8:00pm: What to Make of All the Recent Natural Disasters

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 179, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Are We to Make of All the Recent Natural Disasters? How Do You Explain Foul Language Use by Prominent Chassidim? What Should Be Our Attitude to Reading Non-Jewish Books? What Approach Should We Take Regarding Our Children Watching Videos?

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The topics in this week’s 179th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • ​Chassidus Applied to Nitzavim-Vayeilech and Shabbos Selichos
  • Chof Hei Elul: The 5778th birthday of the world
  • Hurricanes; earthquake: What are we to make of all the recent natural disasters?
  • Lessons from September 11
  • How do you explain foul language use by prominent chassidim?
  • What should be our attitude to reading non-Jewish books?
  • What approach should we take regarding our children watching videos? And what should we do when spouses disagree on the matter?
  • Follow-up:
    • Trusting your husband (episode 177)
    • Prayers from a non-Jewish origin (episode 178)
    • Couples learning together (episode 177)
    • Trusting your husband (episode 177)
  • Chassidus Question: How can talk about the pre-tzimtzum state?
  • MyLife Essays:“Consistent Kavanah: Keeping Daily Prayers Alive” by Yehudis Fishman; “Silence in a Crowded Room” by H. Schild; “Seeing Through the Darkness” by Aharon Shollar. These and other essays can be read online at meaningfullife.com/essays.

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.

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