MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 295, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 9, 2020 / 14 Shevat 5780 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
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The topics in this week’s 295th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
- Chassidus applied to Tu B’Shevat and Yisro
- 6th annual MyLife: Chassidus Applied Contest, with a new artistic track: The power of initiating and presenting Chassidus in written or artistic form
- What does it mean that Tu B’Shevat is the new year for trees?
- Did Moshe marry into a non-Jewish family?
- Yud Shevat follow-up
o Basi L’Gani
o False humility
o Bringing Moshiach: Process or event?
o Shtus D’kedusha
- What is the story behind the Rebbe assuming leadership on Yud Shevat 5711? What transpired during that year?
- Why was the Frierdiker Rebbe’s shtreimel not given to the Rebbe?
- Chassidus question: What is the Manna according to Chassidus?
- My Life 2019 essays: Addiction: The Road to Recovery, Dov Aizenman, 30, Myrtle Beach, SC; מוח בלתי מנוצח, Moti Stambler, 22, Kfar Chabad, Israel; תסמין הדור השני אצלי ואצלך, Elazar Cohen, 22, Argentina
This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM EST, is meant to inform, inspire and empower us by applying the teachings of Chassidus to help us face practical and emotional challenges and difficulties in our personal lives and relationships. To have your question addressed, please submit it at chassidusapplied.com/ask.
In what has now become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied addresses questions that many people are afraid to ask and others are afraid to answer. When asked about the sensitive topics he has been addressing, Rabbi Simon Jacobson commented, “I understand that the stakes are high and great care has to be taken when speaking openly, but the silence and lack of clarity on matters plaguing the community can no longer go unaddressed. The stakes of not providing answers are even higher.”
The on-going series has provoked a significant reaction from the community, with thousands of people viewing each live broadcast and hundreds of questions pouring in week after week. At the root of every question and personal challenge tackled by the series is the overarching question: Does Judaism have the answers to my personal dilemmas?
In inimitable “Jacobson-fashion”, the broadcast answers people’s questions in simple, clear language while being heavily sourced. Each episode is jam-packed with eye-opening advice from the Rebbeim, gleaned from uncovering surprising gems in their letters, sichos and maamorim that address our personal issues with disarming relevance. Simultaneously, Rabbi Jacobson is able to crystallize a concept quickly, succinctly, and poignantly for any level of listener.
All episodes are immediately available for viewing in the MLC’s archive and can be downloaded as MP3s for listening on the go.
Questions may be submitted anonymously at chassidusapplied.com/ask.
Live Video:
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In addition to the excellent content and relevance, I am deeply impressed with the subtle way Rabbi Jacobson addresses sensitive and controversial issues. There is so much to learn from that.