8:00pm: Am I Responsible to Share Sensitive Information About a Potential Shidduch with the Other Party?

The topics in this week’s 268th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

• • Chassidus Applied to 12-13 Tammuz and Balak
  • What is the Chabad custom regarding bringing in an early Shabbos?
  • What will Chabad look like in 30 years?
  • When naming a child after a tzaddik/Rebbe can we combine the name with that of a layperson?
  • Should we be concerned with secular values seeping into Chabad ideology?
  • How can I address my apathy to davening and make it a meaningful experience?
  • To what extent should a spouse get involved in their partners davening?
  • Am I responsible to share sensitive information about a potential shidduch with the other party?
  • Follow up: 
    • Gimmel Tammuz (episode 266)
    • Pidyon nefesh at the Ohel (episode 266)
    • Polygamy (episode 267)
    • Anti-Semitism 
  • Chassidus question: How do you reconcile Tanya chapter 15 with the Gemara whether a tzaddik is called oved Elokim?
  • My Life 2019 essays:  

• השימוש בחוש הציור ככלי טיפולי במשנתו של אדמו”ר הריי”צ, Mishael Elmalem, 41, Jerusalem, Israel

• • הביטחון בבורא ככלי משנה מציאות, Efrat Veber, 32, Beitar Illit, Israel
  • האחריות כגורם אחראי בחיינו, Chaya Mushka Perlstein, 19, Haifa, Israel

This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM EST, is meant to inform, inspire and empower us by applying the teachings of Chassidus to help us face practical and emotional challenges and difficulties in our personal lives and relationships. To have your question addressed, please submit it at chassidusapplied.com/ask.

In what has now become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied addresses questions that many people are afraid to ask and others are afraid to answer. When asked about the sensitive topics he has been addressing, Rabbi Simon Jacobson commented, “I understand that the stakes are high and great care has to be taken when speaking openly, but the silence and lack of clarity on matters plaguing the community can no longer go unaddressed. The stakes of not providing answers are even higher.”

The on-going series has provoked a significant reaction from the community, with thousands of people viewing each live broadcast and hundreds of questions pouring in week after week. At the root of every question and personal challenge tackled by the series is the overarching question: Does Judaism have the answers to my personal dilemmas?

In inimitable “Jacobson-fashion”, the broadcast answers people’s questions in simple, clear language while being heavily sourced. Each episode is jam-packed with eye-opening advice from the Rebbeim, gleaned from uncovering surprising gems in their letters, sichos and maamorim that address our personal issues with disarming relevance. Simultaneously, Rabbi Jacobson is able to crystallize a concept quickly, succinctly, and poignantly for any level of listener.

All episodes are immediately available for viewing in the MLC’s archive and can be downloaded as MP3s for listening on the go.

Questions may be submitted anonymously at chassidusapplied.com/ask.