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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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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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Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #1 - When We Discuss G-d's Infinity, It's Not (Only) About Him; It’s About YOU
Jun 101:41:20Tap to summarizeCompassion for the Distance Between Who I Am and Who I Think I AmThis is the first 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 Monday, Parshas Behaaloscha 16 Sivan, 5786, June 1, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores the distinction between the soul before descending to earth and afterward. We explain the difference between this world and all the higher worlds, and why true growth and transformation only happen here below. The class discussed arousing profound compassion for ourselves when we discover our conscious distance from who we truly are, absorbed in the oneness of "Sovev."View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9928
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Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #5 - The Highest Form of Self-Love Is Showing Up for Your True Self When You Least Feel Like It
May 2801:40:05Tap to summarizeG-d Isn't Afraid of Your Bad Moods; Neither Should You Be: The Secret of the Mountain Over Our HeadThis is a text-based class, the fifth and final class in a five-part series on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos pre-dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 12 Sivan, 5786, May 28, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9927
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Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #4 - Can I Let Go of the Need to “Reach Levels” and Accept All My Broken Parts?
May 25Tap to summarizeThe Muted Dove -- So Distant, Yet So CloseThis is a text-based class, the fourth in a five-part series on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos pre-dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 9 Sivan, 5786, May 25, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9923
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Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #3 - In the Beginning, Don’t Try to Figure Yourself Out; Just Trust Your Infinity
May 2001:25:02Tap to summarizeAs You Climb Your Way to Source, Don’t Use the Stairs, Only the RampThis is a text-based class, the third in a four-part series on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos pre-dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 4 Sivan, 5786, May 20, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9922
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Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #2 - In That Simple Act of Saying No, You've Touched Ego Death
May 1801:37:29Tap to summarizeThe three stages of Leving Your Egypt: Escape, Transform, SurrenderThis is a text-based class, the second in a four-part series on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos pre-dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 2 Sivan, 5786, May 18, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9920
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Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #1 - When Silence Speaks: The Untold Truth About Mental Struggle
May 701:34:08Tap to summarizeSilence Goes Unspoken, Until Its Absence Is All That RemainsThis is the first class in a four-part series of a text-based class on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos before dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 20 Iyar, 5786, May 7, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9918
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Likutei Torah Ki Bayom #6 - Can You Look G-d in the Eye? The Alter Rebbe’s Manual for Authentic Bliss
May 401:49:43Tap to summarizeChassidus Came to Teach Us How to Enjoy This World, Not Only the NextThis text-based class is the sixth and last in a series on the Maamar "Ki Bayom Hazeh Yechaper," number two, by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), which he presented on Shabbos Vayielech, 6 Tishrei, 5570 (September 16, 1809), published in Likkutei Torah Acherei Mos. Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this class on Monday, Parshas Behar - Bechukosei, 17 Iyar, 5786, May 4, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9916
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Likutei Torah Ki Bayom #5 - Above All, Your Spouse Wants to Feel Understood
May 101:22:10Tap to summarizeSee Me, Don't Just Serve Me: How Can the Sages Say that “All Mitzvos Don’t Compare to One Word of Torah?!” This text-based class is the fifth in a series on the Maamar "Ki Bayom Hazeh Yechaper," number two, by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), which he presented on Shabbos Vayielech, 6 Tishrei, 5570 (September 16, 1809), published in Likkutei Torah Acherei Mos. Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this class on Friday, Parshas Emor, 14 Iyar, 5786, May 1, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9915
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Likutei Torah Ki Bayom #4 - Can I Learn to Trust Again? Healing My Relationship with Hashem
Apr 3001:30:12Tap to summarizeHello Anxiety My Old Friend… And Now Can We Let Go?This class is the fourth of a series on the Maamar "Ki Bayom Hazeh Yechaper," number two, by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), which he presented on Shabbos Vayielech, 6 Tishrei, 5570 (September 16, 1809), published in Likkutei Torah Achrei Mos. Rabbi YY Jacobson presented this class as a "farbrengen," a vulnerable conversation on surrender, trust, trauma, and living in oneness. It was presented on Thursday, Parshas Emor, 13 Iyar, 5786, April 30, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9912
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