MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 580 with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, February 8, 2026 / 21 Shevat 5786 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 580th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
Chof Beis Shevat
- How did this day impact the Rebbe and what do we learn from that?
- What is the significance of this day for each one of us?
- Can you share a short biography and some stories about the Rebbetzin?
- What practical actions should we be doing in honor of this day?
Yisro/Mishpatim
- What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha?
- Why weren’t all Torah laws given at the same time?
- Why do rational laws (mishpatim) have to be built upon the foundation of Sinai, Anochi Hashem Elokecho?
- Why was the Torah given on Mt. Sinai and not on Mt. Moriah, the Temple Mount?
- Since the Patriarchs studied and kept the entire Torah, what was unique about Matan Torah?
- What is the significance of naaseh v’nishma? And what is the logic of committing to something before hearing what you are committing to?
- Is there a connection between the ten commandments (aseres hadibros) and the ten utterances (asorah maamoros) with which the world was created?
- Why was Yisro’s acknowledgment necessary before the giving of the Torah?
- Why did Yisro have seven names?
- Why did the altar have a ramp and not steps?
Understanding G-d
- Can we “compel” G-d to learn Torah?
- How can we explain the paradox that Hashem is both infinitely inaccessible and infinitely accessible?
- What’s the difference between Shechina and Atzmus?
Siyum HaRambam
- Why did the Rebbe institute the daily learning of Rambam?
- What is the history behind it?
Super Bowl
- How can I stop my husband from watching the Super Bowl?
- Should we root for any team?
What do we learn from the latest obsession with the release of documents of a certain individual’s despicable behavior?
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