Ep. 602: How Do We Honor Chof Av?

<p><strong>Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:</strong><br> <strong>What should be our focus during these days? </strong></p><ul><li>Why do we begin blessing each other with wishes for a good year on the 15th of Av? </li><li>Why is it written that there were no holidays like the 15th of Av in the past tense? </li></ul><ul><li>What is the relevance of this day? </li><li>What is the significance of this day coming 40 days before Rosh Hashana? </li><li>Why did the Rebbe’s father have to endure such excessive suffering? </li><li>Can it be explained by the idea that, to grow to an unprecedented higher level, one needs to nullify previous levels entirely? </li><li>What was unique about Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s teaching style? </li><li>How would you describe what it adds to Chabad Chassidus in general? </li><li>Are his writings Chassidishe Chassidus or Rebbe’she Chassidus? </li><li>Can you give us an example of some of his teachings? </li><li>How can we honor the Rebbe’s father? </li><li>Who is in charge of publishing Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s teachings? </li><li>What is the connection of Reb Levi Yitzchak to the month of Av? </li></ul><ul><li>What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? </li><li>What is the meaning of the blessings and curses in the Torah? </li><li>What is the proper way to bless someone? </li><li>Is there a source that on a birthday one has a special power to bless others? </li><li>How do we create a vessel for blessings? </li><li>What can we do to remove blockages from receiving blessings? </li><li>How do we transform a curse into a blessing? </li><li>If curses are really hidden blessings, why do we need revealed blessings? </li><li>Why does the Midrash connect the blessings and curses to the physical topography of the mountains associated with them? </li><li>What can we learn from the Torah’s way of recognizing a true and false prophet to help us identify charlatans and scammers today? </li></ul><p><strong>Chof Av Re&#39;eh </strong></p>