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Interview with Rabbi YY on "Headlines" Radio: Israel and the Jewish world reel in pain from the devastating lossand pain since October 7th, 2023.How can we turn our current plight into a growth opportunity?Will we have Post-Traumatic Stress or Post-Traumatic Growth from the war? Rabbi YY Jacobson addresses these questions on the Halacha Headlines podcast, Guest-Hosted by Rabbi Ari Wasserman, on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Bo, 10 Shevat,5784, Jan. 20, 2023 This is an excerpt ofthepodcast. The full podcast also includesRabbi Aviad Goldvicht a Rav Tzvaii, a rabbi/businessman serving in the IDF as a Rabbi,Dr. Jacob Freedman noted psychiatrist, speaker and author &Mrs. Batya Widowsky BSW social worker and volunteer for the psycho-trauma unit of Ichud Hatzalah. To listen to full episode:https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cja8u-1554322

Basi L'Gani 5724 #8: This is the eighth and final class in the series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this class on Sunday 11Shvat, 5784, January 21, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY.

Basi L'Gani 5724 #7: This is the seventh of a series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964.Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this class on Thursday, 8Shvat, 5784, January 18, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY. This class explores the practical relevance of Atzilus in our lives, expressed in the life of Yosef. His brothers, who came from Beriah, could not fathom his lifestyle: How can you be enmeshed in running a superpower, yet remain anchored in Divinity? Yosef explained to them: Do you think I am lower than Elokim? they were from Beriah, Yosef was from Atzilus. And in the world of Atzilus, even the finite and defined thought is an expression of infinite consciousness. With this the Alter Rebbe explains how Hashem contains all thoughts of every human being, without this constitution alien thoughts. And how the Baal Shem Tov managed to a

Basi L'Gani 5724 #6: This is the sixth of a series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave this class onon Wednesday, 7Shvat, 5784, January 17, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY. This class explores the true meaning of the infinite light permeating the lowest places. This does not mean that the light is present everywhere, but rather that it constitutes the truth of every reality, and yet it remains pure infinity. The paradox is explained via a profound discussion on the nature of the vessels of Atzilus, where finiteness and definition are first introduced into the Divine infinite reality. The Alter Rebbe uses the metaphor of transmitting information via the fingers to explain how the very finite reality, from another prism is pure infinity. We go on to explain how darkness and evil can come from Hashem, becau

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Bo Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Bo, 6 Shvat, 5784, January 16, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

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Basi L'Gani 5724 #5: This is the fifthof a series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave this class onMonday, 5 Shvat, 5784, January 15, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY. This class explores how a human being given the gift of free choice can degrade himself or herself even lower than klipa, which is part of the cosmic program and never deviates from the Divine plan and code, where a human being can deviate from the code, since he reflects his Creator who is free and is the author of the code of life. We discussed at length how Pharaoh lost his free choice, and how it is only awareness of who you really are that gives you that freedom. The class explains how even in the abyss one can find and discover the presence of the infinite love of G-d, similar to Yonah who when swallowed by the whale declares: From th

Basi L'Gani 5724 #4: This is the fourthof a series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave this class onThursday, 1 Shvat, 5784, January 11, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY.

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Rabbi YY on "Talkline With Zev Brenner": An excerpt of Talkline With Zev Brenner- Are Neturei Karta Jews? Rabbi YY Jacobson& Jake Turx Senior White House correspondent of Ami Magazine discuss and debate how we should relate to the small number of members of our community that belong to the anti-Israel group that supports Hamas and other enemies of the Jewish people.

Podcast about Hamas-Israel War: The "My Israel Narrative Podcast" Interviews Rabbi YY About Hamas Israel War on Dec 25, 2023, 13 Teves, 5784 For theChannel:https://www.youtube.com/@myisraelnarrative

Basi L'Gani 5724 #3: This is the thirdof a series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave this class onMonday, 27Teves, 5784, January 8, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY.

Basi L'Gani 5724 #2: This is the second of a series of a text-based class on the Chassidic discourse, Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave this class onThursday, 23Teves, 5784, January 4, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY. The theme of the second class of the maamar is the deepest Divine treasures that are given to the soldiers in order to be victorious in the battle of history, to defeat hate with love, fragmentation with oneness.During faceoff with the enemy who wants to destroy the good and love in the world, the deepest chord of netzach, the power of the soul to triumph against diversity emerges. The class explores what are those deepest spiritual Divine Crown Jewels, by introducing the teaching of the Zohar that the infinite Divine light extends down to the lowest of the low.

This is an excerpt of the Women's class on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 21 Tevet, 5784, January 2, 2024. Einav Efrat Danino, mother of Ori, 24, who was taken captive by Hamas on October 7th 2023, attended the class and delivered a life-changing message of resilience and faith in the face of the unfathomable.

Shemos Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Shemos, 21Tevet, 5784, January 2, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why Moshe? Why was he chosen as the first and greatest Jewish leader, teacher, and prophet? The Torah does not provide an explicit reason. But it does give us a clue. Often people ask me why the Torah focuses so much on men. The question is strange, because in Genesis, almost every important history-changing decision is made by a woman. And in Shemos, it is six women who are responsible for the entire story of the Egyptian Exodus: Shifra, Puah, Yocheved, Miriam, Pharaohs daughter Batya, and Tziporah. These six extraordinary people refused to bow their heads to the inevitable; they are giants in the story of mankind and in the story of the Jewish people. They were also, it seems, the role models who molded, crafted, and mentored Moses; they taught him how to live, how to think, how to act. The three stories the Torah shares about Moses, which made him the man suitab

Basi L'Gani 5724 #1: This is the first of a series of a text-based class on a Chassidic discourse, Maamar Basi Legani 5724 (1964), which was said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 60 years ago at the Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Beshalach, 11 Shevat, 5724, January 25, 1964. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave this class onMonday, 20 Teves, 5784, January 1, 2024, in Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY. The theme of the first class of the maamar is how we are charged with the work of fusing all part of our life and our world with the Divine truth, and how we repair the insanity of our dark reality only with holy "insanity," transcending our intellect.This is why the Jewish people are called the army of Hashem, because the soldier going to battle must transcend every last vestige of ego and calculations, committed unwaveringly with every fiber of his being to the mission of victory. The class explored the war between Hamas and Israel and the extraordinary sacrifice of the Jewish soldiers waging battle against Jihad; and how we can onl

Interview on "Headlines": Is Hakaras Hatov a halachic requirement, or just a nice thing to do? Do we just feel gratitude, or do we need to say thank you or more? Historically, did the Gedolim show Hakaras Hatov towards the soldiers of the IDF? Why have a few Roshei Yeshiva said they are concerned about showing gratitude? If Torah learning protects, why does Israel need an army? Does the Israeli army enable those in Yeshiva to learn? Do those learning in Yeshiva enable the army to have military success? Rabbi YY Jacobson addresses these questions on the Halacha Headlines podcast Hosted by Rabbi Ari Wasserman, on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayechi, 18Teves. 5784, Dec. 30, 2023 This is an excerpt ofthepodcast. The full podcast also includesRabbi Dovid Gottlieb Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalashhttps://tzalash.org/ & Rabbi Doniel Haymann Rosh Kollel, author of Hakaras Hatov LHalachawith Rabbi Joshua Friedman founded of Israel Selecthttps://thechesedfund.com/israelselect/tefillin?aff=WA& Clip from Rab

Vayechi Women's Class: This class waspresented on Tuesday, Parshas Vayechi, 14 Tevet, 5784, December 26, 2023, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. On his deathbed Jacob speaks to Joseph: A charming son is Joseph, a son charming to the eye; the women strode along to see him. They made his life bitter and they quarreled with him; archers despised him. Rashi explains: The women of Egypt strode out on the wall to gaze upon his beauty." What is Jacob trying to bring out? Literally, that Josephs beauty was dazzling. Not only was he appealing to any eye that saw him, but even the Egyptian women were enthralled by his figure. They ascended the walls and fortresses of Egypt to be able to gaze at him. But why is thisrelevant on the deathbed of Jacob? For this we have to understand what was at the root of this conflict in the first family of Israel? Could it be that a multicolored coat or a favorite sons share of his fathers affections should generate such profound strife? Something deeper was at stake. Joseph and