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MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Rabbi Simon Jacobson

MyLife: Chassidus Applied Podcast by Simon Jacobson addresses the personal and emotional needs of our community by answering the most pressing questions of our lives -- from the perspective of Chassidic thought. The podcast demonstrates how the Torah 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

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Ep. 565: What Should We Do About the Upcoming NYC...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/10/27

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Post Holidays Follow-Up What should be the focus of our work during these first days of Cheshvan? Why do the revelations of Tishrei, specifically on Shemini Atzeres, give birth only on Pesach? And if that’s the case, what does our avodah entail during these months? Can MarCheshvan also mean Gmar Cheshvan? Why the need for Tohu? Why does G-d elaborate on the place of Abraham’s departure (lech lecha m’artzecha, um’moladetecha um’beis avicha) and is

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01:04:57

Ep. 564: How Should We React to the Recent Release of...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/10/20

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Post Holidays What should be the focus of our work during these last days of Tishrei? What is the meaning of the V’Yaakov holach l’darko announcement after the Tishrei holidays? Why is this next month called MarCheshvan, mar meaning “bitter”? Can mar be interpreted as “master”? What are your thoughts on the over-consumption of alcohol on Simchas Torah in our communities? Why should drinking be allowed at all? What is the meaning of the Chassidic

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01:09:12

Ep. 563: Manchester Yom Kippur Terrorist Attack: How...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/10/20

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Yud Gimmel Tishrei What was unique about the Rebbe Maharash? How did the Rebbe explain (on 13 Tishrei 5740) the words of the Baal HaHilula: “Now we have to go visit my father and hear what is happening? What practical lessons can we learn from the Rebbe Maharash? Does a Rebbe ever "leave" us?How could such an atrocity happen on the day when G-d’s essence is revealed? Why should we go to shul if that makes us targets? What would the Rebbe

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01:09:10

Ep. 562: Why Is Yom Kippur the Holiest Day of the Year?

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/09/29

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Vav Tishrei Any recollections of Vav Tishrei 5725? Why did the Rebbe honor his mother by explaining Rashi’s commentary on the parsha? Can you tell a story about the Rebbe’s mother to inspire us as we head into Yom Kippur? Why is this the holiest day of the year? What is the personal significance of this day? Does G-d need to “atone” for suffering He has caused us? Why lekach? Is Yom Kippur a joyous day? Why do we fast? Why is Yom Haki-purim compared

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01:04:42

Ep. 561: What Is the Personal Significance of Rosh...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/09/29

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

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00:59:47

Ep. 560: How Should We React to the Assassination of...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/09/15

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

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00:59:11

Ep. 559: How Can an Emotionally Unhealthy Person...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/09/08

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the third week of Elul? What is unique about the month of Elul? Why is the entire month of Elul not a holiday due to the revelation of the Divine compassion during this month? Why does Elul include V’Dodi Li (from above), which seems to be primarily during the holidays in Tishrei? Why am I not seeing the blessings that I asked for from the “king in the field”? What else can I do to help reveal these blessings?Did

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01:02:46

Ep. 558: How Can Elul Help Us in Our Daily Struggles?

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/09/02

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the second week of Elul? How can Elul practically help us in our daily struggles? Since we can do teshuva in the “blink of an eye” why do we need thirty days of Elul and ten days of teshuva? How do we apply the Alter Rebbe’s example of the “king in the field” in our daily lives? What did the Rebbe add to this example? Is there value in just wanting to be better, even if no action is taken? How can we ensure that

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00:59:00

Ep. 557: What Takes Precedent – Mental Health or...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/08/25

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus as we begin the month of Elul? What is unique about this month? What journey did Moshe take on Rosh Chodesh Elul? How do we recreate that journey in our lives? Why does the name Elul, adopted from Babylonian, carry so much weight? Is there a connection between Elul and hilula? What are the thirteen divine attributes of mercy, how are they more revealed in this month and how can we benefit from them? Why do we blow shofar

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01:01:34

Ep. 556: How Can We Ensure That Chassidus Inspires...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/08/18

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? How does the Jewish calendar mirror our life cycles? How does it help us navigate the ups and downs of our lives? How do we apply the acronym of Elul in our personal lives? What is the significance of the rose in the verse I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me, he who grazes among the roses? Why is the path of the opposite of blessing considered a gift? What is

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01:08:18

Ep. 555: What Should Be Our Focus as We Go Forward...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/08/11

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

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01:05:31

Ep. 554: How Does Tisha B’Av Capture the Paradox of a...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/08/05

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Chassidus applied to Tisha B’Av How does this day capture the paradox of a Jew? Why are we still grieving? What is the healthy way of mourning over loss while not being defined by it? Should the main focus of this day be the sadness and grief over the destruction of the Holy Temple, or should it be the joy and happiness that the third Temple will be revealed and be greater than the first two? Why was Moshiach born in the darkest moments of this

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00:58:08

Ep. 553: How Should We Respond to Questions About the...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/07/28

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 What lessons do we learn from Aaron’s yahrzeit? What is the significance of him passing away on Har HaHar? What lessons do we learn from the Arzial’s yahrzeit? Chassidus Applied: What are the spiritual roots of pain, dissonance and unhappiness? How does this relate to the tzimtzum harishon, (cosmic concealment) sheviras ha’keilim (shattering of the

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01:10:12

Ep. 552: How Do We Apply the Three Weeks and...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/07/21

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: Three Weeks and Moshiach What powerful psychological lessons do we learn from this period in dealing with our own setbacks and difficulties? How do we look at today’s events in the Middle East through the lens of the Three Weeks? Are they a sign of the imminent redemption? After all the signs and promises that Moshiach is about to come, how do we avoid being skeptical that it will happen now? What did the Rebbe mean when he said that the birurim were

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01:03:20

Ep. 551: How is 17 Tammuz and the Breach of the Walls...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/07/14

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: 17 Tammuz Why is breaching the walls surrounding Jerusalem a tragedy marked by a fast day? How is this day relevant to our lives? What can we learn from its tragedies to help motivate us during these turbulent times? What does this period teach us about current events? Why will these days be transformed into joyous holidays? What actions should we take during this time? What are both positive and negative signs of the imminent redemption? Does G-d

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01:06:07

Ep. 550: How Does the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Liberation...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/07/14

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

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01:06:07

Ep. 550: How Does the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Liberation...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/07/10

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Tammuz What does the month teach us? Why would our Sages adopt this month’s name Tammuz when this is the name of a Babylonian deity?! What lies behind the paradox of Tammuz? What does it teach us about facing our present challenges? What is the central theme and lesson from this week’s Torah portion? Does it have a connection with this month? Why is Balaam’s blessing so fundamental, to the point that we say it in our morning prayer? Who would be

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00:59:09

Ep. 549: How Do We Honor Gimmel Tammuz?

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/06/30

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:Gimmel Tammuz How can we describe and explain this day? How do we honor this day? Why do we say that the presence of a tzaddik is stronger after they pass away? What was the Rebbe’s last major teaching before Chof Zayin Adar and Gimmel Tammuz? What maamar of the Rebbe would you recommend we study on this day? How is Gimmel Tammuz this year, 31 years later, different from previous years? Are there guidelines on how to pray at the Ohel to realize the

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01:04:55

Ep. 548: What Should We Focus On During This Time of...

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/06/23

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should we focus on during this time? What's a good way to thank Hashem publicly for all the great miracles he did to protect us from Iran's attacks? What lessons about current events can we learn from these days and this week’s Torah portion? Should we be relying on President Trump and the USA to help Israel? How will this war change the future of the world? What is our role in these unfolding events? How can we inspire each other? Are

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01:05:20

Ep. 547: How Should We React to Operation Rising Lion?

MyLife: Chassidus Applied ·

2025/06/16

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:How should we react to Operation Rising Lion? • What is G-d's message to us today? 05:36 • What can we learn from the operation being called Rising Lion, from the verse k’lovi yokum? 16:20 • Is the lion, the symbol of Judah, connected to Moshiach? 20:17 • What can we do about this

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