Mylife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus Applied to Lag B’Omer  Lessons from Behar-Bechukosei  Why is G-d not responding to us and bringing the Geulah as he did to the Jews who cried out “why are we deprived?!”  Jewish Soul  How should we deal with difficult children? With children who reject their parents?  Why is Lag B’Omer an auspicious time for parents and children to reconnect? 

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 time period? • How is discussing the weekly parsha and time we are in part of applying Chassidus to our personal lives? • Chassidus applied to Pesach Sheni o Do we always have a second chance? o Is there hope after we have been deeply wounded? • Lessons from Emor o Is the Torah basically an instruction manual for how to live and operate in the physical world? o What personal message does this parsha offer us? o What is the best way to discipline children and students? o How do we discipline with love? o What is the story with the son of Shlomit? Why was he so mistreated and

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 Rebbe Maharash named after? 01:20 o What is the significance of his birth on tiferes she'btiferes and the connection to l’chatchila ariber? 05:14 o What do we learn from the Rebbe Maharash? 11:20 • Lessons from Acharei Kedoshim o What personal message does this parsha offer us? 25:00 o How do we experience high levels of spirituality while integrating it into our material lives? 25:40 o Since only a soul in a body can perform mitzvos, why do we say “acharei mos kedoshim”? 27:39 • Chassidus Applied to Iyar o What is unique about this month? 20:40 o Is this an opportune month for heali

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 custom of Moshiach’s Seudah on the eighth day of Pesach? What is the difference between Seudas Dovid Malka Meshicha on Motzei Shabbos and Moshiach’s Seudah on Acharon Shel Pesach? Did the Jews build the pyramids? How does the redemption from slavery in Egypt over 3,000 years ago help us today to climb out of physical boundaries and limitations and become better people? What are the four levels or stages of geulah? Is there a fifth stage? Why can’t Rabbis today undo the ruling about kitniyos on Pesach? Why don’t Rabbis prohibit the use of foods that look like chametz? In what areas of our lives can we

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 we honor this special day? o Did the Rebbe say that the best birthday present he would like to receive would be an increase in learning Torah? o Should we put more emphasis on learning the Rebbe’s maamarim? o What were some of the important telegrams the Rebbe Rashab sent to the Rebbes parents before and after his birth? o What happened to the art and gifts the rebbe received at Yud Alef Nissan farbrengens? • Can you teach a class on how hanochos were written and published? • Lessons from Tzemech Tzedek’s Hilula on Yud Gimmel Nissan • Lessons from Rambam’s birthday on Yud Daled Ni

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 HaGadol o What unique energy radiates during this time? o What personal lessons does the parsha offer us? o Why is the Shabbos before Pesach called the Great Shabbos? o How does Shabbos HaGadol play itself out in our lives? • What insight can you give into the recent upheavals in Israel, with the right-dominated government creating reforms and having thousands of people protesting them? • Should we be concerned with the threat of Russia and other countries using nuclear weapons? • What do I do next after finishing reciting Kaddish for my late mother? • How should we deal with our child who wan

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 affect you? Lessons from Beis Nissan  Please give a short summary and discuss a few innovative ideas of the Rebbe Rashab?  Did the artist Marc Chagall visit the Rebbe Rashab?  Would it be appropriate for our yeshivos to have art and music classes so we can help develop talented artists in our community?  Chassidus Applied to Vayikra   Why is the alef of Vayikra smaller than the other letters?  Why doesn’t it say who called Moshe?  What is the spiritual significance of the various types of animal, grain, and incense Temple offerings? And how do we accomplish that today?  What

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 Egyptian exodus? Chassidus Applied to 25 AdarThe creation and birthday of the world The birthday of the Rebbetzin How to resolve differences between spouses?What can I do about my spouse being emotionally unavailable? How can I bridge the gulf created between me and my spouse due to us not being on the same religious level? How do I maintain sholom bayis when my spouse is doing things that I find questionable? What can I do if I love my husband but don’t respect him? How do I avoid going into survival/fight mode when my wife criticizes me? Is Yoga kosher? Follow-up:Can we ask for wealth? Psychedelics W

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 and lesson of Purim?Why was it important that the miracle be manifest and concealed in nature? Why does the miracle of Purim not cause us to refrain from saying tachnun in the month of Adar?How did Haman justify the killing of all the Jews due to one man, Mordechai, refusing to bow to him? What is the best response to anti-Semitism? Why did Haman’s daughter defend the Jews? Why is the holiday named after the lots Haman drew? Is it a good time to buy a lottery ticket? What is the concept of v’nahapoch hu? Is the Rebbe’s offer on Purim 5715 for wealth still relevant today? What can we learn from Vasht

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 from Moshe’s birth and passing? Why is Moshe relevant to us today? What can I do if I feel incapable of facing my challenges and difficulties? • Chassidus Applied to Tetzaveh: What lessons do we learn from this portion? • If the Torah is G-d’s absolute truth, how is it possible to ask two rabbis the exact same question and get two completely different answers? • How to treat a child who has wandered away from Yiddishkeit? What to tell my other children? • How do I do teshuva for a terrible sin? • Is the ego good for anything? • How does prayer work?  What are its dynamics? What does Chassidus say abou

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 month offer us?  Why is the entire month one of joy?  How can we command one to be joyous – can emotions be forced?  What is true joy and is it our natural state?  How can we be joyous when faced with difficulty?  What is this month’s sign and tribe? Chassidus Applied to Terumah What lessons do we learn from this portion? Why do we need a physical Holy Temple? How do you build your home into a Mishkan and Mikdash? What is the significance of all the materials used in the Temple building? Since they were in middle of a desert, where did they get the wood to build the Mis

Submit your question now at https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected].  WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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 years o What is some of the history of Chof Beis Shevat? o How did it impact the Rebbe? o What is the significance of this day and the number of the day – chof beis, 22? o What are the main lessons of this day? o Can you please share some interesting stories about the Rebbetzin? • When you are given something, take it • In Lubavitch all is good • Chassidus Applied to Mishpatim o Did the Rebbe farbreng on Shabbos Parsha Mishaptim 5748? o What is the connection between this Parsha and 22 Shevat? o What lessons do we learn from this portion? o Why is the chapter called Mishpatim?  • Yud Shevat: Did the Frie

Submit your question now at  https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ask-rabbi-jacobson, or email: [email protected]. WEBSITE: https://www.chassidusapplied.com/ EMAIL US: [email protected] 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    o Did the Rebbe refer to the new year of trees as Chamisha Asar B'Shvat instead of Tu B'Shvat?     o What are the main lessons of this day?     o What do we learn from a tree?  • Chassidus Applied to Yisro    o How do the three major events of this book – the Exodus, Sinai and the Mishkan – reflect on our lives?     o What lessons do we learn from this portion?     o Why did Mattan Torah follow Yisro’s arrival?     o What are some of the innovative ideas that Yisro introduced?    

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 Rebbe says a maamar does he prepare for it or is the shechina speaking through him? Why did the Frierdiker Rebbe start enlarging the yud in the second name of his signature leading up to Yud Shevat? Can you share some of the details around the histalkus in 5710? Did the Frierdiker Rebbe wear two yarmulkes? Is it a Lubavitch minhag to wear a double-covering on the head? What did the Frierdiker Rebbe mean when he said “we have to polish the buttons”? What is Yud Shevat’s universal message for the world? Should we encourage non-Jews to follow their religion? Why did you not explain the Sheva Mitzvos to

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 and redemption? What was the spiritual meaning behind the ten plagues? What is the significance of using a lunar calendar instead of a solar calendar? Is there a connection between sprinkling the blood of the Korban Pesach on the doorpost and mezuzas? What is today's equivalent to the slaughter of sheep, the deity of ancient Egypt? What is the meaning behind the mitzvah of Pidyon Haben, redeeming the first born? Can we sue modern day Egypt for reparations for the 210 years they forcefully enslaved us? What are some similarities and differences between the exile and redemption from Egypt and the current exile and fu

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 teach us about the power of song? What is a chiddush of the Alter Rebbe that can help us daven better so that our prayers are answered positively? What is the best way to study Tanya in English? Why do we sing the Alter Rebbe’s song only on special occasions? How should one pray? One person’s journey from living like a robot to becoming emotionally alive. Why not develop a Chassidus-based psychology? Chassidus Applied to VaeiraWhy was the name Havaya revealed to Moses? What is the difference between G-d's name E-l Shaddai and Havaya? Why are there four expressions of redemption? What lessons do we learn from t

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 relationship and difference between Tanya and Shaar HaBitachon/Chovos Halevavos in terms of bitachon and the most effective way to deal with life's challenges? More Chassidus Applied to ShemosWhat does it mean that “the house lit up” when Moshe was born? Why was Moshe called by a name given to him by Pharaoh's daughter, and not the name (Tov, Tuvia) given to him by his parents? Why was Moses not a “man of words”? How does Chassidus explain the test Pharaoh gave Moshe with the plate of diamonds and the plate of hot coals? Is there significance that our forefathers and Moses were shepherds? Why would Moshe accuse G-d

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 in Teves, which contains the word tov, good? Chassidus Applied to VayechiWhy is the chapter about Jacob’s passing called Vayechi (lived)? Why do we say that Jacob’s best years of his life were the 17 years he spent in Mitzrayim? And if so, why was he so adamant that he be buried in the Holy Land? Why did Jacob keep a “grudge” against Shimon and Levi for the massacre of Shechem? In Jacob’s blessings to his children he tells us that great kings will come from Judah, great judges from Dan, great seafarers from Zevulun. Can we deduce which tribe performers originate from? What does it mean that Yaakov Avinu lo meis (J

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, instead of gradually growing from day to day? Why eight days? Does someone need to have an actual menorah to do the mitzvah? What difference does it make if we light from left to right or right to left? Does posting photos of your Menorah on social media count as publicizing the miracle? Why are we not allowed to benefit from the Chanukah candles? Could the Greeks have actually “killed” our souls? With Chanukah allowing Jews sovereignty over Israel for a couple of more centuries, is there any present focus on reestablishing sovereignty in our land, apart from the Moshiach vision? What will be different in Messianic time

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? What is a short synopsis of the Alter Rebbes maamar Ki Ner Mitzah in Torah Ohr where he explains why we put the mezuzah on the right and the menorah on the left? Why do we light the Menorah facing outside and after sundown, unlike the Menorah in the Temple? Why don’t we light a flame every day? Why can’t we use bulbs for the Chanukah lights? Is Yud Tes Kislev connected with Chanukah? Is there a connection between Chanukah and the yeshiva students of Tomchei Temimim being called lamplighters? How do we apply the lessons of Chanukah in the winter to the Southern Hemisphere? Are women included