Popular Shows by Rabbi YY Jacobson הרב יוסף יצחק יעקבסון
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Tuesday Women's Class - Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Tuesday Women's Class - Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Sep 19, 2023
1:19:31
A Seven-Step Program Toward Finding Serenity & Purpose - Weekly Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Haazinu, 4 Tishrei, 5784, September 19, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9098
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The Healing Recipe for Our Generation -- to Disentangle Our Coping Mechanisms from Our True Identity - Chukas Women's Class
The Healing Recipe for Our Generation -- to Disentangle Our Coping Mechanisms from Our True Identity - Chukas Women's Class
Jul 9, 2024
1:39:04
Find Your Pristine, Unblended, Red Cow, And You Will See What a Beautiful Person You Are - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 3 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Chukas, July 9, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9379
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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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The Five Calamities of 17 Tammuz: Five Symptoms of Trauma - 17 Tamuz/3 Weeks Women’s Class
The Five Calamities of 17 Tammuz: Five Symptoms of Trauma - 17 Tamuz/3 Weeks Women’s Class
Jul 23, 2024
1:33:56
Has Your Innocence Been Broken? Do You Lack Consistency? Have Your Boundaries Been Compromised? Did You Lose Your Blueprint? Did Someone Desecrate Your Holiest Space? - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 17 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Pinchas, July 23, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The Mishnah (Taanis 4:6) relates: Five Things Happened to our ancestors on the 17th of Tammuz: 1) The tablets were broken. 2) The daily continuous offerings in the Temple ceased. 3) The city walls were breached. 4) Apustumus burned the Torah. 5) A graven image idol was placed in the Sanctuary by King Menashe. What do these five calamities represent in the inner psyche of a human being?View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9391
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Vanquishing the Ghosts of Gilad: Confronting Our Family Secrets - Women's Matos/Three Weeks Class/Vayeitzei/Vayeishev
Vanquishing the Ghosts of Gilad: Confronting Our Family Secrets - Women's Matos/Three Weeks Class/Vayeitzei/Vayeishev
Jul 30, 2024
1:26:08
Why Is the End of Bamidbar So Anticlimactic? The Epic Mystery and Pain of Gilad - Weekly Women's Class: This lecture is primarily based on a class by Rabbi David Fohrman:https://www.alephbeta.org/playlist/gilead-significance-in-the-bible This class was presented on Tuesday, 24 Tamuz, 5784, Parshas Matos-Masei, July 30, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9400
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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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Stepping Into Your Highest Soul Frequency: No Rupture, No Void, No Need for Logic - Women's RH/YK Class
Stepping Into Your Highest Soul Frequency: No Rupture, No Void, No Need for Logic - Women's RH/YK Class
Sep 24, 2024
1:31:32
I Can Live My Entire Life with a Superficial Identity; Teshuvah is Realignment - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Elul, 5784, Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech, September 24, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9438
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If Rosh Hashanah or YK Trigger You, Listen to This - Rosh Hashanah Women's Class
If Rosh Hashanah or YK Trigger You, Listen to This - Rosh Hashanah Women's Class
Oct 1, 2024
1:22:06
The Courage to Birth Yourself: The True Meaning of Judgement Day - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 28 Elul, 5784, Parshas Haazinu, October 1, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. What does it mean that "Today is the birthday of the world?" Why do we say in Psalms, "You forgive so that you will be feared?" Why does G-d want to judge us? The class explains the inner meaning of Rosh Hashanah, the day when G-d celebrates your victories, marvels at your journeys, takes pride in your courage and resolve, examines your struggles and set backs, and creates a spectacular plan for the new year.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9447
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Palti’s Sword: How Two People Withstood the Greatest Temptation - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Palti’s Sword: How Two People Withstood the Greatest Temptation - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Oct 8, 2024
1:23:53
How to Bring Yom Kippur Awareness Into the Whole Year; The Strange Count In the Holy of Holies: "One and One, One and Two, One and Three..." - Weekly Women's Class: This Yom Kippur class was presented on Tuesday, 6 Tishrei, 5784, October 8, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Some of Judaism’s greatest heroes and holiest persons are surprisingly unsung and largely unknown. And some of Judaism’s most courageous moral and personal accomplishments are not performed in public fanfare, but rather in the intimate space of one’s life. I want to introduce you today to two of those heroes: Palti ben Layish, Palti the son of Layish,a biblical figure who lived in the times of King David, and Michal, the daughter of King Saul. There is a beautiful verse we sing each Friday night in eishes chayil from the book of Mishlei, Proverbs. Sheker ha'chein v'hevel ha'yofee, ishah yir'as Hashem hee tis'hallal. “Charm is false and beauty is vain; a woman who fears G-d, Hashem, she should be praised.” The Talmud tells us: “’Charm is false’ refers to Joseph and his withstanding the seduction of Potiphar's wife; ‘beauty is vain’ refers to Boaz and his not having relations with Ruth; ‘a woman who fears G-d, she should be praised’ refers to Palti ben Layish.” The composition of the Torah portion Acharei in the book of Leviticus is one of the most paradoxical and puzzling in the entire Chumash—a blend of splendid holiness with grotesque profanity. The portion (Parshas Acharei, Leviticus chapters 16-18) is basically divided into two sections. The first half of the portion deals with the holiest and most spiritual day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, and its magical ingredient for renewal. It discusses that rare moment, occurring once a year, when the holiest man of Israel, the High Priest, would enter the holiest space on earth, the chamber in the Temple known as the "Holy of Holies" where he would perform special services. This day was designated to bring atonement, cleansing and healing to the Jewish people and to the entire world. Yet, soon after this, the Torah moves on to caution us against vulgar expressions of intimacy. "Do not follow the ways of Egypt where you once lived, nor of Canaan, where I will be bringing you," states the Torah. It then proceeds to enumerate a long list of intimate activities from which a human being should abstain, including intimate relations with one's father or mother, siblings, uncles and aunts, very close relatives, other married women, etc. Finally, the Torah concludes, "Do not perform any sexual act with an animal… A woman shall likewise not give herself to an animal and allow it to mate with her. This is an utterly detestable perversion.' Do not let yourself be defiled by any of these acts…You shall not cause the land to vomit you out when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was there before you." How does one understand the juxtaposition between these two extremes -- Yom Kippur and immoral relations? And how do we understand the law that on Yom Kippur afternoon we read in the Torah about these immoral relations? Why does Jewish law dictate that the High Priest go home at the end of Yom Kippur? Where else would he go? And what is the meaning of the High Priest sprinkling blood “one above and seven below,” each time counting “one, one and one, one and two…” Why did the High Priest sprinkle the blood eight times in the holy of holies, and each time say, “one and one,” “one and two,” etc.? The class takes us on a journey into one of the most meaningful lessons in the Jewish approach to morality. You may be flying high in heaven; your heart may be melting away in celestial ecstasy; your soul may be ablaze with a sacred fire and your heart may be swelling with inspiration. Yet you must remember that in one day from now or in one month from now as circumstances alter, you may find yourself in the muck. At this critical moment of an inner spiritual explosion, you must stock up the resolve and commitment to retain your integrity during your lowest moments that may come ahead. How do I hold on to my truest core self even when my coping mechanisms and triggers come out to hijack me?
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The Path to Blissful Joy: Toss Your Soul Into the Sky and then Welcome It Back - Women's Sukkos Class
The Path to Blissful Joy: Toss Your Soul Into the Sky and then Welcome It Back - Women's Sukkos Class
Oct 15, 2024
1:33:43
Why Did the Most Revered Sages Juggle Torches while they Danced on Sukkos? - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 13 Tishrei, 5784, October 15, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Get Me Out of My Crazy Brain: Why Did Noach Get Drunk? - Women's Bereishis-Noach Class
Get Me Out of My Crazy Brain: Why Did Noach Get Drunk? - Women's Bereishis-Noach Class
Oct 29, 2024
1:52:33
The Snake, Eve, & the Tree: The Invention of Self-Consciousness - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 27 Tishrei, 5784, October 29, 2024, Parshas Noach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9465
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IFS and the Baal Shem Tov: Avraham's Guidance on Dealing with Your Wounded Thoughts & Parts - Women's Lech Lecha Class
IFS and the Baal Shem Tov: Avraham's Guidance on Dealing with Your Wounded Thoughts & Parts - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Nov 5, 2024
1:34:07
We All Have Seven Types of Thoughts and They Are Begging for Healing and Alignment - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 4 Cheshvan, 5784, November 5, 2024, Parshas Lech Lecha, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This text-based class on Maor Einayim, by Rabbi Nachum of Chornobyl, a student of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezrich, explores the enigmatic story of Avraham and Sarah traveling to Egypt. He asks her to declare that she is his sister. Why is this the first episode about the first Jewish couple in history?View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9469
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Is It Possible that Your Soul Signed Off on Everything that Goes Down in Your Life? - Women's Vayeira Class
Is It Possible that Your Soul Signed Off on Everything that Goes Down in Your Life? - Women's Vayeira Class
Nov 12, 2024
1:16:12
G-d Was Seeking Reaasurance to Create the World. Who Gave It To Him? Why Does G-d Share Secrets with Avraham? - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 11 Cheshvan, 5784, November 12, 2024, Parshas Vayera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. It is one of the most mysterious and potent verses in the Tanach. G-d speaks to Himself and challenges His desire to cover things up: “Now G-d had said, ‘Shall I hide (ham’chaseh ani) from Abraham what I am about to do?” Why does G-d feel compelled to reveal His plan with Abraham? And why is God thinking of covering it up to begin with? And why does G-d’s choice to reveal His thoughts feel like a rejection of His desire to remain closed? The class explores the view of the Chasam Sofer, urging us to live a life of giving and inspiring even at the expense of our “prophetic potential.” Then we explore the deeper interpretation of how deep the Divine soul, embodied by Abraham, is rooted in the core of G-d preceding and encouraging all creation. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9476
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The Pain of Our Generation: Disconnect. How Do We Heal? - Women's Chayei Sarah Class
The Pain of Our Generation: Disconnect. How Do We Heal? - Women's Chayei Sarah Class
Nov 19, 2024
1:23:33
The Mouthpiece: Rabbi YY Reveals Life-Changing Advice He Received From Rabbi Adin Even Yisroel - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 18 Cheshvan, 5784, November 19, 2024, Parshas Chayei Sara, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. What happens when we function perfectly on the outside, do everything 'properly,' but inside something is frozen, disconnected, like on an automaton? It has already become a way of life, and we are used to it, but the soul knows something more is available. This class explores one of the deepest pains of our generation: disconnect. A surprising discovery by the Gaon of Vilna sheds light on the difference between a functional life and a real life. Through the seven times that the burial of the dead is mentioned in the parsha, we will discover how it is possible to free the heart from the prison built around it, and return to feeling - without fear, shame, and defenses.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9484
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Rivkah's Identity Crisis: Am I Fake and Inauthentic? - Women's Toldos Class
Rivkah's Identity Crisis: Am I Fake and Inauthentic? - Women's Toldos Class
Nov 26, 2024
1:30:15
The Moment I Realize That I Carry Two Souls, It Changes Everything - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 25 Cheshvan, 5784, November 26, 2024, Parshas Toldos, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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Yaakov at the Well: How Do I Remove the Rock Blocking My Heart? - Women Vayeitzei Class
Yaakov at the Well: How Do I Remove the Rock Blocking My Heart? - Women Vayeitzei Class
Dec 3, 2024
1:50:32
How Should You Criticize Your Loved Ones? Go Inward - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 2 Kislev, 5785, December 3, 2024, Parshas Vayeitzei, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9503
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The Three Big Questions of Eisav: Who Are You? What's Your Purpose? Where Are You Heading? - Vayishlach Women's Class
The Three Big Questions of Eisav: Who Are You? What's Your Purpose? Where Are You Heading? - Vayishlach Women's Class
Dec 10, 2024
1:14:37
You Must Know How to Respond to the Voices in Your Head Trying to Detach You - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 9 Kislev, 5785, December 10, 2024, Parshas Vayishlach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9515
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When Your Family is Getting Destroyed, What Do You Hold on To? - Women's Vayeishev Class
When Your Family is Getting Destroyed, What Do You Hold on To? - Women's Vayeishev Class
Dec 17, 2024
1:30:02
We Crave Serenity. That’s When Things Begin to Fall Apart – So We Can All Confront the Toxicity and Heal - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 16 Kislev, 5785, December 17, 2024, Parshas Vayeshev, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9524
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You Will Only Find Your Truth Via the Contradictions in Your Life - Women's Miketz Class
You Will Only Find Your Truth Via the Contradictions in Your Life - Women's Miketz Class
Dec 24, 2024
1:31:31
The Fat Cows and the Skinny Cows: Why Was Pharaoh Blown Away by Joseph? - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 23 Kislev, 5785, December 24, 2024, Parshas Miketz, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, has two dreams. In the first, Pharaoh sees himself standing over the Nile River, and then, seven fat cows emerge from the river, followed by seven thin cows. The thin cows proceed to swallow the fat ones and yet remain just as thin as before. In his second dream, Pharaoh sees seven thin, shriveled ears of grain swallow seven fat ears of grain. None of the wise men of Egypt can offer Pharaoh a satisfactory interpretation of his dreams. Finally, Joseph is summoned from his dungeon; he interprets the dreams to mean that seven years of plenty, symbolized by the fat cows and fat grain, will be followed by seven years of hunger, reflected by the lean cows and the shriveled ears. The seven years of famine will be so powerful that they will "swallow up" and obliterate any trace of the years of plenty. Joseph then advises Pharaoh to prepare for the looming crisis by stockpiling food during the years of plenty and then rationing it out during the famine.Pharaoh is blown away by Joseph's vision. "Can there be another person who has G-d's spirit in him as this man does?" he asks his advisors.He appoints Joseph viceroy of Egypt, and the rest is history. A number of blatant questions instantly emerge in this story: 1) Why did Joseph proceed to give Pharaoh unsolicited advice on how to deal with the impending famine? Pharaoh summoned Joseph, a slave, from the dungeon to interpret his dreams, not to become the advisor to the king!? 2) Pharaoh was amazed by Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, which none of his own wise men could conceive. But Joseph's interpretation seems simple and obvious: When are cows fat? When there is lots of food. When are they lean? When there's no food. Why could no one else conceive of the same interpretation? And why was Pharaoh so impressed? 3) Pharaoh was also thunderstruck by Joseph's solution to the problem of the famine. But one need not be a rocket scientist to suggest that if you have seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine, you should store food during the time of plenty for the time of hunger. What's the genius in Joseph's advice? This class will explain and highlight Joseph’s true brilliance and demonstrate how it remains as relevant as ever to each of us struggling to survive our own private ‘years of famine.’ We all experience in our own lives cycles of plenty and cycles of famine. There are times when things are going very well: We are healthy, successful, and comfortable. And there are times of recession and challenges when curveballs come our way. Joseph taught us how to prepare in our years of plenty for our years of famine.
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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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The Transformation That Occures When You're Not Afraid to Feel Your Pain -- The Seven Times Yosef Cried - Women's Vayechi Class
The Transformation That Occures When You're Not Afraid to Feel Your Pain -- The Seven Times Yosef Cried - Women's Vayechi Class
Jan 7, 2025
1:42:01
There Was No One in the World to Hold Your Hand and Tell You that You Are Not Guilty. How Do You Recover from This? Yosef’s Secret - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 7 Teves, 5785, January 7, 2025, Parshas Vayechi, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. We all carry pain in our hearts. Sometimes it's an old wound that won't let go, sometimes a betrayal that's hard to forget, and sometimes a deep feeling of loneliness that no one understands. This class reveals the deep secret of Yosef—the person who went through the greatest darkness and turned it into light. How did a boy who lost his mother at the age of 8, was thrown into a pit full of snakes by his brothers, sold into slavery, accused of a false conspiracy, and spent 12 years in prison – how did he manage not only to survive but to love with so much joyful presence, happiness, and serenity? How did he remain sensitive and open rather than become cynical and stone-like? If you are dealing with: • Deep mental pain • Traumas from the past • Emotional crises • Loneliness and disconnection • An injury that is hard to forget • A feeling of helplessness This class will show you how to get out of the darkness andinto the light, reconnect with the joy of life, and discover the divine power that lies within us.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9550
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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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The Greatest Therapists and Teachers Are Mirrors: Egoless, They Bring It All Back To You - Women's Vaeira Class
The Greatest Therapists and Teachers Are Mirrors: Egoless, They Bring It All Back To You - Women's Vaeira Class
Jan 21, 2025
1:30:24
Moshe’s Mission: Humility Is Never About Self-Bashing; It Is Seeing Yourself as a Channel for Infinity - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Teves, 5785, January 21, 2025, Parshas Vaera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why did Amram marry his aunt, a relationship that would be later forbidden? Moshe, who gave the Torah, was born from this flawed union? Why did Moshe, the humblest of men, say to G-d he is ready to be priest and king? Why was Saul rebuked for arrogance when he actually refused to be king and rejected the power? Why did Moshe tell Hashem, "Who am I?" Did he think G-d did not know him well? The class delves into the mechanism to liberate ourselves from being captive to the inner voices of fear, anxiety, insecurity, and the need for validation—by energetically discovering how we are channels for infinity. We discuss what makes a good therapist, rabbi, teacher, leader, and mentor. When therapists or rabbis are not worked out emotionally, they can wreak havoc. Great teachers, healers, and leaders are mirrors, reflecting back to you who you really are. When these mirrors are broken, you start believing you are broken, and you become dependent rather than confident and self-reliant.
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Working Through Your Emotions Doesn’t Mean You’re Self-Centered or Spoiled - Women's Beshalach Class
Working Through Your Emotions Doesn’t Mean You’re Self-Centered or Spoiled - Women's Beshalach Class
Feb 4, 2025
1:31:15
“Just Move On, Don’t Take It to Heart” Doesn’t Work: Why Moshe Instructed the Jews to Gaze at Egypt - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 6 Shvat, 5785, February 4, 2025, Parshas Beshalach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9570
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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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Did You Unknowingly Harm Your Children? What Should You Do Now? - Women's Mishpatim Class
Did You Unknowingly Harm Your Children? What Should You Do Now? - Women's Mishpatim Class
Feb 18, 2025
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The Emotional Demise of Your Brother: An Examination of the Murder Laws in Mishpatim Through the Narratives of Yaakov and Eisav - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 20 Shvat, 5785, February 18, 2025, Parshas Mishpatim, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9594
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The Dance of Surrender: The Debate Between King David and His Wife Michal - Women's Terumah/Parshas Zachor Class
The Dance of Surrender: The Debate Between King David and His Wife Michal - Women's Terumah/Parshas Zachor Class
Feb 25, 2025
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Why Only Holy Insanity Can Heal the Tortured Soul: The Secret of the Shitim/Acacia Wood - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 27 Shvat, 5785, February 25, 2025, Parshas Terumah, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9604
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Vashti, Achashverosh, and Haman on the Therapist’s Couch; Esther Takes It All In - Women's Purim Megillah Class
Vashti, Achashverosh, and Haman on the Therapist’s Couch; Esther Takes It All In - Women's Purim Megillah Class
Mar 4, 2025
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How Vashti Triggered Her Husband’s Core-Wound; How Esther Used It to Save a World - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 4 Adar, 5785, March 4, 2025, Parshas Tetzaveh, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The lecture explores the first chapter of the Book of Esther. Why did Vashti trigger such anger in the Persian King? Why does the order of her title keep changing, as well as the musical notes relating to her? We also learn to observe the genius of Queen Esther, who brilliantly played Haman's ego against Achashverosh's paranoia. The lesson we learn about the courage of Esther and the power to look inward at our deepest triggers and core-wounds, and how when darkness is exposed it loses its power.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9608
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The King Summons Each of Us to Show Up Without Cover-Ups. What Happens Next? - Women's Purim Class
The King Summons Each of Us to Show Up Without Cover-Ups. What Happens Next? - Women's Purim Class
Mar 11, 2025
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Haman Goes Crazy Because Mordechai Does Not Believe He Really Exists - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Monday, 11 Adar, 5785, March 11, 2025, Parshas Ki Sisa, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9613
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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
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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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How Can I Ever See My Children—Or Anyone Else—If I Never Saw Myself? The Secret of Moshe’s Count - Women's Pekudei Class
How Can I Ever See My Children—Or Anyone Else—If I Never Saw Myself? The Secret of Moshe’s Count - Women's Pekudei Class
Mar 25, 2025
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For the Cosmic Conductor, Every Note Is Indispensable: Reconnecting to Your Own Life-Force - Weekly Women's Class: This class was presented on Tuesday, 25 Adar, 5785, March 25, 2025, Parshas Pekudei, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why did Moshe feel compelled to account for every coin he received? Did people think Moses packed away some of the cash to buy real estate in Saudi Arabia or purchase his private jet? Even if it is important to know that Moses gave an accounting to teach us transparency, the Torah could have simply said that Moses gave an accounting of all the gold, silver, and copper contributed to the Sanctuary project. The theme of the entire second book of the Torah, Shemos, is dedicated to nation-building. In Genesis, we are referred to as “benei Yisroel,” the children of Israel; we are a family, and a fragmented one as such. It is only in Exodus, when we are first called an “Am,” a nation. This is the pervading thread of the entire book of Shemos. While the narratives of Genesis focus on individuals—Adam, Eve, the snake, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Lot, Hagar, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, Jacob, Rachel, Leah, Judah, Joseph etc.—Exodus is a book about a people, a nation. Individuals are mentioned, of course, but all these names are discussed as representatives of a nation or assisting the formation of a nation. Shemos is about the collective, not the individual. Here comes a profound challenge. Does nation-building, by definition, come at the expense of the individual? Sure, you can’t have a nation without individuals joining together, but perhaps the value of the individual is only insofar as he or she becomes a part of the whole. The value of my “I” is only because it contributes to the “We.” The class explored the profound need for each of us to be seen, and to be able to truly see others, especially our children and students, see them in their full power and presence.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9635
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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
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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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My Pesach Is Full of Anxiety, What Can I Do? How Do I Learn to Trust Myself? - Lecture to Fresh Start Recovery Center with Q & A
My Pesach Is Full of Anxiety, What Can I Do? How Do I Learn to Trust Myself? - Lecture to Fresh Start Recovery Center with Q & A
Apr 7, 2025
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Coming From a Challenging Home, How Do I Heal My Seder Experience? - Featured Lectures: Rabbi YY Jacobsobn presents for Fresh Start Alumni with Q&A on Monday, 9 Nissan, 5785, April 7, 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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How Do You Run the Seder with Presence, Regulation, and Authenticity? Your 15-Step Guide - Pesach Women's Class
How Do You Run the Seder with Presence, Regulation, and Authenticity? Your 15-Step Guide - Pesach Women's Class
Apr 8, 2025
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Your 15-Step Pesach Program To Make Space for all Your Parts and Discover Your Inner Blissful Light - Weekly Women's Class: This class, a detailed 15-step guide to experience your seder with mindfulness, serenity, and personal relevance, was presented on Tuesday, 10 Nissan, 5785, April 8, 2025, Parshas Tzav, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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How Women & Men Experience G-d Differently, and why Women Can Show the Path To Healing - Women's Rosh Chodesh Class
How Women & Men Experience G-d Differently, and why Women Can Show the Path To Healing - Women's Rosh Chodesh Class
Apr 29, 2025
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Solar Faith Vs. Lunar Faith: Why the Women Rejected the Golden Calf and Were Given the Holiday of Rosh Chodesh This class was presented on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh (the first day of the month of Iyar, 5785, April 29, 2025, Parshas Tazria-Metzora, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. This text-based class explores aChassidic discourse by Rabbi Shmuel Schneerson, the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe Maharash, L'Havin Inyan Rosh Chodesh, presented on Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, 5640, October 18, 1879. The discourse explains why the holiday of Rosh Chodesh was given primarily to women. We explore the reason the Jews created the Golden Calf, and the unique gifts of the feminine—its ability to embody the oneness of G-d in a visceral way, rather than in a sublime, aloof way. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9665
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How to Live with an Open Heart Even When You Were Hurt - Women's Kedoshim Class
How to Live with an Open Heart Even When You Were Hurt - Women's Kedoshim Class
May 6, 2025
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The Kamatz and the Patach: As We Get Closer to Redemption, Our Hearts Ache to Emerge from Lockdown This Women's Kedoshim class was presented on Tuesday, 8 Iyar, 5785, May 6, 2025, Parshas Achrei Mos-Kedoshim, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. The class explores the distinction between two identical words in Shmini and Kedoshim, "Ani," one with a Kamatz and one with a Patach. When we need to close our hearts and when we need to open it. When it comes to food and other pleasures and necessities, we must master the art of discipline and self-control. When it comes to relationships, we are capable of living with an open, confident heart. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9679
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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
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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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Why the Tanya is the Most Relevant Book for Our Time: How to Live at Peace With Yourself - Women's Behar Class
Why the Tanya is the Most Relevant Book for Our Time: How to Live at Peace With Yourself - Women's Behar Class
May 20, 2025
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Connection with G-d Does Not Mean I’m Not Triggered; It Means I Know Who I Am and Assume Ownership of the Direction of My Life This class was presented on Tuesday, 22 Iyar, 5785, May 20, 2025, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. The class explores three forms of acquisitions in Jewish law, reflecting three paths in our service of G-d. Selling the tree, selling the future fruits of the tree, and selling a tree for its fruits. Generally it is assumed that there are two moral paths through life. There is the sure, tranquil path of the perfectly righteous person who has succeeded in remaking his very character and personality—a path that few can aspire to and even fewer achieve. And there is the path of the imperfect soul whose life is an endless battle—a battle in which defeat is always a possibility and, in the long run, a statistical inevitability. A path which runs along the edge of a moral precipice, in which the slightest misstep or lapse in vigilance sends one hurtling into the abyss. Is there no other way? Is there no middle ground between utter perfection and perpetual self-doubt? Is there no way to gain control over one’s life short of remaking one’s inner self? Such was the moral landscape of man until Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi wrote the Tanya and introduced us to the "banuni," “the intermediate man.” View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9691
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Why Did the Rebbe Not Appoint a Successor? - Rabbi YY on "Jewish N' Joyful" Podcast
Why Did the Rebbe Not Appoint a Successor? - Rabbi YY on "Jewish N' Joyful" Podcast
May 12, 2024
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Chabad and Moshiach; War in Israel; Facing Anxiety and Stress; Cultivating Happiness Rabbi YY Jacobson was interviewed on the "Jewish n' Joyful" podcast by Aryeh Fingerer on 4 Iyar, 5784, May 12, 2024. The Jewish n' Joyful podcast is brought to you by parshaknowledge.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Jewishnjoyful
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How Did the Lubavitcher Rebbe Revolutionize Judaism? - Interview on "18Forty" Podcast
How Did the Lubavitcher Rebbe Revolutionize Judaism? - Interview on "18Forty" Podcast
Jul 24, 2024
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What Was the Rebbe’s Understanding of Messianism and Zionism? In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin talks to renowned Chabad speaker Rabbi YY Jacobson about Chassidus, Chabad, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In honor the Rebbe’s 30th yahrtzeit, Rabbi YY helps us explore the purpose of Creation, our role in the world, and how the soul of the universe relates to the soul of the human being. In this episode we discuss: —What is Hasidic thought, and what differentiates it from Kabbalah? —How did Jewish emancipation and integration lead to Jews turning inward and focusing on the soul and God’s Presence in the world? —What was the Rebbe’s understanding of messianism and Zionism, and what might it mean for how we live our lives? Tune in to hear a conversation about how the Rebbe brought oneness to the Jewish People during some of our most turbulent times. To watch any of the "18Forty Pocast" episodes: 18forty.org youtube.com/18forty
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When Therapists Are Not Worked Out Internally, They Are Dangerous - Commencement Address to Graduating Therapists Wurzweiler School
When Therapists Are Not Worked Out Internally, They Are Dangerous - Commencement Address to Graduating Therapists Wurzweiler School
Jul 28, 2024
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The Spiritual Foundations Behind Good Therapy Rabbi YY Jacobson presented the commencement address to the graduating therapists of the Sarah Schneirer -- Wurzweiler School of Social Work. These new therapists for the Jewish community graduated on Sunday, July 28, 2024, 22 Tammuz, 5784.
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What Is Moshiach? Why Now? - Nuchem Fried Interviews Rabbi YY
What Is Moshiach? Why Now? - Nuchem Fried Interviews Rabbi YY
Aug 14, 2024
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What Did the Rebbe Mean That We Only Need to Open Our Eyes and Welcome Moshiach?
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The Stigma of Mental Health: The Guilt, Shame, and Pain - Lecture To Avnei Chein, Israel
The Stigma of Mental Health: The Guilt, Shame, and Pain - Lecture To Avnei Chein, Israel
Aug 25, 2024
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We Get Three Special Chances in Our Lifetime to Confront Our Coping Mechanisms This is a lecture presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson to "Avnei Chein," an Israel-based organization of "precious people helping precious people," supporting patients, and their families, with Mental Health Crisis: avneichein.org Rabbi YY addressed therapists, as well as struggling individuals and their loved ones.
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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How to Integrate the Chaos and Order in Our Lives -- Three Stages - Rabbi YY Farbrengen with Chabad Shluchos 5785
How to Integrate the Chaos and Order in Our Lives -- Three Stages - Rabbi YY Farbrengen with Chabad Shluchos 5785
Mar 6, 2025
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Confronting Inner Guilt, Shame, and Insecurity; Challenges with Marriage and Children; Balancing Mental Health and the Outreach Mission Rabbi YY Jacobson addressed the international conference of Chabad Shluchos, on Thursday, Parshas Mishpatim, 22 Shevat, 5785, February 20, 2025. The farbrengen, organized by the Shluchim Office, took place at Oholei Torah ballroom in Brooklyn, NY, followed by an intense Q & A session. View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9616
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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
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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
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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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It’s Your Vulnerability That Makes You So Rich - Keynote Lecture at Rayim Luncheon
It’s Your Vulnerability That Makes You So Rich - Keynote Lecture at Rayim Luncheon
Mar 27, 2025
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The Secret of Real Friendships: Can We Forgive Ourselves and Our Loved Ones for Being Imperfect? Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this keynote lecture to employees of "Rayim," an organization dedicated to help people with special needs and all forms of physical and mental challenges. The event took place on Wednesday, 8 Teves, 5785, Parshas Vayechi, January 8, 2025, at Florham Park, NJ.
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The Rambam's Revolution: Transforming the Landscape of Jewish Thought & Life - Keynote at 44th International Siyum HaRambam
The Rambam's Revolution: Transforming the Landscape of Jewish Thought & Life - Keynote at 44th International Siyum HaRambam
Apr 21, 2025
41:25
Why Did the Rambam Not Feel It Was Arrogant to Write that His Was the Only Book Necessary to Master Jewish Law? On Sunday, 2 Adar, 5785, March 2, 2025, the 44th international Siyum HaRambam took place in Brooklyn, NY, where thousands gathered to celebrate the completion of the study of Mishnah Torah by the Rambam, according to the daily learning cycle of Rambam instituted by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1984. Rabbi YY Jacobson presented the keynote lecture at the Siyum, highlighting the contribution of the Rambam to Judaism and its relevance today. The lecture recalls memories of the Rebbe making a Siyum and Hadran on the Rambam back in 1986; it explains the remarkable revolution of the Rambam in Jewish law; and how the Rambam teaches us not to be embarrassed by who we are.
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Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Shavuos Class
Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Shavuos Class
May 27, 2025
1:30:35
Tuesday, May 27, 9:30 am ET This class was presented on Tuesday, 29 Iyar, 5785, May 27, 2025, Parshas Bamidbar, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9697
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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
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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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The Lion Has Risen: When Jews Know Who They Are They're Unstoppable - Women's Class: The Israel-Iran War
The Lion Has Risen: When Jews Know Who They Are They're Unstoppable - Women's Class: The Israel-Iran War
Jun 17, 2025
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History Is Changing, Don’t Stand on the Sidelines This class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Sivan, 5785, June 17, 2025, Parshas Sh'lach, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9704
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The Last 214 Years of 6000: History Is About to Change -- Are You Ready? - Women's Korach Class: Israel-Iran War
The Last 214 Years of 6000: History Is About to Change -- Are You Ready? - Women's Korach Class: Israel-Iran War
Jun 24, 2025
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“To Everything There Is a Season:” Learning How to Transition from “A Time of War,” to “A Time of Peace” This class was presented on Tuesday, 28 Sivan, 5785, June 24, 2025, Parshas Korach, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. What empowered Netanyahu? What was the difference between the October 7th failure and the incredibly successful war against Iran? View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9713
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What I Learned From the Rebbe on How to Impact People - Meaningful People Interview With Rabbi YY
What I Learned From the Rebbe on How to Impact People - Meaningful People Interview With Rabbi YY
Aug 25, 2024
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How the Rebbe's Hour-Long Talks Would Be Memorized and Recorded for Posterity Nachi Gordon of "Meaningful People" sat down with R’ YY Jacobson on 2 Tammuz, 5785, July 8, 2024, to discuss how the Lubavitcher Rebbe changed their lives and the world around them.
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When Moshe Struck the Rock with the Wrong Stick, Marital Life Was Disrupted - Women's Chukas Class
When Moshe Struck the Rock with the Wrong Stick, Marital Life Was Disrupted - Women's Chukas Class
Jul 1, 2025
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Moshe Was Told He Couldn’t Enter the Land, So We Discovered the Holiness of Our Cravings This class was presented on Tuesday, 5 Tammuz, 5785, July 1, 2025, Parshas Chukas, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9720
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Prophecy Is Returning -- Can You Guess Who the Prophet Is? - Women's Balak Class
Prophecy Is Returning -- Can You Guess Who the Prophet Is? - Women's Balak Class
Jul 8, 2025
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Consciousness Has Been Upgraded; Are You Ready? Learning How to Trust Your Inner Divine Voice This class was presented on Tuesday, 12 Tammuz, 5785, July 8, 2025, Parshas Balak, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9728
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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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Highly Functional Parents who are Shut Down Cause Untold Emotional Pain to Their Children - Women's Maasei Class
Highly Functional Parents who are Shut Down Cause Untold Emotional Pain to Their Children - Women's Maasei Class
Jul 22, 2025
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The 42 Journeys in the Desert Empower Us to Confront All the Ways in Which We Are Not Present This class was presented on Tuesday, 26 Tammuz, 5785, July 22, 2025, Parshas Matos-Masei, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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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
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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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Why Do Some Rabbis Exaggerate or Invent Stories? Discovering the Bliss of Living With Our Deepest Truth - Vaeschanan Women's Class
Why Do Some Rabbis Exaggerate or Invent Stories? Discovering the Bliss of Living With Our Deepest Truth - Vaeschanan Women's Class
Aug 5, 2025
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Can You Communicate Without Defensiveness? The Incredible Lesson of Shimon Hamsoni and Rabbe Akiva This class was presented on Tuesday, 11 Av, 5785, August 5, 2025, Parshas Vaeschanan, at The Barn in Montebello, NY. There is a story in the Talmud, in which Shimon the Imsonite retracts his entire theory that the term "Es" indicates the inclusion of another person or item, due to a single verse in this week’s portion, “You shall fear -- Es -- the Lord your G-d.” How can we be in awe of anybody but G-d? Yet his student, Rabbi Akiva, rescues his teacher’s refuted theory. The obvious question is what did Rabbi Akiva discover which Shimon did not? Shimon could not entertain the notion of including anything in the commandment to fear G-d. For him, such a proposition would be blasphemy. Why did Rabbi Akiva, then, not have a problem of adding Torah scholars to the mitzvah of fearing G-d? How is it that for what Shimon was blasphemy was for Rabbi Akiva perfectly acceptable, and even a mitzvah?! You were selected to win the Nobel Prize for your contribution to physics. You received your tickets to Norway to attend the lavish ceremony. You were featured on the cover of Time magazine, and have been interviewed by hundreds of journals and networks. Minutes after you received the call that the Nobel Committee had chosen you from 40 possible candidates, you went from being an anonymous physicist spending the last 45 years in a laboratory to becoming a world-class scientist whose name will be immortalized in the annals of scientific innovation and discovery. You become a household name. The world is buzzing with your praise. And then… the unthinkable happens. Hours before you go to the airport to fly to Norway, you discover a subtle mistake in one of your 20,000 equations. It is a mistake that no eye has perceived and perhaps will not be perceived for many years. But it is a mistake. Your calculation is erroneous. You have refuted your discovery. You now have a choice to make. Will you allow the “small truth” to destroy your eternal glory? What would you do? It is such a story that the Talmud is addressing. If only we can internalize this type of integrity our lives can be transformed. View Source Sheets: http://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9744
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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
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My Love Will Be Stronger Than Your Defiance: What I Learnt From Rabbi Shimon Russell About Raising Children
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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
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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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What I Learnt from My Anxiety - Noach Women's Class
What I Learnt from My Anxiety - Noach Women's Class
Oct 21, 2025
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Noach Before Toldos: Showing Up for Our Children and the World from a Space of Internal Calm This class was presented on Tuesday, 29 Tishrei, 5786, October 21, 2025, Parshas Noach, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9781
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Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Oct 28, 2025
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Tuesday, October 28, 9:30 am ET This class will be presented on Tuesday, 6 Cheshvan, 5786, October 28, 2025, Parshas Lech Lecha, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9784
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Sarah's Laughter: How Cynicism Corrodes Our Feminine Energy and How to Heal It - Women's Vayera Class
Sarah's Laughter: How Cynicism Corrodes Our Feminine Energy and How to Heal It - Women's Vayera Class
Nov 4, 2025
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Don't Run from Your Mistakes: Why the First Jewish Child Was Named Laughter This class was presented on Tuesday, 13 Cheshvan, 5786, November 4, 2025, Parshas Vayera, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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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
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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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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Has Judaism Been Hijacked by the Greeks? All Validation in the World Is Worthless When You Experience Your Own Spiritual Energy - Women's Chanukah Class
Has Judaism Been Hijacked by the Greeks? All Validation in the World Is Worthless When You Experience Your Own Spiritual Energy - Women's Chanukah Class
Dec 16, 2025
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Why the Chanukah Struggle Is Still Going On: Can I Choose Experience over Reason? This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 26 Kislev, 5786, December 16, 2025, Parshas Miketz, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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Recognizing the Tectonic Shift that Happened in My Psyche is the Genesis of Redemption - Women's 10 Teves Class
Recognizing the Tectonic Shift that Happened in My Psyche is the Genesis of Redemption - Women's 10 Teves Class
Dec 30, 2025
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Refusing to Live Behind Walls: When Jerusalem and My Soul Are Under Siege This class, explaining the historic story behind the fast of the 10th of Teves and its psychological relevance in our lives today, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 10 Teves, 5786, December 30, 2025, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9839
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"He Turned Here and There:" The Courage to Embrace Your Truth - Women's Shemos Class
"He Turned Here and There:" The Courage to Embrace Your Truth - Women's Shemos Class
Jan 6, 2026
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A Peek Into Moshe's Mind: The Day You Stop Living for Others and Go Into Flow with Your Own Energy This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 17 Teves, 5786, January 6, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9849
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"You Will Become a Mouthpiece" -- Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Warned Me - Vaeira/24 Teves Women's Class
"You Will Become a Mouthpiece" -- Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Warned Me - Vaeira/24 Teves Women's Class
Jan 13, 2026
1:26:08
Why Are Animals and Plants Happy, and We Are Misrable? This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Vaera, 24 Teves, 5786, January 13, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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The Greatest Gift Hashem Has Given You Is… Hashem - Women's Bo Class
The Greatest Gift Hashem Has Given You Is… Hashem - Women's Bo Class
Jan 20, 2026
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Pharaoh and His 3 Henchmen: When You Know Your Nervous System, You Can Live with Agency, Presence, and Regulation This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 2 Shevat, 5786, January 20, 2026, Parshas Bo, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9855
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The Truth About Moshe's Marriage & the Reincarnation of Kayin and Hevel - Women's Yisro Class
The Truth About Moshe's Marriage & the Reincarnation of Kayin and Hevel - Women's Yisro Class
Feb 3, 2026
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How Do I Know Why My Soul Came Down? Liberating Myself from Social Stereotypes This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 168 Shevat, 5786, February 3, 2026, Parshas Yisro, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9864
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Women's Vayikra/Purim/Pesach Class - The Secret Behind the Fall of Iran
Women's Vayikra/Purim/Pesach Class - The Secret Behind the Fall of Iran
Mar 17, 2026
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Hashem Didn't Make a Miracle in Iran. He Did Something Much Bigger This class, dissecting the war of America and Israel against Iran, which began on Feb 28, 2026, Shabbos Zochor, 11 Adar, 5786, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 28 Adar, 5786, March 17, 2026, Parshas Vayikra, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9879
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Women's Pesach Class - We Tried to Hold It Together for So Long; G-d Is Cracking Us All Open. What a Gift!
Women's Pesach Class - We Tried to Hold It Together for So Long; G-d Is Cracking Us All Open. What a Gift!
Mar 24, 2026
1:32:37
How Much Longer Will I Hide? The Splitting of the Sea and the Death of the Ego. This class, exploring the deeper meaning of passing through the sea after leaving Egypt, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 6 Nissan, 5786, March 24, 2026, Parshas Tzav, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. Why do we say "Dayanu" if G-d would have split the sea but not taken us through it? How would that help anyone? A profound explanation of living in two states of consciousness simultaneously, in the state of infinite oneness, and in the state of a fragmented ego, represented by the sea vs. the dryland. We tell the story of Raba bar bar Chana, who went to BBQ on an island, which turned out to be a whale, and turned over on him. Living in times when G-d is expediting consciousness, many of us are falling apart. It is time to let go! Just let it all go. As the sea splits in our lives, and we experience ego-death, some of us come to life; some of us perish. The death of the Egyptians by the sea came from the very experience that saved the Jews. When oneness is revealed, some parts of us live; others wither away.
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Women's Sefira Class - Surrender, Unblending, Sweetening: The Baal Shem Tov’s 3-Step Program to Authentic Living
Women's Sefira Class - Surrender, Unblending, Sweetening: The Baal Shem Tov’s 3-Step Program to Authentic Living
Apr 21, 2026
1:30:39
When to Trust Your Therapist: Three Vital Steps for Every Parent, Teacher, & Mentor This class, exploring the three phases of emotional healing according to the Baal Shem Tov, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Iyar, 5786, April 21, 2026, Parshas Achrei - Kedoshim, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. How do you know when to trust the person giving you advice? How do you know to trust your own advice? Three steps we each need to engage in in our work of healing: Surrender, unblending, and sweetening. This is why Hashem tells the first Jew: Leave your earthiness and ego (surrender), your birth template (unblending), and your anger (sweetening). These are also the three stages in our annual calendar of Pesach (surredner), counting of the Omer (unblending), and Shavuos (sweetening). View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9905
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Women's Emor Class - Stone Him to Death? When We Allow Our Pain to Stone Our Hearts
Women's Emor Class - Stone Him to Death? When We Allow Our Pain to Stone Our Hearts
Apr 28, 2026
1:48:41
The Story of the Blasphemer: You’re Not Guilty, But Cursing G-d/Reality Robs You of Your Inner Radiance This class, exploring the perplexing and disturbing story of the Blasphemer who was stoned to death, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Emor, 11 Iyar, 5786, April 28, 2026, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9911
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Women's Lag Ba'Omer Class - The Untold Story of Global Terrorism: Are You the Bow or the Arrow?
Women's Lag Ba'Omer Class - The Untold Story of Global Terrorism: Are You the Bow or the Arrow?
May 5, 2026
1:38:40
Three Ways to Respond to Fear & Stress: Hagar, Yishmael, and Reb Akiva This powerful and life-changing women's Lag Baomer class, on why we shoot arrows on Lag Baomer, was presented on Tuesday, Lag Baomer, 5786, May 5, 2026. It is a most perplexing and fascinating story—Hagar and Yishmael—and it is read every Rosh Hashanah. Did you notice a very strange expression? As she walks away from her thirsty child, not to be with him at his moment of distress and not see his death, the Torah says, she sits down at a distance, “a bowshot away.” It is the only time such an expression is used in Tanach. What is it supposed to mean and symbolize? It could have just said, “she sat at a far distance”?! And then a few verses later, we come back to the bow. Yishmael, her son, becomes an archer, “the master of the bow.” What’s the significance of this detail? He may have also taken on pickleball or yoga. Why is this important? There is a profound message here, and it will teach you about our world today more than any website, newspaper, or book in the world. It will also teach us our mission today during turbulent times. There are three ways to respond to tension, pressure, and anxiety. The Hagar away: You look away, or you run away. The Yishmael way: You become the master of tension, making the world panic as you smile. Today we want to discover a third way. This is the Jewish way, and it’s the Jewish secret. We are the “masters of the arrow.” The secret of the arrow is: The deeper the tension, the more you apply the pressure, the further it strikes, with more impact and intensity. We are the Divine arrows of history. The more tension we experience, our “arrows,” our force and light, soar and reach the greatest of distances with the deepest might and power. The story of Jacob, David, Joseph, Moses, and Esther—captures the powerful secret of Jewish history. Reb Akiva taught us how to take the bow of Yishmael and transform it into transformative growth, becoming G-d's arrows to transform the world from darkness to light, from exile to redemption. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9917
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Keynote at Kesher Nafshi 2026 - Learning to Love & Respect Myself Is the Best Gift I Can Give My Child
Keynote at Kesher Nafshi 2026 - Learning to Love & Respect Myself Is the Best Gift I Can Give My Child
May 13, 2026
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Reb Akiva’s Wisdom: Your Child Can Heal When You Forgive Yourself
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Women's Shavuos Class - Tuesday Women's Shavuos Class
Women's Shavuos Class - Tuesday Women's Shavuos Class
May 19, 2026
1:25:35
Tuesday, May 19, 9:30amView Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9921
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Women's Nasso Class - When the Easter Becomes the Food: The Secret of Shimson's Riddle
Women's Nasso Class - When the Easter Becomes the Food: The Secret of Shimson's Riddle
May 26, 2026
1:18:24
The Infinite Process of SurrenderView Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9926
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Women's Be'haloscha Class - Have We Put Our Children Before G-D?
Women's Be'haloscha Class - Have We Put Our Children Before G-D?
Jun 2, 2026
1:25:57
Have Secular, Liberal Values Destroyed Our Standards of Education? What Happened to the Good Old Days When We Can Discipline? This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 17 Sivan, 5786, June 2, 2026, Parshas Be'haloscha, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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Kesher Nafshi 2026 Lecture - Stop Healing Your Children; Heal Yourself
Kesher Nafshi 2026 Lecture - Stop Healing Your Children; Heal Yourself
Jun 3, 2026
35:45
It’s So Hard for Children to Feel They Are Destroying Their Parents Life
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Women's Shlach Class - A Prophet or a Basket Case? When G-d Says, It's Time You Trust Yourself
Women's Shlach Class - A Prophet or a Basket Case? When G-d Says, It's Time You Trust Yourself
Jun 9, 2026
1:32:16
We All Have an Inner Knowing; But Maybe We Don't? When Moshe Was Given a New Path It is almost incomprehensible. G-d always gave him decisive directives. Suddenly, G-d tells Moses, I am staying out of this one. Yet astonishingly, Moses does not back off. Why? A reflection on two models of Judaism, two models of relationships, helps us appreciate when and how to trust ourselves in life. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Shlach, 24 Sivan, 5786, June 9, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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Amudim Panel Discussion - When Your Children Are Struggling with Judaism
Amudim Panel Discussion - When Your Children Are Struggling with Judaism
Dec 21, 2020
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Do Not Worship Structures; Worship G-d 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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Lecture to South Africa Community - If I Am Full of Shame, I Can’t Be Here for My Struggling Kids
Lecture to South Africa Community - If I Am Full of Shame, I Can’t Be Here for My Struggling Kids
Mar 30, 2022
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Why Are So Many Youth Struggling? What Is Our Role? Lecture to South African Community Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
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"Meaningful People" Podcast - Why Do So Many Frum People Feel Empty?
"Meaningful People" Podcast - Why Do So Many Frum People Feel Empty?
Jun 8, 2026
1:30:48
I Can Forever Blame “The System,” Or I can Discover the "Prophet" Inside of Me
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Women's Balak Class - I'm Learning How to Lean into Trust
Women's Balak Class - I'm Learning How to Lean into Trust
Jun 23, 2026
1:39:07
David and the Spider Web: G-d Runs the World Like a Woman Runs Her Home This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Chukas-Balak, 8 Tammuz 5786, June 23, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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Women's Matos Class - Healing Family Betrayal: When Moshe Split the Tribe of Menashe
Women's Matos Class - Healing Family Betrayal: When Moshe Split the Tribe of Menashe
Jul 7, 2026
1:29:57
We Put Up Doors to Protect Ourselves; How Do We Reopen Them? This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Matot Maasei, 22 Tammuz 5786, July 7, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9952
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Women's Devarim Class - Tuesday Women's Class
Women's Devarim Class - Tuesday Women's Class
Jul 14, 2026
1:41:56
Tuesday, July 14, 9:30am ET This class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Devarim, 29 Tammuz 5786, July 14, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9964