12:30PM: Lessons from the Kinus Hashluchim; Why Do so Some Overdo It and Add Extreme Titles to the Rebbe?

The topics in this week’s 284th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: 

  • Chassidus Applied to Rosh Chodesh Kislev and Toldos
  • Lessons from the Kinus HaShluchim
  • Why do so some overdo it and add extreme titles to the Rebbe?
  • What happens to people after they die?
  • What defines a proper avodah in Kriyas Shema She’al Hamitah?
  • Are there Chassidic methods to help ease labor pains?
  • Why does pregnancy – bringing a new life into this world – need to be so difficult?
  • Why is it not misguided to ask the Rebbe for blessings when he is an Ohr Atzmi and beyond showing miracles?
  • Follow up (episodes 283): 
    • Impeachment; Kings
    • Non-Jews
    • Homelessness
  • Chassidus question: How would you explain the maamar V’isha Achas about spiritual and emotional numbness?
  • My Life 2019 essays: Rx Derech Chayim, Michael Dinerman, 48, Atlanta GA; Controlling Your Anger So It Doesn’t Control You, Chaya Katz, 28, St. Paul, MN; חינוך למעשה מתורתו של הרבי, Aahron Shwartz, Kiryat Malachi, 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.