Ep. 329: Should We Vote for Trump or Biden?

Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought.

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THIS WEEK'S TOPICS:

• Chassidus Applied to Chof Cheshvan and Vayeira
• Did the biblical stories of the avos actually happen or are they just metaphors?
• What is unique about the revelation of Vayeira when G-d revealed Himself earlier to Abraham?
• Why did Abraham wait to perform the mitzvah of bris until he was 99?
• Chof Cheshvan: 160th anniversary of the Rebbe Rashab’s birth: What is the
• connection between the Rebbe Rashab crying for divine revelation with his life and legacy?
• Why are my parents insisting that I move out of my home at 27 when Abraham left his home at 75?
• How do we know that Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt?
• Election 2020:
  What is the Rebbe’s view on preserving the USA?
  Should we vote for Trump or Biden?
  Would it be a chilul hashem for someone to publicize that they are voting for Trump?
  Can we vote in a church building?
  What would the government be like without G-d?
  
• What should I do about my online addictions?
• Chassidus question: Was Abraham the first Jew? Part II
• MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest 3rd place winners:
  English essay, $1,000 winner: The Alter Rebbe’s Brilliant Solution to the Addict’s Dilemma, Shraga Crombie, 38, Shliach, Chabad House at Rutgers University, Edison, NJ
  Hebrew essay (men), $500 winner: How to choose the correct diet? כיצד לבחור דיאטה נכונה? Rabbi Dovid Zalmanov, Kiev, Ukraine
  Hebrew essay (women), $500 winner: Taste of a Life. טעם החיים, Chana Berger, student, Migdal Ha’Emek, Israel
  Creative: Just a Leaf (lyrics and music), Esty Stern. 28, Brooklyn, NY