8:00pm: How Should We Address Drinking Problems in Communities and “Kiddish Clubs” in Shul?

The topics in this week’s 280th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:

• Chassidus Applied to End of Tishrei, post holidays, Cheshvan and Noach
• How can we be sure that other people have forgiven us, as G-d forgives us?
• During the High Holidays why is there more focus on our relationship with G-d than on our relationship with each other?
• What exactly is happening when the kohanim give the priestly blessing? Why are we not allowed to look at them blessing us?
• Why do we kiss the Rebbe’s Sefer Torah?
• What do you think has caused the unhealthy obsession with alcohol on Simchas Torah?
• How should we address drinking problems in communities and “Kiddish Clubs” in Shul?
• How to energize the holidays so that they not be boring?
• Can we make Tehilim and Chitas meaningful?
• Follow up (episodes 278-279):
  • Ear piercing
  • Chassidus of the Rebbe Maharash and the Tzemach Tzedek
• Chassidus question: How does Chassidus explain the great flood?
• My Life 2019 essays:
  • היום הראשון שאחרי הגירושים, Liraz Nachmias, 41, Mismeret, Israel
  • כיצד מגשרים על הפער בין הרצוי למצוי על פי תורת החסידות, Menachem Mendel Arabov, 29, Eilat, Israel;
  • אדם פנימי ורגוע, Yaakov Tzvi Kola, 44, Beitar Illit, 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.

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