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?
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