Weekly Women's Class by Rabbi YY Jacobson
Weekly Women's Class by Rabbi YY Jacobson
Rabbi YY Jacobson • 340 episodes
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"Who Are You, My Son?" Every Journey in Your Life Is Helping You Discover Who You Really Are - Women's Toldot Class
"Who Are You, My Son?" Every Journey in Your Life Is Helping You Discover Who You Really Are - Women's Toldot Class
Nov 10, 2026
1:40:39
Why Did Rivka Want to Deceive Her Husband? A Revolutionary Interpretation to the Perplexing Story Why would Rivka, one of the great matriarchs of the Jewish people, instruct her beloved son Yaakov to deceive his father Yitzchak? Did she really believe that Yitzchak would not recognize the difference between his two sons? In this fascinating women's class on Parshas Toldos, we explore an extraordinary interpretation presented by Rabbi David Fohrman, suggesting that Rivka's intentions were far deeper than they initially appear. Perhaps Rivka was not asking Yaakov to become Esav, but rather challenging him to discover something about himself that he had never recognized. Yaakov was gentle, spiritual, introspective, a dweller of tents. Esav was bold, aggressive, confident, a man of action. But Rivka understood that Yaakov could not fulfill his extraordinary destiny if he remained confined to only one dimension of his personality. He needed to discover that within his own soul lay the courage, assertiveness, strength, and capacity to engage the world that he associated with his brother. The goal was not to abandon his authentic self, but to uncover its full depth and power. And this brings us to one of the most haunting and transformative questions in the entire Torah: "מִי אַתָּה בְּנִי?" — "Who are you, my son?" This is not merely Yitzchak's question to Yaakov. It is the question life asks every single one of us. Who are you, my daughter? Beneath your fears, defenses, insecurities, expectations, wounds, and the identities you developed to survive, who are you really? Every journey we travel, every relationship we encounter, every disappointment, every betrayal, every triumph, and every moment of confusion can become part of a sacred process of discovery. Sometimes life challenges us precisely because we have become identified with only a fragment of ourselves. We think we know who we are, but Hashem sees infinitely more. Our struggles may be calling forth dimensions of our soul that have remained dormant for decades. The purpose of our journey is not to become somebody else. It is to finally discover the person we have always been, in the deepest recesses of our being. Perhaps the most important question we can ever answer is not "What have I accomplished?" or "What have I endured?" but "Who am I, really?" This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Toldos, 30 Cheshvan, 5787, November 10, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10025
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To Die With No Regrets: Why Did Abraham Pass Away So Content? - Women's Chayei Sarah Class
To Die With No Regrets: Why Did Abraham Pass Away So Content? - Women's Chayei Sarah Class
Nov 3, 2026
1:19:18
80 Years Later: A Miracle in Auschwitz The heartbreaking regrets of the dying reveal an uncomfortable truth: We spend our lives seeking approval, hiding our authentic selves, and forgetting why we came into this world. Abraham and Sarah offer another way. G-d promised him a nation, a homeland, and an extraordinary future. At 137, he had no grandchildren and not even a burial plot. Yet he was blessed with everything. What did Abraham understand that we are missing? Why is a Torah portion about death called Chayei Sarah, the Life of Sarah? Because Abraham and Sarah reveal the secret of a meaningful existence: Live authentically, embrace your divine mission, stop chasing approval, and discover the serenity that comes from knowing why you are alive. This life-changing class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Chayei Sarah, 23 Cheshvan, 5787, November 3, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10022
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You Don't Need a New Life; You Need New Eyes: Hagar & Helen Keller - Women's Vayera Class
You Don't Need a New Life; You Need New Eyes: Hagar & Helen Keller - Women's Vayera Class
Oct 27, 2026
1:38:18
The Ugliest Man Rabbi Elazar Ever Met Was Himself: The Most Disturbing Talmudic StoryWhen Hagar is dying of thirst beside her dying son, the Torah does not say that G-d created a well or sent an angel with water. It says something far more startling: vayifkach Elokim et eineha — "G-d opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water." The water was already there. The salvation was already within reach. She was weeping over the absence of something that was fully present — she simply could not see it. Building on the Chiddushei HaRim (quoted by the Sfas Emes) — that everything a person needs already stands before him, if only he would open his eyes to see it — this class explores the quiet miracle that is harder than any splitting of the sea: not G-d changing our reality, but G-d changing the way we see the reality we already have. From Helen Keller's awakening at a water pump, to Otto Frank discovering the inner world of a daughter he thought he knew, we confront how even profound love can fail to truly see the human being standing in front of us. The class then turns inward through one of the strangest stories in the Talmud (Taanis 20b): Rabbi Elazar, flush with Torah and pride, insults an "exceedingly ugly" man — who, the Tosafos tell us, may have been Elijah himself, and who, on a deeper level, may have been Rabbi Elazar's own soul confronting his own ego. "Go tell the Craftsman who made me how ugly is the vessel He fashioned." We learn that the soul has no shame — only the ego does; that to call ourselves ugly or worthless is to speak against the One who created us; and that real growth comes not from self-contempt but from self-respect, from seeing ourselves as we were before the trauma and before the shame. We meet people only as deeply as we meet ourselves. The same open eyes that let Hagar see the well let us finally see our spouse, our parents, our children — and ourselves. The well is already there. Our work is to open our eyes. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Vayeira, 16 Cheshvan, 5787, October 27, 2026.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10015
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What If Everything Going Wrong Is Part of Something Going Right? - Women's Lech Lecha Class
What If Everything Going Wrong Is Part of Something Going Right? - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Oct 20, 2026
1:39:08
The Life You Planned vs. The Life G-d Has Planned for You: Why Surrendering Control Is the Beginning of Your Deepest Love and Truest SelfThe life you planned vs. the life G-d has planned for you: Why surrendering control may be the beginning of your greatest freedom, deepest love, and truest self. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 9 Cheshvan, 5787, October 20, 2026. We tell the story of the plumber who entered a cockpit and saved an airplane, the story of Pharaoh’s daughter who stretched out her arm to reach the unreachable, and a captive in Gaza who prays for rain, and it saves his life.
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Healing the Shame that Runs My Life - Women's Noach Class
Healing the Shame that Runs My Life - Women's Noach Class
Oct 13, 2026
1:36:48
What Really Happened with the Tower of Babel?View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10004
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What Really Happened on the Dubai Plane? - Women's Bereishis Class
What Really Happened on the Dubai Plane? - Women's Bereishis Class
Oct 6, 2026
1:27:45
As the Plane Dipped, He Stood. Would I Have Done the Same?This class, presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bereishis, 25 Tishrei, 5787, Oct. 6, 2026. explores the extraordinary, miraculous story of the FlyDubai flight, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saved by the co-pilot who attempted to murder hundreds, maybe thousands. It speaks of twelve miracles that saved the day and caused a nation to erupt in praise and dance. The class tells the story of sibling rivalry throughout Bereishis, beginning with Kayin and Hevel, ending with Joseph and his brothers. It contrasts the stories of Adam and Eve and Kayin and Hevel, who avoid responsibility for genuine leadership, which assumes responsibility. It shows the difference between Kayin and Yosef, and how that inspired Moshe to go out to his brothers and stand up when "there was no man." The class concludes with a lesson to each of us, even the simple ones, to have the courage to "storm the cockpit" and bring our plane home. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10001
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Healing Your Sukkos Stress: We Want Your Heart More than Your Food - Women's Sukkos Class
Healing Your Sukkos Stress: We Want Your Heart More than Your Food - Women's Sukkos Class
Sep 22, 2026
1:34:00
The Anatomy of Ecstasy: How Joy Was Reinvented at Simchas Beis HashoavahThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 11 Tishrei, 5787, September 22, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9995
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Healing Your Yom Kippur Heaviness and Dread - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Healing Your Yom Kippur Heaviness and Dread - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Sep 15, 2026
1:36:45
What Is Teshuvah? Reclaiming Your Soul’s Forgotten BalladThe class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Tishrei 5787, September 15, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9994
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Did We Get Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur All Wrong? - Women's Rosh Hashana/YK 5787 Class
Did We Get Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur All Wrong? - Women's Rosh Hashana/YK 5787 Class
Sep 8, 2026
1:35:50
When the Wave Gets to Know the Ocean: The Essence of TeshuvahThis class explores a Rosh Hashanah discourse by the Alter Rebbe, explaining the two frequencies of the soul, Yaakov and Yisroel, Memale and Sovov, and redefining the meaning of sin and Teshuvah. The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 26 Elul 5786, September 8, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9991
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Healing Your Rosh Hashanah from Desperation & Anxiety - Women's Rosh Hashana Class
Healing Your Rosh Hashanah from Desperation & Anxiety - Women's Rosh Hashana Class
Sep 1, 2026
1:24:27
The Haunting Story the Baal Shem Tov Told before Blowing ShofarThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 19 Elul 5786, September 1, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. The story the Baal Shem Tov would share before the blowing of the Shofar: As you cross over to the other side, you see there were never any walls... View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9983
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What Love Looks Like Off Camera: The Secret of Tu B'Av - Women's Eikev/15 Av Class
What Love Looks Like Off Camera: The Secret of Tu B'Av - Women's Eikev/15 Av Class
Jul 28, 2026
1:29:53
Alone in the Forest with G-d: Don’t Substitute Authentic Connection for Anything This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Eikev, 14 Av 5786, July 28, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9974
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A Father Forgives the Friend Who Accidently Killed His Daughter - Women's Vaetchanan/Nachamu Class
A Father Forgives the Friend Who Accidently Killed His Daughter - Women's Vaetchanan/Nachamu Class
Jul 21, 2026
1:36:09
There Is Only One Source of Comfort In Life -- It's the Divinity In Our Nervous System This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 7 Av 5786, July 21, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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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 ETThis 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
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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 Pinchas Class - The Boring Secret to Creativity: Four Sages Debate the Core of Judaism
Women's Pinchas Class - The Boring Secret to Creativity: Four Sages Debate the Core of Judaism
Jun 30, 2026
1:17:55
"Why Should I Serve G-d Around the Clock?"This class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Pinchas, 15 Tammuz 5786, June 30, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.
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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 HomeThis 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 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 PathIt 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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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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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 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 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 AkivaThis 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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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 RadianceThis 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 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, & MentorThis 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 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 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
1:31:39
Hashem Didn't Make a Miracle in Iran. He Did Something Much BiggerThis 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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Terumah Women's Class - Tuesday Women's Class
Terumah Women's Class - Tuesday Women's Class
Feb 17, 2026
1:40:50
Tuesday, February 17, 9:30 am ETThis class will be presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 30 Shevat, 5786, February 17, 2026, Parshas Terumah, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9872
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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
1:26:02
How Do I Know Why My Soul Came Down? Liberating Myself from Social StereotypesThis 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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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
1:34:24
Pharaoh and His 3 Henchmen: When You Know Your Nervous System, You Can Live with Agency, Presence, and RegulationThis 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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"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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"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
1:35:40
A Peek Into Moshe's Mind: The Day You Stop Living for Others and Go Into Flow with Your Own EnergyThis 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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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
1:22:30
Refusing to Live Behind Walls: When Jerusalem and My Soul Are Under SiegeThis 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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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
1:28:52
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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The Collapse of the First Jewish Family: Toward a Life of Authenticity and Serenity - Women's Vayeshev Class
The Collapse of the First Jewish Family: Toward a Life of Authenticity and Serenity - Women's Vayeshev Class
Dec 9, 2025
1:34:05
Your Soul Craves Real Tranquility; That’s When Things Begin to Fall ApartThis 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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Tuesday Women's Class: And Yaakov Remained Alone: Facing Your Loneliness, Birthing Yourself - Women's Vayishlach Class
Tuesday Women's Class: And Yaakov Remained Alone: Facing Your Loneliness, Birthing Yourself - Women's Vayishlach Class
Dec 2, 2025
1:28:18
Yaakov and Yisroel — The Two Faces of Life: Struggle, Pain and BlissThis 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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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 ETThis 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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Two Kings Fighting Over My Brain: Tanya’s Reading of Yaakov and Eisav in the Womb - Women's Toldos Class
Two Kings Fighting Over My Brain: Tanya’s Reading of Yaakov and Eisav in the Womb - Women's Toldos Class
Nov 18, 2025
1:45:38
When You Grasp the Dynamics of Your Two Souls, You Liberate Yourself from ShameThis 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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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
1:47:21
Don't Run from Your Mistakes: Why the First Jewish Child Was Named LaughterThis 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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Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Tuesday Women's Class - Women's Lech Lecha Class
Oct 28, 2025
1:33:23
Tuesday, October 28, 9:30 am ETThis 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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What I Learnt from My Anxiety - Noach Women's Class
What I Learnt from My Anxiety - Noach Women's Class
Oct 21, 2025
1:42:06
Noach Before Toldos: Showing Up for Our Children and the World from a Space of Internal CalmThis 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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Why Do We Think That If Judaism Is Blissful It’s Inauthentic? - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Why Do We Think That If Judaism Is Blissful It’s Inauthentic? - Women's Yom Kippur Class
Sep 30, 2025
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Don’t Do Teshuvah Because You Hate Yourself; Do Teshuvah Because You Love YourselfThis class was presented on Tuesday, 8 Tishrei, 5786, September 30, 2025, Parshas Ha'azinu, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9771
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"Ayeka:" Why Must You Hide from Me? The Internal hame that Destroys You - Women's Rosh Hashanah Class
"Ayeka:" Why Must You Hide from Me? The Internal hame that Destroys You - Women's Rosh Hashanah Class
Sep 16, 2025
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Coronating the King: Bringing Hashem into the Mose Shameful, Lonely Parts of Your BeingThis class was presented on Tuesday, 23 Elul, 5785, September 16, 2025, Parshas Nitzavim, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9767
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The Baal Shem Tov & Alter Rebbe: Opposite Approaches to Living in Flow? - Women's Chai Elul/RH Class
The Baal Shem Tov & Alter Rebbe: Opposite Approaches to Living in Flow? - Women's Chai Elul/RH Class
Sep 9, 2025
1:40:42
Elul & Rosh Hashanah Without Anxiety: Is Chassidus Really About Healing TraumaThis class was presented on Tuesday, 16 Elul, 5785, September 9, 2025, Parshas Ki Savo, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9761
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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 AkivaThis 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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Yeshu & Shabsi Tzvi: Who They Could Have Become? The Radical Holiness of Every Jew - Nine Days/Tisah B'Av Women's Class
Yeshu & Shabsi Tzvi: Who They Could Have Become? The Radical Holiness of Every Jew - Nine Days/Tisah B'Av Women's Class
Jul 29, 2025
1:37:28
When the False Moshiach Came to the Baal Shem Tov for Healing; When Unkelus Raised Titus, Baala, and Yeshu from the GraveThis 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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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 PresentThis 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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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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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
1:30:27
Moshe Was Told He Couldn’t Enter the Land, So We Discovered the Holiness of Our CravingsThis 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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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
1:32:46
“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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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
1:44:56
History Is Changing, Don’t Stand on the SidelinesThis 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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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 ETThis 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