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MyLife: Chassidus Applied
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…
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- MyLife: Chassidus Applied
Ep. 368: Did the Rebbe Comment on the Crown Heights Riots 30 Years Ago?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Chai Elul What can we learn from this day? Is it significant that the Baal Shem Tov was…
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Ep. 367: Why Can Only a Man Initiate a Legal Divorce by Writing and Delivering a Get?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Is Elul a serious time or a time of joy? Chassidus applied to Ki Teitzei in relation to Elul How should we…
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Ep. 366: What Can We Do About the Housing Crisis Facing Our Young Couples Today?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 365: Traveling to Alma Ata: Sentiments About the Rebbe and His Father
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 364: How Should We React to Ben and Jerry’s Boycott of Israel?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What can we learn from the transition from Tisha B’Av into the following days? The journey and dialogue…
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Ep. 363: Will Unconditional Love Reverse the Damage Done by Baseless Hate?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av What does it mean that Moshiach is born on this day? Why is this day…
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Ep. 362: What can You Say to the Families Grieving the Losses of their Loved Ones in Surfside?
THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: What can you say to the families grieving the losses of their loved ones in the Surfside collapse? Chassidus applied to the Nine Days What…
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Ep. 361: What Can Chassidus Teach Us About July 4th and Independence?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to the Three Weeks What lessons does this time period have for us? Why is it called “Bein…
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Ep. 360: How Should We React to the Catastrophic Building Collapse in South Florida?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: How should we react to the catastrophic building collapse in South Florida? With the recent structural…
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Ep. 359: Would the Rebbe Be Happy With Weddings Being Made Outside of Crown Heights?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 358: Gimmel Tammuz – 27 Years: What Is the Significance of This Day? How Could This Happen if a Shepherd Never Forsakes His Flock?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Gimmel Tammuz – 27 years What is the significance of this day? How could this event…
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Ep. 357: 28 Sivan – 80 Years: What Is the Significance of This Day?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to 28 Sivan – 80 years What is the significance of this day? How did the Rebbe mark this…
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Ep. 356: With the Rise of Anti-Semitic Acts Is It Time to Start Fighting Back?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Shelach Why did G-d tell Moshe to send the scouts of his own volition? What did the…
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Ep. 355: Should We Have Ahavas Yisroel to Jews Who Incite Against Other Jews?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to 12 Sivan What is the significance of this day? How has Sinai impacted the world?…
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Ep. 354: If the “World Is Ready For Moshiach” Why Are We Still Suffering Tragedy After Tragedy? What Does G-d Want of Us?
Topics: Tragedy in Miron If the “world is ready for Moshiach” (as the Rebbe said), why are we still suffering tragedy after tragedy? What does G-d want of us?…
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Ep. 353: How Do We Even Begin to Address the Horrific Tragedy in Miron on Lag B’Omer?!
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 352: What Can We Learn From the Rebbe’s Brother About Dealing With Setbacks and Descents in Life?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Lessons from 13 Iyar: 69th yahrzeit of R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib a”h Did the Rebbe start the BT effort as a…
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Ep. 351: What Is the Rebbe’s View On the State of Israel?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Acharei-Kedoshim How to balance healthy tension and resolution? What does it mean to…
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Ep. 350: Special Chof Ches Nissan Edition: What Did the Rebbe Mean With the Words “Do All You Can”?
Topics: Chassidus applied to Chof Ches Nissan – 30 Years What did the Rebbe mean with the words “do all you can”? If the Rebbe couldn’t get it done, how can…
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Ep 349: How Do We Celebrate Yud Alef Nissan?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 348: Did the Rebbe Ever Publicly Speak Out Against Pesach Food Price Gouging?
Topics: Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Rosh Chodesh Nissan, 2 Nissan and Vayikra Does the Torah say that Moshiach will…
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Ep 347: 27 Adar: Redeeming the Rebbe’s Speech by Becoming the Rebbe’s Mouthpiece
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 346: How Do I Deal With a Serious Setback – Loss, Trauma, Death and Other Hardships?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 345: Is There Spiritual Significance to the Landing on Mars and the General Exploration of Space?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 344: How Are We to Understand the Idea of Jews as the “Chosen People”?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 343: Is Psychology Antithetical to Torah?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Mishpatim, Shekalim and Rosh Chodesh Adar How do we balance reason and faith? How do we…
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Ep. 342: What Can We Learn About the Covid Vaccine From the Rebbe’s Attitude to Previous Vaccinations?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Chof Beis Shevat and Yisro The Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka as partner with the Rebbe What can…
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Ep. 341: Can We Be Angry at G-d When Our Friends and Community Members Die of Covid?
Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Tu B’shevat and Beshalach What do you do when you’re stuck? What is the secret to…
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Ep. 339: What Are We to Make of President Trump and Events of This Week?
Chassidus Applied to Vaeirah and Rosh Chodesh Shevat How do we deal with the deepest darkness? The revelation of Havaya in the abyss of Mitzrayim Bringing…
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Ep. 338: I Plan on Committing Suicide. I’m in So Much Pain! Please Help...
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 337: How Do I Improve My Relationship With My Father?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 336: Why Does G-d Test People With Misfortune?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 335: Should a Chossid Eat Jelly Doughnuts on Chanukah?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 334: Special Yud Tes Kislev Student Edition
• Chassidus Applied to Yud Tes-Chof Kislev and Vayeishev 0:24 • How can we say that the Yidden had Bechirah by matan torah - Hashem picked up the mountain over…
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Ep 333: Should a Husband See Himself as His Wife’s Mashpia? What's Torah"s View on Marrying Cousins?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 332: What To Do if My Spouse Chooses to Believe Conspiracy Theories?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 331: Should We All Make Aliyah to Israel Now?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 330: How Should We React to the Election Results?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 329: Should We Vote for Trump or Biden?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 328: Perspective on the US Elections and Latest Peace Agreements in the Middle East
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 327: With Conflicting Messages During These Times, What and Who Should We Believe?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 326: What Personal Message Does Rosh Hashana Offer Us?
Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana How to experience renewal? Can you share an original and important idea about Rosh Hashana?…
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Ep. 325: Announcing the Winners of the 2020 MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 324: What Should I Do About My Husband’s Addiction to Inappropriate Online Content?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 323: How Do We Find Clarity Amidst All the Disinformation Being Spread Today?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 322: Israel-UAE Peace: What Would the Rebbe Say?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 321: Chof Av: Seeing the Divine in Everything; Teachings of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 320: What Should I Do About Phone Addiction and Worse...?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 319: Which Takes Precedent: Doing a Mitzvah or Helping My Wife?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 318: Who Is Our Greatest Enemy?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 317: What Should I Say to a Neighbor Pressuring Me to Display a BLM Sign On My Lawn?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 316: Why Can’t We Be Critical of the BLM Movement?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 315: Fighting for What You Believe In: Lessons from 12-13 Tammuz
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 314: Why Do I Need a Rebbe?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 313: How Do We Explain Different Examples of Racism in the Torah?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 312: Should We Be Joining the Peaceful Protests? On Shabbos?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep 311: What Should Be Our Perspective on the Latest Violent Protests in Cities Across the U.S.?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 310: This Year, How Can We Fulfill the Rebbe’s Request To Hear the 10 Commandments on Shavuos?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 309: How Can We Build Faith and Trust in Times of Crisis?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…
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Ep. 308: The Power of Rashbi in Times of Crisis
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives -- from the Perspective of Chassidic…