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November 24, 2025 65 mins

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 Kislev 

  • Why is it called the month of geulah? 
  • What message does this month teach us in our personal lives? 
  • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 
  • What is the personal application of Vayetzei Yaakov? 
  • What is represented by Jacob’s ladder and the angels ascending and descending?
  • Why is prayer compared to a ladder?
  • Why was there a need for G-d to make a promise to Jacob when He had already promised the same thing to Abraham? 
  • How could Jacob be fooled by Laban when he knew the entire Torah? 
  • What do we learn from Rachel giving the signs to Leah? 
  • How was Yaakov and Leah's marriage valid according to halacha if the kesuba named Rachel and not Leah? 
  • Who were Bilhah and Zilpah? 
  • Did Bilhah and Zilpah consent to marriage? 
  • How do we explain all the allegorical and mystical interpretations in Torah seemingly justifying questionable behavior? 
  • What is the difference between the balance of chesed and gevurah and tiferes? 
  • Was there a difference between Jacob and Esau as children and as adults? 
  • What are the dynamics of a blessing? 
  • Why did Isaac bless Yaakov with the name Elokim and not Havaya?  
  • What was unique about the Mitteler Rebbe? 
  • What do we learn from this day? 
  • What are some interesting teachings of the Mitteler Rebbe? 
  • To what extent are people facing mental health struggles or addictions responsible for their Torah obligations? 
  • For a person suffering from addiction, is the message just to continue doing mitzvos — or does that minimize the need to address the addiction itself?

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