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8:00pm: Does It Make Sense to Spend Shabbos at the Ohel?

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 217, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Does It Make Sense to Spend Shabbos at the Ohel? What Takes Precedence: Supporting Local Mosdos or Shluchim? How Do I Improve My Relationship with My Mother? Is It Okay to Marry Before Fully Dealing with My Own Self-Esteem and Dependency Issues? How Can I Control the Unspoken Urge? Is Energy Physical or Spiritual?

Weekly Story: Renewable Energy

Reb Menachem Mendel Dubravsky was known as an illuy (Torah genius,) and shortly after his marriage he was asked to become Rov in a certain town. Before Pesach (of that year or a subsequent year), he received a letter from the office of Tomchei Tmimim. The letter stated that the Yeshiva is looking for a Gemara (Talmud) melamed (teacher) for one of its younger grades.

Here’s My Story: The Matter is in Your Hands

When I was four years old, all the Jews of my birthplace – Gura Humorului, Romania – were deported to Transnistria, where most perished at the hands of the fascists allied with the Nazis, including my own grandmother. My family and I survived and, in 1950, just before my Bar Mitzvah, we managed to leave Romania and immigrate to Israel.

8:00pm: Gimmel Tammuz: 24 Years Later

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 216, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Gimmel Tammuz: 24 Years Later; Why Don’t We Speak About the Details of Gimmel Tammuz as We Do About Yud Shevat, Beis Nissan, Chof Dalet Teves Etc.? Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe? Did the Rebbe Take Responsibility for Shluchim? How Does the Rebbe Answer Us Today? What Is the Meaning of Going to the Ohel or Writing into the Igros? How Do We Understand the Different Statements the Rebbe Made About Moshiach, the Dor Ha’Shevii, the Leader of the Generation, and the Frierdiker Rebbe?

Here’s My Story: A Great G-d in a Tiny Room

I grew up in 1950s Brooklyn in a very American home – that is, we knew we were Jews, but we led an American lifestyle. For me, this translated into sports participation. Indeed, I became so good at baseball, America’s favorite pastime that, while in college, I was scouted by the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates.