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?

Vayeitzei Toldos Tes Kislev Responsibilities of those suffering from mental health issues and addictions