Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
5 Av: Yahrzeit of the Arizal
• What is the relevance of this day? 08:19
• How was the Arizal unique? 02:03
• What is a short biography of the Arizal and his teachings? 10:39
• What does it teach us? 15:26
• What did the Arizal say in his eulogy of the Ramak? 13:29
• How should we honor this day? 15:00
Menachem Av/Nine Days
• What should be our focus during these days leading into Tisha B'Av? 16:31
• What is the meaning of this month’s name? 18:15
• Do people born this month have a unique personality type? 19:43
• Why was the Temple destroyed? 22:26
• How could baseless hatred, which is not punishable in the Torah by death, be enough reason for the destruction of the Temple and death of so many? 25:44
• Is it appropriate to eat meat during these days? 28:53
• Why do some people insist on eating meat? 29:55 31:48
• What is the meaning and significance of the last verse in the Shabbos Chazon Haftorah: Tzion ba’mishpat ti’podeh v’shoveho b’tzedakah? 36:40
• Does it mean that redemption will literally come through charity? 38:18
• Why are we not told the names of the perpetrators in the Kamtza Bar Kamtza story – the host, the silent rabbis? 41:14 42:45
• Does Tanya chapter 32 mean that all Jews are actually equal, or only potentially so? 46:55
What can we learn from the World Cup, especially during these days?
• What lessons did the Rebbe teach us from soccer? 49:35
Tisha B'Av
• Why was Moshiach born on this day? 56:28
• Doesn’t the human Moshiach have an actual birthday? 58:52
• Is there a connection between Eicha (which we read on this day) and the question ayeko (which is comprised of the same letters) that G-d asked Adam? 01:02:02
• Are there any lessons to be learned from the fact that smoke from Canadian wildfires has filled the air of Northern USA on the weekend before Tisha B’Av? 01:04:30
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
5 Av: Yahrzeit of the Arizal
• What is the relevance of this day? 08:19
• How was the Arizal unique? 02:03
• What is a short biography of the Arizal and his teachings? 10:39
• What does it teach us? 15:26
• What did the Arizal say in his eulogy of the Ramak? 13:29
• How should we honor this day? 15:00
Menachem Av/Nine Days
• What should be our focus during these days leading into Tisha B'Av? 16:31
• What is the meaning of this month’s name? 18:15
• Do people born this month have a unique personality type? 19:43
• Why was the Temple destroyed? 22:26
• How could baseless hatred, which is not punishable in the Torah by death, be enough reason for the destruction of the Temple and death of so many? 25:44
• Is it appropriate to eat meat during these days? 28:53
• Why do some people insist on eating meat? 29:55 31:48
• What is the meaning and significance of the last verse in the Shabbos Chazon Haftorah: Tzion ba’mishpat ti’podeh v’shoveho b’tzedakah? 36:40
• Does it mean that redemption will literally come through charity? 38:18
• Why are we not told the names of the perpetrators in the Kamtza Bar Kamtza story – the host, the silent rabbis? 41:14 42:45
• Does Tanya chapter 32 mean that all Jews are actually equal, or only potentially so? 46:55
What can we learn from the World Cup, especially during these days?
• What lessons did the Rebbe teach us from soccer? 49:35
Tisha B'Av
• Why was Moshiach born on this day? 56:28
• Doesn’t the human Moshiach have an actual birthday? 58:52
• Is there a connection between Eicha (which we read on this day) and the question ayeko (which is comprised of the same letters) that G-d asked Adam? 01:02:02
• Are there any lessons to be learned from the fact that smoke from Canadian wildfires has filled the air of Northern USA on the weekend before Tisha B’Av? 01:04:30
