Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
Lessons from Vov Tishrei
Why is respecting parents such a great mitzvah?
What is the connection with the Ten Days of Teshuvah?
Why did the Rebbe honor his mother by analyzing and explaining Rashi?
What can we learn from 9/11?How crumbling structures lead to greater growth
Chassidus applied to Yom Kippur
Why is it the holiest day of the year?
On the high holidays who serves as our lawyer to defend us in the heavenly court?
Can we follow a Yom Kippur service via zoom?
What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the golden calf?
Why was only the kohen gadol allowed to enter the kodesh kadoshim and only on Yom Kippur?
Who cleaned the Holy of Holies, and could they tell us what it looked like inside?
How does throwing a goat off a cliff to its death atone for our sins?
If Moshiach comes before Yom Kippur will we need to fast?
Laws and customs
Is it acceptable to ask forgiveness via social media?
If all our actions are predetermined, why are we responsible to ask forgiveness for sins?
What are the origins of the kapparot ritual?
Why did the Rebbe distribute honey cake before Yom Kippur and how can we maintain this tradition after Gimmel Tammuz?
Why do we wear a white tunic (kittel) on Yom Kippur?
Why do we fast over 25 hours on Yom Kippur, when a day is only 24 hours?
Why are marital relations forbidden on Yom Kippur?
Is using a caffeine suppository on Yom Kippur cheating?
Prayers
Why is Al Cheit said in the plural?
Why do we read the book of Jonah on Yom Kippur?
If singing Napolean’s March signifies that we have won the war even before the battle has begun, why don’t we sing it at the beginning of the day, before Kol Nidrei?
Chassidus question: What is the connection between Yom Kippur and the 15th of Av?
Ep. 224: How to Turn the Experience of Being Bullied into a Positive?
Ep 223: Is a School Considered Lubavitch if it Is Behaving Counter to the Rebbe's Directives?
MyLife Ep. 222: Lessons from the Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century; Practical Techniques for Growing Through Negative Experiences
Do I Need to Say the Entire Kinus on Tisha B’Av When I Don’t Understand It?
Ep. 220: Is It an Absolute That Moshiach Must Come in the Next 221 Years Before the 7th Millennium?
Ep. 219: Can We Establish Policy Based on a Chassidishe Hergesh? Lessons from July 4th
Ep. 218: Should Children Ever Be Separated from Their Parents?
Ep. 217: Is It Okay to Marry Before Fully Dealing with My Own Self-Esteem and Dependency Issues?
Ep. 216: Special Gimmel Tammuz Edition; Why Don’t We Appoint a New Rebbe? And More
Ep. 215: Why Did the Rebbe Not Intervene to Improve Our Yeshiva System?
Ep. 214: How Can Someone Consider Himself a Chassid and Not Be Careful with Halacha?
Ep. 213: My teenage friends are drowning: What can we do?
Ep. 212: Is the Torah always sensitive to people’s feelings?
Ep. 200: How do we determine the validity of a Torah teacher?
Ep. 203: If a Person Has Paid His Dues for Violating Others Should He Be Shamed Forever?
Ep. 205: What to Tell Children About an Absentee Father?
Ep. 206: Why Are We Holding on to New Chumros Which Don’t Seem to Be Part of the Original Torah?
Ep. 201: Does a Survivor Need to Show Respect to an Abusive Parent?
Ep. 202: What Would the Rebbe Say About the Recent School Shootings?
Ep. 204: How to Create Balance Between Tznius and a Strong Emotional Passion Between Spouses?
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