MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Yud Gimmel Tammuz – 99 years: What does this day teach us?  What is the underlying power and message of this liberation for our times?  What maamorim did the Frierdiker Rebbe deliver on the days of his geulah, and what are their lessons for today?  Is there a comparison between Rashbi and Reb Elozor and the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe?  What do...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Yud Beis Tammuz – 99 years: What does this day teach us?  What happened on this day and what lessons does it offer us today?  Why does the celebration of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s liberation extend for two days – 12-13 Tammuz?  Why is this month named after a Babylonian idol?  What is the spiritual energy of this month?  Is there a connection betwee...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   29 Tammuz: The bridge between 28 Sivan and 3 Tammuz  What should be our focus as we move from the third to the fourth month? How do we reconcile Gimmel Tammuz with the Rebbe telling us about the imminence of Moshiach’s coming?  Ad mosai – how much longer must we wait for the geulah?  Did the Rebbe make any statements that implied Gimmel Tammuz wa...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chof Ches Sivan – 85 years: What lessons does this day teach us?  What is the historic, spiritual and cosmic significance of the Rebbe coming to America?  What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha?  "Send them if you wish": Why did G-d leave the decision to Moshe, and what does it teach us about...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   15 Sivan  What is the significance of this day?  What events happened with the Rebbe and Rebbetzin during the arrest on this day in 1927?  What lessons do we learn from the word behaalotecho – raising the flame until it rises on its own?   What is the deeper meaning behind Moshe’s words “where will I find meat”?  If Moshe transcended physical mea...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What should be our primary focus during these days following Shavuos?    How do we integrate and internalize Torah into our lives?    What is the appropriate way to learn Torah?  Where do you begin?  How important is it to understand what you’re learning?  How can the study be inspiring and dynamic?   Where do you begin?  What are the axioms and...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Rosh Chodesh Sivan  What is the unique power of this day?  What does “like one person, with one heart” mean?  What’s the most important way to prepare for Matan Torah?  It’s gratifying to see that Rabbis in Jerusalem reacted to your program last week, warning against harassment.  What are we celebrating on Shavuos?  What is the historic and cosmi...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Bamidbar  What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha?  What is the connection between Bamidbar and Matan Torah on Shavuos?  If the Torah was given in the desert to show that nobody can claim ownership of it, how can the Jewish nation claim exclusive ownership of the Torah?  Is the Torah only for Jews?  What...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   16 Iyar  Why don’t we recite the Parsha about Manna every day, as well as the Ten Commandments, like we do the Parsha of the Akeidah, as stated in Shulchan Aruch?   What is the significance of this special day?  How could the students of Rabbi Akiva not respect each other to the point of it causing a plague?  Why don’t we see such harsh consequen...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chassidus Applied to this Omer period  How does refinement of our characters reflect the unique power of being a Jew?  What is the best response to adversity and hatred?   How do you celebrate the beauty of your soul while recognizing the despicable toxins of your selfish body? Lessons from Tanya chapter 31.  How do we apply Netzach, this week’s ...

Beis Iyar • How do we apply l’chatchila ariber in our lives? 01:30 Acharei-Kedoshim • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 13:04 • Is there a connection between these two chapters? 19:20 • How do I sanctify my life? 17:40 • What was wrong with Nadav and Avihu’s behavior? 19:28 Tazria-Metzora • What is the relevance of the spiritual maladies in these T...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Yud Alef Nissan  Pesach  Do we say Gut Yom Tov today?  How do we honor the Rebbe’s birthday?  What is the single most important thing each of us should do on this special day?  How did the Rebbe celebrate his birthday?  What were the events that led to the things done for Yud Alef Nissan 5742 – eighty years?  What is the significance of the numbe...

Topics: Nissan, Miracles and Iran What can we expect in this month of Nissan, a month of miracles and redemption? 06:57 Are there parallels between the redemption from Egypt and today’s battles? 04:50 How do Pesach and Mitzrayim reveal the inside story of history in general, and specifically the current war against Iran? 22:35 What is the connection to the month of Nissan? 12:30 What is the meanin...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   War in Iran  Should we be supporting this war?  How do we determine when war is just?  How do we understand the deeper cosmic battle between Rome (the Western World) and Persia (the Arab/Muslim World)  How can we envision these battles leading us into the Geulah?   How should we react to antisemitic and anti-Chabad rhetoric by media personalities...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Purim and Persia: Then and Now  What lessons can we learn from Purim about today’s events in Iran?  How do we connect the dots of many seemingly fragmented events now and throughout history?  Why would anyone think of reading the Megillah backwards?  What are the parallels between ancient and modern-day Persia?  Is it providential that Khamenei a...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Adar  What does Purim teach us about retroactively transforming a negative past?  Is there a connection between joy and Pisces, the sign of Adar?  Why is Adar made up of the two words, “alef dar”?  Are there other reasons why we increase in joy during this month?  Does Adar have an association with Adaru (this month in Akkadian and Babylonian), w...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Adar  Why do we increase in joy during this month?  What unique opportunity does this month offer us?  Can you begin your program about Adar with a piece of humor?  Is this entire month filled with joy?  What is the difference between the good mazal of Shevat and that of Adar?  Is this a month when Iran will be held accountable just as it was wit...

Episode 580  When: Sunday, February 8, 8:00PM ET For recording visit the  archive page  or your  favorite podcast carrier . Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chof Beis Shevat  How did this day impact the Rebbe and what do we learn from that?  What is the significance of this day for each one of us?  Can you share a short biography and some stories about the Rebbetzin?   What prac...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   15th of Shevat  Why do we celebrate the New Year for Trees?  Why don’t we celebrate it on the third day of creation, when trees and vegetation were created?   How do trees celebrate their new year?  What is the basis of Shammai and Hillel’s different opinions of when we celebrate the new year for trees?  Can it serve as an analogy for stages in t...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Yud Shevat/Basi L’Gani  What is the main theme of Basi L’Gani and this year’s 16th chapter?  What is the mission of our generation?  What is the role of Gan Eden today?  Why can’t the Divine be revealed in the presence of sins?  What treasures are being splurged to win today’s wars?  If the treasures are being splurged, why are some of us struggl...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Rosh Chodesh Shevat • What is the significance of this month and what should be the main focus of our avodah in this time? 02:36 • What do we learn from the mazal of Shevat – bucket (d’li)? 02:36 • What does the word Shevat mean? 07:20Bo • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 10:42 • Why does this pars...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chof Dalet Teves  What is the significance of a Tzaddik’s histalkus?  How does it impact us?  What connection does it have to current events?  What lessons do we learn from the Alter Rebbe’s hilula?   What were the circumstances that led to the Alter Rebbe’s passing?  How was it related to him fleeing Napoleon’s advance?  Is there a connection be...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chof Teves  What is the significance of the Rambam’s yahrzeit?   What makes a leader different than a scholar? What does the Egyptian exile teach us about dealing with difficulties?  What did the Rebbe say about this day?  What did he have in common with the Alter Rebbe?  What personal lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this wee...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What does the cold winter teach us?    Asarah B’Teves  What is the significance of this day and what lessons does it teach us, especially facing our current challenges?  Why does this fast day supersede Shabbos?  Does this fast day commemorate other sad events that happened during these days?  Why was translating the Torah into Greek considered a...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Aftermath of the horrific Sydney massacre  What inner strength (netzach and hod) does Chanukah offer us?  What are the souls of the kedoshim experiencing now?  We still cannot fathom this terrible tragedy. Any words of wisdom?  Why would G-d allow it to happen?  How can we call G-d kind and compassionate in face of this horror?  During the time o...