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8:00pm: Is There Anything Wrong With Secular Studies? Why Is Studying Science Not Like Studying Torah, Since They Both Come From G-d?

The topics in this week’s 292nd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: 

  • Announcing the 6th annual MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest, with a new creative track
  • Chassidus Applied to 24 Teves and Vaeira
  • How to prepare for the approaching 70th anniversary of the Rebbe’s leadership? 
  • Is there any basis to the idea that the work of the seventh generation is ishapcha (transformation), not iskafya (refrain)?
  • How long is the 7th generation?
  • What was Moshe’s birth name given by his parents, and why is that name not the one we use?   
  • Is there anything wrong with secular studies?
  • Why is studying science not like studying Torah, since they both come from G-d?
  • Follow up (episode 284-291): 
    • Moreh Nevuchim
    • Rational Judaism
  • Chassidus question: What do we accomplish through our work when the ikker shechina was on earth at the beginning of creation?
  • My Life 2019 essays: Self Worth for the Ultimate Self, Mushkie Lipszyc, 21, North Miami, FL; Reach from Within, Michal Uryash, 19, Miami Beach, FL; Instant Me, Esther Rivkah Rodal, 16, Johannesburg, South Africa


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.

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