8:00pm: Special Yud Tes Kislev Student Edition: How Do You Deal With Bad Influences?

The topics in this week’s 334th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will address questions submitted exclusively by high school students, which include:

  • Chassidus Applied to Yud Tes-Chof Kislev
  • How do you deal with bad influences?
  • How do we reconcile the Rebbe’s words that on one hand we have “finished our avodah” and at the same time “do everything you can to bring Moshiach”?
  • What should I do if my feelings are numb?
  • What is Torah’s perspective on therapy?
  • Is there anything wrong with listening to Jewish music that are not chassidishe niggunim?
  • As dor ha’shvii Chassidim what regard should we have to the Chassidus of the six previous Rabbeim?
  • What is a practical way to deal with depression and anxiety disorder?
  • Are all neshamos the same?
  • What does chassidish mean?
  • Why does Hashem set people up for failure?
  • As a student how can I live up to my fullest potential?

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.

Questions may be submitted anonymously at chassidusapplied.com/ask.