Elections 2024
Elections 2024

Donald Trump's election as the 47th President of the United States marks a historic, seismic moment. Despite a polarizing first presidency marked by unprecedented controversies, Trump has made a "stunning comeback" many thought impossible. Explore the deeper insights of this moment, guiding us in navigating our divided past toward a more united future.

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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving

Appreciate the personal and universal message of Thanksgiving. Discover how the unity of all existence is triggered and accessed through gratitude. Learn how the simple act of appreciating those that have helped you unleashes tremendous reservoirs of energy that will transform your life and your relationships.

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18 Elul
18 Elul

The birthday of a leader reminds us of the reasons for our own birth: to bring life and light to the world.

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Tishrei
Tishrei

The first month sets the tone of your relationship with the rest of the year.
Notable Days: Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur. Sukkot. Shemini Atzeret. Simchat Torah.

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Bereishit
Bereishit

More than the beginnings of a story, Genesis is the story of beginnings.

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Devarim
Devarim

We are the people of the Book and these are its words. Let us review them.

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Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah

Experience the holiday like never before! Insights, information and more.

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Bereishit
Bereishit

In the beginning… The key to life is to ensure that it is always beginning, never ending.

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Biblical
Biblical

These are the trailblazers, the precedence of state, the first who teach us how to always be the first.

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Pesach Sheni
Pesach Sheni

When you miss the boat, gather the materials at hand and build a new boat.

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MeaningfulLive
MeaningfulLive

Toward a Meaningful Life Book Club: Putting current events and personal challenges into a historical and psychological context, presenting a path forward for our society.

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Baal Shem Tov
Baal Shem Tov

A soul can come down into this world for seventy-eighty years just to do a favor for another.

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Childhood
Childhood

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Bamidbar
Bamidbar

Taking a census of the people leads to a unified consensus.

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Yud-Tes Kislev
Yud-Tes Kislev

The creation of the world has a Rosh Hashanah. So does Chassidism.

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Shavuot
Shavuot

Shavuot is a Jewish agricultural festival (the wheat harvest) as well as a holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. The mystical dimensions of Shavuot involve harnessing the deep powers of the human soul to reach one's true potential.

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Chapter One
Chapter One

Read an English translation of Chapter One of Ethics of Our Fathers, and then explore commentary to deepen your experience and understanding.

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Your Mission, Your Purpose
Your Mission, Your Purpose

For 25 years, Rabbi Simon Jacobson has advised people of all backgrounds on how to find purpose. The free resources on this page will help you to write your own personal mission statement.

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MLC in the news
MLC in the news

Media Coverage and Press Releases About Rabbi
Simon Jacobson and The Meaningful Life Center

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My Omer: 49 Steps to Personal Refinement
My Omer: 49 Steps to Personal Refinement

MyOmer is more than a counter, it’s a story, an illumination – a journey through the human genome. This app is timeless and timely – it offers for the very first time a proven 3300 year system applied to contemporary life. A 49-step journey that is as exhilarating as it is challenging, as it opens up your emotions and provides you with new life skills and tools.

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Gimmel Tammuz
Gimmel Tammuz

Sometimes the sun sets. Once in a while it doesn’t. What does this teach us about shining?

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Weekly Parsha
Weekly Parsha

The Torah is formatted into 53 portions. The numerical value of 53 spells Gan, garden. The Torah is a garden yielding the most Divine fruit.

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10 Tevet
10 Tevet

When you feel trapped it is time to question your trappings.

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Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and Depression

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Hypocritical Ministry
Hypocritical Ministry

When Rabbis Transgress: A delicate discussion on what happens when rabbis are hypocritical, how do we hold our spiritual guides accountable when they act in contradiction to Jewish values and rules?

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Vayikra
Vayikra

We can offer our objects. Or we can offer our selves.

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Operation Iron Swords
Operation Iron Swords

Deploying spiritual "weapons" to help us find strength, hope and clarity

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Tu B'Shvat
Tu B'Shvat

You are a tree. You are fruitful. Plant this seed into your earth.

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Good & Evil
Good & Evil

One lights candles, while the other tries to snuff them out.

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The Spiritual War | Join the WhatsApp Group
The Spiritual War | Join the WhatsApp Group

Rabbi Simon Jacobson offers spiritual "weapons" and tools to help us find clarity, strength and hope in face of the horrific events in Israel.

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Tisha B'Av
Tisha B'Av

When a temple is destroyed we have to ask ourselves who built the bulldozers.

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Purim
Purim

Some masks disguise us. Others disguise our guises. Joy happens when you come face-to-face with your true self.

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The Ramban
The Ramban

The ultimate reward and fulfillment of creation is in fusing the material and the spiritual.

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60 Day Journey
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Shmot
Shmot

When your soul is free, your body does not remain enslaved for long.

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Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai

Our brilliant light is not meant to blind or burn the world but to illuminate it.

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Kabbalah
Kabbalah

Kabbalah is the soul of Torah. Kabbalah is the study of the soul: The human soul, and the soul of Torah, and the soul of everything in the material world.

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Rachel
Rachel

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Passover
Passover

Freedom may be defined as the right to ask questions.

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Va'eira
Va'eira

Do you plague the world or does the world plague you?

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Maggid
Maggid

The Maggid of Mezeritch, Rabbi DovBer, was a a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the teacher of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi.

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Soul Gym
Soul Gym

GROW INTO THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE

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Podcasts
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Excerpts From Toward a Meaningful Life
Excerpts From Toward a Meaningful Life

Explore sections of best-seller "Toward a Meaningful Life".

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Ve'etchanan
Ve'etchanan

One can pray to change oneself, or one can pray to change the world.

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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur

The holiest day on the Hebrew calendar is also the most misunderstood. Yom Kippur is a day of profound connection and transcendence. Discover the real Yom Kippur.

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Noah
Noah

When life gets overwhelming, a flood of emotions and a storm of possibilities, construct an ark.

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The 49 Day Omer Journey
The 49 Day Omer Journey

Partake in a transformative 49 Day Journey through the human emotions and character traits

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Talmudic
Talmudic

The encyclopedic collection of Oral Torah, the saints and sages of this era define and redefine, wit, wisdom, and soul.

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Lag B'Omer
Lag B'Omer

Discover the mystical meaning of the holiday of Lag B'Omer, the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, an important mystic of the Jewish religion.

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Soul & Mystical
Soul & Mystical

Have you ever burst into tears for no apparent reason? That is your soul calling out to you, saying hello.

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Teenage Years
Teenage Years

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Naso
Naso

Leadership is about being a head, while encouraging others to head in the right direction.

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Cheshvan
Cheshvan

The cocooned festival season has concluded. It is time to enter the raging floods of life.

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Jewish Money Matters
Jewish Money Matters

Rabbi Simon Jacobson and Yael Trusch talk about the Jewish perspective on money and wealth. Tune in for practical and profound insights on earning a living, choosing a means of livelihood, managing your wealth, and eliminating financial squabbles with your spouse.

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Chanukah
Chanukah

The deepest flames are those that burn when the nights get dark and the hearts cold.

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Chapter Two
Chapter Two

Rebbi would say: Which is the right path for man to choose for himself?

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Antisemitism
Antisemitism

How should we respond?

Rabbi Jacobson takes on this critical issue with passion, and presents a radically new and innovative approach to dealing with antisemitism.

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12 Tammuz
12 Tammuz

Exile can break a body or make a soul stronger. The choice is yours.

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Months & Holidays
Months & Holidays

More than a set of dates, the Jewish calendar reflects the rhythms of reality, tuning us into the different frequencies of the world.

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Tzav
Tzav

A priest performs the temple service. We are the priests of our souls, our micro-temples.

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Daily Spiritual Antidotes
Daily Spiritual Antidotes

As Covid-19 continues to disrupt our lives, Rabbi Simon Jacobson presents a New Daily Webcast to boost your emotional and psychological immunity.

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Faith
Faith

It is having confidence in your purpose more that a crutch upon which to lean.

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Noah
Noah

Many people are flooded by life’s unceasing storm. A select few inspire us to build arks.

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Tu B'Av
Tu B'Av

When romance is in the air you better start flying. Or at least inhaling.

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Shmot
Shmot

The Book of Names, of Exodus: freedom is never forgetting your own name and always remembering The Name of the world.

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Trending
Trending

Spiritual Commentary on the Latest News Events

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YouTube Playlist
YouTube Playlist

Constantly updated with ongoing commentary with Rabbi Simon Jacobson on the War in Israel

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Month of Elul
Month of Elul

The month of Elul is characterized, spiritually, as the month in which the Jewish people renews its "marriage" vows with our Creator.

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Alter Rebbe
Alter Rebbe

We have to live with the times. Every moment is energized by a moment of eternal truth.

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Abuse
Abuse

No one has a right to violate in any way the body or soul of another human being.

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Uncategorized
Uncategorized

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Counting the Omer
Counting the Omer

Experience 49 Days of Personal Transformation: The 7 week period between Passover and Shavuot, called Counting the Omer, is a powerful span of time, which empowers us to refine our lives and elevate our souls. The spectrum of human emotions divide into 49 different attributes, each one corresponding to one day in this 49-day period.

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Bo
Bo

Leaving Egypt happened. But it is also happening.

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The Gulf War 2003
The Gulf War 2003

In retrospect, so much could have been done differently to preempt today’s horrors. Clarity is essential.

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My Story About The Book
My Story About The Book

People across the globe have experienced the transformative wisdom of "Toward a Meaningful Life". Read their stories here.

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Voices
Voices

Every single person matters. Everyone has something important to contribute and say. This section features creative “voices” from the Meaningful Life Center Community.

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From the Inside Out
From the Inside Out

Rabbi Jacobson shares wisdom on how to get unstuck, tips on communicating better with one another, how to identify our self-imposed limitations, staying strong through good times and bad, plus a few memory tricks that we can use to better absorb and retain new information.

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Eikev
Eikev

The smallest thing often makes the biggest difference.

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Sukkot
Sukkot

The joyful days of Sukkot are also a profound time of spiritual power. Sukkot is observed by living in temporary shelters -- booths -- and waving the four kinds. You've arrived at a supreme source of information about the spiritual journey of Sukkot. Enjoy!

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Lech-Lecha
Lech-Lecha

Sometimes, in order to arrive, one must first depart.

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Vice Advice Series
Vice Advice Series

A journey through the human psyche to explore our most base instincts and how to tap into the loftier version of ourselves.

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Middle Ages
Middle Ages

These are the bridges between the origins of where we come from and to where can go.

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Kislev
Kislev

When nights get longer and days colder, it is time to light the world, illuminating darkness and defrosting life.
Notable Days: 19 Kislev. Chanukah.

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Month of Iyar
Month of Iyar

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Religion
Religion

G-d is not an Orthodox Jew, nor is G-d Conservative or Reform. What about you?

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Death, Grief, & Mourning
Death, Grief, & Mourning

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Behalotcha
Behalotcha

Your raise the lights. But even more: the lights raise you.

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Chapter Three
Chapter Three

Akavia the son of Mahalalel would say: Reflect upon three things and you will not come to the hands of transgression...

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Abraham
Abraham

The father of a multitude of nations, he brought the One to the many and inspired the many to become one.

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Vayikra
Vayikra

It's called Leviticus and it's a Book of Calling. We may answer the call by offering our selves and servicing our temples.

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17 Tammuz
17 Tammuz

Prison walls are meant to be broken. Holy city walls are meant to be reinforced.

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Beliefs & Concepts
Beliefs & Concepts

Belief, itself, is a concept; and concepts require a certain amount of belief.

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Shemini
Shemini

Nature moves in increments of seven. But what moves nature?

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Virtual Programs
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Miracles
Miracles

They are the things we cannot understand at all but which allow us to understand it all.

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Meaningful Mitzvah Wall
Meaningful Mitzvah Wall

Do a Mitzvah for Israel and add light to the world!

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Sarah
Sarah

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Personal Life
Personal Life

From finding love to succeeding at a meaningful job, a spiritual approach is the foundation of lasting change.

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Pirkei Avos
Pirkei Avos

Reading these moral chapters of truth helps us write our own moral chapters in life.

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Beshalach
Beshalach

The biggest splits may sometimes create the deepest unities.

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Israel
Israel

Constantly the eyes of God are upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

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Weekly Broadcast
Weekly Broadcast

New Hafotzas HaMayanot Chutza Initiative Launched by The Meaningful Life Center to Address the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answer the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives

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Birth & Birthdays
Birth & Birthdays

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Re'eh
Re'eh

Some people see what the world shows them. The blessed ones see what the world conceals.

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Midlife Reality Check Quiz
Midlife Reality Check Quiz

Answer 7 quick questions to reveal your Midlife Satisfaction Score and discover what you can do to add more optimism, joy, and peace to your crazy, stressed out, hectic life.

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Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah

Dancing! Singing! Epic Torah readings! Simchat Torah is time of mystical, transcendent fun. Uncover the deepest meanings of Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret.

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Vayeira
Vayeira

True Reality appears when all else disappears.

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Bamidbar
Bamidbar

In the Book of Numbers we travel through the wilderness, learning how to turn it into an oasis. This is how we journey through life.

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Love & Marriage
Love & Marriage

True love and marriage is the process of two halves of one soul reuniting again for all eternity. This is why everyone is looking for it.

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Modern
Modern

With unprecedented freedoms come unprecedented challenges. These teach us how to find the eternal in the modern.

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Kind David Network
Kind David Network

Rabbi Simon Jacobson Featured On "People We Know & Stories We Don't"

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Great Mystics
Great Mystics

If our souls are embers, smoldering within, then a Great Mystic is the bellow, fanning that ember until it burns with Divinity.

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Tevet
Tevet

Even as snows fall, you have the power to make worlds rise. Even as hearts turn to ice, you thaw the spirit.
Notable Days: 10 Tevet.

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Shelach
Shelach

We scout the land not to see if we can conquer it. We scan the land to see how we can conquer it.

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Mittler Rebbe
Mittler Rebbe

When the holy words flow from on high, sometimes the ink doesn’t have time to dry.

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Chapter Four
Chapter Four

Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every man.

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2020-2021: Unprecedented Times
2020-2021: Unprecedented Times

Spiritual Antidotes to the Coronavirus

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Torah Personalities
Torah Personalities

The biography of a spiritual person is more than a simple sketch; it is a template from which we may learn.

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Videos
Videos

How? Why? When? What? How do we make sense of the current war in Israel?

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Tazria
Tazria

Birth is a pure soul descending into an impure earth to purify the world.

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Masterclasses
Masterclasses

What deeper significance does the coronavirus have, and what spiritual antidotes can counter its impact on us?

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Free Choice
Free Choice

Choices are free; it is the consequences that we pay for dearly. Or, more dearly, that pay us.

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Devarim
Devarim

We learn in Deuteronomy that it isn’t enough to read life as third-person narrative. We also must live life as a first-person experience.

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Exile
Exile

Exile is not a noun but a verb.

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Birthday Guide
Birthday Guide

Discover a Six-Step Method to tap into the awesome strength of your birthday. Start your year off right with timeless insights that can dramatically transform every aspect of your life.

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Appearances
Appearances

Rabbi Simon in conversation, discussing the ongoing war in Israel.

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Ishmael
Ishmael

A wild man, whose hand will be on all and all hands will be on him.

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Yitro
Yitro

Where heaven kisses earth – and earth kisses back.

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September 11th
September 11th

‘Nine’ and ‘eleven,’ two numbers that have changed the present and future of the world.

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Daily Life
Daily Life

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Shoftim
Shoftim

Humble righteousness is the difference between being a judge and being judgmental.

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The Jewish Hour
The Jewish Hour

How to Repair Our Rifts: The Relevance of Tisha B’Av to our Lives Today w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Chayei Sarah
Chayei Sarah

Life continues, even – or especially – when it seems to pass away.

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Home & Family
Home & Family

After many hours of looking for food, a bird returns to its nest, taking comfort in its warmth and safety. Your home and family are your nest.

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Nature
Nature

The natural world reflects a Divine reality. From weather events to breathtaking sunsets, there is much more to nature than meets the eye.

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Korach
Korach

Equality is more about being different than it is about being the same.

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Tzemach Tzedek
Tzemach Tzedek

The “Righteous Scion” taught: Think good and it will be good.

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Shvat
Shvat

It is time to explore our deep roots, branch out into new markets, and produce the sweetest, juiciest fruit.
Notable Days: Tu b'Shvat.

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Chapter Five
Chapter Five

The world was created with ten utterances. What does this come to teach us?

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Short Snippets
Short Snippets

With coronavirus gripping the world, what deeper lessons can we learn from this global epidemic?

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Women & Men
Women & Men

Just as each person is composed of two elements, the body and soul, which we must learn to fully integrate, man and woman are the two elements of humankind.

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Ethics of Our Fathers
Ethics of Our Fathers

This is the original collection of one-liners, aphorisms, and just veritable wisdom. Read it and look smart.

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Metzora
Metzora

As physical ailments require physical cures, spiritual ailments require spiritual cures.

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Acharei
Acharei

Know that the Holy of Holies is the core. Don’t touch it, only feel it’s energy.

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Moshiach & Redemption
Moshiach & Redemption

The arduous journey of life leads toward a light brightened by our travel. This destination keeps us going.

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Isaac
Isaac

When a person never waivers from the purity of the land, the purity of the land never waivers from the person.

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Equal Footing 2
Equal Footing 2

How Judaism Impacted July 4th: Discussing the influence of Judaism on the Founding Fathers and the birth of American democracy.

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Meaningful Moments
Meaningful Moments

Moments of inspiration. Moments of strength. Moments of hope. Moments of unity.

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Spiritual
Spiritual

Spirit is to matter what engine is to car.

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Mishpatim
Mishpatim

Are laws meant be broken – or to fix the broken?

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Ki-Teitzei
Ki-Teitzei

Going out to war is not always a bad thing – so long as it is going “out” to war and not going “in” to war.

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Toldot
Toldot

The physics of the family tree: the deeper the roots, the sweeter the fruit.

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Life Cycles
Life Cycles

Birth marks the beginning of our mission on earth, to transform the material into the spiritual. Therefore, for a person whose life consists of spiritual gains, life never truly ends.

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Chukat
Chukat

Truths aren’t written unto your soul. Truths are engraved into your soul.

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Essays
Essays

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Chapter Six
Chapter Six

The sages expounded in the language of the Mishnah (blessed is He who chose them and their learning)...

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Adar
Adar

As this month enters our lives, joy enters our souls. There is a time to cry. This isn’t it.
Notable Days: Purim.

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Terrorism
Terrorism

When someone dreams of instilling terror into the human heart, it is time to uproot the source of such dreams.

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Sexuality
Sexuality

Why is sexuality so powerful? Intimacy is a celebration of vulnerability; it touches the softest part in each person, the most private and fragile part of a human being.

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MyLife: Chassidus Applied
MyLife: Chassidus Applied

Initiative Launched by The Meaningful Life Center to Address the Personal and Emotional Needs of Our Community and Answer the Most Pressing Questions of Our Lives

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6 Keys to Love
6 Keys to Love

What is the secret to love? Learn 6 Key elements that will help you develop, enhance and experience the relationship you deeply desire.

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Government
Government

The role of government is to strike a balance between individual rights and the greater good of the community. Yet no political system has been able to perfect this balance.

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Kedoshim
Kedoshim

The Divine is holy. We are created in the Divine image. Holy we shall be.

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Prayer
Prayer

To pray is not to beg. To pray is to interweave with the Creator in high frequency conversations.

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Articles
Articles

What can we do in the face of tragedy? How should we react? Insights and inspiration during these challenging times.

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Torah
Torah

Every manmade structure has a blueprint. So does every God-made structure. The Torah is the blueprint of existence.

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Terumah
Terumah

It isn’t enough to go to temple. One must also become a temple.

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MyLife Essay Contest
MyLife Essay Contest

Enter the 5778/2018 Contest

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Ki-Tavo
Ki-Tavo

Arriving to your destination – especially when it is a profound destination – is a journey in itself.

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Vayeitzei
Vayeitzei

Sometimes tricks are really treats. And sometimes treats are really tricks.

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Rebbe Rashab
Rebbe Rashab

The Maimonides of Chassidut, codified, organized, and systemized esoteric profundity in a scientific way.

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Business, Work & Money
Business, Work & Money

When you equate your self-worth with your bank account, the result is anxiety. But when you equate money with divine gifts, the result is an invaluable blessing.

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Rebecca
Rebecca

It matters less where you grow up than how you grow up.

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Balak
Balak

When one attempts to curse a blessed entity, the blessed remains blessed and the cursed remains cursed.

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Podcasts
Podcasts

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The Enlightened Executive
The Enlightened Executive

Why Knowing Your Life Purpose Makes You a More Effective Leader
with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Yahrzeit/Memorial Reminder
Yahrzeit/Memorial Reminder

Let us help you honor your yahrzeits/memorials with a reminder and a guide on how to honor and immortalize your loved ones.

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Nisan
Nisan

As winter comes to a close spring begins to bloom. It is called spring because it is time to spring free.
Notable Days: Passover.

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The Inside Story
The Inside Story

Explore the root of the conflict in the Middle East. Is peace even possible?

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Science & Technology
Science & Technology

Technology taps the Divine forces present in nature from the moment of creation.

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Emor
Emor

To say something is more an art than an articulation.

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Iyar
Iyar

Every day of this month has a unique Mitzvah. In this month, we make every day count.
Notable Days: Pesach Sheini. Lag b'Omer.

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Esau
Esau

A man of the field, a warrior, this twin fathered the western world.

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Rebbe Rayatz
Rebbe Rayatz

America is not different. These words weren’t merely uttered. They were implemented.

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Tetzaveh
Tetzaveh

Some flames turn matter into ash. The flames of eternity turn matter into spirit.

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Netzavim
Netzavim

What we stand for is predicated upon whom we stand before.

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Vayishlach
Vayishlach

To reach someone else, usually you have to reach out of yourself.

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Emotions & Psychology
Emotions & Psychology

When you awake in the morning, while you are still lying in bed, think for a moment: What does it mean to be awake and alive?

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Super Power Network
Super Power Network

What is faith? Is it a mystical, wispy thing that we can put on things? Or is it just designed to make us feel good like rose-colored glasses? We answer all of these questions and more in this episode of Disrupt Reality with host Tonya Dawn Recla and Rabbi Simon Jacobson.

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Pinchas
Pinchas

Be a fundamentalist. Fundamentally good. Fundamentally holy. Fundamentally divine.

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Soul Gym
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The Book: Toward a Meaningful Life
The Book: Toward a Meaningful Life

"Toward A Meaningful Life" is the book that started it all. It is a roadmap for living that presents a fresh perspective on every aspect of life. Elie Wiesel said, “Anyone wishing to understand and to appreciate the unique wisdom and greatness of the Lubavitcher Rebbe must read this faithful disciple’s adaptation and interpretation of his teaching.”

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Special Program Calendar
Special Program Calendar

Covid-19 Class Schedule

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Racism
Racism

Using “religion” to justify one’s bigotry might be the greatest and saddest distortion of a Divine ideal.

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Behar
Behar

In order to reap in a healthy manner, there are times when one must stop sowing.

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Sivan
Sivan

The third month as a free people hosts the profoundest event in the history – and future – of the universe.
Notable Days: Shavuot.

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Ki tissa
Ki tissa

A whole can become broken, but a half can become a whole.

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Vayelech
Vayelech

Perhaps when a leader goes away it is so that we may go on.

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Vayeishev
Vayeishev

Being settled is not ceasing to move. Being settled allows you to move.

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Jacob
Jacob

Hear, O Israel, our father, we dedicate our lives to revealing the One in all things.

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How to Pray
How to Pray

Discover the essential elements of prayer and follow a quick start guide designed to ease you into the prayer experience. Learn how to have your prayers heard!

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Pain & Suffering
Pain & Suffering

The real question we must ask is not just why we sometimes feel such acute pain, but what we are meant to learn from it.

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The Archive
The Archive

Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson and the ArchiveOwl as they tackle questions surrounding Kabbalah, Judaic mystic traditions, the Hebrew language and Judaism

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Featured
Featured

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Matot
Matot

Tribes are like branches of the same tree. When they are together they are unbreakable.

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Rebbe
Rebbe

“All sevens are precious.” The seventh generation is the culmination of a royal dream.

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Kabbalah Art Poster
Kabbalah Art Poster

TREE OF LIFE original artwork reflecting the personal and cosmic x-ray of your body and soul — designed exclusively by the MLC.

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Education
Education

Education is not just learning the skills to make a living; it is learning to understand life itself.

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Bechukotai
Bechukotai

We may walk down the beaten path or we may walk up the never-beaten path. The choice is ours.

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Tammuz
Tammuz

The sun shines and the summer begins. In the brightest times we have to standout by shining brighter.
Notable Days: 3 Tammuz. 12-13 Tammuz. 17 Tammuz.

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Vayakhel
Vayakhel

In order to build a House that will represent unity, it is essential to assemble the people in unity.

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Haazinu
Haazinu

Life is a song. Creations are its notes. We are its musicians. And the Creator is the Maestro.

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Superpower Network
Superpower Network

How can we find life in meaning? In this episode of Disrupt Reality, host Tonya Dawn Recla shares her time with guest Rabbi Simon Jacobson as they talk about the idea of why we would be in pursuit of our evolution.

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Mikeitz
Mikeitz

Just because a soul is in prison doesn’t mean it cannot dream.

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Joseph
Joseph

Dreamers do not cease to dream in prison. Nor when they lead the world economy.

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Food & Eating
Food & Eating

Latkes on Chanukah… Cheesecake on Shavuot… Matzah on Pesach... Apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah… What are you really hungry for?

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Free Resources and Downloads
Free Resources and Downloads

FREE Digital Guides, Workshops and Email Series with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Massei
Massei

The journey of life is perpetual. Every stop is a start in the right direction.

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Medicine
Medicine

A gift from G-d, your body is a vehicle for your soul. Thus, while one must exercise the body, one should never worship it.

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The Twelve Tribes
The Twelve Tribes

Various are the paths of divine service. But to only one destination do they all lead.

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Pikudei
Pikudei

Accounts aren’t balanced. Accounts are what do the balancing.

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Meaningful People
Meaningful People

The Story of Rabbi Simon Jacobson on Meaningful People Podcast

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Vezot Habracha
Vezot Habracha

Blessings are not printed. Blessings are drawn.

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The Kabbalah of Chanukah
The Kabbalah of Chanukah

8 Insights for 8 Nights:
If the candles could talk, what would they tell us? What message is being shared in their reflection? Illuminate and internalize every night of Chanukah.

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Av
Av

We mourn the destruction that has come. Then we commit to rebuilding it like never before.
Notable Days: 9 Av. 15 Av.

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Vayigash
Vayigash

When humility embraces extravagance, the world is forever changed.

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Personal Stories
Personal Stories

What champagne is to celebration; what flowers are to romance; what music is to joy – a story is to life.

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Art & Music
Art & Music

The artist’s genius lies in the ability to bypass the externals and perceive the essence. This too is the goal of a mitzvah.

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Pharoah
Pharoah

This is what happens when an insecure leader meets a secure nation.

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Eudaemonia
Eudaemonia

Kim Forrester and Rabbi Jacobson explore the concept of a meaningful life, and why nourishment of the soul is vital if we want a flourishing life and a thriving society.

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Passover Seder Guide
Passover Seder Guide

Discover 15 Steps to Personal Freedom
A practical handout for all your Seder-mates that will guide you along an unforgettable evening and will leave everyone dramatically transformed from the experience!

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Vayechi
Vayechi

There are those who can live without really breathing. Just as there are those who can breathe without really living.

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Elul
Elul

There is no better way to end one year and start another than falling in love all over again. Notable Days: 18 Elul.

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Current Events
Current Events

Some events are current with eternal consequences. Other events are eternal with current consequences.

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15 Step Musical Journey
15 Step Musical Journey

PASSOVER IN THE AGE OF CORONA
A 15 Step Journey through the Seder
With Rabbi Simon Jacobson and Shlomo Simcha

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Rivka Malka Perlman
Rivka Malka Perlman

A Conversation With Rabbi Simon Jacobson and Rivka Malka Perlman

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Moses
Moses

Good leaders enter the Promised Land. Great leaders teach people how to find the Promised Land on their own.

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The Next Normal
The Next Normal

Toward a Meaningful Life with Rabbi Simon Jacobson & Sister Jenna

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Yitro
Yitro

The minister of a foreign service has the ability to administer the most profound change.

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The Wellness Farmer
The Wellness Farmer

Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a fascinating discussion on how we can help our children during these trying times.

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Miriam
Miriam

Being born into a bitter exile does not mean you cannot learn to dance in the redemption.

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Equal Footing
Equal Footing

Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the issue of our contested election irrespective of your faith or political party, and tackles the question “What Next?” from a spiritual perspective.

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Amalek
Amalek

The antithesis to the purpose of existence, they do everything to put out the fire. Even if it burns them.

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The Dennis Prager Show
The Dennis Prager Show

Join Dennis Prager and Rabbi Simon Jacobson, as they discuss the changing landscape in the face of the pandemic, the American future, grappling with God and faith, death and afterlife.

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Chana
Chana

No barrier can remain closed to a mother’s tears.

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America Meditating Radio Show
America Meditating Radio Show

2020 Vision: How the Pandemic Will Change Us w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson & Sr. Jenna

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Insomnicat Media
Insomnicat Media

Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for an inspiring discussion on the trying times we're going through and strategies for dealing with disagreements.

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Big Universe
Big Universe

We All Can Get Along: Rabbi Simon Jacobson gives us important tools that we can use to find common ground even with those who don’t agree with us in these contentious times.

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The Lisa Show
The Lisa Show

Civil Dialogue: Rabbi Simon Jacobson shares advice on returning civility to our lives and discussions.

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The Yiddish Voice
The Yiddish Voice

Simon Jacobson, Avremi Zaks, et al: Rosh Hashona amid COVID-19.

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The Addicted Mind
The Addicted Mind

Toward A Meaningful Life with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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The Vulnerability Podcast
The Vulnerability Podcast

Embrace your vulnerability and learn to let go of all that you can’t control, a message that’s all the more relevant in pandemic times.

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Headlines
Headlines

What are the signs of Mashiach’s arrival? Are we seeing them now?

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Ebb & Flow
Ebb & Flow

Toward a Meaningful Life w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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The Great Day Podcast
The Great Day Podcast

Living a Meaningful Life w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Let's Get Real
Let's Get Real

Rabbi Simon Jacobson on "Let's get real with Coach Menachem" Show.

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The Shair Podcast
The Shair Podcast

A Spiritual Antidote for the Coronavirus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Rabbi Peretz
Rabbi Peretz

A conversation about comfort and healing during quarantine w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Mark J. Silverman
Mark J. Silverman

Answering The Wake Up Call with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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Hipsid Podcast
Hipsid Podcast

Rabbi Simcha schmoozes with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

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MyLife Chassidus Applied
MyLife Chassidus Applied

Addresses the personal and emotional needs of our community

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Daily Spiritual Antidote
Daily Spiritual Antidote

Boost your emotional and psychological immunities

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60 Day Journey
60 Day Journey

60 Day Journey toward hope, renewal and joy

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