Popular Shows by Rabbi YY Jacobson הרב יוסף יצחק יעקבסון
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The Collapse of the First Jewish Family: Toward a Life of Authenticity and Serenity - Women's Vayeshev Class
The Collapse of the First Jewish Family: Toward a Life of Authenticity and Serenity - Women's Vayeshev Class
Dec 9, 2025
1:34:05
Your Soul Craves Real Tranquility; That’s When Things Begin to Fall Apart This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 19 Kislev, 5786, December 9, 2025, Parshas Vayeshev, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. The class explores the reason for the name of the parsha, "Vayeishev," which means "settling down," when the entire portion records the collapse of the first Jewish family. And how can one grasp the words of the Midrash and Rashi that Yaakov was supposedly punished for craving to enjoy tranquility in his life? It seems so cruel. The class is based on an address by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, forty years ago, Shabbos Vayeishev 5746 (1985). We discover the meaning of authentic serenity and how to achieve it in life. Sometimes, when your life and family begin to unravel, healing has begun. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9827
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Yud-Tes Kislev Farbrengen with Rabbi YY Jacobson - Yud-Tes Kislev 5786 Farbrengen
Yud-Tes Kislev Farbrengen with Rabbi YY Jacobson - Yud-Tes Kislev 5786 Farbrengen
Dec 9, 2025
5:38:36
Tuesday, December 9, 8:30 pm ET Yud-Tes Kislev Farbrengen on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 8:30 pm ET, at the Ohr Chaim Shul, 20 Forshay Rd, Upstairs, Monsey, NY.
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Tuesday Women's Class: And Yaakov Remained Alone: Facing Your Loneliness, Birthing Yourself - Women's Vayishlach Class
Tuesday Women's Class: And Yaakov Remained Alone: Facing Your Loneliness, Birthing Yourself - Women's Vayishlach Class
Dec 2, 2025
1:28:18
Yaakov and Yisroel — The Two Faces of Life: Struggle, Pain and Bliss This class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 12 Kislev, 5786, December 2, 2025, Parshas Vayishlach, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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Time for a Jewish Renaissance -- Within and Without; Trump and the Jews - Rabbi YY on Kiddush Club Podcast
Time for a Jewish Renaissance -- Within and Without; Trump and the Jews - Rabbi YY on Kiddush Club Podcast
Jun 19, 2025
1:09:32
What the World Needs Most from the Jewish People: What Would the Rebbe Say Today About Israel? "We've all seen his videos, heard his Torah, but nothing could prepare us for the larger-than-life Rabbi YY in person, in full force, and off the cuff. We had the opportunity to hear from Rabbi YY his thoughts on the world, politics, and the current state of worldwide Jewry - a topic that is sometimes overlooked. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording." To watch this and all other Kiddush Club podcasts: KiddushClubPodcast
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Days of Love or Days of Trauma? - Lecture to Fresh Start Recovery Center with Q & A
Days of Love or Days of Trauma? - Lecture to Fresh Start Recovery Center with Q & A
Sep 28, 2025
1:38:24
Sunday, September 28, 8:30 pm ET Rabbi YY Jacobson presents for Fresh Start Alumni with Q&A on Sunday, 6 Tishrei, 5786, September 28, 2025. Fresh Start Retreat, their flagship program, Fresh Start Retreat, is a 7-day intensive retreat helping participants understand their past to create a brighter future. https://jewishfreshstart.com/home
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Time for Our Community to Apologize to Survivors of Sexual Abuse - Lecture to "Ray of Hope" Survivors of Abuse
Time for Our Community to Apologize to Survivors of Sexual Abuse - Lecture to "Ray of Hope" Survivors of Abuse
Oct 8, 2024
1:08:54
When Parents & Rabbis Use Religion to Cover Up Crimes, Yell from the Rooftops Rabbi YY Jacobson addressed a zoom gathering for female survivors of sexual abuse at an evening organized by Ray of Hope, followed by Q and A. The event took place on Monday evening, 6 Tishrei, 5785, October 7, 2024.
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The Gift of Allowing Your Struggling Children to Crack You Open - Raising Challenging Children
The Gift of Allowing Your Struggling Children to Crack You Open - Raising Challenging Children
Aug 31, 2025
19:38
My Love Will Be Stronger Than Your Defiance: What I Learnt From Rabbi Shimon Russell About Raising Children
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Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Vayetzei Class
Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Vayetzei Class
Nov 25, 2025
1:46:48
Tuesday, November 25, 9:30 am ET This class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 5 Kislev, 5786, November 25, 2025, Parshas Vayetzei, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9817
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Raising Special Children: Respecting Your Boundaries
Raising Special Children: Respecting Your Boundaries
Jan 17, 2022
33:49
Nishmoseinu Lecture for Parents of Special Children #1: Rabbi YY Jacobson gives a lecture for Nishmaseinu organization,helping parents with special children.
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Chaim Walder & the Cover-Ups in Our Communities
Chaim Walder & the Cover-Ups in Our Communities
Dec 23, 2021
1:21:37
Weekly Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vaera, 24 Teves, 5782, December 28, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores an incredible discourse by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the author of the Tanya, on how at the end of history before the coming of Moshiach, the most acute crass and filth mixed into the "wine" and the "silver" gets exposed, hence allowing the soul of Israel to shite in its pristine goodness and glory. The class explores the cover-up of child abusers in our communities for decades, claiming so many untold victims. This is the age of healing and transformation, which includes exposing the evil and putting an end to a culture of lies and cover-ups. Truth prevails.
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Let's Stop Bashing Self-Love - Women's Balak/Pinchas Class
Let's Stop Bashing Self-Love - Women's Balak/Pinchas Class
Jul 16, 2024
1:32:21
The Cult of Peor: Why Would Anyone Worship Excrement? - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 10 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Balak, July 16, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9386
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Why Does Our Community Cover Up Crimes Toward Girls? The Incredible Lesson of Pharaoh’s Daughter - Women's Shemos Class
Why Does Our Community Cover Up Crimes Toward Girls? The Incredible Lesson of Pharaoh’s Daughter - Women's Shemos Class
Jan 14, 2025
1:35:57
What Happens When You Stop Being Afraid to Try? The Invisible Arm of the Universe - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 14 Teves, 5785, January 14, 2025, Parshas Shemos, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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My Journey of Personal Self-Discovery - Rabbi YY on Podcast “Totally Unexpected”
My Journey of Personal Self-Discovery - Rabbi YY on Podcast “Totally Unexpected”
Jul 7, 2025
1:42:41
You Can’t Teach Today Without Doing Deep Personal Work; Moving from the Frequency of Exile to Redemption Chavie Bruk interviewed Rabbi YY Jacobson on her podcast, “Totally Unexpected,” 3 Tamuz, 5785, June 29, 2025. Chavie begins the conversation by asking Rabbi YY how he manages his output of classes and public appearances while balancing personal responsibilities. Rabbi YY shares that although he has always maintained a heavy workload, he eventually realized that constantly jumping from one thing to the next can be a distraction. He shares a personal anecdote from when he was teaching a class to teenagers, and his own teenage children found it amusing that their father would have any relevant advice for teens. That was one of the catalysts for embarking on his own journey of self-discovery and reshaping his approach to teaching. Chavie and Rabbi YY discuss the importance of practicing an embodied Judaism and recognizing when ego or the self takes control of the task at hand. Rabbi YY describes what it was like to memorize six to seven hours of the Rebbe’s lectures every week as a young student, and how that continues to impact him more than thirty years later. Chavie brings up how the concept of Moshiach can sometimes feel elusive. Rabbi YY offers that today, we can taste what it feels like to live in a Messianic era by letting go of the things we cannot control—the frequencies of ego, fear, insecurity, feeling overwhelmed or disassociated—and recognizing that we have the ability to touch coherence and oneness, which is the frequency of trust, surrender, faith, and love. These are the higher frequencies of redemption, which are not pulled down by the gravity the earthiness, the frequency of guilt and shame.
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Two Kings Fighting Over My Brain: Tanya’s Reading of Yaakov and Eisav in the Womb - Women's Toldos Class
Two Kings Fighting Over My Brain: Tanya’s Reading of Yaakov and Eisav in the Womb - Women's Toldos Class
Nov 18, 2025
1:45:38
When You Grasp the Dynamics of Your Two Souls, You Liberate Yourself from Shame This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 27 Cheshvan, 5786, November 18, 2025, Parshas Toldos, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9813
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The Shocking Truth about the Greatest Jewish Heretic
The Shocking Truth about the Greatest Jewish Heretic
May 2, 2023
1:48:38
Women's Class Pirkei Avos Chapter 4: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Emor, 11 Iyar, 5783, May 2, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. In the fourth chapter of the Ethics of the Fathers, we read the following Mishna: Elisha the son of Avuya said: One who studies Torah as a child, to what is he compared? To ink written on fresh paper. And one who studies Torah as an old man, to what is he compared? To ink inscribed on erased paper. There are a few questions on this Mishnah. First, whats the novelty? This is self-evident. Second, I can understand encouraging parents to teach Torah to their children when they are young and their minds are fertile. But whats the point of the final clause in the Mishnah? If I am an elderly man or woman, and I never had the opportunity to study Torah, why would the Mishnah try to discourage me and make me give up before I even begin?! Finally, there is something else amiss here. Of the more than one thousand Rabbis cited in the Talmud, only one became a heretic. His name was Elisha ben Avuya. Due to this tragedy, his ideas and teachings are never quoted in the Mishnah. Save in this Mishnah. What happened suddenly? Why did this Mishnah decide to quote him? And why was this particular idea the one chosen to be conveyed to all generations in his name? He was, by all accounts, one of the outstanding Jewish sages of the second century, a contemporary of Rabbi Akiva, and the teacher of Rabbi Meir, the leading scholar of his generation. Elisha moved so far from Jewish tradition that his colleagues stopped referring to him by his name but rather called him Acher, the other, the outcast, the renegade. Only his student Rabbi Meir remained loyal to the man who had once been his master, sought out his company, and still believed that he might one day repent. Against this backdrop, we find a deeply moving scene in the Talmud. It is Shabbat, and Elisha ben Abuya is publicly desecrating the holy day by riding on a horse. Walking alongside him is Rabbi Meir. Heretic teacher and faithful disciple travel together along the road arguing and debating Jewish law. Rabbi Meir, the pious Jew, has become so immersed in the conversation that he has not noticed they are nearing the limits beyond which one may not walk on Shabbat. Acher, the apostate, realizes this and says: Meir, turn back. I have measured the distance we have walked by the paces of my horse, and we have reached the Shabbat limit. Beyond here, you are forbidden to walk. Meir replied: You too turn back. I cannot turn back, says Elisha. One day I was riding on my horse. It was Yom Kippur, which in that particular year fell on Shabbat. I was roaming behind the Holy of Holies, when I heard a heavenly voice saying: Turn back to me, O lost children, except for Acher... What is the message of this story? That G-d indeed does not forgive all humans who want to repent? That some must truly be condemned forever? This would contradict a fundamental idea in Judaism that nothing stands in the way of repentance. Furthermore, if G-d did not want Elisha to repent, why did He communicate with him at all? Why did the heavenly voice begin with words of love and encouragement Turn back to me, O lost children, and end with the fearful decree except for Acher? This class will analyze the tragic story of Acher, the mysterious call to him on Yom Kippur, and his misinterpretation of it. We will explore the moments before his death, and why he had only one student who remained with him even after his betrayal of his faith. It will teach us about the pain and destiny of our own lives, how to view our own brokenness and wounds, and those of the people around us.
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The Biblical Origin of Attachment Disorder
The Biblical Origin of Attachment Disorder
Jun 23, 2022
1:23:22
Lecture in Passaic, New Jersey: Rabbi YY presentedthis Lecture in Passaic, NJ on 19 Sivan, 5781, May30, 2021.
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Let's Discuss Dating: Interactive Workshop for Young Men
Let's Discuss Dating: Interactive Workshop for Young Men
Mar 22, 2021
2:07:09
Dating Series #2: Part 2 of 3 series with Rabbi YY Jacobson about dating, the boy's role. This series is part of the "Let's Get Real" live interactive conferences with life coach Menachem Berenfeld and Asher Parnes.
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When I Truly Trust Hashem, I'm Not Afraid to Look at My Emotions: What Rashbi Learnt in the Cave - Women's Lag Baomer Class
When I Truly Trust Hashem, I'm Not Afraid to Look at My Emotions: What Rashbi Learnt in the Cave - Women's Lag Baomer Class
May 13, 2025
1:43:15
Stories of Abuse & Triumph: The Girl Was Being Violated; They said She Was Seeking Negative Attention This Lag Baomer class was presented on Tuesday, 15 Iyar, 5785, May 13, 2025, Parshas Emor, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. There is no other sage in the history of Judaism who has all of the Jewish people celebrating on the day that he passed away. Why is the yarzeit of Reb Shimon ben Yochai marked in such a unique and universal way? How did Reb Shimon bar Yochai end up in a cave? It seems like a classic Jewish story and conversation. One Jew, Reb Yosei, remains quiet about Rome. Reb Yehuda praises the Romans for elevating the standards of life; and Reb Shimon is critical because he said it was for narcissistic purposes. But is there a deeper theme behind this debate? The fact that the Talmud records the details of the debate, and gives us the names of the debaters, instead of just saying that Reb Shimon criticized the government, indicates there is some depth and gravitas to this debate, and that the names are important. As it turns out, the debate on Rome fascinatingly reflects a debate between Reb Yehuda and Reb Shimon in many aspects of Jewish law. The Talmud states: Chezekiah stated in the name of Rabbi Jeremiah, who said it in the name of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, "I am able to exempt the whole world from judgment from the day that I was born until now!” (Sukkah 45b). What is that supposed to mean? The Midrash states in Avod Derabi Nasan ch. 16: Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai would say: From this you know that Israel will never see the face of purgatory. But how can a sage say such a thing? View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9685
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If G-d Loves Us, Why All These Tragedies? How Do We Cultivate Emunah? - Israel at War: Lecture to High School Girls
If G-d Loves Us, Why All These Tragedies? How Do We Cultivate Emunah? - Israel at War: Lecture to High School Girls
Oct 30, 2024
46:04
Why Do the Chosen People Suffer So Much? Do Our Prayers Help? Should I Listen to the News? This lecture, presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson, followed by Q and A, was given to 18 Chabad Girls' High Schools, on Wednesday, 28 Tishrei, 5785, October 30, 2024. This Zoom event was arranged by the Lubavitch Girls Virtual High-school Kinus 5785, and was hosted by Beis Rivka High School.
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What Does It Take to Create a Moshe? Six Women!
What Does It Take to Create a Moshe? Six Women!
Dec 29, 2023
1:32:56
Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 21 Tevet, 5784, January 2, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why Moshe? Why was he chosen as the first and greatest Jewish leader, teacher, and prophet? The Torah does not provide an explicit reason. But it does give us a clue. Often people ask me why the Torah focuses so much on men. The question is strange, because in Genesis, almost every important history-changing decision is made by a woman. And in Shemos, it is six women who are responsible for the entire story of the Egyptian Exodus: Shifra, Puah, Yocheved, Miriam, Pharaoh’s daughter Batya, and Tziporah. These six extraordinary people refused to bow their heads to the inevitable; they are giants in the story of mankind and in the story of the Jewish people. They were also, it seems, the role models who molded, crafted, and mentored Moses; they taught him how to live, how to think, how to act. The three stories the Torah shares about Moses, which made him the man suitable to be the greatest leader ever, are essentially all stories inspired by these women who impacted his life, who—like our mothers, wives and daughters to this very day—helped him become the person who would change history forever. The class concludes with a life-changing message by Einav Efrat Danino, the mother of Ori, 24, who was taken captive by Hamas on October 7th 2023, may we see his redemption, and the redemption of all the hostages, very soon.
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What Did You Need to Hear When Your Embryo Was First Formed?
What Did You Need to Hear When Your Embryo Was First Formed?
Jun 4, 2024
1:39:25
Weekly Women's Class: This Pre-Shavuos Women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bamidbar, 27 Iyar, 5784, June 4, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Strength in the Struggle - Empowering Preemie Fathers
Strength in the Struggle - Empowering Preemie Fathers
Sep 24, 2024
55:18
Featured Lectures: "Wee Care Preemies" will Host a Webinar with Rabbi YY Jacobson specifically geared for the Fathers of Preemies
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Is the Chick Stuck in the Egg? How We Relate to the Darkness in Our Lives - Women's Three Weeks/Tisha B'Av Class
Is the Chick Stuck in the Egg? How We Relate to the Darkness in Our Lives - Women's Three Weeks/Tisha B'Av Class
Aug 6, 2024
1:22:50
The Debate between the Sages of Athens and Reb Yehoshua on Eggs, Goats, Cheese, Salt, Mules, Knives, and Donkeys - Weekly Women's Class: This women's class was presented on Tuesday, 2 Av, 5784, Parshas Devarim, August 6, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The Talmud (Bechoros 8b) recounts the tale of a fascinating confrontation that occurred between the ‘Wise Men of Athens’ and the great sage of Israel, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya. Athens was known in the ancient world as the seat of wisdom and philosophy, and its philosophers saw themselves as the deepest and wisest thinkers of the time. Amongst the sages of Israel, Rabbi Yehoshua stood out as the sharpest and most quick-witted, able to best anyone in an argument. Rabbi Yehoshua was a remarkable man. Although a fearsome debater and a brilliant scholar, to earn a livelihood he would sell charcoal. He was also a Levite who played music in the Second Temple and witnessed its devastating destruction. In the following decades, from the darkest times in all of our history, Rabbi Joshua served as the most prominent spokesman for Judaism and the Jewish people. So when the Roman Caesar demanded to test who was wiser, the Jews or the Greeks, Rabbi Yehoshua was the unanimous choice for representing the Torah of Israel. Sixty sages of Athens challenged the Jewish sage and the battle of wits began. The Talmud records the dialogue between these sages, back and forth, all in the form of a cryptic exchange of riddles. The Wise Men of Athens would challenge Rabbi Yehoshua, and without fail Rabbi Yehoshua would respond with an answer, usually in the form of a counter-question. Part of this historic exchange went like this: The Sages of Athens asked: ‘If a chick dies while in the egg, before the egg is hatched and it is sealed from all sides, from where does its soul escape?’ Rabbi Yehoshua replied: ‘The soul departs through the same place it entered.’ They asked him, ‘When salt gets spoilt, what do we use to preserve it?’ His response: ‘We use the afterbirth of a mule.’ ‘But do mules have afterbirth?’ they asked. [A mule cannot give birth.] ‘Does salt spoil?’ he retorted. Each one of these dialogues—and there were many of them—begs explanation. What do these bizarre questions really mean, and what lies behind the sharp answers? What wisdom is being displayed here? Here is one more, equally strange. The Sages of Athens showed Rabbi Yehoshua two eggs, and asked him, ‘Which of these eggs came from a white hen and which from a black hen?’ Rabbi Yehoshua presented before them two pieces of cheese and asked, ‘Which of these cheeses is from the milk of a white goat, and which from the milk of a black goat?’ And it was this response that finally silenced the Athenians. They conceded defeat. But why? What were they asking, and how were they answered? They came with eggs, he responded with cheese. What’s going on here? This class will explore the symbolism behind this exchange, showing the Jewish response to darkness, pain, suffering, and a long and better exile.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9406
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The Secret of Chanukah and Yosef: The Moment I Take the Credit, Life Becomes Tortuous - Women's Chanukah/Miketz/Vayigash Class
The Secret of Chanukah and Yosef: The Moment I Take the Credit, Life Becomes Tortuous - Women's Chanukah/Miketz/Vayigash Class
Dec 31, 2024
1:32:59
The Ultimate Greek or the Ultimate Jew? The Battle Over Yosef's Identity - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 30 Kislev, the sixth day of Chanukah, 5785, December 31, 2024, Parshas Vayigash, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The Midrash describes an odd detail in Greek persecution of the Jews during the time of the Chanukah story: The Jew’s were forced to write a renunciation of their faith on the ‘horn of an ox.’ What on earth did the poor ox have to do with this sorry chapter in Jewish history? Pharaoh is mesmerized by Joseph's wisdom. "Can there be another person who has G-d's spirit in him as this man does?" Pharaoh asks his advisors. "There is none as understanding and wise as you," he says to Joseph. "You shall be over my house, and according to your word shall all my people be ruled; only the throne I will make greater than you." Pharaoh says to Joseph: “I am Pharaoh; yet without you, no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” There is something strange here. It seems that Pharaoh is concerned Joseph will usurp his position and he must tell him, not once but twice, that he is working under the king. But what would trigger this concern? If you are dealing with an unscrupulous person, we can understand this type of talk. But it is obvious that Pharaoh was impressed by Joseph’s wisdom and humility. What is more, Pharaoh told Joseph, “according to your word shall all my people be ruled.” Clearly, this is “my people.” I am their leader. Why the need to state again, “only the throne I will make greater than you." Also the words of Pharaoh to Joseph are strange: “Only the throne I will make greater than you." What a strange expression to employ. Why does he not say, “the throne remains greater than you?” or something similar. Does Pharaoh need to increase the greatness of the throne due to Joseph’s appointment? What is even more enigmatic are the words of the Midrash, that Pharaoh’s words to Joseph teach is that also G-d remains greater and holier than His people. This is so strange. was the second Rebbe of Ger, Rabbi Yehudah Leib Altar (1847-1905), known as the Sefas Emes, who presented a deeper explanation of this midrash. We also come to understand the conflict between the Greeks and the Jews embodied by the festival of Chanukah.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9533
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Anochi: Why the Opening of the Ten Commandments is an Egyptian Pronoun - Women's Yisro Class
Anochi: Why the Opening of the Ten Commandments is an Egyptian Pronoun - Women's Yisro Class
Feb 11, 2025
1:18:25
From Yisro to Trump: When a Gentile Teaches Jews How to Speak about Israel - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 13 Shvat, 5785, February 11, 2025, Parshas Yisro, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9588
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A Cover-Up of Biblical Proportions - Women's Vayakhel/Pekudei Class
A Cover-Up of Biblical Proportions - Women's Vayakhel/Pekudei Class
Mar 18, 2025
1:32:57
You Have Permission to Enjoy Your Life, Without Denying Your Pain - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 18 Adar, 5785, March 18, 2025, Parshas Vayakhel, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9629
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When the Divine Soul Co-Regulates the Animal Soul, You Can Go Free - Pesach Women's Class
When the Divine Soul Co-Regulates the Animal Soul, You Can Go Free - Pesach Women's Class
Apr 1, 2025
1:41:30
The Hay of the Matzah Vs. the Ches of Chametz: You Can't Force Your Nervous System to Surrender - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 3 Nissan, 5785, April 1, 2025, Parshas Vayikra, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9645
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How to Live in Alignment — the Secret of Modeh Ani - Lecture to South Africa community
How to Live in Alignment — the Secret of Modeh Ani - Lecture to South Africa community
Nov 11, 2024
58:42
What Does It Mean to Live With Your Soul? This lecture was presented to the South African Community on Tuesday, 4 Cheshvon, 5785, 5 Nov, 2024
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People Have No Idea What's Really Happening to the World... - Rabbi YY Jacobson in conversation with Chana Weisberg
People Have No Idea What's Really Happening to the World... - Rabbi YY Jacobson in conversation with Chana Weisberg
Mar 6, 2025
1:02:16
The Secret to Crushing Antisemitism Chana Weisberg from Chabad.org in conversation with Rabbi YY Jacobson about Anti-Semitism in the world today. This interview was on Thursday 22 Shevat, 5785, February 20, 2025
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Stop Healing Your Children; Start Healing Yourself - Kesher Nafshi Keynote/Q &A
Stop Healing Your Children; Start Healing Yourself - Kesher Nafshi Keynote/Q &A
Mar 19, 2025
1:32:03
How to Deal With Parents, Siblings, and Marital Challenges When Your Child Is Struggling This closing session/Keynote address, followed by Q & A with Rabbi YY Jacobson at the Kesher Nafshi Shabbaton took place on Sunday, 2 Adar, 5785, March 2, 2025, at the Armon Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut. "Kesher Nafshi" is an organization that provides guidance and produces Chizuk Events for parents whose children are struggling with life-threatening challenges such as alcohol, drug addiction, depression, suicidal idealization, and many other emotional challenges.
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The Experience of Prayer — How to Surrender and Go Into Flow - Michal Ashman in Conversation With Rabbi YY Jacobson
The Experience of Prayer — How to Surrender and Go Into Flow - Michal Ashman in Conversation With Rabbi YY Jacobson
Jun 10, 2025
1:06:35
What Do We Do With All the Distracting Thoughts? Is It Important to Pray Daily? This Zoom interactive experience on prayer was organized by the Chabad-House of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, 2 Sivan, 5785, May 29, 2025
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Yeshu & Shabsi Tzvi: Who They Could Have Become? The Radical Holiness of Every Jew - Nine Days/Tisah B'Av Women's Class
Yeshu & Shabsi Tzvi: Who They Could Have Become? The Radical Holiness of Every Jew - Nine Days/Tisah B'Av Women's Class
Jul 29, 2025
1:37:28
When the False Moshiach Came to the Baal Shem Tov for Healing; When Unkelus Raised Titus, Baala, and Yeshu from the Grave This class was presented on Tuesday, 4 Av, 5785, July 29, 2025, Parshas Devarim, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. The class tells the story of Unkelus, who raised three people from the grave: Titus, Balaam, and Yeshu. What the Maharal and Reb Tzadok explain about the core of the Jewish soul, and how we must never confuse our blockages with our essence. We explain the downfall of Yeshu and Shabti Tzvi, and the incredible story of the false Messiah coming to the Baal Shem Tov for spiritual healing. We discuss how to view our struggling children and students who may be engulfed in confusion and pain. View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9740
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The Mesiras Nefesh of Russian Jewry and Its Relevance Today
The Mesiras Nefesh of Russian Jewry and Its Relevance Today
Nov 14, 2023
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Rabbi YY on Podcast with Rabbi Mena Reisner & Rabbi Aubrey Hersh: Rabbi YY Jacobson featured on an episode of "History for the Curious",the most talked-about Jewish History Podcast whichfeatures the dynamic historian and famous tour guide & lecturer: Rabbi Aubrey Hersh hosted by Rabbi Mena Reisner. Join us as we cross continents, sail through the centuries, tracing lives, uncovering events and following epic journeys, to reveal the untold stories, the scandals, and the mysteries that have impacted our history and shaped us into who we are today. Our 100th Episode special discusses Yishamels 3rd power which is their veneration of martyrdom. Our spiritual antidote is Mesiras Nefesh. Although this includes self-sacrifice and is often translated as giving up ones life, it is actually life-giving and forms the pillar of the survival of the Jewish Nation through the ages. For all episodesand to subscribe, please visitjle.org.uk/podcast
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The Role of Jewish Students Today
The Role of Jewish Students Today
Nov 5, 2023
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Conversation With Campus Students: Rabbi YY Jacobson ata Q &Awith Jewish Students on Campus, Thursday, 18 Cheshvon, 5784, November 2, 2023
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Children United to Bring Light to Our People
Children United to Bring Light to Our People
Oct 19, 2023
2:25:54
Special Inspiring Children's Program with Rabbi YY Jacobson: Special Inspiring Children's Program with Rabbi YY Jacobson Live Q &A, Stories, Davening, and Learning Children,Text or WhatsApp your questions: (718) 977-5279
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The Hamas War: Clarity, Courage, Faith and Unity
The Hamas War: Clarity, Courage, Faith and Unity
Oct 15, 2023
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Let's Get Real: Rabbi YY Jacobson, Eli Beer, & Dr. Akiva Perlman: We Are All Soldiers on the Front Lines United to Uplift the Morale of Our People. What is our Mission today? How can this happen? Why? Where do we go from here? Let's Get Real show with Coach Menachem featuring Rabbi YY Jacobson with Eli Beer, the head of United Hatzolah Live from Israel, will provide insights directly from the front lines.Additionally, Dr. Akiva Perlman will join to discuss pertinent issues.
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IFS and the Tanya
IFS and the Tanya
Nov 21, 2023
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Zoom Webinar from Fresh Start with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Moderated by Rabbi YY Jacobson: In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world,Fresh Start invites you to a transformative webinar seriesto provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. Featuring Dr. Richard Schwartz, Moderated by Rabbi YY Jacobson, Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
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The Shocking Truth about the Greatest Jewish Heretic
The Shocking Truth about the Greatest Jewish Heretic
Apr 28, 2023
1:48:38
Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Emor, 11 Iyar, 5783, May 2, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. In the fourth chapter of the Ethics of the Fathers, we read the following Mishna: Elisha the son of Avuya said: One who studies Torah as a child, to what is he compared? To ink written on fresh paper. And one who studies Torah as an old man, to what is he compared? To ink inscribed on erased paper. There are a few questions on this Mishnah. First, what’s the novelty? This is self-evident. Second, I can understand encouraging parents to teach Torah to their children when they are young and their minds are fertile. But what’s the point of the final clause in the Mishnah? If I am an elderly man or woman, and I never had the opportunity to study Torah, why would the Mishnah try to discourage me and make me give up before I even begin?! Finally, there is something else amiss here. Of the more than one thousand Rabbis cited in the Talmud, only one became a heretic. His name was Elisha ben Avuya. Due to this tragedy, his ideas and teachings are never quoted in the Mishnah. Save in this Mishnah. What happened suddenly? Why did this Mishnah decide to quote him? And why was this particular idea the one chosen to be conveyed to all generations in his name? He was, by all accounts, one of the outstanding Jewish sages of the second century, a contemporary of Rabbi Akiva, and the teacher of Rabbi Meir, the leading scholar of his generation. Elisha moved so far from Jewish tradition that his colleagues stopped referring to him by his name but rather called him Acher, “the other”, the outcast, the renegade. Only his student Rabbi Meir remained loyal to the man who had once been his master, sought out his company, and still believed that he might one day repent. Against this backdrop, we find a deeply moving scene in the Talmud. It is Shabbat, and Elisha ben Abuya is publicly desecrating the holy day by riding on a horse. Walking alongside him is Rabbi Meir. Heretic teacher and faithful disciple travel together along the road arguing and debating Jewish law. Rabbi Meir, the pious Jew, has become so immersed in the conversation that he has not noticed they are nearing the limits beyond which one may not walk on Shabbat. “Acher”, the apostate, realizes this and says: “Meir, turn back. I have measured the distance we have walked by the paces of my horse, and we have reached the Shabbat limit. Beyond here, you are forbidden to walk. Meir replied: “You too turn back.” “I cannot turn back,” says Elisha. “One day I was riding on my horse. It was Yom Kippur, which in that particular year fell on Shabbat. I was roaming behind the Holy of Holies, when I heard a heavenly voice saying: ‘Turn back to me, O lost children, except for Acher... ’” What is the message of this story? That G-d indeed does not forgive all humans who want to repent? That some must truly be condemned forever? This would contradict a fundamental idea in Judaism that nothing stands in the way of repentance. Furthermore, if G-d did not want Elisha to repent, why did He communicate with him at all? Why did the heavenly voice begin with words of love and encouragement “Turn back to me, O lost children,” and end with the fearful decree “except for Acher”? This class will analyze the tragic story of Acher, the mysterious call to him on Yom Kippur, and his misinterpretation of it. We will explore the moments before his death, and why he had only one student who remained with him even after his betrayal of his faith. It will teach us about the pain and destiny of our own lives, how to view our own brokenness and wounds, and those of the people around us.
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Our Children Are Thirsty - We Can Change the Paradigm
Our Children Are Thirsty - We Can Change the Paradigm
Jul 4, 2022
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RaiseThon: Rabbi YY articulates what our generation needs more than anything else and how we can inspire the next generation of leaders Please donate atraisethon/yy
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Our Struggling Children Help Us Reinvent Ourselves
Our Struggling Children Help Us Reinvent Ourselves
May 10, 2022
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Keynote Lecture Kesher Nafshi: Rabbi YY presented the keynote speech on Sunday, Parshas Emor, 7 Iyar, 5782, May 8, 2022, at the Kesher Nafshi Shabbaton, in the Raleigh Hotel South Fallsburg, NY.
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A Tale of Two Loves: Amnon and Tamar Vs. David and Yehonasan
A Tale of Two Loves: Amnon and Tamar Vs. David and Yehonasan
May 20, 2022
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Weekly Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bechukosai, 23 Iyar, 5782, May 24, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. King David—whose yartzeit is on Shavuos—remains one of the most fascinating, perplexing, and majestic figures in Jewish history. The combination of wisdom, humility, honesty and spirituality coupled with courage, power, passion, and leadership, and all of them with incredible intensity, conferred upon him the status of the ultimate Jewish king, leader, and poet. Two of the most powerful stories of love in the Tanach are also associated with him and one two of his children. They are summarized succinctly by our sages in the Ethics of the Fathers ch. 5: “What is an example of a love that depended on something? The love Amnon had for Tamar. What is a love that did not depend on anything? The love between David and Jonathan." Let us recall these two narratives of love. Let us also understand why the Mishnah needs to find illustrations for two models of love from two ancient stories, when both of these models play themselves out in each of our lives on a constant basis? At a “farbrengen” in the spring of 1973, Shabbos Parshas Bechokosai 5733, the Lubavitcher Rebbe offered an explanation to the Mishnah. As was his style, he demonstrated how the answer to the above enigma lay in what seems like a discrepancy of a single world. It teaches us a novel idea about how family members need to nurture relationships between themselves and also what type love we are capable of achieving with our spouses and even toward strangers. The riveting stories of how Amnon violated Tamar and how Jonathan loved David illustrate what we are capable of and what we must be caution of in the volatile and complex world of love.
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Dating: Interactive Workshop for Young Women
Dating: Interactive Workshop for Young Women
Apr 16, 2021
1:54:25
Featured Lectures: Part 3 of a 3 part series with Rabbi YY Jacobson on dating and choosing your spouse. This one focused on young women in coutship. This series is part of the "Let's Get Real" live interactive conferences with life coach Menachem Berenfeld and Asher Parnes. It took place on Thursday, 10 Iyar, 5781, April 22, 2021.
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When You’re Dysregulated, You Can’t Regulate Your Children
When You’re Dysregulated, You Can’t Regulate Your Children
Nov 16, 2023
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Featured Lectures: How Do We Avoid Power Struggles & Frustration Between Parents and Children? How do we helping our children and ourselves during a time of crisis and fear? How do we discipline children in a positive way? How do we avoid anger, power struggles, and frustration between parents and children? How do we inspire our children rather than control them? A conversation between Rabbi YY Jacobson & Dr. Stuart Ablon. This webinar took place on Friday 4 Kislev, 5784, November 17, 2023 & was facilitated through Yochanan Polter & Tova Korn of "FreshStart" https://jewishfreshstart.com/home Fresh Start Retreat Our flagship program, Fresh Start Retreat, is a 7-day intensive retreat helping participants understand their past to create a brighter future.
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Dating: Interactive Workshop for Young Women
Dating: Interactive Workshop for Young Women
Apr 22, 2021
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Dating Series #3: Part 3 of a 3 part series with Rabbi YY Jacobson on dating and choosing your spouse. This one focused on young women in coutship. This series is part of the "Let's Get Real" live interactive conferences with life coach Menachem Berenfeld and Asher Parnes. It took place on Thursday, 10 Iyar, 5781, April 22, 2021.
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Meir Kay in Conversation with Rabbi YY Jacobson: Judaism & Trauma; the Emotional Struggle of Celebrities
Meir Kay in Conversation with Rabbi YY Jacobson: Judaism & Trauma; the Emotional Struggle of Celebrities
Apr 6, 2021
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Rabbi YY with Meir Kay: Meir Kay in Conversation with Rabbi YY Jacobson on "The Great Day Podcast with Meir Kay." What does a great day look like? family history; memorizing the Rebbe's hours-long talks; juggling the stress of life; allowing yourself to connect with a reality thattranscends words; facing your emotional pain; understanding your power; dealing with failure and regrets; the power of authentic prayer.
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Sometimes, We Hate that Which We Need Most
Sometimes, We Hate that Which We Need Most
Nov 5, 2021
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Weekly Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayetzei, 5 Kislev, 5782, November 9, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Sometimes You Got to Be a Thief
Sometimes You Got to Be a Thief
Mar 7, 2021
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Featured Lectures: Lecture to the South African Community
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"My Husband Called Me Spoiled"
"My Husband Called Me Spoiled"
Nov 1, 2020
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Featured Lectures: Rabbi YY Jacobson was interviewed on "The Ladies Talk Show with Leah". This second of of a two-part series on "Marriage Makeover," took place on Wednesday, 17 Cheshvan, 5781, November 4, 2020
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Why Reb Shimon Schwab Would Not Sleep in Pajamas
Why Reb Shimon Schwab Would Not Sleep in Pajamas
Sep 24, 2020
1:32:59
Lecture & Q and A with Shearith Israel, Baltimore: Rabbi YY Jacobson zoom lecture and Q & A with the Shearith Israel Community of Baltimore, on Tuesday, 4 Tishrei, 5781, September 22, 2020.
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Am I Using Religion to Cover Up My Issues? The Story of Pinchas the Zealot
Am I Using Religion to Cover Up My Issues? The Story of Pinchas the Zealot
Jul 4, 2023
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Women's Class Parshas Pinchas: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Pinchas, 15Tamuz, 5783, June 26, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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The Cognitive Dissonance of Jews with Allegiance to the Left
The Cognitive Dissonance of Jews with Allegiance to the Left
Oct 31, 2023
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Women's Class Parshas Vayeira: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayera, 16Cheshvan, 5784, October 31, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Four Pillars of Education
Four Pillars of Education
Mar 9, 2021
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Women's Class Vayakhel: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayakhel/Pekudei, 25 Adar, 5781, March 9, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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When the Lubavitcher Rebbe Spoke about Not Giving up on Souls Buried in Rubble
When the Lubavitcher Rebbe Spoke about Not Giving up on Souls Buried in Rubble
Jun 29, 2021
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Surfside Tower Collapse/Tuesday Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Pinchas, 19 Tammuz, 5781, June 29, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY. It happened 88 years ago, in 1932. The Lubavitcher Rebbe came from Berlin to Riga to spend Sukkos with his father-in-law, the sixth Chabad Rebbe. On Chol Hamoed, the Rebbe farbrenged all night in the Sukkah of the yeshiva. But nobody ever had a record of the words. After the Rebbe's passing in 1994, his personal journals were discovered and published as the "Reshimos." There they found the Rebbes transcript of that 1932 address, a major part of it dealing with the Torah laws about searching for people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building. As the Mishna states (Yuma 83a), we never give up hope and never stop searching for anyone who might be alive. The Rebbe spent a few hours analyzing all the details of this halacha (which will be studied in the Daf Yomi this week), and then explaining it from an emotional and spiritual perspective, applying these laws to people living in a chaotic N What does it mean that a person is emotionally trapped under a collapsed building? How do we extract them? Do we ever give up? What are the signs of life we are looking for? Was the rebbe perhaps also addressing what would become his mission following the greatest catastrophe in Jewish history?
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Nothing More Whole Than a Broken Heart: Why Moshe Broke the Tablets
Nothing More Whole Than a Broken Heart: Why Moshe Broke the Tablets
Mar 2, 2021
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Women's Class Ki Sisa: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Sisa, 18 Adar, 5781, March 2, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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What We Do for Love
What We Do for Love
Feb 23, 2021
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Purim Baal HaTanya Maamar: This weekly women's class will bepresented on Tuesday, Parshas Tetzaveh, 11 Adar, 5781, February 23, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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You Can Find G-d In Every Desire
You Can Find G-d In Every Desire
Feb 16, 2021
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Women's Class - Sefas Emes/Terumah: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Terumah, 4 Adar, 5781, February 16, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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Every Jew Is a Witness to All the Claims of Judaism
Every Jew Is a Witness to All the Claims of Judaism
Feb 2, 2021
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Women's Class Sefas Emes Yisro: This weekly women's class on Sefas Emes Parshas Yisro waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Yisro, 20 Shevat, 5781, February 2, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY. Every Jew is a witness to all of Judaisms claims. For its truths are imprinted in the core of every Jewish soul. The Torah is here to jog our unconscious memory, reminding us what we always knew about who we always are and who we will alwaysconduits for Divine infinity.
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Bread of Ignorance
Bread of Ignorance
Jan 26, 2021
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Women's Class -- Sefas Emes Beshalach: This weekly women's classwaspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Beshalach, 13 Shevat, 5781, January 26, 2021, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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To Live With the Divine Is to Live in the Now
To Live With the Divine Is to Live in the Now
Jan 19, 2021
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Women's Class -- Sefas Emes Bo: This weekly women's classwas presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bo, 6 Shevat, 5781, January 19, 2021, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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If You'd Only Know Who You Are
If You'd Only Know Who You Are
Jan 12, 2021
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Women's Class Sefas Emes Va'era: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vaera, 28Tevet, 5781, January 12, 2021, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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Three Signs to Confront Moshe's Three Fears
Three Signs to Confront Moshe's Three Fears
Jan 5, 2021
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Women's Shemos Class: This weekly women's classwaspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 21Tevet, 5781, January 5, 2021, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
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How to Forgive
How to Forgive
Dec 29, 2020
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Women's Vayechi Class: This weekly women's classwaspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayechi, 14 Tevet, 5781, December 29, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY. After Jacobs death, Joseph says to his brothers, fearful of his revenge: Dont be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. What is the meaning of these loaded words Am I in the place of G-d? What does that have to do with this exchange? The brothers are pleading with him not to take revenge. Joseph reassures them that he will not punish them, explaining that notwithstanding their harmful intentions, G-d has turned it around. Why does Joseph open his answer with the words, Am I in the place of G-d? It was the great Chassidic master, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Barditchov (1740-1809), who offered a most moving explanation. The literal translation of Josephs words to his brothers is different. The Hebrew word tachas means under. Joseph told his brothers: Am I under G-d?! But what is that supposed to mean? Joseph denied he was under G-d? It is here we discover our own power to apologize to those we hurt and to forgive those who hurt us. We tell an incredible story of the Rabbi of Barditchov about forgiveness.
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The Day You Discover that Everything Is Love
The Day You Discover that Everything Is Love
Dec 22, 2020
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Women's Class - Sefas Emes Vayigash: This weekly women's classwas presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayigash, 7 Tevet, 5781, December 22, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY. The text-based class on Midrash Rabah and Sefas Emes Parshas Vayigash explores two enigmatic Midrashim on the portion, about Yehudah surrendering to Yosef, and Yosef's "rebuking" his brothers. How do we deal with our wounds inside and our challenges outside? Does the world hate us or love us? Is G-d my best friend or just my heavenly boss? How my own mind and actions can cause what is really love to be seen as hate, what is really light to be seen as darkness. We are given a blueprint of how to face every trauma and challenge and see it as an opportunity for infinite love and growth.
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Q & A on Dealing with Pain and Grief
Q & A on Dealing with Pain and Grief
Dec 8, 2020
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Women's Chanukah Class - Q & A: This is the Q& Asegment at the conclusion of Rabbi YY'swomen's Chanukah class. The class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayeshev, 22 Kislev, 5781, December 8, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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Stop Trying to Understand Your Life
Stop Trying to Understand Your Life
Dec 8, 2020
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Women's Chanukah Class: This weekly women's classwaspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayeshev, 22 Kislev, 5781, December 8, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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When I Discovered Who Runs the World
When I Discovered Who Runs the World
Dec 1, 2020
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Vayishlach Women's Class: This weekly women's classwas presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayishlach, 15 Kislev, 5781, December 1, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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When G-d Does Not Want You to Be Frum
When G-d Does Not Want You to Be Frum
Nov 24, 2020
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Vayetzei Women's Class: This women's classwas presented on TuesdayParshas Vayetzei, 8Kislev, 5781, November 24, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY It is based on an address (a Sicha) delivered by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas Vayeitzei, 10 Kislev, 5766, December 6, 1965, published in Likkutei Sichos vol. 5 Vayeitzei, and it explores the question of how can Yaakov marry two sisters. The class relates the story of the Chafetz Chaim's Sholom Aleichem; Reb Yaakov Kaminetzky not eating gebrakts; when they cooked rice in Chabad for Pesach, and when the Rebbe Rayatz said, "better a red matzah than a red face."
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Does Religion Welcome Creativity?
Does Religion Welcome Creativity?
Nov 17, 2020
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Toldos Women's Class: This women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Toldos, 1 Kislev, 5781, November17, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY Why would you name a child Yaakov because he is holding on to his brothers heel? Why would Eisav speak of tithing salt and straw, and not any other food? Why did the vision of a destroyed Beis Hamikdash inspire Yitzchaks blessings? Why did he want to bless Eisav? Why did Yitzchak begin his blessings, And G-d will give you, meaning that the first giving is insufficient? The class explores to models of leaders, mentors and teachers. It addresses to dimensions to life: when you are a student of life, and when you become a creator, finding the courage to reinvent yourself, and turning chaotic sounds into a symphony.
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How Do You Wake up Your Students from Sleep?
How Do You Wake up Your Students from Sleep?
Nov 10, 2020
1:03:31
Women's Chayei Sarah Class: You know the story about Winston Churchill. As Savior of the free world, he felt entitled to grab a nap in the House of Commons. When a fellow Parliament member approached him and said, Must you fall asleep when I am speaking? Churchill answered, No, it is purely voluntary. Says the Midrash: Once, as Rabbi Akiva taught a class, he noticed that his students began falling asleep. He wished to awaken them. Rabbi Akiva interrupted his lecture and said: Why did Esther reign over 127 provinces? Because Esther was a descendant of Sarah who lived for 127 years. Let the granddaughter of Sarah, who lived for 127 years, come and reign over 127 countries. This is a strange story. It evokes many questions. Among them: What is the connection of Sarahs 127 years to Esthers queenship over 127 provinces? And why did Rabbi Akiva choose this insightfrom all the ideas he could have sharedas the way of waking up his audience? This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Chayei Sarah, 23Cheshvan, 5781, November10, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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Revolutzye!!!
Revolutzye!!!
Aug 11, 2020
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Women's Re'eh Class: This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Reah, 21Av, 5780, August 11, 2020, streaming live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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Five Steps to Self-Destruction
Five Steps to Self-Destruction
Aug 4, 2020
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Women's Eikev Class: This women's class waspresented on Tuesday Parshas Eikev, 14Av, 5780, August4, 2020, streaming live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's homein Monsey, NY
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How Do We Cultivate a Geulah-Mindset?
How Do We Cultivate a Geulah-Mindset?
Jul 28, 2020
1:30:22
Nine Days Women's Class: Rabbi YY Jacobson presented aclass in honor of the nine-days. Streaming live 11:00am EST onTuesday, 7 Av, 5780, July 28, 2020.
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You Never Ever Disown a Child
You Never Ever Disown a Child
Jul 21, 2020
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Devarim Women's Class: This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Devarim, 29 Tammuz, 5780, July21, 2020, streaming live from Rabbi Jacobson's homein Monsey, NY
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How My Grandmother Died
How My Grandmother Died
Jul 14, 2020
1:26:50
Maasei Women's Class: The women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Matos-Masei, 22Tammuz, 5780, July 14, 2020, streaming live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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The Path to Greatness Leads Through Pettiness
The Path to Greatness Leads Through Pettiness
Jul 7, 2020
1:22:22
Pinchas Women's Class: The women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Pinchas, 15Tammuz, 5780, July 7, 2020, streaming live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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Did Yiftach Suffer from PTSD?
Did Yiftach Suffer from PTSD?
Jun 30, 2020
1:17:49
Chukas Women's Class: The women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Chukas-Balak, 8Tammuz, 5780, June 30, 2020, streaming live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY
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Yosefs Evolution: The Day You Let Go, You Can Begin to Live
Yosefs Evolution: The Day You Let Go, You Can Begin to Live
Dec 5, 2023
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Women's Vayeishev Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayeshev, 22 Kislev, 5784, December 5, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Decades Have Passed Since the Abuse, But Has My Family Changed?
Decades Have Passed Since the Abuse, But Has My Family Changed?
Dec 19, 2023
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Vayigash Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayigash, 7 Tevet, 5784, December 19, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Finally one of the most dramatic stories in the Torah reaches its climax. Yosefreveals himself to his brothers and ultimately reunites with his beloved father after 22 years of heart-break and suffering. The brothers are first shocked, embarrassed, and then finally relieved. But let us take a step back. Yosefhad recognized his brothers immediately, yet chose to conceal this fact. Instead, he accused them, imprisoned them, and forced them to and from Egypt, ultimately tearing beloved Benjamin away from Yaakov, and causing his elderly father more unnecessary prolonged suffering. If he forgave them, then he should have revealed himself immediately, and reunited with his father?! And finally, only after this whole ordeal does he choose to do what he should have done initially, identify himself. Why did he do this? Was it revenge? Or to exact punishment on his brothers? This class will show how Yosefs actions show us the depth of true healing, and define the process of true repentance. Yosefwas not manipulating his brothers; on the contrary, he was guiding them. It was only due to his superficial heartlessness that sincere, heartfelt, reconciliation became possible. Healing, or Teshuvah has three irreplaceable components: remorse for the past, resolve for the future, and finally, a moment, a dj vu, when that resolve is fully actualized and proven. Joseph wanted to ensure that his brothers experienced all three so that a new chapter in history can begin. The lessons today, as the Jewish people are at war, are powerful. This is a time for internal transformation.
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Dr. Ron Siegel with Rabbi YY Jacobson: Mindfulness & Jewish Spirituality for Trauma Recovery
Dr. Ron Siegel with Rabbi YY Jacobson: Mindfulness & Jewish Spirituality for Trauma Recovery
Nov 27, 2023
1:30:09
Zoom Webinar from Fresh Start with Dr. Ron Siegel, Moderated by Rabbi YY Jacobson: In light of the current ongoing challenges in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, we present a transformative webinar to provide practical tips and expert guidance for self-regulation during times of crisis. Featuring Dr. Ron Siegel, Moderated by Rabbi YY Jacobson, on Monday, November 27, 2023, & was facilitated through Yochanan Polter & Tova Korn of "FreshStart" https://jewishfreshstart.com/home Fresh Start Retreat, Their flagship program, Fresh Start Retreat, is a 7-day intensive retreat helping participants understand their past to create a brighter future.
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My Thoughts Go Everywhere, But My Self Remains Anchored
My Thoughts Go Everywhere, But My Self Remains Anchored
Dec 26, 2023
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Vayechi Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayechi, 14 Tevet, 5784, December 26, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. On his deathbed Jacob speaks to Joseph: A charming son is Joseph, a son charming to the eye; the women strode along to see him. They made his life bitter and they quarreled with him; archers despised him. Rashi explains: The women of Egypt strode out on the wall to gaze upon his beauty." What is Jacob trying to bring out? Literally, that Josephs beauty was dazzling. Not only was he appealing to any eye that saw him, but even the Egyptian women were enthralled by his figure. They ascended the walls and fortresses of Egypt to be able to gaze at him. But why is thisrelevant on the deathbed of Jacob? For this we have to understand what was at the root of this conflict in the first family of Israel? Could it be that a multicolored coat or a favorite sons share of his fathers affections should generate such profound strife? Something deeper was at stake. Joseph and Judah embodied two divergent worldviews. They possessed different approaches on the meaning of Judaism, which was just beginning to bud, and how we achieve a state of transcendent oneness. There is a remarkable law in Talmud: While when the Temple existed in Jerusalem you can only eat the meat of the sacrifices within the Jerusalem walls, when the Tabernacle stood in Shilo, in Josephs territory, you can eat the meat of the offerings as far as the eye could behold the Tabernacle. This law captures the magic and revolution of Joseph which we must emulate today. We explore the unique role of women in gazing at Joseph, and the power of the woman to reveal Divine oneness within the material fragmented reality. The class explains how our daily lives must integrate the visions of Judah and Joseph, so that even as our thoughts can pull us in all directions, we remain anchored in the "solar core."
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What Does It Take to Create a Moshe? Six Women!
What Does It Take to Create a Moshe? Six Women!
Jan 2, 2024
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Shemos Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 21Tevet, 5784, January 2, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why Moshe? Why was he chosen as the first and greatest Jewish leader, teacher, and prophet? The Torah does not provide an explicit reason. But it does give us a clue. Often people ask me why the Torah focuses so much on men. The question is strange, because in Genesis, almost every important history-changing decision is made by a woman. And in Shemos, it is six women who are responsible for the entire story of the Egyptian Exodus: Shifra, Puah, Yocheved, Miriam, Pharaohs daughter Batya, and Tziporah. These six extraordinary people refused to bow their heads to the inevitable; they are giants in the story of mankind and in the story of the Jewish people. They were also, it seems, the role models who molded, crafted, and mentored Moses; they taught him how to live, how to think, how to act. The three stories the Torah shares about Moses, which made him the man suitable to be the greatest leader ever, are essentially all stories inspired by these women who impacted his life, wholike our mothers, wives and daughters to this very dayhelped him become the person who would change history forever. The class concludes with a life-changing message by Einav Efrat Danino, the mother of Ori, 24, who was taken captive by Hamas on October 7th 2023, may we see his redemption, and the redemption of all the hostages, very soon.
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Our Soldiers Are the Holiest of the Holy
Our Soldiers Are the Holiest of the Holy
Dec 30, 2023
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Interview on "Headlines": Is Hakaras Hatov a halachic requirement, or just a nice thing to do? Do we just feel gratitude, or do we need to say thank you or more? Historically, did the Gedolim show Hakaras Hatov towards the soldiers of the IDF? Why have a few Roshei Yeshiva said they are concerned about showing gratitude? If Torah learning protects, why does Israel need an army? Does the Israeli army enable those in Yeshiva to learn? Do those learning in Yeshiva enable the army to have military success? Rabbi YY Jacobson addresses these questions on the Halacha Headlines podcast Hosted by Rabbi Ari Wasserman, on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayechi, 18Teves. 5784, Dec. 30, 2023 This is an excerpt ofthepodcast. The full podcast also includesRabbi Dovid Gottlieb Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalashhttps://tzalash.org/ & Rabbi Doniel Haymann Rosh Kollel, author of Hakaras Hatov LHalachawith Rabbi Joshua Friedman founded of Israel Selecthttps://thechesedfund.com/israelselect/tefillin?aff=WA& Clip from Rabbi Baruch Rosenblum educator, author, and popular magid shiur. To listen to full episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halacha-headlines/id1048703487
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Should All Jews Make Aliyah to Israel Now?
Should All Jews Make Aliyah to Israel Now?
Jan 8, 2024
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Podcast about Hamas-Israel War: The "My Israel Narrative Podcast" Interviews Rabbi YY About Hamas Israel War on Dec 25, 2023, 13 Teves, 5784 For theChannel:https://www.youtube.com/@myisraelnarrative
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The Horrific Behavior of Neturei Karta
The Horrific Behavior of Neturei Karta
Jan 9, 2024
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Rabbi YY on "Talkline With Zev Brenner": An excerpt of Talkline With Zev Brenner- Are Neturei Karta Jews? Rabbi YY Jacobson& Jake Turx Senior White House correspondent of Ami Magazine discuss and debate how we should relate to the small number of members of our community that belong to the anti-Israel group that supports Hamas and other enemies of the Jewish people.
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The Night Before Redemption, We Needed to Confront One Final Demon
The Night Before Redemption, We Needed to Confront One Final Demon
Jan 16, 2024
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Bo Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 6 Shvat, 5784, January 16, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Crme De La Crme: The Brisker Rav on Israeli Soldiers
Crme De La Crme: The Brisker Rav on Israeli Soldiers
Jan 23, 2024
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Beshalach Women's Class/ Israel-Hamas War: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Beshalach, 13 Shvat, 5784, January 23, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Why You Should Be a Proud Jew Today: Crash Course on Jewish History
Why You Should Be a Proud Jew Today: Crash Course on Jewish History
Jan 30, 2024
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Yisro Women's Class/ Israel-Hamas War: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Yisro, 20 Shvat, 5784, January 30, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Why Do I Crave Compliments? Why Does My Ego Require Constant Resuscitation?
Why Do I Crave Compliments? Why Does My Ego Require Constant Resuscitation?
Feb 6, 2024
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Women's Mishpatim Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Mishpatim, 27 Shvat, 5784, February 6, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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The Mechanism of Bliss: How Pleasure Works
The Mechanism of Bliss: How Pleasure Works
Feb 20, 2024
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Adar/Purim Katan Women's Class/Joy: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Tetzaveh, 11Adar I, 5784, February 20, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Grant Yourself Recognition for Your Accomplishments
Grant Yourself Recognition for Your Accomplishments
Feb 27, 2024
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Women's Ki Sisa Class: This Women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Sisa, 18 Adar I, 5784, February 27, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. In the conversation between Hashem and Moshe after the sin of the Golden Calf, G-d says something shocking: On the day I make an accounting, I will bring their sin to account against them. G-d, it seems, is telling Moses He will never forget this sin. And whenever He is going to make an accounting, this sin will be included in the package. This is deeply enigmatic. It is one of the foundations of Judaism that Teshuvah, repentance, atones for all sins and wipes them away completely. Every Yom Kippur, we declare that Hashem removes our sins every year again. No matter how many times we commit a sin, if we repent, we are forgiven. Teshuvah removes all guilt. Its over. Yet here we are told that G-d will never let go of this transgression? The most marvelous answer was presented by the famed Chassidic master and one of the greatest lovers of Israel, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov (1740-1809). In a daring interpretation, classic to the Chassidic approach toward Judaism, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak becomes the great advocate for the Jewish people, as he always was. The class explores two models of education, one based on outer behavior and control, and the other one on connection and trust, and developing an internal relationship which allows a child to feel understood and empowered. We focus on the need to appreciate our successes, not only our failures.
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The Last Lecture of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: The Path to Love
The Last Lecture of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: The Path to Love
Mar 5, 2024
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Parshas Shekalim Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayakhel, Parshas Shekalim, 25Adar I, 5784, March 5, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This Sabbath, Jews the world over will read, in addition to the weekly Torah portion, an extra Torah portion, known as Parshas Shekalim, or the "portion of the coins." This section of the Torah records the mitzvah incumbent upon the people of Israel, to make a yearly contribution of a half shekel to cover the cost of all communal Temple offerings. A shekel was a specific weight of silver (about 16 grams) that was the standard coinage used by the Jews in the desert. The Jewish people were instructed to contribute a half-shekel coin, which was a silver coin weighing about 8grams, to the Temple. The Torah is extremely particular about the amount of the contribution: "The wealthy shall not increase and the destitute shall not decrease from half a shekel." I do not think there was ever again in Jewish history an appeal made setting a limit to the contributions of the rich! What is baffling about this mitzvahis the Torah's insistence that the contribution consist of a half-coin, rather than a whole, complete coin. Why would G-d instruct the Jewish people to give a contribution that is not complete? Especially considering that the Torah demands all elements connected to the Temple service be as complete and perfect as possible. In his final address, two days before he suffered a stroke, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, presented a profound explanation. This was Shabbos Vayakhel, 25 Adar I, 5752 (1992). It explored the question if a human being in his deepest placeis a lonely creature, struggling with a mysterious and complex self in a way that nobody else can really understand or appreciate? Many philosophical and spiritual disciplines eloquently describe the sense of solitariness that comes hand in hand with one's journey into the inner chambers of the self. The deeper you go, the lonelier you become.But the Rebbe presented a very different view, one which helps teach us how to live with love and joy, despite the pain and disappointment.
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Struggling With Faith During Difficult Times
Struggling With Faith During Difficult Times
Mar 11, 2024
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Rabbi YY with Chanie Apfelbaum: This was an instagram live conversation between Chanie Apfelbaum (@busyinbrooklyn) & Rabbi YY Jacobson (@yyjacobson) aboutStruggling with Faith through difficult times. This took place on Sunday23Adar I, 5784, March 3, 2024.
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When Rabah Slaughtered the Ego of Reb Zeira
When Rabah Slaughtered the Ego of Reb Zeira
Mar 12, 2024
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Women's Purim Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Pekudei,25Adar I, 5784, March 12, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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How Queen Esthers Banner of Pride Can Transform Every Victims Narrative
How Queen Esthers Banner of Pride Can Transform Every Victims Narrative
Mar 19, 2024
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Purim Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayikra, 9Adar II, 5784, March 19, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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How You Can Use Your Darkness to Light up the World
How You Can Use Your Darkness to Light up the World
Mar 26, 2024
1:20:52
Women's Class: This class will be presented on Tuesday, Parshas Tzav, 16Adar II, 5784, March 26, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Confroting the Mental Health Stigma
Confroting the Mental Health Stigma
Mar 17, 2024
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Lecture for Avnei Chein, Israel: This lecture, followqed by Q and A, was presentedfor Avnei Chein, Israel, was presented on Sunday, 7 Adar II, 5784, March 17, 2024
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Can You Be Grateful for Each of Your Four Children? Can You Listen to the 4 Children Inside of You?
Can You Be Grateful for Each of Your Four Children? Can You Listen to the 4 Children Inside of You?
Apr 9, 2024
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Women's Pesach Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Tazria, 1Nissan, 5784, April 9, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Who are the four children of the Haggadah? Whats this great hullabaloo about them? Why four and not five, six, or ten? Why are they central to our Passover experience? What are their questions, and why are these questions so important? The premise to answering these questions is that the four children are not external to us; they are within each of us: Within each of our hearts, there are four children who ask four distinct questions. What are four bigquestions on Judaism? 1) The strange laws that we simply cannot wrap our brains ahead. 2) How can small people believe that G-d cares about their lives and actions, especially in a painful and scary universe? 3) I lead my own life and define my destiny; I dont need G-d. 4) I dont care. The Haggadah addresses each of these four powerful questions, with which each of us struggles in one way or another. Erev Pesach in Bergen Belzen. The Bloshever Rebbe sacrificed his life to obtain matzah. But when the Nazis discovered the matzah bakery, all was gone besides a few matzos. He decided the elderly would get them. Until a woman's voice was heard: Binaranu ubezkananu, the youth must come first.
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A Conversation on Trauma, Addiction, Infidelity, and Loneliness
A Conversation on Trauma, Addiction, Infidelity, and Loneliness
Feb 11, 2023
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Featured Lectures: Part One of a Three-Part Series with Rabbi YY Jacobson and Eli Nash discussing addiction, abuse, psychedelics, homosexuality, and more.
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Giving People the Dignity of Creating Their Own Future
Giving People the Dignity of Creating Their Own Future
May 6, 2022
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Featured Lectures: This lecture was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson to Achim Global supporters, on Monday, Parshas Behar, 8 Iyar, 5782, May 9, 2022. Achim Global is an Israel-based organization, helping religious Jews begin and develop successful businesses. Want to get involved? Follow the link <a href="https://bit.ly/achimpartner">Achim Partner</a>
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Many Leaders Create Books; Some of Them Also Create People
Many Leaders Create Books; Some of Them Also Create People
Apr 6, 2022
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Featured Lectures: Rabbi YY Jacobson presented the keynote address at a mega-gathering celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, 11 Nissan 1902-2022.