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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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Ep. 247: Are There Lessons from the Rebbe About the Recent Bitter Cold?
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. 246: Are the Rebbe’s Words and Images Copyrighted?
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. 245: After a Major Life Crisis, How Do You Begin Living Again?
• Chassidus Applied to Tu B’Shevat and Yisro 0:31 • How do you answer this question: If G-d gave the Torah today, would it be very different than the one given…
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Ep. 244: Chassidus Applied to Yud Shevat and Chapter 9 of Basi L’Gani
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: 243: How Should We React to the Recent Mezuzah Controversy?
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. 242: What Defines a Chabad Chosid?
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 241: How Would the Rebbe Approach the Issue of Government Trying to Change Our Education System?
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. 240: Should We Insist That Our 8-Year-Old Son Go to Shul on Shabbos?
• Chassidus Applied to 10 Teves and Parshas Vayechi 0:21 • Why has Chalukas haShas not gained traction in Chabad? 24:04 • What aspect of a Jewish mother…
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Ep. 239: Are We Doing All We Can to Empower Women Today?
TOPICS • Chassidus Applied to Zos Chanukah and Parshas Vayigash 0:17 • Are we doing all we can to empower women today? 22:57 • How does someone know what he’s…
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Ep. 238: Am I Still a Lubavitcher If I Learn Daf Yomi? Is Judaism Democratic?
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. 237: What Can We Do to Help Speed up Moshiach’s Coming?
• Chassidus Applied to the 19th of Kislev and Vayeishev 0:18 • What can we do to help speed up Moshiach’s coming? 21:02 • What did the Rebbe mean when he said…
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Ep. 236: Chassidus Applied to the 90th Anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin on Yud Daled Kislev
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. 235: Why Does Judaism Reject the Messiah That Other Religions Have Embraced?
• Chassidus Applied to Vayeitzei and Tes Kislev 2:35 • What attitude should one have to Conservative and Reform Judaism? 20:36 • What is the Rebbe’s opinion…
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Ep. 234: How Much to Reveal About a Potential Shidduch?
• Tragedy in Pittsburgh – follow-up 15:33 • Chassidus Applied to Rosh Chodesh Kislev and Toldos 8:44 • Lessons from the Kinus HaShluchim 0:52 • What can I do…
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Ep. 233: Tragedy in Pittsburgh: How Should We React?
TOPICS • Tragedy in Pittsburgh: How should we react? 0:18 • Chassidus Applied to Chof Cheshvan and Chayei Sarah 10:27 • What is the Rebbe’s view on buying a…
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Ep. 232: How Do You Explain the Blessing of “She’lo Osani Isha” (Not Making Me a Woman)?
• Chassidus Applied to Vayeira 0:35 • Do we need secular sources to teach us how to understand and raise our children? 11:52 • What should our attitude be to…
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Ep. 231: Why Is There More Focus on Chitzoniyos (Externals) in Dor Ha’Shevii?
• Chassidus Applied to Lech Lecha and 7th of Cheshvan 0:13 • We are a happy and loving family. Yet, for some unknown reason, every time we come back from…
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Ep. 230: What is the Rebbe's View Regarding a Prenup?
Chassidus Applied to the Post-Holiday season Lessons from Parshas Noach Do fathers have to ignore their families on Simchas Torah? I feel stifled in my…
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Ep. 229: Can we ask about the “whys” and the “hows” of Torah and mitzvos, or do we have to accept it all without questions?
Chassidus Applied to Yom Kippur and Sukkot How can I show G-d that I truly repented? What exactly is simcha? Naïve faith vs. skepticism: Can we ask about the…
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Ep. 228: For the Sake of Sholom Bayis Should I Do Something That I Would Normally Refrain from Doing?
Chassidus Applied to Re’eh and Mevarchim Elul Rambam study: End of 37th cycle (Elul 20) and beginning of 38th (Elul 21) Chassidus Applied to the 25th of Elul…
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Ep. 227: How Can I Balance Hiddur Mitzvah Without Becoming Obsessive Compulsive?
Chassidus Applied to Chai Elul, Parshas Ki Tavo and the 6th Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta Lessons from Elul 15: Establishment of Tomchei Temimim 121 years ago…
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Ep. 226: Did the Rebbe Say Anything About Free Speech When It Offends Others?
Chassidus Applied to Parshas Ki Teitzei and the 5th Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta Marriage lessons from Elul 13 Did the Rebbe say anything about free speech…
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Ep. 225: Is the Rebbe’s Position on Zionism Different Than That of the Rebbe Rashab and Rebbe Rayatz?
Lessons from the 2nd day of Rosh Chodesh Elul Chassidus Applied to Parshas Shoftim and the 4th Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta If Adam and Eve are the ancestors…
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Ep. 224: How to Turn the Experience of Being Bullied into a Positive?
Chassidus Applied to Rosh Chodesh Elul Lessons from the 3rd Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta How to turn the experience of being bullied into a positive? Art…
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Ep 223: Is a School Considered Lubavitch if it Is Behaving Counter to the Rebbe's Directives?
• Chassidus Applied to Chof Av 7:28 • Lessons from the 2nd Week of the Shiva D’Nechemta, Parshas Eikev and Shabbos Mevorchim Elul 18:30 • Can I write a pidyon…
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MyLife Ep. 222: Lessons from the Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century; Practical Techniques for Growing Through Negative Experiences
Chassidus Applied to the Tisha B’Av Nidche and the 15th of Av What is the significance of the longest lunar eclipse of the century? Lessons from Parshas…
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Do I Need to Say the Entire Kinus on Tisha B’Av When I Don’t Understand It?
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. 220: Is It an Absolute That Moshiach Must Come in the Next 221 Years Before the 7th Millennium?
Chassidus Applied to Rosh Chodesh Av and the Nine Days Lessons from Parshas Matos-Masei Summer tznius: Until what age is it acceptable for a boy to wear open…
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Ep. 219: Can We Establish Policy Based on a Chassidishe Hergesh? Lessons from July 4th
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. 218: Should Children Ever Be Separated from Their Parents?
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. 217: Is It Okay to Marry Before Fully Dealing with My Own Self-Esteem and Dependency Issues?
Chassidus Applied to Chukas What takes precedence: Supporting local mosdos or supporting shluchim? How do I improve my relationship with my mother? Is it okay…
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Ep. 216: Special Gimmel Tammuz Edition; Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe? And More
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives — from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought…
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Ep. 215: Why Did the Rebbe Not Intervene to Improve Our Yeshiva System?
Addressing the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answering the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives — from the Perspective of Chassidic Thought…
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Ep. 214: How Can Someone Consider Himself a Chassid and Not Be Careful with Halacha?
Chassidus Applied to Behaalotecho 118th anniversary of the Rebbe’s parents How can someone consider himself a chassid and not be careful with halacha? Is life…
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Ep. 213: My teenage friends are drowning: What can we do?
Chassidus Applied to Bamidbar and Shavuos My teenage friends are drowning: What can we do? How to deal with religious OCD Are we sure that everyone has a…
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Ep. 212: Is the Torah always sensitive to people’s feelings?
Chassidus Applied to Behar-Bechukosei Is there any truth to the idea of chassidim and family members “giving” of their years to the Rebbe? Is the Torah always…
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Ep. 200: How do we determine the validity of a Torah teacher?
• Chassidus Applied to Chof Beis Shevat: 30th yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka 0:16 • Lessons from Parshas Mishpotim and Shekalim 14:40 • More tips for…
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Ep. 203: If a Person Has Paid His Dues for Violating Others Should He Be Shamed Forever?
• Chassidus Applied to Purim 2:50 o How was Esther allowed to be married to Achashverosh? 4:08 o Why do we make noise when Haman's name is mentioned, giving…
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Ep. 205: What to Tell Children About an Absentee Father?
• Chassidus Applied to Parshas Vayikra and Rosh Chodesh Nissan 1:33 • Lessons from the 25th and 27th of Adar 17:54 • We have reached the second tier of…
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Ep. 206: Why Are We Holding on to New Chumros Which Don’t Seem to Be Part of the Original Torah?
• Chassidus Applied to Shabbos HaGadol and Parshas Tzav 10:48 • Lessons from Beis Nissan 3:23 • Final stages of evaluating this year’s MyLife: Chassidus…
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Ep. 201: Does a Survivor Need to Show Respect to an Abusive Parent?
• Chassidus Applied to the month of Adar 6:05 • Lessons from Parshas Terumah and Shabbos Hafsokeh 13:57 • Closing days of the MyLife: Chassidus Applied essay…
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Ep. 202: What Would the Rebbe Say About the Recent School Shootings?
• Chassidus Applied to Zayin and Tes Adar 3:20 • Lessons from Parshas Tetzaveh and Zachor 22:30 • Hundreds of essay submissions in this year’s MyLife…
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Ep. 204: How to Create Balance Between Tznius and a Strong Emotional Passion Between Spouses?
• Chassidus Applied to Parshas Vayakhel-Pikkudei and Parah 4:44 • The evaluation continues: hundreds of excellent essays in this year’s MyLife: Chassidus…
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Ep. 208: How Do We Correct Wrongs If We Can’t Speak Loshen Hora?
• Chassidus Applied to Isru Chag 0:51 • Lessons from Parshas Shemini 15:07 • What lesson can I derive from a negative Seder experience? 23:42 • How do we…
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Ep. 207: Announcing the Winners of This Year’s MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest!
Chassidus Applied to Yud Alef Nissan; Yud Gimmel Nissan 0:29 • What is the connection between the Rebbe as the leader of the seventh generation and malchus?…
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Ep. 209: Does Negating Secular Education Mean That We Have to Be Ignorant?
• Chassidus Applied to Iyar and Beis Iyar 1:45 • Lessons from Parshas Tazria-Metzora 16:54 • Why don’t we see Chassidim being scrupulous about making blessings…
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Ep. 210: What Is the Story with the Rebbe’s Brother, R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib?
• Chassidus Applied to Parshas Acharei-Kedoshim and 13 Iyar 12:38 • What is the story with the Rebbe’s brother, R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib? 0:57 • Why is there a…