Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: Why is Lag B’Omer a favorable time for parents and children to reconnect? What made Rabbi Shimeon Bar Yochai so unique? Why did Rashbi have the power to bless the barren with children? Video
Why is Lag B’Omer a favorable time for parents and children to reconnect? What made Rabbi Shimeon Bar Yochai so unique? Why did Rashbi have the power to bless the barren with children? What specific things should we do on Lag B’Omer? Can we balance consistency and movement in our lives? If a Jewish soul is exclusive, how is conversion possible? How do we deal with difficult children? With children who reject their parents?
The topics in this week’s 448th episode of the critically acclaimed series MyLife: Chassidus Applied, starring Rabbi Simon Jacobson, are:
Chassidus applied to Lag B’Omer
What is the meaning of this day?
What made Rabbi Shimeon Bar Yochai so unique?
Why is it called Mattan Torah of Pnimiyus HaTorah?
Why was the inner dimension of the Torah revealed to everyone in later generations?
Why did Rashbi have the power to bless the barren with children?
What specific things should we do on Lag B’Omer?
Was the Rebbe suggesting that people visit the Ohel on Lag B’Omer?
Lessons from Behar-Bechukosei
What personal message does this parashah offer us?
Can we balance consistency and movement in our lives?
Why doesn’t Gd respond to us and bring the Geulah as he did to the Jews who cried “why have we been robbed?!”
Jewish soul
What is the definition of a Jewish soul?
What about someone who has a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother – why should this person not be considered Jewish?
If a Jewish soul is exclusive, how is conversion possible?
What is the meaning of the 600,000 general souls?
Why don’t we count the souls of those under 20 and over 60?
How do we deal with difficult children? With children who reject their parents?
Why is Lag B’Omer a favorable time for parents and children to reconnect?
MyLife: Chassidus Applied is a weekly video webcast that candidly answers audience questions about all of life’s issues and challenges, spanning the entire spectrum of the human experience.
Broadcasting live every Sunday night from 8-9pm ET, this hour-long dose of insight aims to provide people with inspired guidance and direction, empowering them to deal with any issue they may face.
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MyLife shows how Chassidus gives us a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, providing us with all the guidance we need to live the healthiest lives possible and build nurturing homes and families, emotionally to raise the healthiest children possible, psychologically and spiritually. MyLife is offered to you free of charge by the Meaningful Life Center as a public service.
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