MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 185, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, October 22, 2017 / Cheshvan 2 5778 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
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The topics in this week’s 185th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
Chassidus Applied to Lech Lecha and Zayin Cheshvan
What can we learn from Hashem’s change in perspective?
Why is it not enough to be a good Jew at heart?
I feel so lonely. What can I do about it?
How low has our generation fallen?
Chabad variations from the mainstream: The third Shabbos meal
Follow-up:
Rebbe – Moshiach (episode 183)
Sexual challenges (episode 184)
Anger at G-d (episode 184)
Shidduchim crisis (episodes 169-171)
Chassidus Question: Tanya chapter 13
MyLife Essays: Why You Should Be a Giver by Gitis Dovidavitz; Why So Serious? by Moshe Rosner; Alien Thoughts And Temptations by Moshe Raichik. These and other essays can be read online at meaningfullife.com/essays.
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 meaningfullife.com/mylife.
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.
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Questions may be submitted anonymously at meaningfullife.com/mylife
Live Video:
Rabbi Simon is a rare precious gift. I wish I had the discipline to watch you every week. Would you please consider producing an additional (sister) broadcast; a brief thought (sort of a דא”ח nugget). Though it is true that I/we could just watch the first part of your current broadcast, but there something about people, -we won’t engage in something if we know that we can’t/won’t finish it. The current broadcast is outstanding but may be longer than certain people (perhaps many) are going to commit on a weekly basis. I guess that this should be our own problem,… Read more »
but although there were many interesting things discussed, this particular issue was hardly touched on in Ep. 185. I did enjoy your explanation of why it’s not enough to be a good Jew at heart. Thank you