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8:00pm: Is There a Reason That Only a Man Can Initiate a Legal Divorce by Writing and Delivering a Get?

The topics in this week’s 367th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Is Elul a serious time or a time of joy?
  • Chassidus applied to Ki Teitzei in relation to Elul 
    • How should we deal with adversity?
    • Why are we so consumed with remembering and erasing Amalek more than any other nation?
    • Is G-d “violating” the prohibition of withholding payment to a worker by not bringing Moshiach after all our work in golus? 
    • Is there a reason that according to Torah law only a man can initiate a legal divorce by writing and delivering a get?
    • What is a mamzer and why is he punished for his parent’s sins?
    • What can we learn from the ben sorer u’moreh about the community’s responsibility to  a teenager who goes wayward and rebels? And what can the community do to help the teen to get back on track?
  • Lessons from 13 Elul
    • Is Elul a time of joy?
    • What can we learn from the marriage of the Frierdiker Rebbe on this day?
  • Can we apply the prohibition to return to Egypt due to its depravity to living in depraved communities in society today? 
  • How would you sum up Moshe’s last instructions and can we compare that to the Rebbe’s last instructions?
  • Is it possible that Moshiach won’t come in this generation?
  • What will it take to have G-d answer our prayers to prevent tragedies?
  • How do I help my son make the right decision about moving away from us?
  • When Moshiach comes…
    • Will our daily burdens be eased?
    • Will it be very hot outside?
  • Follow up: A Nassi who is not physically present
  • Chassidus question: Do we really exist or are we just programmed to think we exist? Part 2

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.

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