Should We be Closing Schools and Shuls Due to Ciovid-19?

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Published Mar 18, 2020

Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought.

SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS EDITION

TOPICS:
• Coronavirus
o How did our ancestors deal with plagues? 03:30
o Has the Rebbe ever made public statements about pandemics and what we can do on a physical and spiritual level to stop them? 16:05
o Are the yeshivas that are closing due to corona virus violating the edict shomer mitzvos lo yeda devar rah? 19:52
o Is it okay to daven at home? 20:55
o Should we add a mitzvah to help stop the pandemic? 17:10
o Should we organize a larger prayer gathering? 18:36
o Can the Coronavirus panic possibly be a sign of Moshiach’s imminent arrival? 27:08
• Chassidus applied to 25 Adar and Parshas HaChodesh 41:34
• Lessons from Vayakhel Pikudei 45:14
• 300th episode: What are the three most important everyday lessons for the average person you have learned from chassidus? 37:01
• What type of miracle is better, a supernatural miracle or a miracle hidden in nature? 50:52
• Ki Tissa follow-up:
o Why was Moshe not punished for smashing the luchos? 55:31
o Was Moshe forgiving of the Jews who built the golden calf? 55:59
• Purim follow-up:
o Why are the names of Mordecahi and Esther used? 59:43
o Women included in the miracle 1:00:54
o Was G-d “awake” during the Purim story? 01:01:49
• Chassidus question: Why did G-d tell Moshe that he can see His back, but not His face? 01:04:33
• My Life 2019 essays:
o חסידות – המפגש החדש, Paz Shavit, 35, Herzliya, Israel 01:07:56
o עד כמה חשובה הכוונה בקיום המצוות, Dori Galili, 45, Sderot, Israel 01:09:07
o Bullying: An Opportunity, Not a Threat, Mendel Wilhelm, 23, London, England 01:10:16

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