MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 189, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, November 19, 2017 / Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5778 – 8:00-9:00PM EST
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The topics in this week’s 189th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
Chassidus Applied to Rosh Chodesh Kislev: 40 Years
Lessons from the Kinnus HaShluchim
How to live with Parshas Vayeitzei
What message does Thanksgiving have for us?
What is the line between healthy pride and arrogance?
Do we always have to forgive?
Was the Maharal’s Golem a myth?
Follow-up:
Shidduchim crisis (episodes 169-171)
Sexual harassment
Chassidus Question: How do we reconcile the fact that King David instructed Shlomo to avenge his honor by killing Shimi with the Alter Rebbe’s explanation (in Iggeret Hakodesh 25) that King David controlled his anger and did not respond to Shimi who cursed him?
MyLife Essays: Making Time Count, by אוריה צור, 21, Beit Shemesh, Israel; Being of Two Minds: Chassidus and Neuroscience, by Mike Perkins, 61, Columbia, MO; Hoarding vs. Letting Go, by Vicky O’Brien, 53, Albany NY. 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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