8:00pm: How to Resolve a Disagreement With My Spouse Whose Covid Paranoia Is Adversely Impacting Our Lives?

The topics in this week’s 391st episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus Applied to Tetzaveh
    • What do we learn from this chapter?
    • What can we do today as a substitute for the rituals in the temple?
    • What was the tzitz that the kohen gadol wore on his forehead?
    • Is there a connection between the tzitz and tzitzis we wear?
  • Adar/7 Adar
    • Did the Rebbe once say that by increasing in simcha sixty fold during these two months of Adar all negativity will be nullified, batel b’shishim?
    • How do you measure your growth in happiness?
    • How did Haman know that Moshe passed away on the 7th of Adar?
  • How should we respond to the claims that the Holocaust was not racist?
  • Is Judaism a race or a religion?
  • What attitude should we have to those struggling with transgender issues?
  • What do you think about the term OTD (off the derech)?
  • How should we address sexual abuse and its coverup? – Follow-up
  • What advice did the Rebbe give us to stay safe living in Crown Heights?
  • How to resolve a disagreement with my spouse whose covid paranoia is adversely impacting our lives?
  • Chassidus question: According to Tanya chapter 25 that Selach Lonu is like the Tamid offering, why is the chapter about the Tamid offering recited in the morning blessings?


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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. 

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