8:00pm: Special Rosh Hashana Edition: Can We Call G-d a “She”? If the Torah Forbids Tattooing Because One’s Body Belongs to G-d, Why Is Ear Piercing Allowed?

The topics in this week’s 278th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

• Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana 5780

• Lessons from 25 Elul and Netzavim
• Since a person’s amount of income is determined on Rosh Hashana, does it make any difference how many hours we invest in work?
• Can we call G-d a “She”?
• If the Torah forbids tattooing because one’s body belongs to G-d, why then is ear piercing or other body piercing allowed?
• How can I find kosher Jewish poetry to replace poetry coming from other sources?
• Should women be drinking l’chaim?
• Follow up (episode 276): Images of women
• Chassidus question: 1) Was the creation in Tishrei or in Nissan? 2) Tanya Iggeres Hakodesh 16: Since charity is considered a loan to G-d, isn’t G-d’s manifold repayment a form of ribis (interest), which is forbidden?
• My Life 2019 essays: Plagued by Indecision: How to Make the Right Choices, Leah Goldman, 21, Oklahoma City, OK; איך לא לדחות למחר- ב3 מדרגות, Dani Faivish, 19, Naharia, Israel; אין שום דבר קבוע ותמידי מלבד השינוי, Bracha Roitenburd, 19, Chadera, Israel, 11/30/99, Student: סמינר בית חנה צפת 

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.