Mylife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Yud Shevat – 75 Years  What is the significance of this milestone?  How does Basi L’Gani capture the central theme and mission of our seventh generation?  What lessons do we learn from chapter 15 of Basi L’Gani?  What is the chiddush that the most hidden treasures – l'maaleh maaleh ad ayn kaytz – are splurged on to the foot soldiers empowering them to be victorious over the enemies?  What did each Rebbe add to the understanding of tzimtzum?  Why did the maamar Basi L’Gani 5745 create a buzz by Chassidim?  What are the practical applications of knowing that there are tzimtzumim before the tzimtzum ha’rishon (as explained in Basi L’Gani 5745)?  What does chassidus mean when it refers to Hashem’s essence as light – etzem ha’ohr?  Why is ohr so fundamental in uniting G-d with existence?  What’s the point of knowing that G-d is so great that we can never really know him?  Can we say that spreading the teachings of Chassidus by the Rebbeim i