Ep. 608: What Should Our Focus Be as Tishrei Concludes and Cheshvan Begins?

<p>Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:</p><p><strong>What should our focus be as Tishrei concludes and Cheshvan begins?</strong></p><ul><li>What does v’Yaakov holech l’darko mean?</li><li>Why do we use a verse about Yaakov’s return to Israel to describe our leaving the holiday season and entering the mundane year?</li><li>Why is this month called MarCheshvan?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Can we predict what will happen in 5787 based on its number Tav Shin Paz (gold)?</strong></p><ul><li>What can we learn from events that happened 100 and 200 years ago?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Noach</strong></p><ul><li>What do the flood and the ark teach us about today’s world?</li><li>What is the meaning and significance of the teivah (ark)?</li><li>How can we say that teivah refers to the words of Torah before the Torah was given?</li><li>Why is this Parsha read in the month of Cheshvan?</li><li>What is the connection between the flood and a mikveh?</li><li>Why did G-d destroy the entire world in the great flood and not just the sinners?</li><li>Is it possible that G-d will destroy the world because of today’s terrorists and their supporters as He did in the time of the flood?</li><li>What was the difference between Noach and Abraham?</li><li>How do we reconcile Noach being a tzaddik just in his generation with the meaning of that title explained in Tanya?</li><li>Why the distinction between kosher and non-kosher animals entering the ark, when consuming meat was not permitted before the flood?</li><li>What happened to the fish during the flood?</li><li>Why did the animals want to leave the ark after the flood, unlike Noah?</li><li>Why was life expectancy lowered to 120 after the flood?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Miracle of Flight 1073</strong></p><ul><li>Why does G-d not do more great miracles?</li><li>How do we reconcile this miracle with the many times miracles don’t happen to save people from tragedies, such as on October 7 when 1200 people were killed?</li></ul>