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The Miteler Rebbe Explains Your Intimacy, Money, and Food Addictions - Thursday: Maamar Yafeh Sha'ah Achas #3

1 hr 37 min

You Can't Just Tell an Addict to Stop. You're Asking Them to Die. This Chabad Chassidic discourse is the ultimate manual for healing trauma, addiction, and emotional pain. This is the third of a series of classes on the Maamar (discourse) Yafeh Sha'ah Achas (מאמר יפה שעה אחת) by the Miteler Rebbe, published in Maamarei Admur Haemtzarei (מאמרי אדמו"ר האמצעי קונטריסים). The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 2 Kislev, 5787, November 12, 2026. Why would an intelligent, decent, loving person risk destroying their marriage, family, reputation, finances, and everything they cherish for a few moments of pleasure? Why can food, money, sexuality, or other compulsive behaviors become so overwhelmingly powerful that even the most devastating consequences cannot stop us? In this extraordinary Chassidus class, the Mitteler Rebbe takes us beneath the surface of addiction and exposes its deepest psychological and spiritual roots. The real issue is not simply the food, the money, or the sexual gratification. It is that somewhere along the journey of life, we have learned to associate certain experiences, substances, behaviors, or relationships with our very sense of being alive. They have become our oxygen, our emotional ventilator, our source of vitality. Without them, we feel as though we are suffocating. Telling someone to simply abandon the addiction may feel to that person like demanding that they pull the plug on their own life-support system. What appears to outsiders as irrational self-destruction may be experienced internally as a desperate struggle for survival. But here the Mitteler Rebbe offers a revolutionary path toward healing. If our deepest cravings are attempts to access life, energy, connection, and vitality, then merely fighting the craving will never address the full depth of the struggle. We must discover what our souls are actually seeking, understand the wounds and narratives that convinced us our life depends on something outside ou...

The Greatest High in the World Is Your Own Soul - Wednesday: Maamar Yafeh Sha'ah Achas #2

1 hr 39 min

You're Not Sick; You Just Never Felt Your Own Energy What if the greatest high you will ever experience is not found in a substance, a relationship, an achievement, or an extraordinary experience—but in your own soul? What if you could learn to generate your own energy, feel deeply alive from within, and experience a joy and vitality that do not depend on the world around you? In this revolutionary Chassidus class, we explore one of the most extraordinary teachings about the human psyche: the secret of loving Hashem "with all your heart" is learning how to live continuously connected to your own deepest Divine energy. When you are rooted in your authentic self, you reclaim your agency. You stop outsourcing your aliveness to other people, experiences, accomplishments, or external stimulation. You discover an infinite reservoir of vitality, passion, connection, and love already pulsating within your soul. And here lies the magnificent paradox: the more deeply you inhabit your own soul, the more profoundly you become connected to everything and everyone. When you touch the deepest truth of your being, you discover that you are not separate from the universe, because at the deepest level, all existence emerges from one Divine reality. This is why the greatest "addicts" in the world are the tzaddikim! They have discovered the ultimate source of ecstasy. They are passionately, relentlessly connected to the Divine energy of life itself. They do not need to escape themselves to experience transcendence; they find transcendence by coming home to themselves. This class offers a radical new understanding of love, addiction, freedom, spirituality, and the extraordinary possibility of becoming fully alive through the infinite energy of your own soul. This is the second  of a series of classes on the Maamar (discourse) Yafeh Sha'ah Achas (מאמר יפה שעה אחת) by the Miteler Rebbe, published in Maamarei Admur Haemtzarei (מאמרי אדמו"ר האמצעי קונטריסים). This class was presented...

"Who Are You, My Son?" Every Journey in Your Life Is Helping You Discover Who You Really Are - Women's Toldot Class

1 hr 40 min

Why Did Rivka Want to Deceive Her Husband? A Revolutionary Interpretation to the Perplexing Story Why would Rivka, one of the great matriarchs of the Jewish people, instruct her beloved son Yaakov to deceive his father Yitzchak? Did she really believe that Yitzchak would not recognize the difference between his two sons? In this fascinating women's class on Parshas Toldos, we explore an extraordinary interpretation presented by Rabbi David Fohrman, suggesting that Rivka's intentions were far deeper than they initially appear. Perhaps Rivka was not asking Yaakov to become Esav, but rather challenging him to discover something about himself that he had never recognized. Yaakov was gentle, spiritual, introspective, a dweller of tents. Esav was bold, aggressive, confident, a man of action. But Rivka understood that Yaakov could not fulfill his extraordinary destiny if he remained confined to only one dimension of his personality. He needed to discover that within his own soul lay the courage, assertiveness, strength, and capacity to engage the world that he associated with his brother. The goal was not to abandon his authentic self, but to uncover its full depth and power. And this brings us to one of the most haunting and transformative questions in the entire Torah: "מִי אַתָּה בְּנִי?" — "Who are you, my son?" This is not merely Yitzchak's question to Yaakov. It is the question life asks every single one of us. Who are you, my daughter? Beneath your fears, defenses, insecurities, expectations, wounds, and the identities you developed to survive, who are you really? Every journey we travel, every relationship we encounter, every disappointment, every betrayal, every triumph, and every moment of confusion can become part of a sacred process of discovery. Sometimes life challenges us precisely because we have become identified with only a fragment of ourselves. We think we know who we are, but Hashem sees infinitely more. Our struggles may be calling forth dimensions o...

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The Miteler Rebbe Explains Your Intimacy, Money, and Food Addictions - Thursday: Maamar Yafeh Sha'ah Achas #3

1 hr 37 min

You Can't Just Tell an Addict to Stop. You're Asking Them to Die. This Chabad Chassidic discourse is the ultimate manual for healing trauma, addiction, and emotional pain. This is the third of a series of classes on the Maamar (discourse) Yafeh Sha'ah Achas (מאמר יפה שעה אחת) by the Miteler Rebbe, published in Maamarei Admur Haemtzarei (מאמרי אדמו"ר האמצעי קונטריסים). The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 2 Kislev, 5787, November 12, 2026. Why would an intelligent, decent, loving person risk destroying their marriage, family, reputation, finances, and everything they cherish for a few moments of pleasure? Why can food, money, sexuality, or other compulsive behaviors become so overwhelmingly powerful that even the most devastating consequences cannot stop us? In this extraordinary Chassidus class, the Mitteler Rebbe takes us beneath the surface of addiction and exposes its deepest psychological and spiritual roots. The real issue is not simply the food, the money, or the sexual gratification. It is that somewhere along the journey of life, we have learned to associate certain experiences, substances, behaviors, or relationships with our very sense of being alive. They have become our oxygen, our emotional ventilator, our source of vitality. Without them, we feel as though we are suffocating. Telling someone to simply abandon the addiction may feel to that person like demanding that they pull the plug on their own life-support system. What appears to outsiders as irrational self-destruction may be experienced internally as a desperate struggle for survival. But here the Mitteler Rebbe offers a revolutionary path toward healing. If our deepest cravings are attempts to access life, energy, connection, and vitality, then merely fighting the craving will never address the full depth of the struggle. We must discover what our souls are actually seeking, understand the wounds and narratives that convinced us our life depends on something outside ou...

The Greatest High in the World Is Your Own Soul - Wednesday: Maamar Yafeh Sha'ah Achas #2

1 hr 39 min

You're Not Sick; You Just Never Felt Your Own Energy What if the greatest high you will ever experience is not found in a substance, a relationship, an achievement, or an extraordinary experience—but in your own soul? What if you could learn to generate your own energy, feel deeply alive from within, and experience a joy and vitality that do not depend on the world around you? In this revolutionary Chassidus class, we explore one of the most extraordinary teachings about the human psyche: the secret of loving Hashem "with all your heart" is learning how to live continuously connected to your own deepest Divine energy. When you are rooted in your authentic self, you reclaim your agency. You stop outsourcing your aliveness to other people, experiences, accomplishments, or external stimulation. You discover an infinite reservoir of vitality, passion, connection, and love already pulsating within your soul. And here lies the magnificent paradox: the more deeply you inhabit your own soul, the more profoundly you become connected to everything and everyone. When you touch the deepest truth of your being, you discover that you are not separate from the universe, because at the deepest level, all existence emerges from one Divine reality. This is why the greatest "addicts" in the world are the tzaddikim! They have discovered the ultimate source of ecstasy. They are passionately, relentlessly connected to the Divine energy of life itself. They do not need to escape themselves to experience transcendence; they find transcendence by coming home to themselves. This class offers a radical new understanding of love, addiction, freedom, spirituality, and the extraordinary possibility of becoming fully alive through the infinite energy of your own soul. This is the second  of a series of classes on the Maamar (discourse) Yafeh Sha'ah Achas (מאמר יפה שעה אחת) by the Miteler Rebbe, published in Maamarei Admur Haemtzarei (מאמרי אדמו"ר האמצעי קונטריסים). This class was presented...

"Who Are You, My Son?" Every Journey in Your Life Is Helping You Discover Who You Really Are - Women's Toldot Class

1 hr 40 min

Why Did Rivka Want to Deceive Her Husband? A Revolutionary Interpretation to the Perplexing Story Why would Rivka, one of the great matriarchs of the Jewish people, instruct her beloved son Yaakov to deceive his father Yitzchak? Did she really believe that Yitzchak would not recognize the difference between his two sons? In this fascinating women's class on Parshas Toldos, we explore an extraordinary interpretation presented by Rabbi David Fohrman, suggesting that Rivka's intentions were far deeper than they initially appear. Perhaps Rivka was not asking Yaakov to become Esav, but rather challenging him to discover something about himself that he had never recognized. Yaakov was gentle, spiritual, introspective, a dweller of tents. Esav was bold, aggressive, confident, a man of action. But Rivka understood that Yaakov could not fulfill his extraordinary destiny if he remained confined to only one dimension of his personality. He needed to discover that within his own soul lay the courage, assertiveness, strength, and capacity to engage the world that he associated with his brother. The goal was not to abandon his authentic self, but to uncover its full depth and power. And this brings us to one of the most haunting and transformative questions in the entire Torah: "מִי אַתָּה בְּנִי?" — "Who are you, my son?" This is not merely Yitzchak's question to Yaakov. It is the question life asks every single one of us. Who are you, my daughter? Beneath your fears, defenses, insecurities, expectations, wounds, and the identities you developed to survive, who are you really? Every journey we travel, every relationship we encounter, every disappointment, every betrayal, every triumph, and every moment of confusion can become part of a sacred process of discovery. Sometimes life challenges us precisely because we have become identified with only a fragment of ourselves. We think we know who we are, but Hashem sees infinitely more. Our struggles may be calling forth dimensions o...

Stop Fighting Your Demons. Discover Why You Need Them. - Monday: Maamar Yafeh Sha'ah Achas #1

1 hr 45 min

Every Destructive Pattern Once Helped You Survive. How to Uncover Its Origins, Heal the Wound, and Become Free This Chabad Chassidic discourse is the ultimate manual for healing trauma, addiction, and emotional pain. This is the first of a series of classes on the Maamar (discourse) Yafeh Sha'ah Achas (מאמר יפה שעה אחת) by the Miteler Rebbe, published in Maamarei Admur Haemtzarei (מאמרי אדמו"ר האמצעי קונטריסים).  The class by Rabbi YY Jacobson was presented on Monday, Parshas Toldos, 29 Cheshvan, 5787, November 9, 2026.   View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10024

You Can't Taste Shabbos If You Spend the Week Running Away from Yourself - Torah Or Yegaleh Lan Taamei #2

2 hr 7 min

You Can't Fake Shabbos: The Way We Eat, Pray and Live All Week Determines Whether Shabbos Becomes an Escape -- or a Revelation This class is the second and final in a series on the Maamar Yegaleh Lan Taamei, presented by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Tetzaveh, 5567 (1807), published in Torah Or Parshas Chayei Sarah. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Chaye Sarah, 25 Cheshvan, 5787, November 5, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10023

To Die With No Regrets: Why Did Abraham Pass Away So Content? - Women's Chayei Sarah Class

1 hr 19 min

80 Years Later: A Miracle in Auschwitz The heartbreaking regrets of the dying reveal an uncomfortable truth: We spend our lives seeking approval, hiding our authentic selves, and forgetting why we came into this world. Abraham and Sarah offer another way. G-d promised him a nation, a homeland, and an extraordinary future. At 137, he had no grandchildren and not even a burial plot. Yet he was blessed with everything. What did Abraham understand that we are missing? Why is a Torah portion about death called Chayei Sarah, the Life of Sarah? Because Abraham and Sarah reveal the secret of a meaningful existence: Live authentically, embrace your divine mission, stop chasing approval, and discover the serenity that comes from knowing why you are alive. This life-changing class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Chayei Sarah, 23 Cheshvan, 5787, November 3, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10022

Hashem is Hiding in Your Cholent: Learning how to Eat with Presence - Torah Or Yegaleh Lan Taamei #1

1 hr 34 min

I'm Healing My Relationship with Food This class is the first in a series on the Maamar Yegaleh Lan Taamei, presented by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbos Tetzaveh, 5567 (1807), published in Torah Or Chayei Sarah. The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Chayei Sarah. 22 Cheshvan, 5787, November 2, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10021

Let Shame Become Your Teacher - Mayim Rabim 5738 #5

1 hr 22 min

Moshiach Is When the Two Faces Finally Meet This class is the fifth and final one in a series on the Maamar Mayim Rabim, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Noach, 3 Cheshvan, 5738, October 15, 1977, in his room. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 17 Cheshvan, 5787, October 28, 2026. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10016

You Don't Need a New Life; You Need New Eyes: Hagar & Helen Keller - Women's Vayera Class

1 hr 35 min

The Ugliest Man Rabbi Elazar Ever Met Was Himself: The Most Disturbing Talmudic StoryWhen Hagar is dying of thirst beside her dying son, the Torah does not say that G-d created a well or sent an angel with water. It says something far more startling: vayifkach Elokim et eineha — "G-d opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water." The water was already there. The salvation was already within reach. She was weeping over the absence of something that was fully present — she simply could not see it. Building on the Chiddushei HaRim (quoted by the Sfas Emes) — that everything a person needs already stands before him, if only he would open his eyes to see it — this class explores the quiet miracle that is harder than any splitting of the sea: not G-d changing our reality, but G-d changing the way we see the reality we already have. From Helen Keller's awakening at a water pump, to Otto Frank discovering the inner world of a daughter he thought he knew, we confront how even profound love can fail to truly see the human being standing in front of us. The class then turns inward through one of the strangest stories in the Talmud (Taanis 20b): Rabbi Elazar, flush with Torah and pride, insults an "exceedingly ugly" man — who, the Tosafos tell us, may have been Elijah himself, and who, on a deeper level, may have been Rabbi Elazar's own soul confronting his own ego. "Go tell the Craftsman who made me how ugly is the vessel He fashioned." We learn that the soul has no shame — only the ego does; that to call ourselves ugly or worthless is to speak against the One who created us; and that real growth comes not from self-contempt but from self-respect, from seeing ourselves as we were before the trauma and before the shame. We meet people only as deeply as we meet ourselves. The same open eyes that let Hagar see the well let us finally see our spouse, our parents, our children — and ourselves. The well is already there. Our work is to open our eyes. This class was presented by Ra...

The Secret the Rebbe Revealed to Heal a Broken Generation - Mayim Rabim 5738 #4

1 hr 32 min

If You Could See What G-d Sees in You, Would You Ever Feel Worthless Again?This class is the fourth in a series on the Maamar Mayim Rabim, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Noach, 3 Cheshvan, 5738, October 15, 1977, in his room. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 11 Cheshvan, 5787, October 22, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10011

What If Everything Going Wrong Is Part of Something Going Right? - Women's Lech Lecha Class

1 hr 39 min

The Life You Planned vs. The Life G-d Has Planned for You: Why Surrendering Control Is the Beginning of Your Deepest Love and Truest SelfThe life you planned vs. the life G-d has planned for you: Why surrendering control may be the beginning of your greatest freedom, deepest love, and truest self. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 9 Cheshvan, 5787, October 20, 2026. We tell the story of the plumber who entered a cockpit and saved an airplane, the story of Pharaoh’s daughter who stretched out her arm to reach the unreachable, and a captive in Gaza who prays for rain, and it saves his life. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10009

This is the Moment G-d Has Been Waiting for Since Before Creation - Mayim Rabim 5738 #3

1 hr 36 min

Six Thousand Years of History, Infinite Worlds, and Unimaginable Sacrifice—All Waiting for You to Choose Love over FearTHE CHOICE IN TIME THAT FULFILLS THE DREAM BEYOND TIME: Before there was time, space, or existence, G-d dreamed of one moment, the moment you would turn toward Him. What if your next choice changes everything—even for G-d? The astonishing secret of how your smallest act of love and truth constitutes the purpose of everything. Hashem did not envision an idealized soul floating above struggle. Before creation, He held the image of you as you are here: human, vulnerable, facing concealment, and still capable of choosing truth and love. The world was created so that the love known beyond time could become a relationship freely chosen within time. This class is the third in a series on the Maamar Mayim Rabim, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Noach, 3 Cheshvan, 5738, October 15, 1977, in his room. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, 8 Cheshvan, 5787, October 19, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10008

What If Your Anxiety Is Leading You to Your Deepest Love? - Mayim Rabim 5738 #2

1 hr 12 min

What You’re Most Ashamed Of May Be Your Greatest GiftThe flood within you may not be trying to erase your soul. Beneath the anxiety, shame, brokenness, and overwhelm may lie an intensity of light that once exceeded your vessels. Your deepest work is not to destroy that energy, but to build the vessels that can finally receive its love. This class is the second in a series on the Maamar Mayim Rabim, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Noach, 3 Cheshvan, 5738, October 15, 1977, in his room. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Noach, 4 Cheshvan, 5787, October 15, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10005

Your Soul Is Worth More than 100 Million: Balancing Work and Life - Mayim Rabim 5738 #1

1 hr 8 min

Don't Let Your Violin Become a Doorstop: Work Hard, But Don't Surrendering Your Integrity & SerenityThis class is the first in a series on the Maamar Mayim Rabim, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Motzei Shabos Parshas Noach, 3 Cheshvan, 5738, October 15, 1977, in his room. Presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 1 Cheshvan, 5787, October 12, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Do not use your violin as a doorstep, and your telescope as a soup mixer. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10003

What Really Happened on the Dubai Plane? - Women's Bereishis Class

1 hr 27 min

The FlyDubai Plane Was Hijacked. He Stood Up. Would I?This class, presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bereishis, 25 Tishrei, 5787, Oct. 6, 2026. explores the extraordinary, miraculous story of the FlyDubai flight, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saved by the co-pilot who attempted to murder hundreds, maybe thousands. It speaks of twelve miracles that saved the day and caused a nation to erupt in praise and dance.  The class tells the story of sibling rivalry throughout Bereishis, beginning with Kayin and Hevel, ending with Joseph and his brothers. It contrasts the stories of Adam and Eve and Kayin and Hevel, who avoid responsibility for genuine leadership, which assumes responsibility. It shows the difference between Kayin and Yosef, and how that inspired Moshe to go out to his brothers and stand up when "there was no man." The class concludes with a lesson to each of us, even the simple ones, to have the courage to "storm the cockpit" and bring our plane home. There are moments when history asks a person a single question: Will you remain in your seat, or will you stand up and become the person this moment needs? View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10001

The Sacred Destiny of Our Generation: To Embody Divine Bliss - 18Forty interview with Rabbi YY

1 hr 50 min

My Journey to Open My Heart; The Teshuvah of Coming Back to MyselfIn this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi YY Jacobson, one of the foremost online teachers of Torah, about how each of us can experience redemptive consciousness by feeling Hashem's infinite love and presence in this moment. In this episode we discuss: —Why has there been a shift in the way we approach publicly sharing Torah? —What is the nature of the Torah approach to vulnerability? —What are we trying to achieve with our own teshuva? Tune in to hear a conversation about the pain of existing seemingly separately from the Divine. Rabbi YY Jacobson is a Chabad rabbi, teacher, and scholar of Torah and Jewish mysticism. He is the founder and dean of TheYeshiva.net, where his classes reach thousands of students around the world. A sought-after speaker, Rabbi Jacobson draws on Torah, Chassidic thought, Kabbalah, and Jewish philosophy to explore contemporary questions of faith, spirituality, relationships, and Jewish life. References: The Dance of Teshuva by David Ebner. Likkutei Torah. Ben Porat Yosef. The Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein M.D. To Live with an Open Heart: Tanya through the eyes of a Psychotherapist by Devorah Leah Nussbaum. Talmud Daily. Tzidkat HaTzadik.

Healing Your Sukkos Stress: We Want Your Heart More than Your Food - Women's Sukkos Class

1 hr 33 min

The Anatomy of Ecstasy: How Joy Was Reinvented at Simchas Beis HashoavahThis 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. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9995

Healing Your Yom Kippur Heaviness and Dread - Women's Yom Kippur Class

1 hr 35 min

What Is Teshuvah? Reclaiming Your Soul’s Forgotten BalladThe class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Tishrei 5787, September 15, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9994

Did We Get Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur All Wrong? - Women's Rosh Hashana/YK 5787 Class

1 hr 34 min

When the Wave Gets to Know the Ocean: The Essence of TeshuvahThis 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. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9991

The Most Epic Love Story Ever Told (But My Ego Is Terrified) - Likkutei Torah Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah #4

1 hr 23 min

The Sound of 'Tzimtzum:' What Our Generation Is Detecting This is the fourth class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, 25 Elul, 5786, September 7, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. In this section, the Alter Rebbe describes the greatest love story ever told; yet the ego refuses to believe it. How vulnerable and blissful to experience, in an embodied way, that I am the best thing that happened to Hashem?   How the Alter Rebbe healed the "trauma" of the "yesh," the sense of ego and separateness, which is the core of all our anxiety. Take your "yesh" seriously, but realize what is its true story: Hashem in His essence wantinbg to have an authentic relationship with YOU. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9990

Forget Ego-Death: Hold Your Trauma and then Surrender It to Hashem - Likkutei Torah Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah #3

1 hr 38 min

How You Coronate G-d: You Feel Your Resistance and Choose Trust This is the third class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 21 Elul, 5786, September 3, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  The Alter Rebbe explores the meaning of the Divine attribute of Malchus, responsible for generating the consciousness of separateness and finitude, which allows us to choose trust. Forget ego-death. Hold on to your ego, trauma, and anxiety and surrender it. You are my king, and I am your servant.  View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9989

The Tragedy of Teachers & Leaders Suppressing Student Curiosity and Individuality - Likkutei Torah Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah #2

1 hr 29 min

What Happens to the Soul when It Departs from the Body? This is the second class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, 20 Elul, 5786, Sep. 2, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  The class delves deeper into the two states of consciousness, Igulim and Yosher. Where we are submerged in the source, like the photon in the sun, the stop in the ocean, and the fetus in the womb, to where we emerge as "something," and the source turns into "no-thing." We discuss why Moshe did not want to be a leader, and why so severe a penalty for expressing a halacha in front of your Rebbe. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9988

Healing Your Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Desperation and Anxiety - Women's Rosh Hashana Class

1 hr 24 min

The Haunting Story the Baal Shem Tov Told before Blowing ShofarThis 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. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9983

Even G-d Can Be An Atheist - Likkutei Torah Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana #1

1 hr 26 min

If All Your Journeys Are Not Bringing You to Infinite Humility -- You're on another Ego Trip This is the first class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, 18 Elul, 5786, August 31, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  The Alter Rebbe asks how the sages could cancel for the entire Jewish nation the Torah mitzvah to hear Shofar on Rosh Hashanah when it falls out on Shabbos, just because some individual may come to carry it? The maamar delves into the theme of Igulim and Yosher, the higher and lower levels of unity, two states of consciousness: In one, the creation is submerged in source, with no visible identity; in the other, it emerges as an autonomous reality. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9982

The Gift of Our Generation: Healing Dissociation - Likkutei Torah Reah Anochi #3

1 hr 43 min

Don't Ask About the Pre-Creation Secrets; You Are the SecretThis is the third and final class in a series on a Maamar of the Alter Rebbe, "Re'eh Anochi," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Re'eh, 29 Av, 5558, August 11, 1798, published in Likkutei Torah Re'eh. It explores the four letters of Hashem's name embedded in each soul. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Friday, Parshas Re'eh, 24 Av, 5786, August 7, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9981

How Do I Know If I Can Trust Rabbi YY's Classes? - Likkutei Torah Reah Anochi #2

1 hr 38 min

Before All Survival Templates, There was the a Candle on top of Your HeadThis is the second class in a series on a Maamar of the Alter Rebbe, "Re'eh Anochi," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Re'eh, 29 Av, 5558, August 11, 1798, published in Likkutei Torah Re'eh. It explores the four letters of Hashem's name embedded in each soul. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Re'eh, 23 Av, 5786, August 6, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9977

Can I Give Myself Permission to Feel Truly Okay? - Likkutei Torah Reah Anochi #1

1 hr 42 min

Is G-d Exaggerating when He Wants Us to Love Him with All Our Heart?This is the first class in a series on a Maamar of the Altter Rebbe, "Reah Anochi," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Reah, 29 Av, 5558, August 11, 1798, published in Likkutei Torah Reah. It explores the four letters of Hashem's name embedded in each soul. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Re'eh, 20 Av, 5786, August 3, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. This class discusses the Yud and Hay engraved in our soul and what that means in our lives: the experience of surrender, and the understanding of Hashem's oneness. We discussed how religion can be an external experience, and how the trauma of exile has snuffed out from so many the internal embodied experience of the Divine. We also explained why Hashem asks us to love Him with all our hearts and souls; is that not exaggerated? What if the deepest pain you carry — beneath the marriage, the parnassah, the worries about the children — isn’t what you think it is? In this breathtaking article, based on Rabbi YY Jacobson’s class on the first maamar in Likkutei Torah, Parshas Re’eh, the Alter Rebbe reveals a secret that changes everything: at Matan Torah, Hashem embedded His very name — the Yud and the Hei, “two friends who are never separated” — into your soul. It’s why even the most distant Jew is flooded with regrets he never invited; it’s why we numb ourselves with a thousand distractions. We aren’t broken. We’re homesick. And once you see it, you can never unsee it. This is the Torah the Baal Shem Tov came to reveal — the heartbeat hidden in the holy books all along — brought down by the Alter Rebbe in one of the classic maamarim of Chassidus, and opened up by Rabbi YY with warmth, humor, and stunning honesty. You’ll discover why “k’lo chashiv” doesn’t mean you are nothing — it means nothing can distract you from how deeply okay you are; why your soul’s stubbornness is your greatest gift; and how five seco...

What Love Looks Like Off Camera: The Secret of Tu B'Av - Women's Eikev/15 Av Class

1 hr 29 min

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. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9974

Is Your Anxiety an Awareness of the Divine? - Likkutei Torah Achas Shaalti

1 hr 42 min

The Strange "Debate" Between King David and Hashem: I Learnt It All From YouThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Eikev, 13 Av, 5786, July 27, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9973

How to End the Darkness Forever - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #7

2 hr 0 min

The Revolution of the Alter Rebbe on How to Transform the World at Its CoreThis is the seventh and final class in a series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Friday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 10 Av, 5786, July 24, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9971

They Decided to Divorce -- That's When They Discovered Their Love - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #6

1 hr 36 min

The Great Danger When You Think You Don't Need AttachmentThis is the sixth class in a series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 8 Av, 5786, July 22, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9970

"Opium for the Masses?" My Life Is Functional, Why Should I Crave Moshiach? - Berel Solomon Interviews Rabbi YY

50 min

Are We Heading Toward Another False Messiah?Finding Moshiach: An emotional search for the Jewish Messiah. Berel Solomon Interviews Rabbi YY Jacobson. Is Moshiach another crutch for those of us in pain? An opium for the masses? And if life is decent and functional, why should I even yearn for it? Understanding the true meaning of exile and redemption, and how we will know who Moshiach is.    

Science Without Fear: Beyond the Illusion of Separation - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #5

1 hr 50 min

The Interface: Unveiling Oneness to the Fabric of ExistenceThis is the fifth class in a series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 6 Av, 5786, July 20, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9968

True Faith Is Not Afraid of Intellectual Honesty - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #4

1 hr 53 min

What Is Emunah? Faith and Reason -- Three ApproachesThis is the fourth class in series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class, exploring the relationship between faith and reason and three different approaches to the question, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Friday, Parshas Devarim, 3 Av, 5786, July 17, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

What a Blessing That Inauthenticity Causes Deep Pain - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #3

2 hr 0 min

As consciousness collides with infinity, you crack open: our three-step journey to truthThis is the third text-based class of a historic series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a discourse presented by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, August 1, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Devarim, 2 Av, 5786, July 16, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9965

FINALLY! The Rebbe Cracks the Code of Anxiety - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #2

2 hr 15 min

How Healthy Is Your Relationship with the Rebbe? The Three Levels of Bittul in the Divine Light — and What They Mean in Our LivesHow Healthy and Authentic Is Your Relationship with the Rebbe? This is the second text-based class of a historic series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class, exploring the three states of "Bitul" in the "Divine light,"  was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, Parshas Devarim, 1 Av, 5786, July 15, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9966

INCREDIBLE! The Rebbe’s Historic Discourse on the Day World War I Began - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #1

1 hr 54 min

The Long Journey Toward Redemption: How Darkness Becomes the Canvas of HealingThis is the first text-based class of a historic series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a discourse presented by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, August 1, 1914, the day World War I Began. The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Devarim, 28 Tammuz, 5786, July 13, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9963

Searching for the Real Sinner: Here's Why They're So Hard to Find - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #6

1 hr 39 min

Beyond Suppression: The Fierce Appetite of the Tzaddik This class is the sixth and final one in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Parshas Shlach.  The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Matot-Maasei, 24 Tammuz, 5786, July 9, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9953

Healing Family Betrayal: When Moshe Split the Tribe of Menashe - Women's Matos Class

1 hr 21 min

We Put Up Doors to Protect Ourselves; then Hashem Comes Knocking. What Now? This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, Parshas Matot Maasei, 22 Tammuz 5786, July 7, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.     View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9952

Why the Strongest of Men Honor Their Feminine Core - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #5

1 hr 57 min

We're All the Feminine Receviers from Hashem; Then We Turn Into Masculine GiversThis class is the fifth in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach.  It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Matot Maasei, 21 Tammuz, 5786, July 6, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9951

Torah Contains the Bliss; Mitzvos Are the Bliss Itself - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #4

1 hr 45 min

I Woke Up with Anxiety... Then I Did ThisThis class is the fourth in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach.  It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Pinchas, 17 Tammuz, 5786, July 2, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9948

The Soul’s Elastic Tether: Further Detachment, Fiercer Reconnection - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #3

1 hr 39 min

When Hashem is a Vendor, You're Just a CustomerThis class is the third in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach.  It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, Parshas Pinchas, 16 Tammuz, 5786, July 1, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9946

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