8:00pm: Chassidus Applied to Yud Shevat and Chapter 9 of Basi L’Gani

The topics in this week’s 244th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus Applied to Yud Shevat and chapter 9 of Basi L’Gani
  •  Chassidus question: What lessons do we learn from chapter 9, especially in connection with it being the beginning of the 70th Year of the Rebbe’s leadership?
  • Why does Abraham get credit for discovering and promoting one G-d?
  • I’m having difficulties coping with the tragedies and hardships in my life. Can you give me some inspiration and direction?
  • There is probably no more than one Benoni (according to Tanya) for every 100 million people on earth. How could G-d create a world with expectations that are clearly not attainable?
  • Response to request for mental health specialist references
  • Is The Emotion Code in line with Judaism and Chassidus?
  • Follow-up (episodes 241-242):
    • Teenagers drowning
    • Emulating Yaakov
    • Singing in the restroom
  • My Life 2018 essays:
  • Freedom from the Forces that Enslave Us, Levy Yitzchak Naki, 19, Hertzaliya, Israel
  • How to Properly Treat your Wife, Rachel Rosen, 68, Astoria, NY
  • A New Approach to Life’s Challenges, Shneur Itzinger, 21, Oak Park, MI

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 meaningfullife.com/mylife.

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 meaningfullife.com/mylife.