8:00pm: How Forgiveness Heals Wounds

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 36, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, in a Special Aseres Yemei Teshuva and Pre-Yom Kippur Edition, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topic: How forgiveness heals wounds.

Forgiveness – between man and man and between man and G-d – is one of the central components during the ten days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. An entire section in Shulchan Aruch in the laws of Erev Yom Kippur is dedicated to forgiving and asking for forgiveness.  Why is forgiveness so important for our lives? Do we have to forgive? Do we have to ask for forgiveness? Are there unforgivable sins? Can we forgive and not forget, or forget and not forgive? What happens when someone refuses to forgive us? Or when someone who has hurt us refuses to ask for forgiveness?

In tonight’s episode Rabbi Jacobson will address the extraordinary power of forgiveness, analyzing the laws of forgiveness and their profound impact on our psyches. Discover the tremendous psychological lessons that can be learned from these laws defining the process of forgiving.

Other topics that will in tonight’s episode include: How to be more introspective in order to work on improving one’s own blemishes? What personal lesson can be gleaned from these ten days? Why is Yom Kippur the holiest day of the year? How can Yom Kippur 5775 change my life?

Tune in this Sunday night for the next episode of MyLife: Chassidus Applied. This hour-long dose of insight 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 www.meaningfullife.com/mylifelive.

The topics in this Sunday’s hour-long broadcast will include:

  • What does Chassidus tell us about the 10 Days of Teshuva, and how can they be applied to our personal lives?
  • How do I identify areas that need correction?
  • Why is forgiveness so important?
  • What are our obligations in forgiving and asking for forgiveness?
  • Are there unforgiveable sins?
  • Why is Yom Kippur the holiest day of the year?

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, 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. 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 MP3’s for listening on the go.

Questions may be submitted anonymously at www.meaningfullife.com/mylifelive.