8:00PM: Why Are Older Singles Looked Down Upon? Did the Rebbe Ever Discuss Jewish Extremism?

The topics in this week’s 275th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

• Chassidus Applied to Elul and Shoftim
• Why doesn’t Torah and Judaism celebrate art as it does song?
• How should we relate to Rabbis with different standards?
• Considering the Rebbe refusing to receive a new car as a gift, what should our attitude be to receiving gifts?
• Why are older singles looked down upon?
• Why isn’t more Chassidus being translated and made accessible to the mainstream?
• Did the Rebbe ever discuss Jewish extremist attacks against Palestinians? What is the proper way to view followers of Baruch Goldstein?
• Follow up: 
  • Male mashpia for women (episode 248)
  • Moon launch (episode 269)
  • Vaccinations (episodes 269-274)
• Chassidus question: Tanya end of chapter 29: If the Jewish people were true believers, why did they defy G-d again and wanted to go up to Israel without permission?
• My Life 2019 essays: כוחה של השפעה, Michal Yaffa Simchowitz, 39, Kfar Chabad, Israel; יסודות לחיים שמחים, Avigail Slonim, 45, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel; Watch Your Words, Esther Procaccia, 19, Brooklyn, NY

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.