MyLife: Chassidus Applied Episode 575 with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Sunday, January 4, 2026 / 15 Teves 5786 – 8:00-9:00PM ET
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The topics in this week’s 575th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
Chof Teves
- What is the significance of the Rambam’s yahrzeit?
- What makes a leader different than a scholar?
- What did the Rebbe say about this day?
- What did he have in common with the Alter Rebbe?
Shemos
- What personal lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha?
- Why do we recount the suffering in Egypt?
- What does the Egyptian exile teach us about dealing with difficulties?
- What does the story of Moshe’s birth teach us?
- What is the significance of him being born before the enslavement began and that he himself was not a slave?
- Why did Hashem appear to Moshe in a burning bush?
- Why did Moshe challenge G-d by saying “Why are You doing evil to these people?”
- After the Egyptian exile and redemption why was there a need for other exiles?
- How can we understand the tzimtzum in simple and practical terms?
Vayechi
- What does “Yaakov Avinu lo mes” mean?
Are there any relevant lessons to be learned from the United States toppling the Venezuelan president?
Hei Teves
- Is there a plan to print more Chassidus in English?
What can be done about “discrimination” against Ba’alei Teshuva or others seen as outsiders?
If I feel that my teacher is not being fair, how can I challenge him without being disrespectful?
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.
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