MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Ep. 607: Should We Be Afraid of Judgment Day?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What should our focus be during this last week before Rosh Hashana?     25 Elul  What is the significance and personal

Ep. 606: What is Chai Elul's Personal Message to Us?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What is Chai Elul's Personal Message to Us?  Who revealed to us that this day is the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and

Ep. 605: I’ve Had a Very Difficult Year... What More Can I Do to Receive G-d’s Blessings in My Life?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What should our focus be during these days of Elul?  What makes Elul unique? Is Elul initiated from below (Ani L’Dodi)

Ep. 604: What Should Our Focus Be During These Early Days of Elul?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:What should our focus be during these early days of Elul? 05:03 • How does Av give birth to Elul? 01:04 • What is unique

Ep. 603: What Should Be Our Focus as We Transition From Av to Elul?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What should be our focus during these days as we transition from Av to Elul?  Why is Elul a special month?  How do we

Ep. 602: How Do We Honor Chof Av?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What should be our focus during these days?  Why do we begin blessing each other with wishes for a good year on the 15

Ep. 601: What Should Be Our Focus During These Days Following Tisha B’Av?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What should be our focus during these days following Tisha B'Av?    15 Av  What is the relevance of this day? Why is i

Ep. 600: What Can We Learn From the World Cup Especially During These Days?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  5 Av: Yahrzeit of the Arizal  What is the relevance of this day? How was the Arizal unique? What is a short biography

Ep. 599: What Is the Correct Way to Understand and Experience the Sadness of This Time of Year

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:What should our focus be during these days? 01:48 • What is the correct way to understand and experience the sadness of t

Ep. 598: What Are the Challenges of Freedom, and How Can We Harness It in Healthy Ways

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: How do we transform this period of the three weeks into geulah? 00:54250th anniversary of July 4th • How did the Rebbe c

Ep. 597: How Did the Frierdiker Rebbe Honor America's Liberty When He Visited Philadelphia in 1929​

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Yud Gimmel Tammuz – 99 years: What does this day teach us?  What is the underlying power and message of this liberation

Ep. 596: What Does Yud Beis Tammuz Teach Us?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  Yud Beis Tammuz – 99 years: What does this day teach us?  What happened on this day and what lessons does it offer us

Ep. 595: What Does Gimmel Tammuz Teach and Expect of Us?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  29 Tammuz: The bridge between 28 Sivan and 3 Tammuz  What should be our focus as we move from the third to the fourth

Ep. 594: Chof Ches Sivan – 85 Years: What Is the Historic, Spiritual and Cosmic Significance of the Rebbe Coming to America?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  Chof Ches Sivan – 85 years: What lessons does this day teach us?  What is the historic, spiritual and cosmic significa

Ep. 593: How Should We Respond to the Recent Tragic Deaths of Young People in Our Community?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  15 Sivan  What is the significance of this day? What events happened with the Rebbe and Rebbetzin during the arrest on

Ep. 592: How Do I Study Torah and Chassidus in a Meaningful and Inspiring Way? A Step-by-Step Guide

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  What should be our primary focus during these days following Shavuos?    How do we integrate and internalize Torah into

Ep. 591: What’s the Most Important Way to Prepare for Matan Torah?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  Rosh Chodesh Sivan  What is the unique power of this day? What does “like one person, with one heart” mean? What’s the

Ep. 590: Is the Torah Only for Jews?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  Bamidbar  What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? What is the connection b

Ep. 589: How Does Lag B’Omer Apply to My Daily Life?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  16 Iyar  Why don’t we recite the Parsha about Manna every day, as well as the Ten Commandments, like we do the Parsha

Ep. 588: What Is the Best Response to Adversity and Hatred? Lessons From This Omer Period

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:  Chassidus Applied to this Omer period  How does refinement of our characters reflect the unique power of being a Jew?