Ep. 600: What Can We Learn From the World Cup Especially During These Days?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: 5 Av: Yahrzeit of the Arizal • What is the relevance of this day? 08:19 • How was the Arizal unique? 02:03 • What is a short biography of the Arizal and his teachings? 10:39 • What does it teach us? 15:26 • What did the Arizal say in his eulogy of the Ramak? 13:29 • How should we honor this day? 15:00 Menachem Av/Nine Days • What should be our focus during these days leading into Tisha B'Av? 16:31 • What is the meaning of this month’s name? 18:15 • Do people born this month have a unique personality type? 19:43 • Why was the Temple destroyed? 22:26 • How could baseless hatred, which is not punishable in the Torah by death, be enough reason for the destruction of the Temple and death of so many? 25:44 • Is it appropriate to eat meat during these days? 28:53 • Why do some people insist on eating meat? 29:55 31:48 • What is the meaning and significance of the last verse in the Shabbos Chazon Haftorah: Tzion ba’mishpat ti’podeh v’shoveho b’tzedakah? 36:40 • Does it mean that redemption will literally come through charity? 38:18 • Why are we not told the names of the perpetrators in the Kamtza Bar Kamtza story – the host, the silent rabbis? 41:14 42:45 • Does Tanya chapter 32 mean that all Jews are actually equal, or only potentially so? 46:55 What can we learn from the World Cup, especially during these days? • What lessons did the Rebbe teach us from soccer? 49:35 Tisha B'Av • Why was Moshiach born on this day? 56:28 • Doesn’t the human Moshiach have an actual birthday? 58:52 • Is there a connection between Eicha (which we read on this day) and the question ayeko (which is comprised of the same letters) that G-d asked Adam? 01:02:02 • Are there any lessons to be learned from the fact that smoke from Canadian wildfires has filled the air of Northern USA on the weekend before Tisha B’Av? 01:04:30