Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
How should we respond to the latest tragic Washington murders? 

• Where is Hashem in all of this? 
• Is there something we can do? 
• Should we stop displaying our Jewish identity, not go to shul, remove Jewish symbols? 

• Why do we read this Torah chapter before Shavuos? 
• Who owns the Torah? Can anyone claim royalties? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 

• What is the personal significance of this holiday? 
• What is the Torah, and why is the giving of the Torah such a monumental event? 
• What is the deeper meaning of so many seemingly trivial details in the Torah? 
• Why is it important for everyone to go to shul on Shavuos to hear the Ten Commandments if we have already heard them in previous years? 
• If the “entire Torah” is about loving another, why do we see many Torah observant people who are not loving? 
• Does the “entire Torah” include the inner dimension of Torah? 
• Why do the Ten Commandments begin with describing G-d as taking us out of Egypt and not as Creator? And why not G-d that will bring the final redemption? 
• What does Anochi signify? 
• Why were spouses commanded not to be intimate before Mattan Torah? Isn’t intimacy a sacred act? 
• Why do we dance with the Torah on Simchas Torah and not on Shavuos? 
• Why do we celebrate receiving the Torah when we didn't even have a chance to read it yet?  
• Is there a Maamar Chassidus on the book of Ruth that you would suggest we study? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What is the connection between this Omer period, Lag B’Omer and the weekly Torah portion? 

• Revealing the hidden and deeper good even in negative experiences 

• What is the central theme of this week’s Torah chapter? 
• Is Judaism rigid or flexible? Static or dynamic? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 
• Why are some blessings so great that they have to be hidden within curses?   
• Is it appropriate to get an aliya when they read the tochacho? 
• Why did the Mitteler Rebbe not learn from the Alter Rebbe’s previous readings that the curses are actually blessings? 
• Can we say that the only reason we are still in golus is due to the pleasure Hashem gets from our effort to overcome the darkness and the challenges it presents? 

• What is the difference between Lag B’Omer and Yud Tes Kislev? 
• Should Israel be relying on America for protection? What can we learn from Rashbi’s criticizing the Roman government? 
• Why does Lag B’omer, the Mattan Torah of the Inner Torah, precede Shavuos? 
• Is the Zohar the source of Chassidus? 
• Why did Rabbi Akiva’s students stop dying? 
• Why are we allowed to sing during the days of Sefirah? 
• What is the difference between sefiros and partzufim? 

• What is the personal application of Yesod? 
•  Is this week a good time to receive blessings to conceive healthy children?

• Can you share a few stories about his relationship with the Rebbe? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What lessons can we learn from 13 Iyar, the 73rd yahrzeit of Reb Yisroel Aryeh Leib a”h  

• What does his name and life teach us? 
• What did the Rebbe say after he stood up from shiva for his brother in 1952? 
• How do we deal with setbacks and difficulties? 

• How do we personalize this day? 
• Is there a connection between the 13 and 14th of Iyar? 

• Why do we celebrate on the day Rashbi passed away? 
• What is the connection between Rashbi and joy? 
• What do we learn from Rashbi and Lag B’omer? 
• What impact does the inner dimension of Torah have on our lives? 

• What is the significance of counting the Omer? 
• How do we apply to our lives the fact that the Omer counting begins after the barley offering? 
• What different meanings are there in the word sefira? 
• Why do we refine our emotions during these days? 
• Why not focus on cognitive emotions? 
• After counting the Omer why do we recite psalm 67 about the conductor of songs? 
• Why do we not make a blessing after we missed one day of counting? 
• Do we get a special reward for counting all 49 days? 
• Why do we not schedule weddings and listen to music during the days of the Omer? 
• Why does Chabad (and others) resume the customs of mourning after Lag B’Omer? 
• How is it possible that Rabbi Akiva’s students did not show respect to each other? 
• Why did Rabbi Akiva not stop their behavior? 
• What lessons can we learn from this in dealing with conflicts today?
• Why is there a custom to study the tractate of Sotah during these days? 

• What is the meaning of “l’hazhir ha’gdolim al ha’ktanim”? 
• What relevance does the service of the priests have to most of us who are not kohanim? 
• Why can a Kohen with physical deformities not serve in the temple?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
In loving memory of Rabbi Sholom Lipskar a”h 

• A few words about Rabbi Jacobson’s relationship with Rabbi Lipskar 

• What is the meaning of “living with the times”? 
• What is the central theme of this Parsha? 
• What is the meaning of sanctification? 
• How do we sanctify the mundane? 
• How can someone be despicable in the “name of Torah”? 
• How do we create balance in our lives – balance between transcendence and integration?
• Why was the offering of Nadav and Avihu called “strange fire”? 
• Can you explain how the imbalance of rotzo and shuv led to the death of Aaron’s sons? 
• How do we reconcile the different reasons given for their death? 

• What responsibilities do we have to ensure we are sanctifying G-d in our lives? 
• How would the Rebbe advise us to deal with the pro Hamas protests in our neighborhoods? 
• Are the Jews who march supporting Hamas terrorists part of the erev rav? 
• What reaction should we have to a recent confrontation between a Jew and a man in a wheelchair? 

• Is owning a dog appropriate? 
• What attitude should we have to people who own dogs? 

• Does this month contain a special energy because it's the only month where every day of the month has the time bound mitzvah of counting the Omer? 
• What type of healing does this month refer to? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Transition from Nissan to Iyar 

• What is the central theme of this period in time? 
• What is the meaning of geulah – personally and psychologically? 

Rosh Chodesh Iyar 

• What lessons do we learn from this month? 
• What is the significance of it being the second month, and of its acronyms? 

Beis Iyar 

• Is there a connection between Tiferes of Tiferes and l'chatchila ariber? 
• How do we personalize this day? 

28 Nissan 

• How can we not feel despair after hearing the Rebbe’s words on Chof Ches Nissan – if the Rebbe was not successful in bringing Moshiach, what chance do we have? 
• Tut altz vos ir kent – what more can we do? 
• What specific things did the Rebbe instruct us to do to help bring the geulah? 
• A message from a child to the Rebbe about increasing acts of goodness and kindness 
• How do we envision the geulah?  
• How do we achieve geulah consciousness? 
• Why will the wolf be at peace with the lamb? 
• Is Seudas Moshiach connected with the Rebbe’s words on Chof Ches Nissan? 
• Does partaking in a festive meal in honor of a certain event help manifest its reality?  
• What is the meaning of kabolas malchus of Moshiach? 
• Should we be telling people that the Rebbe is Moshiach? 
• Are recent scientific accomplishments – like the resurrection of the DNA of an extinct wolf – a sign of geulah? 

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier.Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Yud Alef Nissan • How do we honor the Rebbe’s 123rd birthday? 02:17 • What is the significance of the number eleven? 17:30 • How is it related to the Rebbe’s leadership? 17:50 • Is there a connection to the Rambam’s birthday on Erev Pesach? 20:08Personalizing the experience • Why is Yetziyas Mitzrayim so central to life? 29:10 • Why do we need to envision ourselves leaving Mitzrayim in every generation and every day? 29:10 • Why do the Ten Commandments begin with I am your G-d that took you out of Egypt and not that Created heaven and earth? 25:38 • If we must remember the Egyptian exodus every day, why is Pesach only eight days? 31:30 • How would you advise me to use the extra time on my hands during this Yom Tov season? 36:20 • In addition to addressing negative Pesach experiences, can you also focus on positive and beautiful elements? 39:39 • What are some prayers we can say the week before Pesach to ask Hashem for extra blessings in our lives, for a living, good health etc.? 42:48Chametz • Why are we forbidden from eating chametz? 45:56 • Why are there extra chumras on Pesach more than all year round? 47:56 • Why do we use a feather, spoon and candle when searching for chametz? 52:23 • Why did they add the chumra not to eat chametz from Erev Pesach in the morning? 51:00 • Why don’t Ashkenazim eat kitniyot (legumes), while some Sefardim do? 01:00:40 • Why don’t we eat gebrokts? 59:05Seder • Did the Rebbe ever tell us what is his favorite part of the Seder? 01:01:40 • Why do we eat matzah – due to it being the bread of affliction or due to the Jews not having time to wait until the dough rose? 01:01:51 • Is eating matzah a rectification of the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowledge? 01:05:50 • How does eating certain foods such as matzah, horseradish, and charoset dip align our souls with the energy of freedom? 01:04:09Last Days • What is the connection between the last day of Pesach and Moshiach? 01:10:47 • Why do we call them “four questions” when there are actually five, including mah nishtana? 01:07:29 • Why are there four questions? 01:08:37 • What do we say that during the year we don't dip even once, when in fact we dip the challah in salt? 01:09:10

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Rosh Chodesh Nissan 

• Why is this day and month unique? 
• What is the significance that the first mitzvah we were given as a nation is blessing the new moon of the month of Nissan? 
• What is the meaning of Nissan? 
• What is the difference between nissim and niflaos? 
• Is the revelation of this month initiated from above or below? 
• What does it teach and how can it empower us in dealing with our present challenges? 
• Is there any credence in connecting the name of this month with an auto manufacturer by the same name? 

• What is the significance of this day? 
• What were some of the last words the Rebbe Rashab said before his histalkus? 
• What lessons can we draw from the Rebbe Rashab to help us navigate today's challenges? 

• What is the central theme of this week’s Torah chapter?’ 
• Why is G-d's name not mentioned in the opening verse? 
• Why does Vayikra have a small aleph? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 

• Is Pesach meant to be a dreaded holiday filled with extreme stringencies? 
• Why and when did the Seder become a mechanical ritual for many Jews? 
• How can we rejuvenate the Pesach experience into a personally relevant and exciting experience? 
• What can I do to avoid conflicts with my spouse who keeps adding more draconian Pesach chumras, traumatizing our family? 

Beis Nissan Vayikra Pre-Pesach 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
27 Adar 

• What lessons do we learn from this day? 
• Did the Rebbe say anything prior to this day preparing us for events to come? 

• The chronology of this week’s Torah portion and the following books of the Torah 
• What is the central theme of this week’s Torah chapter? 
• Why is accountability so vital? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 
• Why was a cloud descending on the Mishkan a sign of the Shechina’s presence? 

• How does Chassidus explain why the Parah Adumah purifies the impurity of death? And why does it impurify the pure? 
• What is the source of your explanation on the progression of the four chapters? 

• How do we apply Parshas HaChodesh to our lives today? 
• Why is the period around Purim and Pesach connected to the obliteration of Amalek? 
• Do we commemorate the erection of the Mishkan on Rosh Chodesh Nissan? 
• Why are we not told to increase in joy in the month of Nissan? 
• How do we prepare for Pesach thirty days before the holiday? 
• Do our sages guarantee that the redemption will come in Nissan? 
• How do we understand the statement that Moshe was the first redeemer and will be the last redeemer? 

Pekudei Parshas Parah/Four Parshios HaChodesh/Nissan/Pesach Would the Rebbe oppose the dismantling of the Department of Education? 
Is it appropriate for Rabbis to post political click-bait videos just to increase their views? 
Should we participate and vote in the upcoming World Zionist Congress election? 
Thank you for your programs 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Triple Purim (Meshulash) in Jerusalem 
 
Adar 

• How can joy increase after Purim? 
• Is there a connection between joy and Purim and the sign of Pisces/fish of the month of Adar? 
•  inner dimensions and secrets? How does joy reveal

• What does Purim teach us about today’s wars with our enemies? 
• Why did Mordechai not bow to Haman (follow-up)? 
• Why do the sages interpret that Esther was married to Mordechai (follow-up)? 
• Why do we commemorate the Fast of Esther the day before Purim when the actual 3-day fast was in Nissan eleven months earlier? 
• Is humor and light-heartedness allowed at other times, or only on Purim? 
• Why don’t we find humor in the written Torah? (follow-up) 
• Will Moshiach have a sense of humor, or will that time be strictly serious?  
• Are we allowed to make fun of the Purim villains? 
• What is the difference between frivolous and “holy” humor? 

• What is the central theme of this week’s Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 
• What do we learn from the Jews donating for the Mishkan more than was needed? 

• Should we be working toward transforming our enemies and not just annihilating them? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What lessons can we learn from Tes Adar – 85 years later? 

• Why was coming to America a new era in history? 

• What does Purim teach us about today’s wars with our enemies? 
• Can we compare Hamas to Haman? 
• Is there a connection between the redemption of Purim and the final redemption? 
• Why will Purim be the only holiday that we will celebrate in the future? 
• Why was it so important that Mordechai not bow to Haman? After all, Jacob bowed to Esau. 
• If Esther could violate one of the three cardinal sins to save the Jewish people, why couldn’t Mordechai bow to Haman for the same reason? 
• Is there a way today to replicate the Rebbe’s hurrah hurrah hurrah that eliminated Stalin? 
• How do we justify the killing of 75,000 enemies? 
• Why do we praise the Jews for not taking spoils when they killed so many people? 
• Why the need for a second decree? 
• Why does fasting annul decrees? 
• Why then don’t we fast or wear sackcloth today in honor of the hostages? 
• What is the significance of Purim falling out on a Friday? 
• How can we explain the obligation of drinking on Purim until we can't distinguish between blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman?! 
• How could Rabba “kill” Reb Zeira on Purim?  
• What do we learn from this incident? 
• Does this story indicate that we ought to be careful how much Chassidus to learn? 
• How could Esther have relations with Achashverosh, especially according to the opinion that she was married? 
• Why do we wear Purim costumes? 
• What is the origin of the “Purim Torah”? 
• Why is Purim a holiday in which things are turned inside out and upside down?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
44th Siyum HaRambam 

• What is its significance? 
• Why did the Rebbe institute learning the daily Rambam? 
• When was it instituted and what is some of the background? 
• Why does the Rambam’s book of halachas begin and end with discussing G-d's existence? 

• What is the theme and energy of this month? 
• What is the source that the mazal of this month is special? 
• Why is Adar unique when we’re supposed to be joyous all the time? 
• What are some things we can do to manifest and increase the blessings of this month? 
• Why don’t we find humor in the written Torah? 
• On the night of his passing, what did the Alter Rebbe tell the Tzemech Tzedek about being joyous? 

• What is the central theme of this week’s Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 
• Why was the pure olive oil brought to Moshe and not to Aaron? 
• Why were there seven days of training of the kohanim? 
• Should kohanim be trained now to be ready to serve when Moshiach comes? 
• Why was shatnez permitted in the kohan’s garments? 
• Why do we need a physical temple when G-d dwells within each one of us? 

• Is that appropriate? 
• What can be done about it? 

• Why are some people blessed more than others even if they did not create a “keli”?  

Adar Tetzaveh Do some Jewish publications and sites present revisionist history?   
How much of a container must we make for G-d's blessings? 

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier.Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Bibas family tragedy 0:30 • How should we react to the tragic news that the mother and her two red headed babies were murdered by the terrorist savages? 05:10 • Is revenge an acceptable response? 12:04 13:52 • What should I say to a friend who no longer wants to be observant due to G-d allowing this to happen? 17:45 • How do we apply the Rebbe’s words about the blessings of Chof Beis Shevat to Chof Beis Tishrei (October 7)? 25:18Adar • How can we experience joy in face of recent tragic events in Israel? 28:20Terumah • What is the central theme of this Torah chapter? 31:40 • What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 34:03 • What does “I will dwell in them” mean? 36:28 • Do we all own a piece of the Mishkan/Mikdash? 37:53 • What was the purpose of the temporary Mishkan? 42:15 • Why don’t we have a temporary Mishkan today? 44:14President Trump • Can we ask the President to issue an order to rebuild the Third Temple? 45:58 • Should we be supporting the President's aggressive executive orders? 51:42 • Is the rise of President Trump a precursor to the geulah? 54:04 • What should be our attitude to the health status of the leader of another religion? 56:26 • Should we be harassing anti-Israel commentators? 58:48 • What can be done about the plight of single fathers? 01:01:26

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: 
Are we living in Messianic times? 

• How do we open our eyes and see redemption coming? 

• What lessons do we learn from this day, especially for our times? 
• What does the Rebbetzin represent in our lives? 
• How do we know what stories to believe about the Rebbetzin? 
• If the Rebbetzin wanted her privacy, why are we speaking about her so publicly? 
• Is there significance to the number 22 in connection with the Rebbetzin? 
• Why is the Rebbetzin named Chaya Mushka? 
• What does this name signify? 
• Did the Rebbetzin once save someone by pushing him out of danger and then felt that she needed to do teshuva for pushing a Jew? 

• How did the Rebbe connect this parsha with 22 Shevat? 
• What is the central theme of this Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us for our times? 

• Do we need acknowledgments of world leaders for Moshiach to come? 
• If mitzvos after Mattan Torah transform the physical objects why are we allowed to throw out tzitzis and other materials? 

• Is Israel behaving wisely by not taking President Trump’s aggressive approach with Hamas? 
• How can we agree to give Gaza to the USA? 
• Is it moral to expel the Palestinians from Gaza? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Yud Shevat – 75 Years: Chassidus Applied to Basi L’Gani

What is the main takeaway from this foundational discourse?

What do we learn about the tzimtzum in this year’s chapter 15 and the Rebbe’s maamorim of 5725 and 5745?

What are its practical applications?

Does tzimtzum separate or connect us with the Divine?

What do we learn from the Magid’s Torah on tzimtzum, as elaborated upon in Hemshech Ayin Beis?

How is the tzimtzum not really a concealment, but rather a deep revelation?

Why is G-d's ability to conceal greater than His ability to reveal?

How much is G-d in touch with our reality of tzimtzum?

Why can’t G-d allow us to understand His essence?

Will the tzimtzum still exist in Moshiach’s times?

Why does it say “my sister, my bride”?

What is an example of shtus d'kedusha that everyone can do in their daily lives?

Can we ask G-d to splurge His treasures upon us?

How should I interpret a dream I had of the Rebbe?

15 Shevat

What lessons do we learn from the New Year of Trees?

Is there a connection to Yud Shevat?

How do you explain the Rebbe’s footnote in his Yud Shevat telegram?

What was the theme of the Rebbe’s 15th of Shevat maamar 40 years ago?

Yisro

What is the central theme of this Torah chapter?

What was the theme of the Rebbe’s Yisro maamar 40 years ago?

What personal and global lessons does it offer us?

Why was Yisro’s acknowledgment – that of an idolatrous priest – so important before receiving the Torah?

Why did Moshe marry the daughter of Yisro?

Why was the parting of the sea necessary before receiving the Torah?

Why are the Jews called a “nation of priests”?

What makes the 10 commandments unique?

How should we react to President Trump’s Gaza suggestion?

Would the Rebbe agree with this approach?

Is Gaza part of the Biblical Land of Israel?

What should be our attitude to the Super Bowl?

How should I react to my husband who insists on watching the game at home?

How should I react to my wife who insists on disturbing me from watching the game? Should I just tell her that I’ll go watch it in a bar?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Yud Shevat – 75 Years 

• What is the significance of this milestone? 
• How does Basi L’Gani capture the central theme and mission of our seventh generation? 
• What lessons do we learn from chapter 15 of Basi L’Gani? 
• What is the chiddush that the most hidden treasures – l'maaleh maaleh ad ayn kaytz – are splurged on to the foot soldiers empowering them to be victorious over the enemies? 
• What did each Rebbe add to the understanding of tzimtzum? 
• Why did the maamar Basi L’Gani 5745 create a buzz by Chassidim? 
• What are the practical applications of knowing that there are tzimtzumim before the tzimtzum ha’rishon (as explained in Basi L’Gani 5745)? 
• What does chassidus mean when it refers to Hashem’s essence as light – etzem ha’ohr? 
• Why is ohr so fundamental in uniting G-d with existence? 
• What’s the point of knowing that G-d is so great that we can never really know him? 
• Can we say that spreading the teachings of Chassidus by the Rebbeim is an expression of “splurging the treasures” (bizbuz ha'otzros)?  
• How do we apply the statement that all sevenths are precious? 
• If the Alter Rebbe opposed France and the West, why did the Frierdiker Rebbe settle in the United States? 
• What’s the best way to receive a response from the Rebbe today?

• What is the central theme of this Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us? 
• Can we apply the continuing story of exodus to the hostages today?  
• Is G-d hardening the hearts of Hamas? 
• Does the recent release of some hostages reflect the energy of redemption we read about in these weekly portions? How do we tap into this energy? 
• Once G-d promised Jacob that He Himself would redeem him and his children, why did He appoint Moshe to lead the Jews out of Egypt? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Bo

How does this week’s Torah portion about the Egyptian exile and exodus reflect the challenges, disruptions and transitions in today’s world?

What is the central theme of this Torah chapter?

What personal and global lessons does it offer us?

Can we apply the story of exodus to the hostages today?

And the war in Gaza with the war against the Egyptians, especially considering that many Gazans are from Egypt?

Is there a connection between the blood smeared on the doorposts and a mezuzah?

Why did they bake bread the last day in Egypt? And why was it so important to rush out immediately and not wait until the bread rose?

How does bread and matzah reflect the central theme of the Egyptian exile?

What is the difference between Moshe and the Patriarchs?

Yud Shevat – 75 Years

What lessons do we learn from chapter 15 of Basi L’Gani?

What is the connection to Golus Mitzrayim?

What is the chiddush of the Arizal with the “secret of the tzimtzum”?

Does the tzimtzum divide or connect us deeper with G-d?

What are the implications and applications of pre-tzimtzum harishon tzimtzumim discussed in the 5745 maamar?

Freeing the hostages

Do we know why some hostages were released but others are still waiting?

What more can we do about the situation?

President Trump’s Inauguration

What attitude should we have to this?

According to Torah and Chassidus should we involved in partisan politics?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Is the recent cease-fire and hostage exchange a positive thing? 

• What would the Rebbe say about this? 
• Is there anything positive that emerged from the hostage crisis? 
• What should be our long-term goal? 
• With all the disappointments should we become more complacent? 

• What can we learn from the Rambam today? 
• How was the Rambam unique? 

• What can we learn from the Alter Rebbe today?  
• What does his name represent? 
• What were the Alter Rebbe’s last words to the Tzemach Tzedek? 
• Is this yahrzeit a sad day?  
• How do we honor it? 
• Is it appropriate to reprimand those who persecuted the Alter Rebbe? 

• What is the central theme of this Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us? 
• Should we expect to see ten plagues against Iran and its proxies?  

• How should we prepare for this day? 
• What is a short synopsis of the main ideas and innovative chiddushim of chapter 15 of Basi L’Gani? 
• What is a practical example of “splurging the treasures” (bizbuz ha’otzros) applicable to our times?
• How do we explain the difference between the preciousness of seven and the transcendence of eight? 
• How do we receive answers from the Rebbe today?  

• Should we be celebrating a mezuzah preserved in a burned-down building? 

Chof Teves Chof Daled Teves Vaeira Yud Shevat – 75 Years LA Fires 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What can we learn from the LA fires? 

• Should we see them as a punishment? 
• How do our good deeds help prevent disasters? 
• Are they a sign of better things to come? 
• What does it mean that after a fire we become rich? 
• Are events like this foretold in the Torah? 
• Why are the prophets cryptic? 

• What is the central theme of this Torah chapter? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us? 
• What does it teach us about suffering? 
• Why is Moshe known by the name given to him by Pharoah’s daughter and not the one given to him by his parents?   
• What do we learn from the incident of Moshe killing the Egyptian? 
• Do Dasan and Aviram get any “credit” for informing on Moshe and thereby leading him to his wife and ultimately G-d appearing to him? 
• Why did Moshe accuse G-d of “doing evil to these people”? 

• How does Dan salvaging lost items relate to the winter months? 

• What guidance is offered to us by the story in Midrash about didan notzach? 
• Why are our efforts not working when “nothing stands in the way of will”? 

• Can we pray for a local sports team to win a game? 
• How should I deal with my husband who is consumed with watching football? 

Shemos What is the connection between the month of Teves and the tribe of Dan? What can we learn from Hei Teves regarding freeing the hostages? What did the Rebbe say about beginning to prepare for Yud Shevat thirty days earlier? 
 
If the Tenth of Teves is so intense, why does the fast not begin the night before? 
 
What should our attitude be to sports? 

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Chassidus Applied to Hei Teves

What do we commemorate and celebrate on this day?

What was the spiritual trial and victory connected to this day?

Why were the stolen books considered a challenge to the Rebbe’s leadership?

Why did the Rebbe take such offense to the statement by the opposition that Chabad is not “active”?

How does Hei Teves express a deeper victory than the miraculous victory of Chanukah?

What did the Rebbe mean that the stolen books were like live bombs?

Why was the Rebbe so upset on Beis Kislev about the people hanging out in the streets?

Why were criminal charges of theft not filed against the accused?

If G-d infused His “soul” in the Torah, why is the Torah finite?

10 Teves

What lessons does this day offer us?

What is the significance of the fast day being on Friday?

What does it teach us about fighting our battles in Israel today?

Vayechi

What is the central theme of this Torah chapter?

What personal and global lessons does it offer us?

Why did Jacob live his best years in Egypt?

Why then was he so adamant to be buried in Israel?

Why did Jacob initially want to tell his family when Moshiach would come and why did G-d prevent him from doing so?

Why does Yaakov bless some of the 12 tribes with non-kosher animal representation: the lion of Yehuda, the viper of Dan, the ass of Yissachar, and the wolf of Binyamin?

Who gathered the lost objects that the tribe of Dan dropped?

Miketz

Is it significant that Parshas Miketz, which alludes to the final geulah, has exactly 2,025 words?

President Jimmy Carter

What are we to make of the fact that Jimmy Carter, the first president to light a public menorah, passed away on Chanukah? Is that justified?

Chanukah (follow-up)

Why don’t we light Chanukah candles according to Beis Shammai?

How should I deal with people not dressed modestly without being rude?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What is Chanukah’s message to us today? 

• How does it teach us to find hope and light in challenging times? 
• What is the personal application of the Chanukah light details – time, place, number, oil?
• What does the oil represent?
• Chassidus Applied to Chanukah and Zos Chanukah 
• Why do we eat potato latkes and donuts on Chanukah? 
• Is it a mitzvah? 
• What is the difference between a custom and a mitzvah? 
• What is the significance of Zos Chanukah? 
• Is Zos Chanukah considered to be the final sealing in the Book of Life inscribed on the New Year? 
• According to Shammai would the first day of Chanukah be called Zos Chanukah? 
• Just like we put on a few pairs of tefillin, why don’t we light two menorahs to satisfy both opinions of Hillel and Shammai? 
• What can we do to ensure that the joy and lights of Chanukah last all year long? 

• What is the central theme of this Torah chapter? 
• How could the righteous tribes have sold their brother into slavery out of jealousy? 
• What do Judah and Joseph represent? 
• Why will “action” be greater when Moshiach comes? 
• What role does Joseph play as a precursor to Moshiach ben David? 
• What personal and global lessons does it offer us? 
•  How is it connected to Chanukah?

• What does the Tzemach Tzedek mean by saying that rejoicing in the Alter Rebbe’s celebration is to grasp on to the doorknob (klamkeh)? 
• Are we required to teach Chassidus to others (follow-up)?  

• How can I deal with the fact that I no longer can have children?