This class was&nbsp;presented on Tuesday, Parshas Tetzaveh, 11&nbsp;Adar I, 5784, February 20, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

The class explores the end of the Code of Jewish Law on the availability of constant bliss, the joy of the month of Adar, and the grief of the month of Av. We explore the enigmatic Talmudic story of Reb Akiva&#39;s visit to Rome and why he laughed, the explanation of the Alter Rebbe on bliss and pain, and the exchange between the Rebbe and Eli Wiesel on the question of the Holocaust, and why Jews have not lost their faith, even in the face of such adversity.

We finally explain how pain and joy merge together in the profoundest experience of the soul&#39;s bliss.

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Why Didn’t Jews Lose Their Faith? Reb Akiva, Eli Wiesel, and the Rebbe

Adar/Purim Katan Women's Class/Joy

How to Live in Bliss: If I Can’t Feel the Pain, I Can’t Feel the Joy 

Rabbi YY addressed&nbsp;employees of &quot;Future Care&quot; at their headquarters, on 14 Cheshvon, 5782, October 20, 2021

Dealing With Stress at the Workplace

Lecture to Future Care Employees

The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

This workshop was addressed by Rabbi YY Jacobson via zoom at the International Conference of Chabad Shluchos, on Thursday Parshas Yisro, 22 Shevat, 5781, February 4, 2021.

Workshop for International Conference Chabad Shluchos

Baal HaTanya's Road to Happiness

Does Judaism Believe in Self-Love? How Do I Become a Happy Person?

&nbsp;Rabbi YY Jacobson zoom Chat about&nbsp;Joy, on&nbsp;Tuesday, 26 Elul, 5780, September&nbsp;15, 2020.

Why So Much Anxiety in Our Times?

Zoom Chat on Joy

How to Attain a Joyous Life?

&quot;If Everything Is So Beautiful on the Outside, Why Are We So Miserable on the Inside?&quot; A Zoom conference with Rabbi YY Jacobson, on Sunday, 27 Tammuz, 5780, July 19, 2020,

This is part of &quot;Let&#39;s Get Real&quot; series, Sunday Nights Live conferences, with Asher Parnas, and life coach Menachem&nbsp;Bernfeld.

Live Questions & Answers With Rabbi YY 

Lakewood Zoom On Joy in Life

Beautiful on the Outside, Miserable on the Inside

The Chabad centers of Florida&rsquo;s Gulf&nbsp;Coast joined together to honor the 26th yartzeit of&nbsp;the Lubavitcher Rebbe. On Tuesday, 24 Sivan, 5780, June 16, 2020,&nbsp; Rabbi YY&nbsp;Jacobson presents this lecture on zoom to hundreds of Jews of the Gulf Coast&nbsp;on the topic of cultivating a life of happiness, positivity and optimism.

When Eli Wiesel Asked the Rebbe to Teach Him How to Cry Again; When the Rebbe & a Black Congresswoman Created the Food-Stamp Program

Zoom Lecture for Florida Gulf Coast Communities

How Do I Cultivate a Positive Attitude in Life?

This women&#39;s class was presented on&nbsp;Tuesday Parshas Eikev, 19&nbsp;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: &quot;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, &quot;Who can stand against the children of the giants?!&quot;

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&mdash;as we said, almost verbatim&mdash;the terrifying and destructively-impactful words of the spies which sowed terror and dread in all of their brethren hearts!&nbsp;

It is here that we discover the truth of Torah. Judaism&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Life is difficult, but if you can accept that, then life can be a lot of fun!&nbsp;

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.

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

Women's Eikev Class

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

This women&#39;s class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Kedoshim, 2 Iyar, 5779, May 7, 2019 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY

G-d Says: "You Can Be Like Me!"

Women's Kedoshim Class

The Mantra of Judaism: I Am Holy

This women&#39;s class was presented on Tuesday&nbsp;Parshas Metzorah, 4&nbsp;Nissan, 5779, April 9, 2019 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY

Why Do We Begin Our Seder With a Declaration That We Are Slaves?!

Women's Pesach Class

I Am a Thief

This lecture on happiness was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson, in the Hilton of Wood Cliff Lake, N.J. on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 (1 Cheshvan, 5779). It was organized by Chabad of the Valley, NJ, under the leadership of Rabbi Dov and Hindi Drizin.

What Modern Studies and Ancient Wisdom Teach Us About Cultivating the Happy Life

Lecture, Wood Cliff Lake, NJ

Happiness Is a Serious Problem

Q &amp;A: 
Therapy, Mental Illness, Anxiety &amp; Faith 
Child Molestation 
When Rabbis Disappoint 
Why Not Get Rid of Religion? 
Why Do My Ancestors Obligate Me? 
Individuality &amp; Chassidic Dress 
Talent for Acting 
When to Divorce 
What Was the Opposition to Chassidus?

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