8:00pm: Should We Buy German Products Today?

The topics in this week’s 269th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

  • Chassidus Applied to 17 Tammuz Nidche
  • Lessons from Pinchas
  • How can I alleviate financial anxieties?
  • What is the Torah’s view on borders and immigration? Should we be supporting open immigration even if it may cause security risks?
  • Does the Rebbe address the issue of buying German products today?
  • How would Torah and Chassidus address parental custody and alienation due to an acrimonious divorce?
  • What does the Rebbe say about vaccinations?
  • Follow up: 
    • Older singles (episode 263)
    • BPD (episode 268)
    • Anti-Semitism 
  • Chassidus question: Where do the five senses belong in context of the ten faculties, which correspond to the ten sefiros?
  • My Life 2019 essays: התמודדות עם תסכול וכעס, Chaya Mushka Banor, 17, Tzfat, Israel; The Honor of Your Presence Is Requested…, Esther Rochel Elkaim, 31, Bal Harbour, FL; הגן של האנושות, Chanania Zohar, 35, Migdal HaEmek, Israel

 

This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM EST, is meant to inform, inspire and empower us by applying the teachings of Chassidus to help us face practical and emotional challenges and difficulties in our personal lives and relationships. To have your question addressed, please submit it at chassidusapplied.com/ask.

In what has now become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied addresses questions that many people are afraid to ask and others are afraid to answer. When asked about the sensitive topics he has been addressing, Rabbi Simon Jacobson commented, “I understand that the stakes are high and great care has to be taken when speaking openly, but the silence and lack of clarity on matters plaguing the community can no longer go unaddressed. The stakes of not providing answers are even higher.”

The on-going series 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?

In inimitable “Jacobson-fashion”, the broadcast answers people’s questions in simple, clear language while being heavily sourced. Each episode is jam-packed with eye-opening advice from the Rebbeim, gleaned from uncovering surprising gems in their letters, sichos and maamorim that address our personal issues with disarming relevance. Simultaneously, Rabbi Jacobson is able to crystallize a concept quickly, succinctly, and poignantly for any level of listener.

All episodes are immediately available for viewing in the MLC’s archive and can be downloaded as MP3s for listening on the go.

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