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Chassidus Morning Class by Rabbi YY Jacobson
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Ongoing classes in the texts of the Baal HaTanya, and other Chassidic masters, exploring the inner soul of Judaism and its spiritual/emotional lessons.
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Thursday: Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #6 - Searching for the Real Sinner: Here's Why They're So Hard to Find
6d ago01:39:52Tap to summarizeBeyond 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
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Monday: Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #5 - Why the Strongest of Men Honor Their Feminine Core
1w ago01:57:49Tap to summarizeWe'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
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Thursday: Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #4 - Torah Contains the Bliss; Mitzvos Are the Bliss Itself
2w ago01:45:42Tap to summarizeI 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
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Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #3 - The Soul’s Elastic Tether: Further Detachment, Fiercer Reconnection
2w ago01:39:40Tap to summarizeWhen 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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Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #2 - The ONLY Class on Judaism You’ll Ever Need
3w ago02:07:06Tap to summarizeYou're the Best Thing that Ever Happened to G-d: How We Let Go and Open Our Hearts to JoyThis class is the second 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 Chukas - Balak, 10 Tammuz, 5786, June 25, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9945
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Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #1 - "Laugh with the Sinners or Cry with the Saints:” Are Religious people Miserable?
3w ago01:56:54Tap to summarizeWhy There Is Bliss in Everything; It's G-d's love letter to usThis text-based class is the first in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Balak, 7 Tammuz, 5786, June 22, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9944
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Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #5 - "May Hashem Find His Power!" Moshe Gives a Pep Talk to G-d?!
Jun 1501:26:38Tap to summarizeHow Do You Heal Someone Who Fell So Low? You Go Much HigherThis is the fifth and final class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Korach, 30 Sivan, 5786, June 15, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9940
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Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #4 - The Source of ALL Anxiety—and How to Heal It
Jun 1101:47:14Tap to summarizeWhen Life Throws You a Curveball, Surrender Becomes a LifelineThis is the fourth class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Shlach, 26 Sivan, 5786, June 11, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores why the deepest form of performing mitzvos is without reason; we discuss the argument of Reb Yishmael and Reb Akiva, how the Jews responded to the Ten Commandments, with a "yes" or a "no," and how when life hands you a curveball which you can't fit into your framework, "bitul" becomes a blissful lifeline. We explored at length the address of the Rebbe Shabbos Shlach, 1989, how when Moshe was told he should decide for himself if to send the spies, he felt he was given a new path in Judaism. G-d was telling him to trust himself. But how do we know when to trust ourselves and when not? The answer is: Trust your divinity, not your anxiety.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9936
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Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #3 - A MUST for Educators: Why Do Young People Feel That if Judaism Isn't Miserable It’s Not Real?!
Jun 801:21:30Tap to summarizeHave We Deprived a Generation of EXPERIENCING Yiddishkeit & Chassidus?This is the third class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave the class on Monday, Parshas Shlach, 23 Sivan, 5786, June 8, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class focused on a letter Rabbi YY received from a Yeshiva boy lamenting how so many youth experience Judaism and Chassidus as something that can't really resonate with their most authentic selves; for it to be true, it must be miserable. He addressed the proper way to communicate Judaism, Chassidus, and Tanya, igniting a fire in the eyes of our students and children. The class explores the concepts in Tanya of "the mind ruling the heart," and "pushing away your feelings and cravings with two hands," as well as the "banuni," not focusing on emotions, but on thoughts, words, and actions.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9932
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Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #2 - How Do You Know When Your Healing Journeys Are Going Off Track?
Jun 401:11:56Tap to summarizeHave We Distorted Torah and Chassidus to Make Ourselves Feel Better?This is the second class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Parshas Shlach. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave the class on Thursday, Parshas Behaaloscha 19 Sivan, 5786, June 4, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores how you know when your healing journeys have taken a detour, and how we know when we are distorting Torah and Chassidus to make us feel better. Ultimately, all healing is about alignment and surrender to Source, and brings us into a deeper relationship with Torah and Mitzvos. We discuss how the Arizal and all the Tzaddikim reached their deepest spiritual experiences through the joy of Mitzvos.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9930
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