8:00pm: Why Don’t We Blow Shofar When Rosh Hashana Falls Out on Shabbos?

The topics in this week’s 326th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana
  • How to experience renewal?
  • Can you share an original and important idea about Rosh Hashana?
  • What personal message does Rosh Hashana offer us?
  • How can we “trick” the angels by not blowing shofar on Erev Rosh Hashana?
  • Why don’t we blow shofar when Rosh Hashana falls out on Shabbos?
  • Please explain the concept that G-d recreates the world every moment
  • Are there things that can block our prayers from reaching G-d, or block His blessings from reaching us?
  • What should I do about my husband’s addiction to inappropriate online content? Part III
  • Follow-up: Neshama chadasha
  • 2020 MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: Winning essay and creative

MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of the human experience.

This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM EST, is meant to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face.

In what has become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied 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?

MyLife demonstrates how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge.

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