Lessons From Pesach Sheni and Lag B’Omer

Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Does R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib’s Name and Life Teach Us? What Did the Rebbe Say After He Stood up From Shiva for His Brother in 1952? How Do We Deal With Setbacks and Difficulties? What Lessons Do We Learn From Pesach Sheni and Lag B’Omer? Video

May 11, 2025 – 13 Iyyar 5785

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The topics in this week’s 543^rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

What lessons can we learn from 13 Iyar, the 73^rd yahrzeit of Reb Yisroel Aryeh Leib a”h

· What does his name and life teach us?

· What did the Rebbe say after he stood up from shiva for his brother in 1952?

· How do we deal with setbacks and difficulties?

Pesach Sheni

· How do we personalize this day?

· Is there a connection between the 13 and 14^th of Iyar?

Lag B’Omer

· Why do we celebrate on the day Rashbi passed away?

· What is the connection between Rashbi and joy?

· What do we learn from Rashbi and Lag B’omer?

· What impact does the inner dimension of Torah have on our lives?

Omer

· What is the significance of counting the Omer?

· How do we apply to our lives the fact that the Omer counting begins after the barley offering?

· What different meanings are there in the word sefira?

· Why do we refine our emotions during these days?

· Why not focus on cognitive emotions?

· After counting the Omer why do we recite psalm 67 about the conductor of songs?

· Why do we not make a blessing after we missed one day of counting?

· Do we get a special reward for counting all 49 days?

· Why do we not schedule weddings and listen to music during the days of the Omer?

· Why does Chabad (and others) resume the customs of mourning after Lag B’Omer?

· How is it possible that Rabbi Akiva’s students did not show respect to each other?

· Why did Rabbi Akiva not stop their behavior?

· What lessons can we learn from this in dealing with conflicts today?

· Why is there a custom to study the tractate of Sotah during these days?

Is owning a dog appropriate? (follow-up)

Is there a history of Charlie Buttons special relationship with the Rebbe?

Emor

· What is the meaning of “l’hazhir ha’gdolim al ha’ktanim”?

· What relevance does the service of the priests have to most of us who are not kohanim?

· Why can a Kohen with physical deformities not serve in the temple?

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