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Life Is Difficult. Once You Accept This, Life Can Be Fun

Moshe, Churchill and Begin: How to Prepare Your People for War

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This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Eikev, 19 Av, 5779, August 20, 2019 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.

The Jewish people are standing at the Eastern side of the Jordan river. They are poised to enter the Promised Land. Their faithful leader, Moshe, speaks to them. These are his words: "Hear, O Israel! Today, you are crossing the Jordan to come in to possess nations greater and stronger than you, great cities, fortified up to the heavens. A colossal and towering nation, the children of the giants, whom you know and of whom you have heard said, "Who can stand against the children of the giants?!"

This is mind-staggering. Moshe is repeating, almost verbatim, the words the Ten Spies uttered 39 years earlier which caused an unparalleled catastrophe, and derailed Jewish history from its course.

Is this for real? After everything they have been through, Moses repeats—as we said, almost verbatim—the terrifying and destructively-impactful words of the spies which sowed terror and dread in all of their brethren hearts!

It is here that we discover the truth of Torah. Judaism does not deny reality; it does not sell us the Brooklyn Bridge. It acknowledged the real fears internal and external hardships, but it also says: Hashem is with you; you can confront every fear. Life is difficult, but if you can accept that, then life can be a lot of fun!

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a powerful tool, but sometimes it can fail you. It is then that you need another, very different tool -- articulated in this story of Eikev.

The lecture is based on an address by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Shabbos Parshas Eikev, 23 Av, 5731, August 14, 1971.

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Rivka -1 year ago
Thank you for this wonderful shiur

hrarrd at the right moment. Very empowering

Brought me to tears. Have forgotten the teachings of my father z"l
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Miriam -4 years ago
Such a chessed for this as well as all shiurim.

Bh, Hashem sent me to this shiur today.
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Esther -5 years ago

Life is Difficult once u accept it it can be FUN!!!
Wow wow wow !!!!!! The HIKE !!!
Finally Somone validates Life is not a walk in the park!!!! But we can do it ur words r soooo powerful we have the tools we can do it wow the story w Rav Segal and the Lubavitcher Rebbee was a messs to cherish
Btw just sharing I couldn’t get out of bed I knew I had a lot to do I neede st to keep me going I found this Speech your speeches r more interesting and soothing than music.
Ty ty ty

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Beila -5 years ago

Rabbi Jacobson,

This weeks shiur was so so special! The message of empowering those around us by being honest about a challenge but encouraging them that they CAN do it, was most useful and true! I’ve used it so many times in these few days...

There is really no way for me to describe what I gain each week...priceless lessons for life.

Have a safe and meaningful trip.

Gut Shabbos,

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יוסי -5 years ago
לכבוד הרב הגאון החסיד מאיר ומקרב לבבות ישראל לאביהם שבשמים מוהרי"י יעקבסאהן שליט"א

מאוד מאוד אנכי נהנה משיעוריו הנפלאים בכלל, ובפרט משיעור של השבוע שסיבבה נקודה כה חשובה וכה יקרה, המחזק ומוסיף אומץ לאדם איך להתמודד עם הקשיים התוקפים אותו, ואיך לעמוד פנים בפנים מול בעיות החיים ורק באופן כזה נוכל לנטרל אותם.

אך רציתי להעיר על שלדבר שלמד מדברי אלוקים חיים שיצאו בקדושה וטהרה מפי משה רעיא מהימנא קדישא ע"ה, הוצרך להביא ממרחק לחמו להעמיד "סעד לתומכו", מלהבדיל אלף אלפי הבדלות דברי גוי משוקץ ראש ממשלת בריטניה, ומדברי ראש הציונים מנחם בגין. לענ"ד דברי תורתנו תורת אמת אין צריכים חיזוק ממקורות כה שפלים, וכה רחוקים כממזרח ומערב, וכמשמי השמים עד מתחת לארץ, לדברי משה רבינו העומד בין הוי' ובינינו, ושכינה מדברת מתוך גרונו עד היום הזה בבחי' "קול גדול ולא יסף".

ואחשבנו כשגגה שיצא מלפני השליט, וה' הטוב יכפר.

בתקוה והבנה ובברכת כתיבה וחתימה טובה
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Women's Eikev Class

Rabbi YY Jacobson

August 20, 2019
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19 Av 5779
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Dedicated by Sammy and Laurie Friedland, in loving memory of their parents, Chaim Meir ben Shlomo Zalman Friedland, and Shayna Rachel bas Dovid Eliezer Simon, in honor of their yartzeit, 19 Av.