Ep. 610: Is Europe Suffering Its Fate Due to Their Mistreatment of Jews?

<p><strong>Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:</strong><br><strong>What should our focus be at this time of year?   </strong></p><ul><li>What should we do when we don&#39;t feel inspired? </li><li>What great things are accomplished through self-generated effort? </li></ul><ul><li>What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? </li><li>Can we view Sarah&#39;s laughter when she heard that she would bear a child in a positive way? </li><li>Are the problems caused today by Arabs/Muslims a continuation of Hagar and Ishmael being sent away from Abraham&#39;s home? </li><li>How could Abraham, a merkavah to G-d&#39;s will, challenge G-d for wanting to destroy Sodom? </li><li>Was it inappropriate of Abraham to pray for Sodom? </li><li>What does it mean when G-d says &quot;I will descend now and see&quot; if Sodom has sinned – isn&#39;t G-d omnipresent and omniscient? </li><li>Why did the residents of Sodom mistreat travelers?  </li><li>Why doesn&#39;t G-d destroy other wicked cities? </li><li>Why did Lot&#39;s wife turn into a pillar of salt? </li><li>How do we explain the strange story of the Akeidah? </li><li>Why didn&#39;t Isaac resist? </li></ul><ul><li>Can you present a short biography of the Rebbe Rashab? </li><li>How do we explain the Tzemech Tzedek&#39;s response that Abraham earned G-d&#39;s revelation due to his circumcision – didn&#39;t G-d reveal Himself to Abraham earlier as well? </li></ul><p><strong>Vayeira  </strong><br><strong>Chof Cheshvan Can we say that Europe is suffering its fate due to its mistreatment of Jews, as G-d told Abraham, &quot;Those that bless you shall be blessed&quot;?</strong></p>