Popular Shows by Rabbi YY Jacobson הרב יוסף יצחק יעקבסון
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Did Moshe Think He Can Handle 3 Million Fights?
Did Moshe Think He Can Handle 3 Million Fights?
Feb 3, 2021
26:40
Lecture to Chabad Mainline/Likkutei Sichos Yisro: A segment of a lecture deliveredby Rabbi YY Jacobson to the Jewish community of Mainline, Pa. on Monday, 19 Shevat, 5781, February1, 2021. The evening, arranged by Chabad of the Mainline, was led by the Chabad Shluchim to the region, Rabbis Shraga Sherman, Boruch Sholom Davidson, and Mendel Cohen. This lecture is basedon an address by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, 15 Shevat 5735(January 27,1975), published in Likkutei Sichos vol. 16, Parshas Yisro.
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How Can Rabbis Inspire Communities Today?
How Can Rabbis Inspire Communities Today?
Jan 25, 2021
1:16:12
Keynote Jewish Seeds Conference: Rabbi YY Jacobson delivered a zoom address to "Olam Hayedidus," The World of Friendship, the group of Rabbis and Rebbetzins of "Jewish Futures" in Great Britain, founded and directed by RabbiNaftali Schiff. The event, followed by Q and A, took place on Tuesday, 21 Teves, 5781, January 5, 2021.
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When Your Children Are Struggling with Judaism
When Your Children Are Struggling with Judaism
Dec 27, 2020
58:15
Amudim Panel Discussion on Struggling Children: Rabbi YY Jacobson joined a panel for the Amudim Organization,on Monday, 6 Teves, 5781, December 21, 2020.The panelists discussed the reasons many youth are struggling with Judaism and what our approach should be toward these children. The other panelists were; Rabbi Daniel Korobkin,Rabbi of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (Bayt),Allison Josephs,Founder of "Jew in the City", Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz,Founder of Yeshivas Darchei Noam and Project Y.E.S.
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A Finger on the Pulse: Q & A with Rabbi YY Jacobson
A Finger on the Pulse: Q & A with Rabbi YY Jacobson
Dec 21, 2020
1:42:51
Shlomo Katz Farbrenging with Rabbi YY: On the 8th night of Chanukah 5781, 1 Teves, December 16, 2020, Israeli Rabbi & musicianShlomo Katz, enjoyed a zoom farbrengen with Rabbi YY Jacobson. They sang songs and addressed some of the powerful questions and struggles in people'slives. These were some of the many topics explored: Believing in yourself; when will Moshiach come?Cynicism, sarcasm,& Fear; Reform and Conservative groups;singles crisis; Chabad & Breslov; how do you find a good teacher; discovering your song and becoming your song.
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Creating Light Out of Darkness
Creating Light Out of Darkness
Jan 4, 2021
1:14:29
Wechsler Family Shiur : Creating Light Out of Darkness
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Geulah 2020: Envision a New Reality
Geulah 2020: Envision a New Reality
Dec 6, 2020
39:40
Women's Global Virtual Yud-Tes Kislev Celebration: Rabbi YY Jacobson addressing theWomen's global virtual Yud-Tes Kislev Celebration, Motzei Shabbos Vayishlach, 19 Kislev, 5781, December 5, 2020.
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Can You Remind Me the Song of My Heart?
Can You Remind Me the Song of My Heart?
Jun 9, 2021
8:27
Inspirational Story of the Lubavitcher Rebbe/Siyum Unity Sefer Torah: Rabbi YY Jacobsonaddressing the event of the Miracle "Unity Torah" Completion and CelebrationonSunday, 20 Kislev, 5781, December 6, 2020.
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Why Are So Many Marriages Failing?
Why Are So Many Marriages Failing?
Nov 29, 2020
2:05:27
Lakewood zoom on Repairing Relationships: Rabbi YY Jacobson addressing "Why Are So Many Marriages Failing" onSunday night, 13 Kislev, 29 November, 2020, followed by many Q and A. This is part of "Let's Get Real" series, Sunday Nights Live conferences, with Asher Parnas, and life coach MenachemBernfeld.
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Yud Tes Kislev 5781 Farbrengen
Yud Tes Kislev 5781 Farbrengen
Dec 5, 2020
5:08:18
Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen: Yud Tes Kislev 5781 Farbrengen withRabbi YY Jacobson at20 Forshay Rd, in the tent of the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY
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"All the Answers to All the Questions"
"All the Answers to All the Questions"
Dec 2, 2020
52:40
Zoom with Panama: Rabbi YY Jacobson addressing the Panama community through zoom, on Wednesday, 16 Kislev, 5781, December 2, 2020, 8:30pm EST
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Staying Positive in an Age of Uncertainty
Staying Positive in an Age of Uncertainty
Nov 28, 2020
40:29
Zoom with Chicago Community: Rabbi YY Jacobsonwill be addressing the Chicago Jewish Community at a zoom event bythe "ATT" Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayetzei, 12 Kislev, 5781, November 28, 2020, 9:00pm EST (8pm CST, Chicago time)
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What Is the Secret of Chabad?
What Is the Secret of Chabad?
Oct 18, 2021
47:52
American Jewish University Leader Interviews Rabbi YY Jacobson: Sherre Hirsch, a renowned leader in the Conservative movement, and Chief Innovation Officer of the American Jewish University, interviewed Rabbi YY Jacobson on the leadership and teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Sherre, former leader ofthe largest Conservative congregation on the West Coast, was eager to understand how Chabad relates to Reform and Conservative Jews; how Chabad flourishes so many years after the Rebbe's passing; and how the Rebbe impacted people so deeply. The interview explores some of thefundamental ideas behind the Chabad movement, its spirituality, and approach to life; the reasons for its recent astounding growth in the Jewish world, and how it continues to flourish even more than two decades after the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It also deals with the future of Judaism, Chabad's views on secular Jews, skills about leadership one can learn from the Rebbe, how do we define a religious Jew, and how the Rebbe's hour-long talks were memorized and transcribed. The interview was conducted on November 19, 2020,3 Kislev 5781.
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Hadran by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Masechta Eiruvin #2
Hadran by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Masechta Eiruvin #2
Nov 23, 2020
1:54:55
Siyum Mesechta Eiruvin/Likkutei Sichos Beshalach: Rabbi YY Jacobson taught the Hadran of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Gemarah Eiruvin, delivered on 20 Av, 1962. This is part 2 of the Hadran, exploring the Neshamah of Mesechta Eiruvin. Theclass waspresented on MondayParshas Vayetzei,7Kislev, 5781, November23, 2020, live from Rabbi Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY,in honor of the siyum of Eurivin in Daf Yomi.
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The Gift of Living During These Extraordinary Times
The Gift of Living During These Extraordinary Times
Nov 22, 2020
55:52
Virtual Chizuk Mission: Rabbi YY Jacobson addressed the opening night ofthe "", onSunday night, Parshas Vayetzei, 8:30pm EST, 6 Kislev, November 22. The Chizuk Mission is designed to ignite and spread the unique inner light of every Jewish woman through learning, growing, connecting, and empowering each other to shine.
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Its the Children Who Challenge Us Who Teach Us What Judaism Is
Its the Children Who Challenge Us Who Teach Us What Judaism Is
Nov 18, 2020
1:27:04
Keynote Kesher Nafshi Melave Malka: Rabbi YY Jacobson delivered the keynote address at the Kesher Nafshi retreat,Motzoai Shabbos Parsha Chayei Sarah, 27 Cheshvan, 5781, November 14, 2020, at theRaleigh Hotel, South Fallsburg, NY
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Coping with Corona from a Torah Perspective
Coping with Corona from a Torah Perspective
Nov 17, 2020
1:03:58
Zoom Young Israel of Boca Raton: Rabbi YY Jacobson will deliver a zoom address toYoung Israel of Boca Raton, Florida. OnTuesday night 8:00pm EST, 1 Kislev, 5781, November 17, 2020.
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"Why Is My Marriage Unstable?"
"Why Is My Marriage Unstable?"
Oct 28, 2020
56:19
Rabbi YY Interviewed on The Ladies Talkshow #1: Rabbi YY Jacobson was interviewed on "The Ladies Talk Show with Leah". This first of a two-part series on "Marriage Makeover,"took place on Wednesday, 10 Cheshvan, 5781, October 28, 2020
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Donald and the Jews, & the Perils of Partisanship
Donald and the Jews, & the Perils of Partisanship
Oct 23, 2020
54:43
Radio Show - "Equal Footing with Dov Tuzman": Rabbi YY Jacobson as a guest on the "Equal Footing Show", hosted by Harvard and Goldman Sachs alumnus, Dov Tuzman. OnThursday night, 4 Cheshvon, 5780, October 22,2020,before the final Presidential debate. Thisshow wasbroadcasted on WSNR AM 620 in the NY area, on Talkline Network-affiliated stations nationally.
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How to Attain a Joyous Life?
How to Attain a Joyous Life?
Sep 25, 2020
54:08
Zoom Chat on Joy: Rabbi YY Jacobson zoom Chat aboutJoy, onTuesday, 26 Elul, 5780, September15, 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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Why Do Thousands of Jewish Girls Get Lured Into Relationships With Arabs?
Why Do Thousands of Jewish Girls Get Lured Into Relationships With Arabs?
Sep 22, 2020
1:21:09
Rabbi YY Jacobson'sspeechfor Yad L'Achim on Wednesday, 27 Elul, 5780, September. 16, 2020.
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Why Is G-d So 'Judgmental'?
Why Is G-d So 'Judgmental'?
Sep 16, 2020
1:16:38
Teshuvah Derasha Yavneh community, Los Angeles: Rabbi YY Jacobson presents aTeshuvah Derasha to the Yavneh community, Los Angeles, on Monday, 25 Elul, 5780, September 14, 2020.
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Coronating the G-d Inside of Yourself
Coronating the G-d Inside of Yourself
Sep 15, 2020
11:13
Rosh Hashanah Inspiration: Great Neck Synagogue: Rabbi YY Jacobson on zoom conversation with the community of the Great Neck Synagogue, on Tuesday, 19 Elul, 5780, September 8, 2020.
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Meditation for the New Year: Transcend Fear
Meditation for the New Year: Transcend Fear
Sep 15, 2020
8:23
YY Moment: Meditating With the Jewish Community of Naples: Rabbi YY Jacobson during aZoom conversation with Chabad of Naples, Florida, on Sunday, 24 Elul, 5780, September 13, 2020
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South Africa's Chief Rabbi in Conversation With Rabbi YY Jacobson
South Africa's Chief Rabbi in Conversation With Rabbi YY Jacobson
Sep 6, 2020
1:01:02
Interview with Rabbi YY : Rabbi YY Jacobson in a Zoom conversation with Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Rabbi Warren Goldstien, Sunday Morning, 17 Elul, 5780, September 6, 2020
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Beautiful on the Outside, Miserable on the Inside
Beautiful on the Outside, Miserable on the Inside
Jul 26, 2020
2:06:22
Lakewood Zoom On Joy in Life: "If Everything Is So Beautiful on the Outside, Why Are We So Miserable on the Inside?" A Zoom conference with Rabbi YY Jacobson, on Sunday, 27 Tammuz, 5780, July 19, 2020, This is part of "Let's Get Real" series, Sunday Nights Live conferences, with Asher Parnas, and life coach MenachemBernfeld.
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Israel-Hamas War: Can You See the Light Shining on the Jewish People?
Israel-Hamas War: Can You See the Light Shining on the Jewish People?
Nov 28, 2023
1:34:34
Vayishlach/Chanukah Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayishlach, 15 Kislev, 5784, November 28, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Hamas-Israel War: Remaining Anchored in Truth and Love During Insanity
Hamas-Israel War: Remaining Anchored in Truth and Love During Insanity
Nov 21, 2023
1:27:45
Vayeitzei Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday,Parshas Vayetzei,8 Kislev, 5784, November 21, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Israel at War: How to Show Up Without Anxiety & Fear
Israel at War: How to Show Up Without Anxiety & Fear
Nov 7, 2023
1:21:58
Womens Chayei Sarah Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Chayei Sara, 23 Cheshvan, 5784, November 7, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
230
The Cognitive Dissonance of Jews with Allegiance to the Left
The Cognitive Dissonance of Jews with Allegiance to the Left
Oct 31, 2023
1:26:10
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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War in Israel: The Power of Every Single One of Us
War in Israel: The Power of Every Single One of Us
Oct 17, 2023
1:28:25
Womena Noach Class/Hamas War: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Noach, 2Cheshvan, 5784, October 17, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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In This War, We Are All Soldiers on the Frontlines
In This War, We Are All Soldiers on the Frontlines
Oct 10, 2023
1:16:44
Lecture on Simchas-Torah Massacre & Gaza War: This women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Bereishis, 25 Tishrei, 5784, October 10, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class took place three days after Hamas breached the fence and attacked Jewish towns near Gaza, on Shabbos morning, Simchas Torah, 5784, October 7, 2023. 1300 Jews were murdered, thousands were wounded, and more than 100 were taken as hostages to Gaza.
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Returning to the Garden of Eden: The Four Plants & the Sukkah
Returning to the Garden of Eden: The Four Plants & the Sukkah
Sep 26, 2023
1:35:08
Women's Sukkos/Bereishis Class: This class waspresented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 11 Tishrei, 5784, September 26, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Sukkos is called the Festival of Joy, but what exactly is so joyful about it? The other major holidays are named after their very essences: Passover is the Festival of Our Redemption, and Shavuot is the Festival of the Giving of Our Torah. Whats the deep connection between joy and Sukkot? And how can we understand the mystery of the four plants we shake on Sukkos? If someone unfamiliar with our tradition were to stop you today walking down the street with your four species and say, what are you holding in your hand? You would say: This is my ritual bouquet! Then they ask: What do you do with it? Well, we shake it. Hu? What is more, the Torah states that when you take these four plants, you shall rejoice before your G-d seven days. Why? How does holding on and shaking these four plants generate happiness? Who was the first person to take a fruit from a beautiful tree? Of course, Eve and Adam. What fruit was it? The Midrash says: the Esrog. It would appear that on Sukkos we are repeating the same story: we are again taking the Esrog off the tree, but this time around, we take it, shake it, swing it, but dont eat it. It is almost like G-d is telling us, I want you to do this over again. In the case of Adam and Eve, they were cursed with sadness. This time around we are blessed with joy. Also, after Adam and Eve eat the fruit they feel like they have to hide from G-d. On Sukkos, when we take the fruit, we rejoice in the presence of G-d. What is going on here? The class (based on this wonderful class by Rabbi Ami Silver: https://www.alephbeta.org/playlist/arbaminim) provides us with a deep reflection on how Sukkos and the Four Species can help us calm our nervous system, reorients our brains, change our paradigms, and ease up the tension in our life, by going away from dissociation to connection. The Sukkah is the virtual Garden of Eden, and the four plants allow us to repair what happened millennia ago in the original Garden of Eden, once again reclaiming the joy and ecstasy of life. The story of the raffle that happened in the IDF captures the timeless unity of our people who were chosen to unite the entire world under the sovereignty of Hashem.
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Climbing Your Second Mountain: The Journey from Fakeness to Authenticity
Climbing Your Second Mountain: The Journey from Fakeness to Authenticity
Sep 12, 2023
1:35:55
Women's Rosh Hashanah Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday,26Elul, 5783, September 12, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
235
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
1:43:16
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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Moshe & The Rock: The Mystery of Pain
Moshe & The Rock: The Mystery of Pain
Jun 27, 2023
1:40:57
Women's Class Parshas Chukas-Balak: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Chukas, 8Tamuz, 5783, June 27, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Korach Vs. Moshe: The Great Debate How to Integrate Heaven & Earth
Korach Vs. Moshe: The Great Debate How to Integrate Heaven & Earth
Jun 20, 2023
1:50:12
Women's Class Parshas Korach: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Korach, 1 Tamuz, 5783, June 20, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Where Is Paradise? Why Women Don't Grasp the Sin of the Spies
Where Is Paradise? Why Women Don't Grasp the Sin of the Spies
Jun 13, 2023
1:26:42
Women's Class Parshas Shlach: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shlach, 24Sivan, 5783, June 13, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Power of the Shofar: How Animals Can Teach Us the Secret of Life
Power of the Shofar: How Animals Can Teach Us the Secret of Life
Sep 5, 2023
1:25:21
Women's Class - Rosh Hashanah: This women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Nitzavim/Veyeilech, 19Elul, 5783, September 5, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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The Dance Between Attachment and Authenticity In Relationships, Psychology & Spirituality
The Dance Between Attachment and Authenticity In Relationships, Psychology & Spirituality
Jun 6, 2023
1:30:26
Women's Class Parshas Behaaloscha: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Behaloscha, 17Sivan, 5783, June 6, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Reb Akivas Life-Changing Advice on Challenges & Struggling Children
Reb Akivas Life-Changing Advice on Challenges & Struggling Children
May 23, 2023
1:52:26
Women's Shavuos Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, 3 Sivan, 5783, May 23, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Judaisms Incredible Guide to Parenting
Judaisms Incredible Guide to Parenting
May 30, 2023
2:03:54
Women's Class Parshas Nasso: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Naso, 10Sivan, 5783, May 30, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Why the Wisest Jew Committed Suicide: The Three Ego Traps
Why the Wisest Jew Committed Suicide: The Three Ego Traps
May 16, 2023
1:45:01
Women's Shavuos Class : This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bamidbar, 25 Iyar, 5783, May 16, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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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 Emotional Cannibal
The Emotional Cannibal
Apr 25, 2023
1:37:16
Women's Class Pirkei Avos Chapter 3: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Acharei-Kedoshim, 4 Iyar, 5783, April 25, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. We learn in the third chapter of Pirkei Avos: Rabbi Chaninah, deputy to the kohanim, would say: Pray for the welfare of the government, for were it not for the fear it inspires, every man would swallow his neighbor alive. Rabbi Chaninah son of Tradyon would say: If two sit together and there are no words of Torah [spoken] between them, then this is a session of scorners ... Two who sit and exchange words of Torah, the Divine Presence rests amongst them... The basic meaning of (the first) Rabbi Chaninah's words is that for a society to be civilized its members must submit to the rule of government and law. The need for "fear of authority" may seem an insult to our sophistication and intelligence, but the fact remains that without it there would be nothing to check the worst in man, and the anarchic rule of the jungle would prevail. The question, though, is how this passage made it into Pirkei Avos, the Ethics of the Fathers, which is a book of character-building, of going beyond the letter of the law. In these chapters you will not find a prohibition of murder, theft, deception, or adultery. For that we have the Torah and the other tractates of Mishnah. Yet here we have an astounding exception. Suddenly the Mishnah tells us that we must do what we can to avoid people eating each other alive! A second enigma is this. The Mishnah rarely if ever employs poetic language. It is not a book of poetry, but of law. Why does the Mishnah use this phrase, every man would swallow his neighbor alive, not the ordinary and straightforward term in Torah and Tanach, every man would kill his neighbor. There is a third enigma. Rabbi Chanina was not only addressing the non-Jewish world, but also the Jewish world. In the words of Maimonides in his commentary on this Mishnah: If not for the fear of government we would swallow each other alive. But this seems unfair and harsh. Jews, who are born and bred with the values and mitzvos of the Torah, have rarely been involved in murder. Till today, no Jewish school in the world where Torah is taught has a metal detector. Is it really true that if we had not fear of government, we would murder each other? Finally, what is the juxtaposition between this clause of the Mishnah and the following one: Rabbi Chaninah son of Tradyon would say: ... Two who sit and exchange words of Torah, the Divine Presence rests amongst them. They seems disjointed. Why were they put together in one Mishnah? It was at a farbrengen Shabbos Parshas Shlach 1975, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe offered a marvelous and extremely relevant explanation into this Mishnah which answers all the above questionsand teaches us how to live. We also tell the story of a horse by the water, two groceries in Crown Heights, the arrogant scholar, the dignity of a child, and Rabbi Laus Bar mitzvah.
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How to Empower Our Children & Students? A Must-Watch for Every Educator & Parent
How to Empower Our Children & Students? A Must-Watch for Every Educator & Parent
Apr 18, 2023
1:30:35
Women's Class Pirkei Avos Chapter 2: This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Tazria-Metzorah, 27Nissan, 5783, April 18, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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The Sages Debate How to Heal from Deep Trauma
The Sages Debate How to Heal from Deep Trauma
Mar 28, 2023
1:24:03
Pesach/Hagadah Women's Class: This womens Pesach Class, explaining a few parts of the Haggadah,waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Tzav, 6Nissan, 5783, March 28, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Right after we enumerate the ten plagues that befell Egypt, pouring out a little wine for each plague, we read of a debate that took place between three of the foremost sages during the second century CE, Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Yoisi from the Galilee. Rabbi Yoisi HaGlili says: The Egyptians were struck in Egypt by ten plagues Rabbi Eliezer says: ... Every plague that G-d brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt was comprised of four plagues...Thus they were struck by forty plagues; Rabbi Akiva says: ... Every plague that G-d brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt was comprised of five plagues... thus they were struck by fifty plagues. What is this supposed to mean? The Torah states that Egypt was struck with ten plagues. Why would the Talmudic Sages debate this simple fact? Do we have to argue about everything? And what is the meaning of their views that each plague was comprised of four or five plagues? And what is the relevance to us? The sages were addressing a big question: How deep can abuse, trauma, corruption, and evil penetrate a society collectively and each person individually? How messed up can you and I become? How sick can we become? How deep can the dysfunction run? And what is the path of healing? Is healing even always possible? In Judaism, psychology and ethics are reflected in practical law. It is fascinating that the above dispute, finds expression in the world of Halacha: How do we treat our Chametz on Pesach? How did Reb Yoisi Haglili treat his ex-wife who made his life miserable? How did Reb Akiva understand that trauma can affect your formless core? What did he teach us about the path toward healing from profound abuse and dissociation? This class is based on the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Pesach of 5711 (1951), 5714( 1954), and 5718 (1958). Published in Likkutei Sichos, vol. 16 pp. 87-93.
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Saluting Parents Who Show Up Each Day for Struggling Children
Saluting Parents Who Show Up Each Day for Struggling Children
Feb 21, 2023
1:15:23
Womens Purim Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Terumah, 30 Shevat, 5783, Rosh Chodesh Adar, February 21, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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How Can a Father Sell His Daughter as a Slave?
How Can a Father Sell His Daughter as a Slave?
Feb 14, 2023
1:43:02
Women's Class Parshas Mishpatim: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Mishpatim, 23Shevat, 5783, February 14, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn and the Invincible Self
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn and the Invincible Self
Jan 31, 2023
1:22:31
Women's Class Parshas Beshalach: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Beshalach, 9Shevat, 5783, January 31, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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The Sleepers
The Sleepers
Jan 24, 2023
1:35:42
Women's Class Parshas Bo/Pesach: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Bo, 2 Shevat, 5783, January 24, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. It is a fascinating law in this weeks portion. If I am eating the Afikoman and I fall asleep, when wake up I cant continue eating it. Because it is as though I am beginning a new, second meal, and the Passover offering meal, as well as the Afikoman, have to be eaten in one single uninterrupted meal. The above law applies if a person was conducting a seder alone. But what if he or she is eating the Passover offering or the afikomen with a group of other Jews, then even if he or she falls asleep, they can continue eating after they awake, as long as some members of the group remained awake. The logic is clear. If I am eating in your company, then even if I fell asleep, my meal has not been interrupted, because you are awake. As long as you guys are awake, when I resume consciousness, I am right back in the game. The fact that I took a nap for an hour or two does not mean that my meal has ceased. At first glance, it seems like a technical law, even if quite fascinating and also a bit of a stretch. It was on the 20th of Teves, 5750, January 17, 1990, when I heard from the Lubavitcher Rebbe the deeper emotional and historical meaning of the above law. I still recall how emotional and moving the Rebbes explanation was, including of how marvelous it was to see a seemingly technical law reflecting such a splendid insight into Jewish history. It also contains timeless lessons on how we view our brothers, sister, and children, who at some point feel detached from the story of Judaism and the Jewish people.
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Why the Need to Lie to Pharaoh?
Why the Need to Lie to Pharaoh?
Jan 17, 2023
1:13:01
Women's Class Va'eira: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Va'eira, 24 Teves, 5783, January 17, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
253
How Did Yaakov Manage to Keep All His Children on the Path?
How Did Yaakov Manage to Keep All His Children on the Path?
Jan 3, 2023
1:54:55
Women's Class Parsha Vayechi: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayechi, 10 Teves, 5783, January 3, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
254
Chamor & Yaakov: The Donkey and the Ox
Chamor & Yaakov: The Donkey and the Ox
Dec 6, 2022
1:36:21
Women's Class Vayishlach: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayishlach, 12 Kislev, 5783, December 6, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
255
Can You Make Space for My Struggle? Why Yaakov Had to Marry Leah
Can You Make Space for My Struggle? Why Yaakov Had to Marry Leah
Nov 29, 2022
1:31:41
Women's Vayetzei Class: This class waspresented on TuesdayParshas Vayetzei, 5 Kislev, 5783, November 29, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The Midrash relates that when Jacob discovered the switch between the two sisters, he told Leah, You are a liar, the daughter of a liar, his way of saying that the apple did not fall far from the tree. Why did you deceive me? Leah responded to Jacobs accusation: Every craftsman creates students. Even a barber inspires students who learn from him the skill of cutting hair. My father and I, too, had a mentor who taught us how to deceive. Some time ago, Leah said, there was an old man, who wanted to bless his oldest son but was deceived by his younger son.. On a simple level, Leah was teaching Jacob the rule of what goes around comes around. He deceived his father, causing the blessing reserved for the older son to go instead to the younger son. What he did to his father and brother, was now done to him. Scathing indeed, but deeply disturbing. Lets assume for a moment Jacob was wrong in taking the blessingshow does that exonerate Leah and Laban in deceiving him? Can I deceive you in a business deal, because you deceived your brother in a deal seven years earlier? Yet, a deeper reflection reveals a profounder reading of this narrative. The deeper dimension has been revealed by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), founder of Chabad, known as the Alter Rebbe, in a discourse of 1811, during the last year of his life; his colleague, Rabbi Yisroel Hopstein, known as the Kozhnitzer Maggid (1737-1814), in his work Avodas Yisroel; and by the third Rebbe of Ger, known as the Sefas Emes (1847-1905). It was all brought together in an address by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Parshas Toldos 5741, and Shabbos Vayishlach 5747 (1987). The Avodas Yisroel and the Sefas Emes discuss the meaning of the actual Midrash. The Alter Rebbe and the Rebbe explore the inner soul of these ideas. Coupled together we have an outstanding tapestry woven together, with profound lessons for our lives today. The class explores why Yaakov wept when he met Rachel? Why Leah wept when people said she would marry Eisav? Why was Yaakov given a name for holding on to his brothers heel? And why do we define Eisav as wicked when he was already struggling in his mothers womb, completely beyond his choice? We discover how Judaism views the struggles and traumas we need to contend with.
256
Why Wasnt Yitzchak Angry With Rivkah? The Path to Inner Peace
Why Wasnt Yitzchak Angry With Rivkah? The Path to Inner Peace
Nov 22, 2022
1:26:35
Women's Sefas Emes/Toldos Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday Parshas Toldos, 28 Cheshvan, 5783, November 22, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
257
The Keyword of the Akeida: "My Father"
The Keyword of the Akeida: "My Father"
Nov 8, 2022
1:32:23
Women's Vayeira Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayeira, 14Cheshvan, 5783, November 8, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
258
Can Anxiety Become My Friend?
Can Anxiety Become My Friend?
Oct 25, 2022
28:35
Women's Noach Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Noach, 30 Tishrei, 5783, October 25, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
259
How Can You Despair on a Life That Is Not Yours?
How Can You Despair on a Life That Is Not Yours?
Sep 6, 2022
1:08:36
Womens Ki Seitzei/Elul Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Seitzei, 10 Elul, 5782, September 6, 2022, at 18 Forshay, Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
260
IFS and Judaism
IFS and Judaism
Sep 13, 2022
1:23:56
Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Savo, 17 Elul, 5782, September 13, 2022, at 18 Forshay, Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
261
Searching for the Donkeys: Five Qualities of Jewish Leadership
Searching for the Donkeys: Five Qualities of Jewish Leadership
Aug 30, 2022
1:25:52
Women's Shoftim Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shoftim, 3 Elul, 5782, August 30, 2022, at 18 Forshay, Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
262
The Mind Once Enlightened Cannot Become Dark
The Mind Once Enlightened Cannot Become Dark
Aug 16, 2022
1:29:17
Women's Eikev Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Eikev, 19 Av, 5782, August 16, 2022, at 18 Forshay, Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why do the Broken Tablets remain such a great source of inspiration to the point that we took them to war? Why did Moshe feel the need to break the tablets? Why do we compare the death of the Tzaddik to the breaking of the tablets? Why the restlessness so many of us possess? Come on a journey into the types of relationships that redefine you at your core, because they are engraved in your soul. Once I taste infinity, once I see truth, there is no going back. This class is based on an address presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on 20 Av, 5732, July 31, 1972.
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The Day of the Breaking of the Ax
The Day of the Breaking of the Ax
Aug 9, 2022
1:26:35
Women's 15 Av Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Va'eschanan, 12 Av, 5782, August 9, 2022, at 18 Forshay, Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
264
The Symphony of Nature: The Rock Gets It; Why Don't I?
The Symphony of Nature: The Rock Gets It; Why Don't I?
Jul 5, 2022
1:24:32
Women's Chukas Class: This class waspresented on TuesdayParshas Chukas, 6 Tammuz, 5782, July 5, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
265
What Most People Dont Get About Trauma
What Most People Dont Get About Trauma
Jun 21, 2022
1:15:10
Women's Shlach Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shlach, 22Sivan, 5782, June 21, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
266
If Her Father Spat in Her Face: Miriam and Her Parents
If Her Father Spat in Her Face: Miriam and Her Parents
Jun 14, 2022
1:30:15
Women's Behaaloscha Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Behaaloscha, 15Sivan, 5782, June 14, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
267
You Are the King
You Are the King
May 31, 2022
1:17:55
Women's Shavous Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bamidbar,1 Sivan, 5782, May 31, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
268
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 24, 2022
1:45:56
Womens Pirkei Avos/ Shavuos Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Bechukosai,23 Iyar, 5782, May 24, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. King Davidwhose yartzeit is on Shavuosremains 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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In G-ds Ecosystem, We Are All Givers and Takers
In G-ds Ecosystem, We Are All Givers and Takers
May 17, 2022
1:25:02
Women's Class - Sfas Emes Behar: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Behar,16 Iyar, 5782, May 17, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
270
Why Do We Make Blessings on Food? To Redefine Who We Are
Why Do We Make Blessings on Food? To Redefine Who We Are
May 10, 2022
1:13:51
Women's Emor Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Emor,9 Iyar, 5782, May 10, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class is based on an address delivered by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Parshas Yisro, 22 Shevat, 5740, February 9, 1980; and on Tuesday Parshas Shlach, 19 Sivan, 5747, June 16, 1987. This second address was presented to the graduating class of Beth Rivkah girl's school, and to the counselors of thegirls camp, Camp Emunah.
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The Sickle and the Ax
The Sickle and the Ax
May 3, 2022
1:27:36
Women's Kedoshim Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Kedoshim,2 Iyar, 5782, May 3, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
272
The 3 Names of Pesach Reflect the 3 Steps to Freedom
The 3 Names of Pesach Reflect the 3 Steps to Freedom
Apr 5, 2022
1:29:12
Women's Pesach Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Metzora,4 Nisan, 5782, April 5, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
273
Elisha, Naaman the Leper, & an Abducted Jewish Girl
Elisha, Naaman the Leper, & an Abducted Jewish Girl
Mar 29, 2022
1:42:10
Tazria Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Tazria,26 Adar II, 5782, March 29, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
274
Eulogy for Rav Chaim Kanievsky: The Power of Torah
Eulogy for Rav Chaim Kanievsky: The Power of Torah
Mar 22, 2022
1:36:02
Shmini Women's Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shmini,19 Adar II, 5782, March 22, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class was dedicated to the recent passing of HaGaon Reb Chaim Kanievsky (1928-2022), on Friday, Shushan Purim, 5782, March 18, 2022, at his home in Bnei Brak, at the age of 94. The funeral on Sunday brought together some 750,000 mourners from all over the Holy Land.
275
Do We Really Want People to Lose Their Minds on Purim!?
Do We Really Want People to Lose Their Minds on Purim!?
Mar 15, 2022
1:37:12
Purim Women's Class: This weekly women's class on Purim waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Tzav,12 Adar II, 5782, March 15, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
276
Can You See Your Life as a Symphony?
Can You See Your Life as a Symphony?
Mar 8, 2022
1:18:24
Women's Purim/Yayikra Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on TuesdayParshas Vayikra,5 Adar II, 5782, March 8, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
277
The Soul & History of Ukrainian Jewry; Our Calling Today
The Soul & History of Ukrainian Jewry; Our Calling Today
Mar 1, 2022
1:24:34
Women's Pekudei Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on TuesdayParshas Pekudei,28 Adar I, 5782, March 1, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
278
The Debate Between Mordechai & Esther: Do We Include All Jews?
The Debate Between Mordechai & Esther: Do We Include All Jews?
Feb 15, 2022
1:45:20
Women's Purim Katan Class: This weekly women's class was presented on TuesdayParshas Ki Sisa, Purim Katan, 14 Adar I, 5782, February 15, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
279
Dont Amputate Any Part of Your Self
Dont Amputate Any Part of Your Self
Feb 8, 2022
1:34:35
Women's Tetzaveh Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Tetzaveh, 7 Adar I, 5782, February 8, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
280
Even In Darkness, We Soar On the Wings of Eternity
Even In Darkness, We Soar On the Wings of Eternity
Feb 1, 2022
1:19:17
Women's Teruma/Pesach Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Terumah, 30 Shevat, Rosh Chodesh Adar I, 5782, February 1, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
281
Its Not the Trauma or the Sin; Its the Shame that Destroys
Its Not the Trauma or the Sin; Its the Shame that Destroys
Jan 25, 2022
1:38:29
Women's Mishpatim Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Mishpatim, 23 Shevat, 5782, January 25, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
282
Yisro Vs. Moshe: Judaism Without Elitism
Yisro Vs. Moshe: Judaism Without Elitism
Jan 18, 2022
1:21:45
Women's Yisro Class: This weekly women's class by Rabbi YY Jacobson waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Yisro, 16 Shevat, 5782, January 18, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
283
Four Responses to Trauma: Resignation, Disconnect, War, and Paralysis.
Four Responses to Trauma: Resignation, Disconnect, War, and Paralysis.
Jan 11, 2022
1:34:40
Women's Beshalach Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Beshalach, 9 Shevat, 5782, January 11, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
284
Do I Have Free Choice? It Depends
Do I Have Free Choice? It Depends
Jan 4, 2022
1:47:45
Women's Bo Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bo, 2 Shevat, 5782, January 4, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
285
Chaim Walder & the Cover-Ups in Our Communities
Chaim Walder & the Cover-Ups in Our Communities
Dec 28, 2021
1:21:37
Women's Vaeira Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vaera, 24 Teves, 5782, December 28, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
286
Hes Not Defiant; Hes Just Thirsty. Dont Blame; Just Be Curious
Hes Not Defiant; Hes Just Thirsty. Dont Blame; Just Be Curious
Dec 21, 2021
1:08:15
Women's Shemos Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 17 Teves, 5782, December 21, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
287
The 10th of Teves: The Day That Changed Jewish History
The 10th of Teves: The Day That Changed Jewish History
Dec 14, 2021
1:06:08
Womens Asarah BTeves class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayechi, 10 Teves, 5782, December 14, 2021, at his home in Monsey, NY.
288
What Yosef Taught His Brothers About Guilt & Anguish
What Yosef Taught His Brothers About Guilt & Anguish
Dec 7, 2021
1:48:28
Vayigash Women's Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayigash, 3 Teves, 5782, December 7, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
289
To See the Hidden Light
To See the Hidden Light
Nov 30, 2021
1:18:44
Women's Chanukah Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Miketz, 26 Kislev, 5782, November 30, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
290
The Oak of Grief: The Untold Story of Rivkahs Wet Nurse
The Oak of Grief: The Untold Story of Rivkahs Wet Nurse
Nov 16, 2021
1:40:39
Women's Vayishlach Class: She is one of the most anonymous figures in the Torah, yet the Torah dedicates space in Vayishlach to discuss her death, burial, and the tears following her passing. This is Rivkah's wet nurse, Devorah. But who was she? Why is she important to our story? Why did everyone grieve her death? As it turns out, she shaped the future of the Jewish people and the destiny of history. According to the sages, Devorah the prophetess led and taught the Jewish people ather burial plot, and she was also a reincarnation of Tamar. All of these details come together to create one of the most remarkable reflections on the timeless role of the Jewish woman in history, from then to this very day. Rabbi YY Jacobson unravels the mystery of one of the mostanonymous figures in the Torah, Rivkah's wet nurse, Devorah, bringing to life a narrative of profound emotion, courage, resilience, and faith, still carried on by our mothers and daughters. This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayishlach, 12 Kislev, 5782, November 16, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Sometimes, We Hate that Which We Need Most
Sometimes, We Hate that Which We Need Most
Nov 9, 2021
1:41:18
Vayetzei 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.
292
Why Did Christianity Turn a Jew into a Deity?
Why Did Christianity Turn a Jew into a Deity?
Nov 2, 2021
1:28:12
Women's Toldos Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Toldos, 27 Cheshvan, 5782, November 2, 2021, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores a fascinating commentary by the Italian Rabbi, Doctor and Kabalist, Reb Moshe David Vali (1697-1777) how Yitzchak's words to Eisav "you shall worship your brother" intimates the future religion of Christianity, choosing a Jew as the son of G-d, and is a sign for the times of Moshiach when the Divinity of each Jew will emerge in its full splendor. The class discusses and explained the very delicate topic of the strange fact that Judaism attributes the name of G-d to certain human beings. How can we explain this? And what does this teach us about our lives today?
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The Abraham Accords: A Biblical Perspective
The Abraham Accords: A Biblical Perspective
Oct 26, 2021
1:34:12
Chayei Sarah Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Chayei Sarah, 20 Cheshvan, 5782, October 26, 2021, live at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
294
How to Be a Host
How to Be a Host
Oct 19, 2021
1:11:41
Women's Class Parshas Vayera: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayera, 13 Cheshvan, 5782, October 19, 2021, live at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
295
The Teshuvah of Our Generation
The Teshuvah of Our Generation
Sep 14, 2021
1:18:31
Yom Kippur Women's Class: This weekly women's class waspresented on Tuesday Parshas Ha'azinu, 8 Tishrei, 5781, September 14, 2021, live at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
296
How Can Davening Change Hashems Will?
How Can Davening Change Hashems Will?
Aug 31, 2021
1:18:02
Rosh Hashanah Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Nitzavim, 23 Elul, 5781, August 31, 2021, live at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
297
My Light, My Salvation, and My Strength
My Light, My Salvation, and My Strength
Aug 24, 2021
1:12:01
Elul Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Savo, 16 Elul, 5781, August 24, 2021, live at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
298
Basics of Emunah #36: Does Fear of G-d Create Anxiety?
Basics of Emunah #36: Does Fear of G-d Create Anxiety?
Aug 17, 2021
1:03:43
The Emunah Series/Women's Class Elul: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Seitzei, 9Elul, 5781, August 17, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
299
Does Hashem Hate Us?
Does Hashem Hate Us?
Jul 13, 2021
1:33:26
Parshas Devarim/Tisha B'Av Women's Class: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Devarim, 4 Av, 5781, July 13, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.
300
How Do I Become Aware of My Self-Sabotage?
How Do I Become Aware of My Self-Sabotage?
Jul 6, 2021
1:13:34
Women's Class/Sfas Emes Matos: This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Matos-Maasei, 26 Tammuz, 5781, July 6, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.