Chassidus Applied to Chai Elul, Parshas Ki Tavo and the 6th Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta; Lessons from Elul 15: Establishment of Tomchei Temimim 121 Years Ago
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 227, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, August 26, 2018 / 15 Elul 5778 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
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The topics in this week’s 227th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
Chassidus Applied to Chai Elul, Parshas Ki Tavo and the 6th Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta
Lessons from Elul 15: Establishment of Tomchei Temimim 121 years ago
How can I balance hiddur mitzvah without becoming obsessive compulsive?
Are the Rambam’s dietary directives the proper halachic and chassidic way to eat?
As a ger I wonder at times whether my mitzvos have any effect?
Follow-up:
Writing pidyon to other Rebbes (episode 223)
Zionism (episode 225)
Snoring (episode 226)
Learning with your wife (episode 177)
Chassidus question: Elaborate on the difference between the diminished energies and abundant containers of tikkun (Arizal) and abundant energies and diminished containers of Tohu (Ramak)
My Life 2018 essays: The HeART of Chessed: Giving, without Giving too Much, Chaya D. Nelken, 19, Brooklyn, NY; How to Stay Focused in A World of Distractions, Sophia Katz, Brooklyn, NY; Wonder, Renewal and Faith, A. Tzvi Spalter, 72, Jerusalem, Israel
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With an ocd diagnosis has it severly. Some may actually be happy people that need their questions answered with patience and dignity
Yes , this OC behavior happens to some.BTs
Me included. i
It took me years to become normal ,BH
You can see when someone is very meticulous is some mitzvos and not in shalom bais or joy in the house
A great way to tell would be if resisting the ritual/behavior causes a feeling of anxiety/emotional distress and the individual can’t continue to his next task until he/she solved/engaged in the behavior it would probably be considered a cumpolsion/ritual. Additionally, trying to solve if your thoughts/urges/sensations are obssesions or not can lead to an endless pattern of rumination by comparing/analyzing and trying to solve an unsolvable problem. Another great misconception with this disorder might be That the thoughts mean something about the individual or is level of observance raising the question What if it’s not OCD? However, that has never… Read more »
this balance between having obsessive compulsive tendencies when it comes to hidur mitzva NEEDS to be addressed in the frum community
There is NO joy in the mitzvos – there is NO “Ibdu es HaShem b’Simcha” for the person or there family – just 24/7 made-up rules that have nothing to do with Halacha. Definitely WAY BEYOND “being careful.” The big problem is that the ill one has very little self-awareness & genuinely thinks they are being very holy. A tragedy for all.