Rabbi Simon Jacobson

MyLife: Chassidus Applied

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MyLife: Chassidus Applied Podcast by Simon Jacobson addresses the personal and emotional needs of our community by answering the most pressing questions of our lives -- from the perspective of Chassidic thought. The podcast demonstrates how the Torah provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. Get unlimited free downloads of MP3 recordings o

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Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Ep. 447: Do We Always Have a Second Chance? Is There Hope After We Have Been Deeply Wounded? 01.05.2023 1:04:08

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • What is the unique work we need to do during this...

Ep. 446: What Is the Significance of Tiferes She’Btiferes and L’Chatchila Ariber? 25.04.2023 1:02:21

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to Beis Iyar o Who was the Rebb...

Ep. 445: What Should We Do to Honor Chof Ches Nissan? 17.04.2023 1:05:53

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Post Pesach What opportunities do we have at the end of Nissan? Why don’t we say a version of al ha’nissim on Pesach? How do we explain that 4/5 of the Jewish people died during the plague of darkness? Why was prayer rejected as an option when the Jews were stuck between the Egyptians and the Red Sea? What is the source of the...

Ep. 444: Best Response to the Recent Discord in Israel? Invite a Jew You Disagree With to Your Seder 03.04.2023 58:16

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to Yud Alef Nissan o How should...

Ep. 443: How Should We Deal With Our Child Who Wants to Marry Someone More Modern? 27.03.2023 1:13:01

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to Nissan, Tzav and Shabbos HaG...

Ep. 442: How Should We Address the Recent Controversy Around Women Becoming “Halachik Advisors”? 20.03.2023 1:10:07

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Chof Zayin Adar Did the Rebbe give us any hints or do anything unusual before Chof Zayin Adar? What are we supposed to do after the Rebbe’s stroke? What were the Rebbe’s last public words before Chof Zayin Adar? What lessons can we learn from the occurrences of the painful years of 5752-5754 after 27 Adar? How did it affe...

Ep. 441: How to Resolve Differences Between Spouses? 13.03.2023 1:05:32

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: How do we increase in the joy of Adar after Purim? What work is required from us in the days between Purim and Pesach? Chassidus Applied to Vayakhel-Pekudei and HachodeshWhat lessons do we learn from the combination of Vayakhel and Pikudei? What is the first thing they did inside the Mishkan? What is the connection between the new moon and the Egyp...

Ep. 440: How Do We Perform the Requirement to Drink on Purim? What Is the Torah/Chassidus View on Plant Medicine and Psychedelics? 06.03.2023 1:14:24

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: •Chassidus Applied to Purim What is the primary message...

Ep. 439: How to Treat a Child Who Has Wandered Away? 01.03.2023 1:03:22

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to 7 Adar What lessons do we learn...

Ep. 438: How Can We Be Joyous When Faced With Difficulty? 20.02.2023 1:05:26

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: Chassidus Applied to Adar What opportunities does this...

Ep: 437: What Are the Main Lessons of Chof Beis Shevat? 13.02.2023 1:09:35

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com.  WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships  THIS WEEK'S TOPICS:  • Chassidus Applied to 22 Shevat – 35...

Ep. 436: Does Torah Allow Using Ketamine and Psilocybin for Treating Trauma, Depression and Anxiety? 06.02.2023 1:10:19

Submit your question now at  https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: info@chassidusapplied.com. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: info@chassidusapplied.com SPONSOR A MYLIFE: CHASSIDUS APPLIED EPISODE, OR EXPLORE OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: https://www.meaningfullife.com/sponsorships THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: • Chassidus Applied to 15 Shevat   &nbs...

Ep. 435: What is Yud Shevat's Universal Message for the World? 30.01.2023 1:08:12

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Yud ShevatWhat is the mandate and main lessons of this day? What is the purpose of Chassidus and what is the unique role of the seventh generation? What is the central theme of Basi L’Gani and its message for our times? What is the primary idea of Basi L’Gani chapter 13, and the Rebbe’s key additions in 5723 and 5743? When a Re...

Ep. 434: How Much Power Do We Have to Refine the Atmosphere Around Us? 23.01.2023 1:09:14

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Rosh Chodesh ShevatWhat is the significance of this month? What is its sign and corresponding tribe, and what lessons does it offer us? What is the connection between this month and Yud Shevat, the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe? Why are we all “water carriers”? Chassidus Applied to BoWhy does this portion combine both exile an...

Ep. 433: What Is the Main Contribution of the Alter Rebbe? 16.01.2023 1:17:39

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to 24 Teves – 210 yearsWhat is the main contribution of the Alter Rebbe? What is the significance of the Alter Rebbe’s Hilula on this day? Why did the Alter Rebbe oppose Napoleon instead of trying to transform the Western World? Why were the challenges in America more difficult than the ones in Russia? What did the Alter Rebbe tea...

Ep. 432: What Can I Say to a Friend Who Is Suffering From a Terminal Illness? 09.01.2023 1:01:22

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to ShemosWhy is Shemos called the “book of redemption”? What profound lessons to we learn from Egyptian exile and exodus about dealing with suffering? How can pain make us stronger? What was the power of women that redeemed the Jews from Egypt? What can I say to a friend who is suffering from a terminal illness? What is the relati...

Ep. 431: Is It Appropriate to Wish “Happy New Year”? 02.01.2023 1:10:45

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to 10 TevesWhat is the significance of this day? Why is the siege of the wall around Jerusalem so pivotal? How is it possible that we go from the brightest days of Chanukah into one of the darkest days of the Tenth of Teves, the beginning stage of the Temple’s destruction? How could something so apparently negative and sad occur i...

Ep. 430: Is Zos Chanukah an Opportune Time for Blessings for Having Children? 27.12.2022 1:03:33

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Zos ChanukahWhat is unique about this day? Is Zos Chanukah an opportune time for blessings for having children? Is there a connection between Zos Chanukah and Yom Kippur? Is Chanukah associated with Sukkos? Are the eight lights of Chanukah related to Hakhel being the eighth year? Why don’t we light all the lights at once, inste...

Ep. 429: What Is Chanukah’s Message For Us Today? 19.12.2022 1:05:57

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Chanukah How does Chanukah personify eternity? What is Chanukah’s message for us today? Which miracle is greater – winning the war against the Greeks or discovering the oil? Why is the number eight so significant to Chanukah? Would the miracle be less if the flames burned, say, for six days? Why is the Menorah on the left side?...

Ep. 428: Why Is Yud Tes Kislev Referred to as the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus? 12.12.2022 1:07:58

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Yud Tes Kislev250th yahrzeit of the Maggid of Mezeritch Why is Yud Tes Kislev referred to as the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus? Why was there a problem with the Alter Rebbe teaching Chassidus? Since we begin the new Tanya cycle on Yud Tes Kislev, what is a short synopsis of some of Tanya's most important lessons? Is Tanya geared to...

Ep. 427: Is It Appropriate to Watch the World Cup? What Lessons Can We Learn From It? 06.12.2022 1:11:23

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Yud KislevWhat is the significance of this day? Why was the Mitteler Rebbe arrested after the Alter Rebbe’s spreading of Chassidus was vindicated? How is the geulah of the Rebbeim relevant to all Jews, not just Chabad? Why are there no portraits of the Mitteler Rebbe? What was the Mitteler Rebbe’s kapelye? Why are we told the s...

Ep. 426: Are Our Prayers Answered? 30.11.2022 1:07:28

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Why is Kislev called the month of Geulah? What is the meaning of Geulah? Chassidus Applied to Tes Kislev:What is the main contribution of the Mitteler Rebbe? Why is the Mitteler Rebbe compared to Binah? Chassidus Applied to VayeitzeiWhat personal lessons do we learn from Jacob’s journey from Beer Sheba to Charan? What is the significance of Yaakov'...

Ep. 425: Is a Thanksgiving Dinner Considered a Hakhel Gathering Without Some Torah and Mitzvos? 21.11.2022 1:09:55

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to ToldosWhy was Jacob deceptive in receiving the birthright and blessings? What do Jacob and Esau represent in our lives? What can we learn from Isaac and Rebecca to ensure that G-d blesses us with children? What was Esau thinking when he sold his birthright for... lentil soup? Why do we assume that Hashem is only capable of doin...

Ep. 424: How Should We Respond to the Latest Bout of Antisemitic Vitriol? 14.11.2022 1:07:03

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Chof CheshvanWhat is the connection of the Rebbe Rashab to Keser? What were the Rebbe Rashab’s two main contributions? Why is the 5th Chabad Rebbe called the Rebbe Rashab? What was his most important teaching? What can I do differently to manifest and reveal the blessings of the Rebbe Rashab that the students in his yeshiva wou...

Ep. 423: Can You Love G-d if You Don’t Love People? 03.11.2022 1:06:34

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to VayeiraHow could Abraham turn away from G-d to greet guests? Can you love G-d if you don’t love people? What can we do today to merit that Hashem personally reveal Himself to us? If Malkizedek was wrong for blessing Abraham before blessing G-d, why was Abraham not punished for turning away from G-d to greet guests? Why was Abar...