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Rabbi YY Jacobson

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Life Is Beautiful: The Revolution of Chassidus on Tzimtzum/Abandonment
TheYeshiva: This class was presented on Wednesday, 22 Teves, 5785, January 22, 2025, Parshas Vaera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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The Greatest Therapists and Teachers Are Mirrors: Egoless, They Bring It All Back To You
TheYeshiva: This class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Teves, 5785, January 21, 2025, Parshas Vaera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Why did Amram marry his aunt, a relationship that would be later forbidden? Moshe, who gave the Torah, was born from this flawed union? Why did Moshe, the humblest of men, say to G-d he is ready to be priest and king? Why was Saul rebuked for arrogance when he actually refused to be king and rejected the power? Why did Moshe tell Hashem, "Who am I?" Did he think G-d did not know him well? The class delves into the mechanism to liberate ourselves from being captive to the inner voices of fear, anxiety, insecurity, and the need for validation—by energetically discovering how we are channels for infinity. We discuss what makes a good therapist, rabbi, teacher, leader, and mentor. When therapists or rabbis are not worked out emotionally, they can wreak havoc. Great teachers, healers, and leaders are mirrors, reflecting back to you who you really are. When these mirrors are broken, you start believing you are broken, and you become dependent rather than confident and self-reliant.
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The Grand Tzimtzum Debate—and the View of the Alter Rebbe
TheYeshiva: This class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Teves, 5785, January 21, 2025, Parshas Vaera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This fourth class in the series on the discourse of Basi Legani, presented by the Rebbe on 10 Shevat 5725 (1965), explores the four views in Kabbalah on the Tzimtzum, the concealment of the Divine as the prerequisite of creation, and the view of the Alter Rebbe that in the True Essence, there was no concealment or withdrawal of any sort.
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If You Choose to See It All As Light -- It Is All Light
TheYeshiva: This class was presented on Sunday, 19 Teves, 5785, January 19, 2025, Parshas Vaera, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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We Have No Answers for the Pain, But We Can Experience the Gushing Love Flowing from the Essence
TheYeshiva: This class was presented on Friday, 17 Teves, 5785, January 17, 2025, Parshas Shemos, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This is the second class in a series on the discourse Basi Legani by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, presented at the Farbrengen of 10 Shevat 5725 (1965). This class explores the meaning of the words in the Zohar, “The infinite light extends downward to no limit and upward to no end,” as teaching us three distinct ideas about the Divine light creating the universe: 1. The expression of the Divine is infinite like its source. The infinite oneness is manifested and expressed in the lowest places of existence. 3. The infinite light is manifested even in the most profound darkness and concealment. We discuss the secret of Tzimtzum and the metaphor of the Black Hole. We also explain the difference between the Rambam and Aristotle and why surrendering control is the key to all growth. The class discusses the purpose of creation as articulated by the Alter Rebbe, and why we must not be afraid of the darkness and concealment in our lives.
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