Weekly Women's Class by Rabbi YY Jacobson

210 episodes

Healing Your Sukkos Stress: We Want Your Heart More than Your Food - Women's Sukkos Class
2026/09/22 | 1h 33 mins.
The Anatomy of Ecstasy: How Joy Was Reinvented at Simchas Beis Hashoavah

This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 11 Tishrei, 5787, September 22, 2026.

The joy of Sukkos cannot merely mean relief that the Yamim Noraim are over. Relief is valuable, but it is not the explosive simcha described by Torah and Chazal. Every night of Sukkos in the Beis Hamikdash, multitudes gathered in Jerusalem. Great sages danced and juggled flaming torches. Light flooded the city. Before dawn, a procession descended to the Shiloach spring, drew water, and carried it upward with shofar blasts. The water was poured on the mizbeach together with the morning offering. Was this joy only because Yom Kippur is over? That seems strange.

So what is the secret of this intense joy? The Mishnah says (Sukkah 51b), One who never witnessed Simchas Beis Hashoavah, the Sages declare, never witnessed joy in life. But why? And why say it in the negative? And also why be “stingy” with joy? Maybe a person did experience happiness in another setting or environment! How can anyone state that “if you did not come to my wedding, you never saw joy!” It seems very strange.

The class delves deeply into the secret of the schism of the water on day two of creation and how the joy of Sukkot heals the tension that has become part of the fabric of life. The class shows how the deepest gift we can bring into the sukkah is not perfection on the table; it is a living heart, present enough to channel joy, love, and the flow of Hashem.

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Healing Your Yom Kippur Heaviness and Dread - Women's Yom Kippur Class
2026/09/15 | 1h 35 mins.
What Is Teshuvah? Reclaiming Your Soul’s Forgotten Ballad

The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Tishrei 5787, September 15, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.

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Did We Get Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur All Wrong? - Women's Rosh Hashana/YK 5787 Class
2026/09/08 | 1h 34 mins.
When the Wave Gets to Know the Ocean: The Essence of Teshuvah

This 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.

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Healing Your Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Desperation and Anxiety - Women's Rosh Hashana Class
2026/09/01
The Haunting Story the Baal Shem Tov Told before Blowing Shofar

This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 19 Elul 5786, September 1, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.

This life-changing class helps heal our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur from stress and anxiety. What is the meaning of the day of judgment? Who is judging us and why? Should I panic about what my new year will bring?

We explore the powerful 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...

The class concluded with a letter from Mr. Sender Russel about how he healed his Rosh Hashanah from desperation and frustration.

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What Love Looks Like Off Camera: The Secret of Tu B'Av - Women's Eikev/15 Av Class
2026/07/28 | 1h 29 mins.
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.

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