MyLife: Chassidus Applied

By Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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 Chassid... more

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MyLife: Chassidus Applied episodes:

October 22, 2017 Ep. 185: Why Is It Not Enough to Be a Good Jew At Heart? I Feel So Lonely. What Can I Do About It? How Low Has Our Generation Fallen?
• Chassidus Applied to Lech Lecha and Zayin Cheshvan
What can we learn from Hashem's change in perspective?
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Why is it not enough to be a good Jew at heart?
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I feel so lonely. What can I do about it?
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How low has our generation fallen?
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Chabad variations from the mainstream: The third Shabbos meal
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Follow-up:
o Rebbe – Moshiach (episode 183)
o Sexual challenges (episode 184)
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Chassidus Question: Tanya chapter 13
• MyLife Essays: Why You Should Be a Giver by Gitis Dovidavitz; Why So Serious? by Moshe Rosner; Alien Thoughts And Temptations by Moshe Raichik
...more
1h 14min
August 06, 2017 Ep. 174: Chassidus Applied to Tu B'Av; How to Protect Our Families While Maintaining an Open Home?
• Chassidus Applied to the time period beginning after Tu B’Av
• The significance of Chof Av
• How does one navigate the turbulence of life and remain above the fray?
• How do I know when to listen to my physical limits?
• Should we try to prove G-d’s existence?
• Hachnasas Orchim and a safe home: When is it too much?
• Is Yiddish a lost language?
• Chassidus Question: What is the differences between the kelipah of Mitzrayim, Midian and Amalek?
• MyLife Essays: A Fresh World is a Perfect World, Stability as the Foundation of Success, 4 Steps to Break Bad Habits
...more
1h 16min
July 30, 2017 Ep. 173: Chassidus Applied to Tisha B'Av; When is it Okay to Deem a Task Impossible?
• Chassidus Applied to Tisha B’Av
• Lessons from Shabbas Nachamu
• What should be our attitude to the recent escalation of strife in Israel, especially during these Nine Days?
• When is it ok to say “I can’t”?
• Can we improve our memory retention?
• How can I balance personal avodah and inspiring others?
• What to do about the laxity of standards at weddings?
• Large families: follow-up
• Spiritual time zones: follow-up
• Chassidus Question: Understanding Ratzon: Part II
• MyLife Essays: The Secret to Lying Your Way Through Marriage, Be You. G-d Wants You., The Thirsty Soul
...more
1h 12min
July 23, 2017 Ep 172: Is Machlokes an Inevitable Part of Golus? Am I Too Sensitive?
• Chassidus Applied to Chodesh Av and Devarim/Shabbas Chazon
• The significance of the Nine Days
• Is Machlokes an inevitable part of Galus?
• When is it appropriate to leave one’s post?
• Is advanced age a legitimate reason to not have more children?
• Am I too sensitive?
• Follow-up:
o Tznius
o The Rebbe I never knew
o Spiritual time zones
o Waiting around for marriage
• Chassidus Question: Defining Ratzon
• MyLife Essays: Attaining a Mindset of Depth in a Shallow World, Love in Three Dimensions, Learning Love from G-d
...more
1h 22min
July 16, 2017 Ep 171: With All Our Challenges is Tznius the Most Pressing? How Can I Be More Lighthearted?
• Chassidus Applied to Matos-Maasei
• With all our challenges is tznius the most pressing?
• How can I be in control of my happiness?
• Is free choice an evolutionary disadvantage?
• When is it appropriate to leave one’s post?
• What is the significance of a gematria?
• Follow-up: Waiting for marriage
• Chassidus Question: What is the meaning of the Alter Rebbe’s statement: “On a taaveh [G-ds desire for a dirah b’tachtonim] no question can be asked”?
• MyLife Essays: Four Languages of Growth, Beneath the Surface: True Feminism, Restoring Normalcy through Prayer
...more
1h 17min
July 09, 2017 Ep 170: Why are My Parents and Educators Trying to Teach Me to Miss the Rebbe I Never Knew?
• Chassidus Applied to Shiva Asar B’Tammuz and the Three Weeks
• Lessons from Parshas Pinchas
• There are so many forms of yeshus. How can I identify it in myself?
• Why are my parents and educators trying to teach me to miss the Rebbe I never knew?
• Does the Rebbe love ME?
• Stress causing laxity in Torah and mitzvos
• When is it appropriate to leave one’s post?
• What is the significance of a gematria?
• Waiting for marriage: follow-up
• Global warming/ environment protection: follow-up
• Chassidus Question: Shabbos in different time zones: How does a spiritual time manifest in a physical time frame?
• MyLife Essays: Taking a Super Rational Approach to Addiction, Growing through Reflective Criticism, The Service of Joy
...more
1h 19min
November 30, 2016 Ep. 135: Coping with Post-Holiday Blues? Are Chassidic Standards Compatible with Halacha?
• Chassidus Applied to the post-holiday season, Cheshvan and Parshas Noach
• Does Chassidus have all the answers to our psychological issues?
• How can a Chassid be mean?
• Are Chassidic standards compatible with Halacha?
• Is underage drinking at Farbrengens acceptable?
• Writing to the Rebbe – follow-up
• Chassidus Question: What creates measurement before the kav ha’midah?
• MyLife Essays: Two Shades of Black, The Power Struggle: Fear, Inhibitions and Low Self-Esteem, Training Your Inner Beast
...more
1h 17min
November 13, 2016 Ep. 137: How Should We View the Election Result? How Valid is Science? Is G-d Overlooking Me?
• Chassidus Applied to Vayeira
• How should we look at the stunning results of this election?
• How valid is science?
• Is there any truth to the Big Bang theory?
• Are all events in the Torah to be understood literally?
• How to give children a healthy outlook on money
• Is G-d overlooking me?
• Befriending the accused: follow-up
• Karbanos: follow-up
• Chassidus Question: What ranks higher – Torah or the Neshama?
• MyLife Essays: Da’at: The Key to Emotional Freedom, Finding Meaning in Challenging Times, Freedom from Guilt
...more
1h 15min
October 09, 2016 Ep. 134: What is Yechida? Can Yom Kippur Help Us Conquer Our Vices? Why No Intimacy on “Shabbos Shabboson”? The Meaning of Yizkor
Chassidus Applied to Yom Kippur
Can Yom Kippur help us fight our vices?
What is a home-bound mother’s avoda on Yom Kippur?
Why is intimacy prohibited on “Shabbos Shabboson”?
What is the deeper meaning of Yizkor?
What to do about the drinking problem on Simchas Torah?
How does joy nourish our souls?
Chassidus Question: What is Yechida of the soul?
MyLife Essays: Manage Your Chaos to Manage Your Time; Overcoming Life’s Challenges; You Count. And it Matters
...more
1h 22min
September 25, 2016 Ep. 133: Prayer Fatigue: I Hate Davening; Should Secrets Be Kept From Our Spouses? Yechidus Today?
• Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana
• I dread davening – prayer fatigue
• Relationship between parents and married children
• Chelek Elokah follow-up
• Traveling for leisure without a minyan: follow-up
• Keeping secrets from spouse
• Today’s yechidus with the Rebbe
• Avoda follow-up
• Chassidus Question: the intelligent soul
• MyLife Essays: The Power of Humility, Practical Spirituality for the Uninspired, Purpose-Mindfulness for Consistent Calm
...more
1h 20min

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