MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   How can we possibly address the horrific terror attack on Jews celebrating Chanukah in Sydney leaving 16 of our people dead?  Ad mosai?!  What does G-d want of us?  How could this happen on Chanukah, which is about conquering darkness with light? And demonstrating this in the streets with a public menorah as the Rebbe instructed?   How can we eve...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What is unique about the month of Kislev, and what lessons does it offer us?  Yud Tes Kislev  Why is this day the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus?  Why was Chassidus revealed in the later generations?  What is the difference between “before Petersburg” and “after Petersburg”?  What do we learn from this day?  Why was there a heavenly accusation against...

What is unique about the month of Kislev, and what lessons does it offer us?    Yud Kislev  What do we learn from this day?  What distinguishes the liberations of the Mitteler Rebbe’s on Yud Kislev and the Alter Rebbe on Yud Tes Kislev?  How are these differences connected to chochmah and binah?  Do we know why this day is not celebrated with the same level of festivities as the 19th of Kislev?  ...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Kislev  Why is it called the month of geulah?  What message does this month teach us in our personal lives?  What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha?  What is the personal application of Vayetzei Yaakov?  What is represented by Jacob’s ladder and the angels ascending and descending? Why is prayer compare...

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier. Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Shluchim conference • Why did the Rebbe institute the annual Kinus HaShluchim? • What can we all learn from it? • What is the meaning of shlichus? • How did the Rebbe connect the shluchim...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chof Cheshvan  What is the unique energy of this time period?  Who was the Rebbe Rashab named after?  What is the significance of this name, and how does it reflect the work of the Rebbe Rashab?  What lessons do we learn from the Rebbe Rashab for our times?  Did the Rebbe Rashab pick the souls of all the students of Tomchei Tmimim?  Why did he re...

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier. Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Vayeira • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 05:25 • Can you explain the story of the Rebbe Rashab crying as a child why Hashem doesn’t ap...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Post Holidays Follow-Up  What should be the focus of our work during these first days of Cheshvan?  Why do the revelations of Tishrei, specifically on Shemini Atzeres, give birth only on Pesach?  And if that’s the case, what does our avodah entail during these months?  Can MarCheshvan also mean Gmar Cheshvan?  Why the need for Tohu?  Why does G-d...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Post Holidays  What should be the focus of our work during these last days of Tishrei?  What is the meaning of the V’Yaakov holach l’darko announcement after the Tishrei holidays?  Why is this next month called MarCheshvan, mar meaning “bitter”?  Can mar be interpreted as “master”?  What are your thoughts on the over-consumption of alcohol on Sim...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Yud Gimmel Tishrei  What was unique about the Rebbe Maharash?  How did the Rebbe explain (on 13 Tishrei 5740) the words of the Baal HaHilula: “Now we have to go visit my father and hear what is happening?  What practical lessons can we learn from the Rebbe Maharash?  Does a Rebbe ever "leave" us? How could such an atrocity happen on the...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Vav Tishrei  Any recollections of Vav Tishrei 5725?  Why did the Rebbe honor his mother by explaining Rashi’s commentary on the parsha?  Can you tell a story about the Rebbe’s mother to inspire us as we head into Yom Kippur?  Why is this the holiest day of the year?  What is the personal significance of this day?  Does G-d need to “atone” for suf...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Why does Rosh Hashana offer us new opportunities and possibilities? Erev Rosh Hashana • Why is it customary to visit the gravesite of the righteous before Rosh Hashana? • Please describe how to write a letter to the Rebbe at the Ohel. Or do you write to G-d in merit of the Rebbe? • What is the connection to the Tzemach Tzedek’s birthday on Erev Ros...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Preparing for the New Year • What should be our focus during these last days of Elul? • What do we learn from the creation of the universe on the 25th of Elul? • Looking back at 5785 can we say it was a good year? • How can we prepare for the New Year if we feel empty and alone due to family separations? • Can a person prepare for the New Year whil...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What should be our focus as we begin the third week of Elul?   What is unique about the month of Elul?  Why is the entire month of Elul not a holiday due to the revelation of the Divine compassion during this month?  Why does Elul include V’Dodi Li (from above), which seems to be primarily during the holidays in Tishrei?  Why am I not seeing the...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What should be our focus as we begin the second week of Elul?   How can Elul practically help us in our daily struggles?  Since we can do teshuva in the “blink of an eye” why do we need thirty days of Elul and ten days of teshuva?  How do we apply the Alter Rebbe’s example of the “king in the field” in our daily lives?  What did the Rebbe add to...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What should be our focus as we begin the month of Elul?   What is unique about this month?  What journey did Moshe take on Rosh Chodesh Elul?  How do we recreate that journey in our lives?  Why does the name Elul, adopted from Babylonian, carry so much weight?   Is there a connection between Elul and hilula?  What are the thirteen divine attribut...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What should be our focus as we move from the month of Av into the month of Elul?   How does the Jewish calendar mirror our life cycles?  How does it help us navigate the ups and downs of our lives?   How do we apply the acronym of Elul in our personal lives?  What is the significance of the rose in the verse I am to my beloved and my beloved is t...

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier. Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we go forward from the 15th of Av? • What is the significance and the virtue of the nights getting longer? 02:02 • What do we learn from the full moon – when i...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av  How does this day capture the paradox of a Jew?  Why are we still grieving?  What is the healthy way of mourning over loss while not being defined by it?  Should the main focus of this day be the sadness and grief over the destruction of the Holy Temple, or should it be the joy and happiness that the third Temple...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Why are we still mourning?  The inside story of the Nine Days: A Chassidic perspective    Rosh Chodesh Av  What lessons do we learn from Aaron’s yahrzeit?  What is the significance of him passing away on Har HaHar?  What lessons do we learn from the Arzial’s yahrzeit?    Chassidus Applied: What are the spiritual roots of pain, dissonance and unha...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   Three Weeks and Moshiach  What powerful psychological lessons do we learn from this period in dealing with our own setbacks and difficulties?  How do we look at today’s events in the Middle East through the lens of the Three Weeks?  Are they a sign of the imminent redemption?  After all the signs and promises that Moshiach is about to come, how d...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   17 Tammuz  Why is breaching the walls surrounding Jerusalem a tragedy marked by a fast day?  How is this day relevant to our lives?  What can we learn from its tragedies to help motivate us during these turbulent times?  What does this period teach us about current events?  Why will these days be transformed into joyous holidays?  What actions sh...

Ep. 550: How Does the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Liberation Impact Us Today?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Gimmel Tammuz  How can we describe and explain this day?  How do we honor this day?  Why do we say that the presence of a tzaddik is stronger after they pass away?   What was the Rebbe’s last major teaching before Chof Zayin Adar and Gimmel Tammuz?  What maamar of the Rebbe would you recommend we study on this day?  How is Gimmel Tammuz this year,...

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:   What should we focus on during this time?  What's a good way to thank Hashem publicly for all the great miracles he did to protect us from Iran's attacks?  What lessons about current events can we learn from these days and this week’s Torah portion?  Should we be relying on President Trump and the USA to help Israel?  How will this war ch...