Ep. 595: What Does Gimmel Tammuz Teach and Expect of Us?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: 29 Tammuz: The bridge between 28 Sivan and 3 Tammuz • What should be our focus as we move from the third to the fourth month? 01:11 Gimmel Tammuz – 32 years: What does this day teach and expect of us? • How do we reconcile Gimmel Tammuz with the Rebbe telling us about the imminence of Moshiach’s coming? 08:49 • Ad mosai – how much longer must we wait for the geulah? 11:00 • Did the Rebbe make any statements that implied Gimmel Tammuz was about to happen, and did he give clear instructions for what he wanted us to do afterward? 18:22 • Why do we discuss fewer details about Gimmel Tammuz than about the day of the passing of the previous Rebbes? 21:48 • How can one honor Gimmel Tammuz if they are unable to visit the Ohel? 26:08 • Are kohanim and others who usually avoid visiting a gravesite allowed to visit the Ohel? Is a Rebbe perfect? 27:27 • How should a Chassid approach a situation where he does not understand something the Rebbe said or did? 28:56 • Is the Rebbe doing more miracles today than before Gimmel Tammuz? 36:06 • Can we say that the Rebbe is Moshiach after Gimmel Tammuz? 39:44 Korach • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 44:42 • Is there a connection between Korach and Gimmel Tammuz? 44:42 • What was the deeper reason for Korach’s opposition to Moses? 50:18 • Was Korach like a “communist”? 54:52 • Why did the children of Korach survive? 56:27 • Why does it say that they “thought they were alive” when they were actually alive? 58:40 • Were Dasan and Aviram total villains? Didn’t they allow themselves to get whipped instead of their brethren? 59:18 • Why will Korach serve as Kohan Gadol in the future? Are there any lessons to be learned from the NY Knicks victory? • How about the rioting that ensued? 01:00:03