The topics in this week’s 427th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include:
- Chassidus Applied to Yud Kislev
o What is the significance of this day?
o Why was the Mitteler Rebbe arrested after the Alter Rebbe’s spreading of Chassidus was vindicated?
o How is the geulah of the Rebbeim relevant to all Jews, not just Chabad?
o Why are there no portraits of the Mitteler Rebbe?
o What was the Mitteler Rebbe’s kapelye?
o Why are we told the story about the Mitteler Rebbe not hearing the cry of the child?
o Who was Reb Aharon of Strashelye and why would he challenge the succession of the Mitteler Rebbe?
o Is there a difference between the avodah of the Alter Rebbe and the Mitteler Rebbe?
- What is the goal of a farbrengen?
- Yud Dalet Kislev
o Why did the Rebbe say that this day bound me to you and you to me?
o And that we should see fruits from our work?
- In honor of Henya bas Brocha Devorah Leah for a complete and speedy refuah shleimah
- Chassidus Applied to Vayishlach
o What is the central message of the battle and reconciliation between Jacob and Esau?
o Why don’t we find Jews training in self-defense?
o Did Jacob have a literal wrestling match with Esau’s angel?
o What is the significance of Yakov’s hip being dislocated; why that specific part of the body, to the point that we are not allowed to eat that part of an animal?
o Why can Jacob and Esau not live together in peace?
- Housekeeping
o Why are some people trying to provoke you and hijack your wonderful program with their irreverent questions?
o Will there be another Chassidus Applied art contest?
o What books are your Tanya Applied classes based on?
- Is it appropriate to watch the world cup? Are there any lessons we can learn while watching it?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast candidly answering questions from the public about all life matters and challenges, covering the entire spectrum of human experience.
This hour-long dose of insights, broadcast live every Sunday night 8-9PM ET, is meant to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face.
In what has become a staple in so many people’s lives, MyLife: Chassidus Applied 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?
MyLife demonstrates how Chassidus provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is brought to you by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service, free of charge.
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