Chassidus Applied to Pesach; How Important are Minhagim? Do Alcoholics Belong at the Seder? Should Spouses Be Impassive to Each Other in Public? What is the Cornerstone of a Jewish Education? Video
4 Winners in Chassidus Contest
Moishe Chakoff wins the top $10K prize in the 2017 MyLife: Chassidus Applied essay contest, other winners include Shraga Crombie, Hadassah Silberstein and Sara Blau. Full Story
Winners Of Chassidus Essay Contest
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: The winners of the 3rd annual MyLife essay contest, Yud Alef Nisan; Why did Pesach become unaffordable? Video
Essay Winner To Be Announced
The winners of the 3rd Annual MyLife: Essay Contest will be announced on Sunday night, including the first prize of $10,000. Full Story
What Defines Morality?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Defines Morality? How to Distinguish Between Pure Faith and Meshugas? What is My Role as a Step-Parent? Why is Organ Donation Prohibited When We Are Taught to Love and Help Another? Video
Is It Ever Acceptable To Hit Kids
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Is it my Yetzer Hara or My Dysfunctional Childhood? Is Smacking Children Ever Acceptable? What is the Significance of Mikvah for Men? and more. Video
Is Mocking Misnagdim Appropriate?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Purim Applied to Our Lives Today; Is Mocking Misnagdim Appropriate? What Can I Do About My Discouraging Relapses? Video
How to Cope with Social Anxieties
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Are Prayer and ‘Tracht Gut Vet Zein Gut’ Compatible? How to Cope with Social Anxieties? Would the Rebbe’s Attitude Toward Secular Education Perhaps be Different Today? and more. Video
10 Rabbis Review MyLife Essays
Essays on Chassidus for a grand prize of $10,000 are being reviewed by a panel of 10 rabbis for the Meaningful Life Center. Full Story
What Defines Normalcy?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Defines Normalcy? What Can Be Learned from the Unusually Warm Weather This February? and more. Video
How To Write A Winning Essay
The winner of last year's Chassidus Applied Essay Contest Nechama Dina Hendel shares advice and encouragement. Full Story
Simcha for the Serious Person
How Can a Serious Person Work on Simcha? Is Peer Pressure a Legitimate Motivator to Leading a Frum Life? What is Intimacy? Video
Does Torah Recognize Horoscopes
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Should be Our Attitude to Horoscopes and Astrology? How to Balance a Public Life with Modesty? I’m Living on Autopilot, and more. Video
Bochurim’s Live “Applied Chassidus”
Students from Yeshivas Achei Temimim of Pittsburgh learned with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, "Applied Chassidus" style, in honor of Yud Shevat. Full Story, Video
Relevance of Yud Shvat Today
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson at 8:00 pm: What is the Meaning and Relevance of Yud Shvat Today? How Do We Really Know That We Have a Purpose? Live
Discipline: How Harsh is Too Harsh
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How Harsh is Too Harsh When Disciplining Students? How Can I Prepare Myself for Yud Shvat? Is Marriage a Problem Solver? Video
Chassidus Essay Contest Launched
The Meaningful Life Center has launched its third “MyLife: Chassidus Applied” Essay Contest, with a grand prize of $10,000. Full Story
3rd Chassidus Essay Contest
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Launching the 3rd Annual MyLife Essay Contest, Lessons from Chof Daled Teves; Do Menial Details Matter and more. Video
How Does the Torah View Women?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How does the Torah truly view women? Is “Tracht Gut Vet Zein Gut” the answer to every hardship? Video
Accepting All Lower Standards?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Connection Is There Between Asara B’Teves and Hei Teves? Does Loving Every Jew Unconditionally Create a Laxity of Standards? How Can a Materialistic Person Change? Video
What To Make Of UN Resolution
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Should We Make of the Recent UN Resolution? Lessons from Hei Teves - 30 Years; Is G-d Fearing the Sole Criteria for a Spouse and more. Video
Chanukah Applied to Our Lives
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Chanukah Applied to Our Lives Today; Do the Benefits of Community Life Outweigh the Struggle? How to Be a Shliach in a Non-Religious Workplace? Video
Our Community’s Greatest Challenges
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What are the three greatest challenges facing our community today? How has Chassidus evolved over the past 218 years? If G-d failed me, why should I trust Him? and more. Video
Is The Tanya Racist?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Should Spouses Work Together? Is Tanya Racist? What Critical Traits Should We Look for in a Shidduch? and more. Video
Must We Be Politically Correct
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Do we need to be politically correct and avoid controversial issues? Should we take dreams seriously? What defines a Mashpia and more. Video