MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 341, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, January 24, 2021 / 11 Shevat 5781 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
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The topics in this week’s 341st episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
· Chassidus Applied to Tu B’shevat and Beshalach
o What do you do when you’re stuck?
o What is the secret to success?
o Lessons we learn from the time when the Jews were stuck between the sea before them and the pursuing Egyptians behind them
o What do we learn from trees?
· Bitachon in face of challenges
o Can we be angry at G-d when our friends and community members die of Covid?
o How do we explain bitachon and emunah when they apparently don’t bring the intended results?
o What can I do to change my negative feelings and lack of trust in G-d due to my life challenges?
· Parents and Children
o How do I get over very harsh words my mother told me?
· Children’s Apathy to Judaism
o How would you deal with teens who are apathetic towards Yiddishkeit?
o What is an appropriate response to my 11-year old son who confided in me that he fears that he won’t be religious when he grows up?
· Chassidus question: Is dirah b’tachtonim a reason for creation that emerged only in later generations?
· MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 12th Place winners:
o Essay English: “They didn’t change their names, their language or their dress” – Staying strong to who we are despite our surroundings, Mushka Cohen, 16, Student, Beth Rivkah, Montreal, Canada
o Essay Hebrew (men): פיזור הנפש, Mr. Meir Ha’Itan, Jerusalem, Israel
o Essay Hebrew (women): בנין החינוך – עסק משפחתי מצליח, Chana’le Gufchi, Educator, Kiryat Malachi, Israel
o Creative: Infusion (painting. Creative Art Piece. Oil on Canvas), Rivky Taichman, 20, Shlucha at Machon Alte Tzfat. Crown Heights, NY
MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of the human experience.
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Of course we have the right too. But at the same time I accept it. Can’t do anything about it anyway.
Disclaimer. Commenting without actually hearing the class.