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Torah Or Vayeitzei Maamar Ulelavan Shtei Banos #2: This class was presented on Parshas Vayeitzei, 12-13 Kislev 5777, December 12-13, 2016, at Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY.

Toldos 5778 Womens Class: This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Toldos, 25 Cheshvan, 5778, November 14, 2017, at Beis Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

Torah Or Toldos Maamar Reah Reyach Beni #1: This class was presented on Monday-Wednesday Parshas Toldos, 27-29 Cheshvan 5777, December 28-30. 2016, in Ohe Chaim, Monsey, NY

Torah Or Toldos Maamar Reah Reyach Beni #2: This class was presented on Parshas Toldos, 1-2 Kislev, 5777, December 1-2, 2016, at Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY

Torah Or Toldos Maamar Reah Reiach Beni #3: This class, on Torah Or Toldos Maamar Reah Reyach Beni #3, was presented on 5-6 Kislev 5777, December 5-6 2016, at Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY

Keynote at CSB 2017 Conference for Jewish Life Insurance Professionals: Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this lecture at the csbEnvision7 Conference, the premier national business conference for Jewish Life Insurance professionals, on 11 Cheshvan, 5778, October 31, 2017, in Palisades, NY. The annual csbEnvision conference benefits Computer Sciences for the Blind

Lecture at CSB 2015 Conference: Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this lecture atCSB (Computer Sciences for the Blind)Conference, the premier national business conference for Jewish Life Insurance professionals, on 28 Av, 5775, August 13, 2015, at West Point.

Vayeira Womens Class: This Women's Class was presented on October 31, 2017, Parshas Vayeira 5778, at Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The story of Lots wife is not just an ancient narrative; it continues to play a role in Jewish life. At every Shabbos and holiday meal, we have salt on the table, and we also dip our bread into salt. Why? One of the reasons is to remember Lots wife who turned into salt and to rectify her sin. But why? Why is the story of Lots wife so significant as to be reminded of it at every Shabbos meal for millennia? And how are we rectifying her behavior of looking back at Sodom by dipping our bread in salt? Why indeed did Lots wife look back? Why couldnt Lots wife control herself? What was so tempting about looking back? And why did she become, of all things, a pillar of salt? A Chassidic discourse by Rabbi Aharon Halevi Horowitz of Strashele, the famed disciple of Rabbi Schuner Zalman of Liadi, presents us with the answer and the practical relevance to our lives.

Why Did the Rabbis Make So Many Prohibitions?

Hashkafa/Chassidus: Does Judaism Want Me to Be Happy? Why Did the Rabbis Make So Many Prohibitions? At a morning class by Rabbi YY Jacobson in August 2017, one of the students wanted to know why the Sages prohibited so many things, and if Judaism allows us to be happy. This was Rabbi Jacobson's response. 

Hashkafa/Chassidus: Does Judaism Want Me to Be Happy?Why Did the Rabbis Make So Many Prohibitions?At a morning class by Rabbi YY Jacobson in August 2017, one of the students wanted to know why the Sages prohibited so many things, and if Judaism allows us to be happy. This was Rabbi Jacobson's response.