Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
What does Tisha B’Av teach us today?   

• How does it empower us in difficult times? 


• What is its psychological application? 


• How do these days, and the general Jewish calendar, reflect the cycles of life? 


• Why are different prayers designated to different times of the year? 


• How do we explain Rabbi Akiva laughing when he saw destruction? 


• Is it appropriate for a family not to celebrate a child’s birthday in the month of Av? 


• Is someone born during this time of year destined to negative experiences, G-d forbid? 


• Why do we fast? 


• When was Moshiach born? 


• What is the connection between the sin of the scouts and the destruction of the Temple? 


• What was the difference between the sins that caused the destruction of the first and second Temples?  


• Why was baseless hatred the primary cause for the Temple’s destruction? 


• What can we do to increase unity? 


• Why does lashon hara affect the one spoken about? 


• How far are we from Moshiach’s coming? 


• What is a practical example of shtus d'kedusha that we can do today that can tip the scales and bring Moshiach? 

• How are we comforted by this Shabbos? 


• Why do we need Shabbo Nachamu after we were already shown the Beis HaMikdash on Shabbos Chazon? 


• Why did Hashem allow Moshe to pray 515 times but not a 516th time? 


• What is the purpose of Sefer Devarim? 

• Can we still say that Israel is the safest place on earth?  

• Why don’t you openly come out against the current democratic party? Follow-up 

• Thank you 

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