, but that's only out of necessity and the and Last Resort and only as a minimal only in the minimal possible way and immediately get back into a world of life and nonpolar your mama or not. It's so exciting said we are day workers. We're here to bring light into the world. Okay. Well do a follow-up or two will talk about public menorahs last week. So here's some follow-up to that. Public menores episode 288 last week from opposition to having a menorah in our building. We are Chabad family living on a bustling Street this year. I tried putting up a menorah my building at least 25,000 people were of working traffic will see the menorah. We have a position from one from neighbor saying that if we let let that happen then they're going to want to put up a video deserve for their holiday. How one how do I answer such a question in a way that will impact them people oppose and to is it worth to argue about it if the from you didn't feel uncomfortable or might lead or lag? obvious, is that all Okay. So first of all, let's address question. Number one question number one the rebbe addresses directly, especially in context of Prayer in schools as well and that prayer in schools and public schools will lead people some people say a prayer that's a very deserve from the point of view of Taylor. And yet having faith in this world is better than no faith at all and they never quotes. The rebel called the Baal Shem Tov who preferred a religious Christian than than a person who is an atheist. Especially according to the fact that they would buy them. It may not be have a deserter many days opinions. It's not my service same beard am as there are more rights meaning it just custom and just just just the meaning meaning just custom for them. Not a religious statement. Secondly the menorah represents. Spiritual light Divine Light, how could that be a bad thing? We live in a world with so many symbols out there, especially in the streets and public areas of negative. So I would try to explain to them in a peaceful beautiful way. There's so much Darkness out there adding a light can only help dispel Darkness. And you think that's why the the neighbors that are not Jewish are going to want to put up there. They put it up. Anyway, look the whole country is adorned during this season. Didn't have to wait for the menorah. So we're trying to bring some Jewish light into the picture. I would say, it's Universal. I'd but coming from Jewish sources and I would do this but that condemned by dr. Schulman a peaceful calm way now, some people will respond and some people will respond well. To say that it's obvious at all not to do it. You could also argue. Maybe it's obvious. Is that all that they should they should compromise and allow it to be done. I've not seen and of course if it's direct Max lake is we have to get into a major war is one thing but I've seen from the rebel that if you do it positively you usually can Prevail, so I'm not sure what would be a situation if definitely going to cause Mike Lakers, but I believe that the remember Mike Leake is To the tangle. The other person has to be really opposed. So what happens if they don't like that you were doing other things that say not the kind of manure and the public. Let's say the other you walk outside with your toddler son, or you wear a beard on the yarmulke and someone says, you know, you're embarrassing us Jews. So what does that mean? Because of their they say that they're going to be it's going to be Mike Lakers an argument. That's why you have to stop that. So I would say always look for the peaceful way. If it's absolutely only a can lead only Mark Lakers that needs to be looked at trying to recall. I think there's something on answer from that. I've I'll try to find it but beyond that that's the approach I would take as far as another question Hanukkah public lighting's I listened to your sheer 288. One of the questions asked was Going public lighting of Menorah and you said that there's the reason of pursue manisa publicizing the miracle since when do we start how to do since when do we decide how to do pursue manisa? We Cazale were mistaken the how and when our sages designate how and when maybe have a skywriter right? Happy Hanukkah. It surely would be persimmon is mmm. Driving around the city with an electric motor on top of your car that to is pursue manisa. Is that to pursue - why don't you Institute a matzo ball hunting the White House Garden to emulate the game during Easter Passover holiday, once you start to write your own whole office and Newman hug him, who knows what you may come up with next blowing shade from the New York City Council during LL stick to the mid-surface in the shocked America RAV, and you won't go wrong. Okay. Well you're entitled to a question and I that's why I read it. But number one is we have a debit and a Deb is that you shut tight and he shall offer, you know, she'll Canada better than I am better than you and he instituted public Bernards. It's not some guy that came up with it. Because I'll be there a no. Yes and a leader. Now you say you want to learn what you don't want to follow him or you're accepting that's your business, but there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands that do and that's who they answer to and if he did something even we don't have an explanation. It knows it's definitely based on a locker initial carnatic and and and all kind of calculate arrows actually rotate including Premier cetera. Also a person who takes the pulse of Our Generation and understands what's needed. Then the age of assimilation up to 80 90 percent public Community can remind wonju of their jewishness of God of a mitzvah. then maybe what did you think about that that did not exist back the time of huzzah that issue Jews are embarrassed of their Judaism if this can help a little relieved that shame we're not doing in the situation where we're living with non-jews threatening us. Definitely not them a note is causing it. Then the contrary Terminator is a symbol of freedom and therefore public winners were upheld in the court courts are secular courts of law in America. And it could even be an Awakening to them to bring light into the world as we see now thousands tens of thousands of public when I was being lit tell me what the results are measure the results. So now you'll say okay. So do the ends justify the means just because the results are good. Well, that's why I went back to debit. Where's their issued to put up a public when Ada does not create new Mitzvah snack Ryan Newman hug him I was saying that specially today where most poskim say we love right at home and at home itself not even in the window and the door that there's a pursue manisa which we do in show and can also be applied to a vitamin are in the public because that's what it does. Now, whether it's how locking persimmon is where they make a broccoli obviously dependent on the flames and what when and who should make the brachot that's details, but the concept look what look what's going on is creating a kid is shy Shen? And that's what a leader like the rebel can do and understood it. He knew it before it happened. That's what he pushed for and we now can look in retrospect and see that a doctor was accomplished. And yes case-by-case certain things are acceptable certain things are not to be done soon things we have to do we were told to do and there are areas. Yes, there are areas where you can go ahead and bring the endoscope and God yes to other people doesn't always have to be in manifestation in the form of a Mitzvah when you go and business you talk to people about God. Is that going outside of the pale? Some people feel it is you only talk about God in my home and my show and in my cradle Look at of Rama V know we spread godliness everywhere your behavior Kiddush Hashem people look at you. That's not a new thing that's taking responsibility that you are proactive Jew. That's far enough. That's proud of being Jewish and proud of bringing light than being a dog Micaiah a living example of what God wants a human being to be on this Earth. Okay, one more little short follow-up and then we'll go to the see this question Raquel passing away after having Sons. I spoke about that. But there it was due to the fact that she says I will die if I don't have children, so I neglected to mention that Raschi and the pasok actually says that when they were leaving love on so the the gets cos the idols were stolen the traffic. So loved and comes to the Yakima says bring me back who stole the things he says whoever stole the child, I meaning some vouchers that I did not so Rashi says that was the reason that Raquel died prematurely. So that's requires its own discussion. And seemingly from that clearly was not rakhal's own words. It was due to a particular area. Why should why should she die be the act of known that it was Russell would have said that so that's another discussion. I just wanted to add to the hole. Equation of the topic and we'll talk about that another time fine. Okay. Now this is this question following up from the beginning of the program. What is this Hanukkah according to Exodus? So we talked about different aspects of his race as being very silly Gillies amount of ads by over Amazon the beginning actualization of potential. And there's a minor cold water socialism from the outer debit also need some of the same notes of Hanukkah minor and it's printed in irritated from the sympathetic with a sympathetic seditions. It's printed in Volume 5 of Bodacious of a litera page tough tough customer base and of sieve daleth section for tough tough customer base Allah that with that's the equivalent of 962 a And remember brings this mimer in a few of his talks number of places and different notes that he wrote individuals and explains it as well. So let me refer to where the rubber brings it and then I'll read briefly what it says on the river explains it in Shabbos passion McKay stuff. She enjoyed today's going back now all the way back to the early parts of the mysterious. That would be 1951 most likely as those chronic a tough salamat test. That would be 1978 and of 78. If Hanukkah was still in December. And their insights and very short that's under static and this could be from the alter rebbe. He compares the seven to eight days of Hanukkah to the eight days of Hanukkah has made a tremendous - Emma - Emma million. That's the eight days of when they dedicated the temple. And explains what are these eight that you bringing down? The 7 Days of attic attic is the highest level in Casa de pleasure. Divine pleasure that's the core of divine pleasure of the deepest levels of the Divine. So there's seven dimensions of that and you bring them down into Malthus. Malthus means that you reveal them. So I think they're a super conscious State and you bring them into a conscious State all the way to man. I just hug them but to the last of the ten spheres which is Marcos. And that's the eighth day because the 8 is the 7 in 1. And he says that's why it's called says Konica zase. Kanuka. Some is bear because they is he Malthus. This was no more notion of cave and adds there and race also means bagillion malkos reveals that which is from higher levels, which is concealed. So that's why it's called leis kind of because it reveals the concealed dimensions of the supra-conscious attic. Then it's under study continues and says but makamaka news by elsewhere it explains. There have been a footnote there the lab we gave our disc the countries in those early years in several countries with footnotes. So says elsewhere like HIPAA the opposite Sheehan has yeongnam that a days is not seven higher levels that come into one. It's the other way around. It's a one higher level that comes into seven High new Odetta cause I love Zion shame Zion me this the seven emotions. I'm a cobbler McGinnis Olive that received from the olive who cursor enclosed. Little changes that the aleph is the higher level. The one is higher and it's either cassette not attic but cast includes Artic or close. Give me the sanest which means K cirhonk Medina the first three heads the first three spheres. So the opposite before we said it was the seven coming into mouth closed until one revealing it being revealed and now it's the one coming in to 7. So the debit debates the issue. It is on talk whether the second interpretation is interpretation in general about the seven to eight days a million. Maybe not related to Hanukkah and the ribbon is narrator. He leans toward that interpretation that the second interpretation is not about Hanukkah. It's going back to the topic that he spoke about before that's in this publication of this conical tough. Salami test in this market optional base. He reconciles the to He says because in order to bring it down into malkos, you need to go to a higher place. So basically would be the olive of Castle gives the power to the seven meters to then bring it down into the center marvelous in the revealed way. So you have eight both ways. You have eight coming from the top down now they wanted to 7 and then seven into one that's what appears as a McKay's. What is it relevant to us the relevance to us as I discussed earlier as the rebbe explains is about revelation. The focus is if it's one of the seven you could say, yes, it's becoming going into the middle saw this coming down but you don't have the Gilliam alkyls and what you want to have is that it should really be fully alive that the light of Hanukkah and the last day shouldn't just be one that remains in higher domains, but one that energizes imbibes us and internalised in the fullest possible way where the light is shining brightly for all to see and for all to experience. But it's a light that's coming from a much higher level. It's not just a light the seven. Made the somatic are feeling this lights on this Chronicle. You have the 7 and 1 so you have the highest levels coming in the most revealed possible way. So you have the deepest Secrets being revealed in the most reveal possible way. Okay with that we conclude the City Cebu now the essays. The essays three essays first one is living in the perfect moment living with the Messiah your heel belfer age 42, Victoria, Australia the lawyer. Okay. Living with a messiah a popular catchphrase among Hasidic circles quoting the lubavitcher rebbe burnt, but what principle standards or morals is this message supposed to impart are we at deserving of the Messianic promise times? If not, how are we expected to or capable of acting as if we are or perhaps this phrase is not an instruction, but rather a high-level mission statement only intended to inspire. I have attempted to explore Concepts contained within a disclosure discourse presented by the ribbon to Mark the the conclusion of the chelation. Following the passing of his wife the rebbetzin in his response to our prophecy that promises the radek the eradication of death from this world. I found valuable advice on how living in your perfect moment can help even those of us not perfectly righteous to experience the ideal of living with the Messiah. Beautifully stated and goes on to actually spell this out. But is it for me when you learn all these deeper Concepts and citizens really relevant to a person who's we know may not be on the highest level. Even for those beneath intermediary meaning beneath the bay nanny. and talks about Maka Hashem the caucus demon Michalka component meaning God will raise the tears from every face. It means the end of death and then explains how that can be made relevant to each one of us and how each of us plays a role that we are needed in the unfolding of this drama the focus on love. And yes creating your perfect moment in an imperfect life your moment with God. Where to from here a glimpse of future times really excellent essay. The moment is talking about is Billingham obviously Nets are which means that that that death will be swallowed up forever. The rebbe said that on the 5th of Menachem of adoption Cafe, which was when the rabbits are kinda rub his mother passed away, but was published in 1988 after the rabbits of Hai mushkil passed away, very beautiful essay and you can find this and other essays that are posted a new For the first time I should say at citizen applied that cam. We also can find all the previous episodes archived as well as a forum where you can submit your Anonymous totally anonymous question essay. Number two is in Hebrew had a reckless lyrical admit be so marketers leadership of Russia the way to succeed and to train yourself in implementing decisions in / inhuman Perfection and perfecting yourself and after mental Ashkenazi age 19 Car Hobbit. Students in shiva's Temple, it will make for a hobbit. So the title tells it all. then and the addresses exactly that and uses looking here with the my muramatsu this. What motivates us to create change in our lives and why is it so difficult to do so the power of the status quo? And recognizing that this is the stakes are so high how you counter that with forces that recognizing that resistance what you can do to make sure that you implement I'll get another very good essay and well worth reading. I'm moved and touched and amazed frankly every time I read these essays how people put so much energy and investment and really interesting stimulating ideas that too often armed ones. You have not heard before. so I congratulate you for that and then we'll do the last Essay with about will be How to say this to Clay is a limit topple. So this as an instrument or a tool for therapists therapy therapist Tammy cooperman 51 Ramat Gan Israel, huge bias. Okay. So this one is really a very therapeutic type guidelines taken from considers these rights that in this this essay. I checked I researched how socks it is so offers us tools for even for a professional therapist. And I did this by looking at three perspectives the psychological perspective. The intellectual perspective a cognitive perspective and a behavioral perspective. And by doing by combining them and using cities, of course the comparing it to CBT and so on. She develops a pretty good blueprint. For how we can apply Exodus into the area of therapy. So this is good both for Lay people and of course for therapists and Professionals, in other worlds on job is quite extensive and elaborate which is great in this case. So thank you for that as well. And with that we conclude the essays and we are celebrating this chronic as I said at the outset. I want to again announce the hate Tavis event this Wednesday night eight doors opening up at 8 p.m. It tables and evening for the books that calm. It will also be streamed live but of course being live and seeing you you see me and I seen you of course is most powerful of all so I personally invite you all may you have a very very powerful and Illuminating this kind of--can one that illuminates every crevice of Our Lives. Even the darkest corners made eliminate and eradicate once and for all all the darkness and hate out there. It may have helped us bring peace in our communities in our homes and our families and in the larger world with the Ghulam. It is vastly meant that from the manator of Hanukkah we go to read Kindle the Manila in the base. I mean, especially seeing the Third Temple in Jerusalem, inhale of you may know mommy's soon as possible as even tonight flavor Connick.
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought. TOPICS: • How should we react to the recent frightful attacks on Jews? 2:12 • Why is it called “Zos Chanukah”? 10:53 • Is Zos Chanukah the end of judgment of Rosh Hashana? 17:32 • What do the Chanukah flames “tell us”? 24:32 • How can we maintain the Chanukah energy after the holiday and not feel down? 27:14 • Lessons from Hei Teves and Vayigash 30:49 • What exactly are we celebrating on Hei Teves? 32:45 • If Hei Teves established that the seforim belong to the Chassidim, why is the library not open to the public? 36:28 • Is it okay to give any relevance to the secular New Year? 40:15 • Why doesn't Judaism have a mechanism to remove corrupt people in power, such as elections, impeachment, or other checks and balances? 43:15 Follow up: • Public Menorah 51:45 • Rochel passing away 59:39 • Chassidus question: What is Zos Chanukah according to Chassidus? 01:00:40 • My Life 2019 essays:      o Living in the ‘Perfect’ Moment. Living with the Messiah, Yechiel Belfer, 42, Victoria, Australia 01:06:20      o הדרך להצליח ולהתמיד ביישום החלטות לשיפור אישי, Menachem Mendel Ashkenazi, 19, Kfar Chabad, Israel 01:08:51      o החסידות ככלי עזר למטפל, Tammy Kuperman, 51, Ramat Gan, Israel 01:10:18  Submit your question now at  https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson/ or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. The objective of the program is to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face. 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. 