How Does Tisha B’Av Capture the Paradox of a Jew? What Is the Healthy Way of Grieving Over Loss While Not Being Defined by It? Why Was Moshiach Born in the Darkest Moments of This Saddest Day of the Year? How Important Is Unity in Repairing the Wounds of Tisha B’Av? Can We Apply Tisha B’Av to Healing From All Forms of Illness? What Is a Balanced Torah Approach to Healing and Medicine? What Is the Significance of Shabbat Nachamu and the 15th of Av?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 554, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, August 3, 2025 / 9 Menachem Av 5785 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
>>> Special Tisha B’Av Edition <<< Podcast YouTube Chassidusapplied.com The topics in this week’s 554th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av · How does this day capture the paradox of a Jew? · Why are we still grieving? · What is the healthy way of mourning over loss while not being defined by it? · Should the main focus of this day be the sadness and grief over the destruction of the Holy Temple, or should it be the joy and happiness that the third Temple will be revealed and be greater than the first two? · Why was Moshiach born in the darkest moments of this saddest day of the year? · Why did the other sages not laugh like Rabbi Akiva; were they not aware of the future prophecy? · Is there a custom to do a “prank” on Tisha B’av as in the story with Reb Yisroel Ruzhiner? · Are we supposed to continue the mourning on the 10th of Av? · How important is unity in repairing the wounds of Tisha B’Av? · And how does that apply today to winning the battles with our enemies? · Can we apply Tisha B’av to healing from all forms of illness? · What is balanced Torah approach to healing and medicine? · Should we listen to doctors who only medicate and do not address the soul? Nachamu/15th of Av · What is the significance of Shabbat Nachamu? · Why the double Nachamu Nachamu Ami? · Why is the 15th of Av such a great holiday comparable to Yom Kippur? · What can we learn from the joyous events that occurred on this day to give us hope that we will endure and thrive despite the latest demonstrations of antisemitism? · Did the Rebbe say that the breaking of the axe also symbolizes that we have finished our work of refining the world? · Why was public dancing permitted on this day? How is it consistent with strict standards of modesty followed today? How should we respond to questions about the recently publicized photo of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin? Follow-up 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 human experience. This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM ET, is meant to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face. In what has become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied 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? MyLife demonstrates how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge. Questions may be submitted anonymously at chassidusapplied.com/ask. Live Video YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Y1fho7ct7zs Live Video
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