8:00pm: Should We Support the New Mayor-Elect Eric Adams?

The topics in this week’s 378th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus applied to Tes Kislev
    • What was the unique contribution of the Mitteler Rebbe and what can we learn from it? 
  • Where can I find more of your approach on applying the Torah to our personal lives?
  • Lessons from Vayeitzei
    • How do we apply Jacob’s journey to our personal lives?
    • Why were the matriarchs barren?
    • What is the significance of dreams?
    • Why was Jacob’s marriage to Leah valid when it was a result of deception?
    • Why do some people say Yankov and not Yaakov?
    • Was it disrespectful for Yaakov to sleep on the holy ground that would house the Holy Temple?
    • Who were Bilha and Zilpa?
  • Should we support the new Mayor-elect Eric Adams? 
  • Toldos follow-up:
    • Why was Yitzchak’s prayer for children accepted and not Rivkah’s?
    • What right did Esau have to be angry at Yaakov?
  • What should I do about my husband who no longer finds me appealing?
  • How to navigate a difficult marriage?
  • Chassidus question: Since gevuros will be higher than chasodim after Moshiach comes, should we be focusing today more on gevurah than on chesed?


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 human experience. 

This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM EDT, 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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