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  The Normans -1 month ago

  Very relevant in 2024.

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  Trevor -2 years ago

  Good day Rabbi and shabbat shalom for our shabbat coming.

  I have looked in my Rashi and my Or HaChaim for the Simen at the end of the parshas. I am not able to speak or read hebrew but do know the letters and their numerical values. Please help.

  Love you and may HaShem richly bless you. 

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  Beila -2 years ago

  There are really no words to describe the enormity of the UNBELIEVABLE shiur… when I came home I told my family that this was the absolute best shiur ever. So my children responded, “that’s what you always say!”
  
  The beauty of “bli Kol siman”, the profound brilliance and truth underlying all addiction, and the soul stirring history of Ukrainian Jewry (and all Jewry) was an awesome blend of inspiration not to be forgotten.
  
  Thank you, thank you, thank you.
  
  A gutten chodesh, a geuladige chodesh.

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  Linda Goodman -2 years ago

  Thank you!  Much Wisdom added to knowing Ukraine.

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  a yid -2 years ago

  Yasher koach, Rabbi YY.  You gave an excellent Torah lesson and also informed us about the situation in Ukraine.  Todah!

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• Anonymous -2 years ago

  I've heard from Rabbi Mangel, that there was a moment that he felt he loosing consciousness and almost falling. Then one of the German soldier that escorted the marsh took him on his hands and carried the rest of way. This how young boy survived. Who was that? Malach Michoel?

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  • Anonymous -2 years ago

    Rabbi Mangel said he doesn't know if he was an angel or not. 

    But even if it was just a German, it's not any less of a miracle.

    He came to him every few hours and have him coffee, and talked to him and encouraged him to continue.

    He even gave him his army hat at times it was very cold..

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  Sasha Ariella Goldman Aaron -2 years ago

  Question for Rabbi YY

  How I can deal with sadness, depression. Sorrow and loneliness

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    Rina -2 years ago

    Dear Sasha, try to search among plants, there exists root powder of Lepidium Meyeni called Maka or Maca against anxiety. So are many other natural roots that gave  similar beneficiary effect to our bodies. Start examining, it is worth it. 

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      a yid -2 years ago

      No, be very careful with "plants."  The plant suggested here may have other properties that could be harmful. You don't go into a drugstore and say "Hm, i'll take some pills." No, you investigate the properties of such herbs/plants and consult with a knowledgeable practitioner.   Sadness, depression, sorrow and loneliness are not always best addressed by taking pills or herbs etc.   It is, unfortunately, part of the human condition.   Counseling may be a good choice.  It seems in many cases, the more a person can do what they call in recovery "conscious contact" with their Higher Power, or G-d, this helps gives energy to their soul which can mitigate and even dissipate such feelings because one is connected to the Eternal.  In the Jewish tradition this means prayer, Torah study... it also means singing a nigun to oneself and dancing even by oneself at home. Certainly, if one can be around other people in shul, or learning, this also helps a lot.

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      a yid -2 years ago

      I want to add that if one takes a pill or an herb...it's usually preferable to go natural instead of pharmaceutical.  Again, consult with a knowledgeable person who really knows both the breadth of the remedy and who also knows you.   Some people find recovery groups helpful--various 12 step programs...even AA if one is not an alcoholic because it provides community and a positive outlook.  I think talking to a professional--meaning a counselor not a psychaitrist is a good first step.

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Women's Pekudei Class

Rabbi YY Jacobson

• March 1, 2022
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• 28 Adar I 5782
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• 4984 views

Classes in this Series

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  Womens class

  Tuesday Women's Class

  Tuesday, May 7, 9:30 am
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  1 hr 37 min

  Women's Pesach Class

  How We Develop Our Coping Mechanisms and How We Set Ourselves Free

  The 4 Cups and 4 Sons Are Four Steps to Emotional Liberation: My Divine Soul, My Animal Soul, Seeing Through the Facade, Emancipation From My Brainy Self
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  1 hr 46 min

  Women's Pesach Class

  Can You Be Grateful for Each of Your ‘Four Children’? Can You Listen to the 4 Children Inside of You?

  Our Children Are Asking the Questions We All Struggle With Internally
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  1 hr 46 min

  Women's Pesach Class

  Can You Be Grateful for Each of Your ‘Four Children’? Can You Listen to the 4 Children Inside of You?

  Our Children Are Asking the Questions We All Struggle With Internally
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  1 hr 20 min

  Tzav Women's Class

  How You Can Use Your Darkness to Light up the World

  What They Did With the Ashes on the Altar Teaches Us What to Do with Our Darker Sides
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  1 hr 36 min

  Purim Women's Class

  How Queen Esther’s Banner of Pride Can Transform Every Victim’s Narrative

  The Untold Purim Story: The First Female Abuse Victim Who Dared to Speak Out
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  1 hr 46 min

  Women's Purim Class

  The Most INSANE Purim Story: When Rabah “Slaughtered” the Ego of Reb Zeira

  How Do I Find Bliss in My Challenging Life? On Purim, Two Sages Provided the Answer
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  1 hr 48 min

  Parshas Shekalim Women's Class

  The Last Lecture of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: How to Love

  Why Is It So Hard to Serve G-d With Bliss? How to Love Your (True) Self & the Other
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  1 hr 29 min

  Women's Ki Sisa Class

  Can You Give Yourself A Standing Ovation for Showing Up? Learning to Appreciate Ourselves

  The Beauty of the Golden Calf: When G-d "Learnt" Not to Take His People for Granted
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  1 hr 50 min

  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

  Why Didn’t Jews Lose Their Faith? Reb Akiva, Eli Wiesel, and the Rebbe
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  1 hr 22 min

  Women's Mishpatim Class

  Why Do I Crave Compliments? Why Does My Ego Require Constant Resuscitation?

  The Unpaid Guardian & the Bliss in Letting Go of My Ego Entirely
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  1 hr 46 min

  Yisro Women's Class/ Israel-Hamas War

  Why You Should Be a Proud Jew Today: Crash Course on Jewish History

  Three Truths that Inspired Yisro to Join Israel