MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chof Cheshvan Chayei Sarah Vayeira New York City Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani Untimely Death Protesting Mandatory Military Service for Yeshiva Students What do you suggest I say at an upcoming Bat Mitzva of a relative? Suggested way to celebrate a birthday: Light candles on a birthday cake instead of blowing them out

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier.Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Vayeira • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 05:25 • Can you explain the story of the Rebbe Rashab crying as a child why Hashem doesn’t appear to him as He did to Abraham, and the Tzemach Tzedek’s response? 11:20 • Why is a bris such an important mitzvah that it was commanded to Abraham before the Torah was formally given? 13:48 • Why then are women not obligated to perform this mitzvah? 18:20 • What did the Tzemach Tzedek say that “Rashab” is the same letters as “basar” (reish, shin, beis)? • Why did Abraham turn away from G-d to greet the guests? 20:18 • How is that different than Melchizedek blessing Abraham before G-d? 22:48 • Why doesn’t G-d bless us to be wealthy like Abraham? 26:07 • Why did Sarah laugh when she heard that she would give birth, and was it appropriate? 32:23 • What is the significance of Sarah instructing Abraham to send Yishmael and Hagar away? 35:02 • How can we justify the Akeidah; why would a compassionate G-d command Abraham to murder his son? 39:30 • Why was Abraham called Ivri? 45:17New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani 48:00 • Why is G-d not protecting the city that became the home of the Rebbeim from electing a racist mayor? 50:52 • Should we be afraid and run away if he wins the election? 55:01 • Should we grieve? 56:03 • Is this a sign that we should move to Israel? 57:08 • How is it possible that such a candidate is leading the race? 57:08 • What can we do about the situation? 57:08 • Is there anything we can apply today from Stalin’s downfall related to the Rebbe’s maamar and story about exclaiming three times hu-ra on Purim 5713? 58:10How should we react to the recent, tragic, untimely death of a young man in Israel? 01:01:01

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Post Holidays Follow-Up lech lecha m’artzecha, um’moladetecha um’beis avichael ha’aretz asher er’echabris bein ha’besarimLech Lecha Noach Hostages Freed New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Post Holidays Bereishis Hostages Freed

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Yud Gimmel Tishrei Manchester Yom Kippur terrorist attack Chassidus Applied to Sukkos Hoshana Rabba Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Vav Tishrei Chassidus Applied to Yom Kippur Yom Kippur Prayers How should we react to countries like England, France and Canada declaring a Palestinian state? Can we expect peace in Israel if we have no peace in our communities?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Why does Rosh Hashana offer us new opportunities and possibilities? Erev Rosh Hashana • Why is it customary to visit the gravesite of the righteous before Rosh Hashana? • Please describe how to write a letter to the Rebbe at the Ohel. Or do you write to G-d in merit of the Rebbe? • What is the connection to the Tzemach Tzedek’s birthday on Erev Rosh Hashana? Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana • What is the personal significance of this day? • What is the connection between Rosh Hashana being the birthday of the human race and it being the Day of Judgment? • What does Judgment mean? • What does it mean to be written in the Book of Life? • Why don’t we always see the fulfillment of our prayers? • How can we create the proper containers for G-d's blessings? • Are we allowed to ask for physical success and wealth? • Is there one prayer to focus on? • Why do we read on Rosh Hashana the story of Chana praying for a child? • What do we learn from Chana about how to pray? • Why is praying for our needs not a lack of faith in G-d's plans for us? • How do we balance both extremes of focusing on coronating G-d as King and our own needs? • How can we mere mortals crown G-d as our King when G-d is completely beyond us and our comprehension? • Is there truth to the story with the Rebbetzin asking that blessings for the new year should be directed to Klal Yisroel instead of to her personally? • What is the meaning of the Alter Rebbe saying that he davened on Rosh Hashana with his “shtender”? • Why is parnasa for the year determined during the reading of the "Mizmor L’David" recited on Rosh Hashana evening? • Can I dip my apple in sugar? Rosh Hashana 5786 • What is the significance of Rosh Hashana falling on Tuesday? • What acronym can be suggested for the year Tov Shin Peh Vav? Shofar • Is there a connection between the commandment to make and sound trumpets to the shofar that we blow today on Rosh Hashana? • What is the difference between a regular shofar and "the great shofar"? • Why does the sounder of the shofar look at the community after blowing the shofar? • Was it important to look at the Rebbe when he sounded the shofar? • What is the connection of Rosh Hashana with the Baal Shem Tov hearing that Moshiach will come when his wellsprings are spread outward?What can we do to ensure that Hashem will have mercy on the remaining hostages and have them all safely freed?What is the connection of Rosh Hashana with the Baal Shem Tov hearing that Moshiach will come when his wellsprings are spread outward?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Preparing for the New Year • What should be our focus during these last days of Elul? • What do we learn from the creation of the universe on the 25th of Elul? • Looking back at 5785 can we say it was a good year? • How can we prepare for the New Year if we feel empty and alone due to family separations? • Can a person prepare for the New Year while remaining emotionally unhealthy? • How can I prepare properly for Rosh Hashana when I am struggling financially and it's taking a toll on my shalom bayis? • Just as we need time to prepare for the coronation of the king, can we say that the 31 years since Gimmel Tammuz was needed to prepare for the coronation of Moshiach? Netzavim • Why do we always read this Parsha before Rosh Hashana? • What lessons can we learn from this week’s Parsha? • Unity • Redemption • Torah’s personal relevance • Choose life • What did this covenant add to the Sinai covenant? • How does Tanya explain the verse ki karov ey’lecha ha’dovar me’od b'picha u'blvovcha la’soso?How can I find a trustworthy and competent mashpia? How should we react to the assassination of Charlie Kirk? • Should we be supportive of him though he advocated Christianity? • How should we respond to his enemies mocking him? What does the Torah mean when it says that after the Geulah our mouths will be filled with laughter?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the third week of Elul? Chai Elul Ki Tavo

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the second week of Elul? Ki Teitzei Prayer What can Chassidus teach us about trichotillomania (hair pulling)? As a non-Jew, will learning Hebrew and studying Torah make my life happy?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the month of Elul? Shoftim Is Chassidus impacting our lives? What takes precedent – mental health or religious commitment? What is Zionism? How should we relate to people of other faiths?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we move from the month of Av into the month of Elul? Re’eh Is Chassidus impacting our lives?

MyLife Chassidus Applied: Where YOUR questions are answeredDonate now: https://mylife500.comFor recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier.Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we go forward from the 15th of Av? • What is the significance and the virtue of the nights getting longer? 02:02 • What do we learn from the full moon – when it reflects the sun in its entirety? 04:43 • What is the meaning of yichud shimsha v’sihera, the union of sun and moon? • How is this connected to increasing in Torah study? 08:46 • What are its lessons to our personal lives? Chof Av • What is the relevance of this day to us all? • Is there a connection between this day to the coming New Year? • What is a timely teaching from Reb Levi Yitzchak that we can all learn from? • How does a mezuzah reflect peace at home between husband and wife? • Why do we begin wishing each other a happy new year starting on the 15th of Av? • Why is Yom Kippur considered a joyous holiday? • What is its connection to the 15th of Av? Va’etchanan • What do we learn from Moshe’s 515 prayers to enter the Promised Land? How should we react to negative predictions about the future? Is Chassidus impacting our lives? • Are there people whose personalities and characters have been refined and transformed by Chassidus? • Why is Chassidus not inspiring many of us? • How can we improve how Chassidus is being taught in our schools and ensure that it inspires and is internalized into the next generation? What guidelines should be followed in publicizing private materials of the Rebbeim?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av Nachamu/15th of Av How should we respond to questions about the recently publicized photo of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin? Follow-up

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Why are we still mourning? The inside story of the Nine Days: A Chassidic perspective Rosh Chodesh Av 5 Av Nine Days How should we respond to questions about the recently publicized photo of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin? How can I channel my artistic talent toward transcendent goals?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Three Weeks and Moshiach

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: 17 Tammuz Three Weeks Pinchas The story gone viral: A musician inspires a woman to light candles Could the possible election of an openly anti-Semitic mayor in New York city be Hashem’s way of getting Jews to move to Israel? War in Gaza

Ep. 550: How Does the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Liberation Impact Us Today?

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Tammuz Balak Yud Beis-Yud Gimmel Tammuz The story with the musician inspiring a woman to light candles gone viralNew World Order

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Gimmel Tammuz Ceasefire between Israel and Iran Chukas How should we react to the nomination of an anti-Israel NY Mayoral candidate? What lessons can we learn from the recent heat wave?