Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Having children at an advanced age, being too sensitive, and the Nine Days. Video
How to Control Your Happiness
Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Is tznius the most pressing issue, is free choice a disadvantage and is a gematria important? Video
Missing The Rebbe I Never Knew
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Why are my parents and educators trying to teach me to miss the Rebbe I never knew? 17 Tammuz and the Three Weeks. Video
Lessons from the July 4th
Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Is independence healthy, introverted people, waiting for marriage and Tzedaka ethics. Video
‘Why is Lubavitch Always Different’
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Why is Mental Illness Stigmatized? Are We Halachically Obligated to Protect Our Environment? Why is Lubavitch Always Different? Video
Torah’s View On Marijuana Use
Applied Chassidus: How Does a Chassid Look at Summer Vacation? How Do We Reconcile Chassidus’ Emphasis on Non-Indulgence in Material Delights with the Lavish Dinners Thrown by Chassidic Institutions? Is Marijuana Different Than Other Recreational Stress Relievers? Video
Preparing Kids For Overnight Camp
Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Preparing kids for overnight camp, male infertility and having non-Jewish grandparents. Video
On Young Boys Going to Mikveh
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Young boys in the Mikveh, self-affliction and dealing with an intermarried relative. Video
Should Embassy Move to Jerusalem
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: If our forefathers kept the Torah, what was the purpose of Matan Torah? What is the Torah view on the US Embassy relocation to Jerusalem? Video
To Give or Not to Give
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: To Give or Not to Give When the Money May be Used for Something Inappropriate? 50 Years from the Six-Day War and Mivtza Tefillin; and more. Video
How Does Lag B’Omer Apply to Me
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How Can I Apply Lag B’Omer to My Life? When is Being “Wild” Appropriate? Does Chassidus Applied Compromise the Integrity of Chassidus? and more. Video
Would The Rebbe Approve of Strike
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How Is Abstaining from Enjoying G-d’s Beautiful World Not an Affront to G-d? Can Creativity be Taught? What would the Rebbe Say About a School Strike? and more. Video
How Can I Help a Narcissist
Applied Chassidus by Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How can I help a narcissist, can creativity be taught and feeling sleep deprived. Video
28 Nissan: What Should We Do?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Chof Ches Nisan: 26 Years Later-- What Should We Be Doing? How Should We Communicate with the Emotionally Immature? Are Dreams Significant? and more. Video
How Important Are Minhagim
Chassidus Applied to Pesach; How Important are Minhagim? Do Alcoholics Belong at the Seder? Should Spouses Be Impassive to Each Other in Public? What is the Cornerstone of a Jewish Education? Video
4 Winners in Chassidus Contest
Moishe Chakoff wins the top $10K prize in the 2017 MyLife: Chassidus Applied essay contest, other winners include Shraga Crombie, Hadassah Silberstein and Sara Blau. Full Story
Winners Of Chassidus Essay Contest
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: The winners of the 3rd annual MyLife essay contest, Yud Alef Nisan; Why did Pesach become unaffordable? Video
Essay Winner To Be Announced
The winners of the 3rd Annual MyLife: Essay Contest will be announced on Sunday night, including the first prize of $10,000. Full Story
What Defines Morality?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Defines Morality? How to Distinguish Between Pure Faith and Meshugas? What is My Role as a Step-Parent? Why is Organ Donation Prohibited When We Are Taught to Love and Help Another? Video
Is It Ever Acceptable To Hit Kids
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Is it my Yetzer Hara or My Dysfunctional Childhood? Is Smacking Children Ever Acceptable? What is the Significance of Mikvah for Men? and more. Video
Is Mocking Misnagdim Appropriate?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Purim Applied to Our Lives Today; Is Mocking Misnagdim Appropriate? What Can I Do About My Discouraging Relapses? Video
How to Cope with Social Anxieties
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Are Prayer and ‘Tracht Gut Vet Zein Gut’ Compatible? How to Cope with Social Anxieties? Would the Rebbe’s Attitude Toward Secular Education Perhaps be Different Today? and more. Video
10 Rabbis Review MyLife Essays
Essays on Chassidus for a grand prize of $10,000 are being reviewed by a panel of 10 rabbis for the Meaningful Life Center. Full Story
What Defines Normalcy?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Defines Normalcy? What Can Be Learned from the Unusually Warm Weather This February? and more. Video
How To Write A Winning Essay
The winner of last year's Chassidus Applied Essay Contest Nechama Dina Hendel shares advice and encouragement. Full Story
