Ep. 594: Chof Ches Sivan – 85 Years: What Is the Historic, Spiritual and Cosmic Significance of the Rebbe Coming to America?
From MyLife: Chassidus Applied by Rabbi Simon Jacobson
June 8, 2026 · 1h 8m
About this episode
Rabbi Jacobson discusses the significance of Chof Ches Sivan and various lessons from the Torah parsha.
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chof Ches Sivan – 85 years: What lessons does this day teach us? What is the historic, spiritual and cosmic significance of the Rebbe coming to America? What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? "Send them if you wish": Why did G-d leave the decision to Moshe, and what does it teach us about life's choices? Why were all the Jews punished for the sin of the scouts? Who was Tzelofchad and what was he trying to accomplish by purposely gathering sticks on Shabbos? Modern Orthodoxy? How do we determine which different opinions are acceptable in Torah? Shelach What do we “live with” when the parsha we read in Israel is different than the one we read outside of Israel? 23 Sivan: What is the significance of this day? May we walk on the Temple Mount? How should we react to the Mayor of NYC not marching in the Israeli Day Parade? What should be our attitude to other types of Jewish communities?
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Topics covered
- historic significance
- spiritual significance
- cosmic significance
- Torah parsha
- life choices
- Jewish communities
Keywords
- Chof Ches Sivan
- Rebbe
- Moshe
- Tzelofchad
- Torah
- Jewish communities
- Temple Mount
- Israeli Day Parade
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: G-d
Places: Temple Mount, NYC
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