Ep. 589: How Does Lag B’Omer Apply to My Daily Life?

About this episode

Rabbi Jacobson discusses the significance of Lag B’Omer and its applications in daily life.

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: 16 Iyar Why don’t we recite the Parsha about Manna every day, as well as the Ten Commandments, like we do the Parsha of the Akeidah, as stated in Shulchan Aruch? What is the significance of this special day? How could the students of Rabbi Akiva not respect each other to the point of it causing a plague? Why don’t we see such harsh consequences (G-d forbid) due to other acts of disrespect in our times? How did the Mitteler Rebbe celebrate Lag B’Omer? Why was it a day of miracles? How can Lag B’Omer open up channels of connection between parents and children? What is the source that this day is the hilula of Rashbi? Why is the day of Rashbi’s passing a time of joy and celebration? What is the connection with Hod of Hod? Why is Rashbi referred to as Shabbos? What were some of the big secrets Rashbi revealed right before his passing? How could Rashbi have passed away while he was teaching Torah? What is the connection between Lag B’Omer and the gal (mound) that Jacob built to serve as a witness of the boundary between him and Laban? How is that consistent with the verse gal einei , which is a state of open revelation, the opposite of…

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Topics covered

• Lag B’Omer
• Rabbi Akiva
• Rashbi
• Chassidus
• spiritual significance
• parent-child connection
• miracles

Keywords

• Lag B’Omer
• Rabbi Akiva
• Rashbi
• spirituality
• Chassidus
• miracles
• parent-child connection
• Torah

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