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8:00pm: How to Strengthen Bitachon When We Are Losing Our Jobs?

The topics in this week’s 308th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: 

  • Chassidus Applied to Lag B’Omer and Behar-Bechukosei in relation to our challenges
  • The power of Rashbi in times of crisis
  • What we learn from Lag B’Omer about countering a plague
  • Programs and resources for these trying and unprecedented times
  • What is the connection between Lag B’omer activities and this special day?
  • Who is the founder of Pnimius haTorah?
  • Is it sincere to call for achdus on “my terms”?
  • How can we be fearless in frightening times?
  • How to strengthen bitachon when we are losing our jobs?
  • What can we do to hold on to faith in Moshiach after so many disappointments?
  • Follow-up:
    • Calling the virus by its name?
    • Song
  • Niggun: Anim Zemiros


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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