{"podcast":{"title":"MyLife: Chassidus Applied","slug":"mylife-chassidus-applied-882","podcast_index_feed_id":882,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3a577f8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mylife-chassidus-applied","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/511758/511758-1524992897794-b8c637ef7d06b.jpg","author":"Rabbi Simon Jacobson","episode_count":394,"summary":"MyLife: Chassidus Applied Podcast by Simon Jacobson addresses the personal and emotional needs of our community by answering the most pressing questions of our lives -- from the perspective of Chassidic thought. The podcast demonstrates how the Torah provides us with a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche as a microcosm of the cosmos, and offers us all the guidance we need to live the healthiest possible life and build nurturing homes and families, bringing up the healthiest possible children, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. Get unlimited free downloads of MP3 recordings o","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T12:20:03.633865+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 587: Beis Iyar: How Do We Apply L’Chatchila Ariber in Our Lives?","slug":"ep-587-beis-iyar-how-do-we-apply-l-chatchila-ariber-in-our-lives","published_at":"2026-04-19T17:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882/ep-587-beis-iyar-how-do-we-apply-l-chatchila-ariber-in-our-lives","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mylife-chassidus-applied/episodes/Ep--587-Beis-Iyar-How-Do-We-Apply-LChatchila-Ariber-in-Our-Lives-e3ihu6s","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3a577f8/podcast/play/119125660/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-27%2F4d752f39-c81a-fa83-5567-8ed633038d39.mp3","summary":"Beis Iyar • How do we apply l’chatchila ariber in our lives? 01:30 Acharei-Kedoshim • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? 13:04 • Is there a connection between these two chapters? 19:20 • How do I sanctify my life? 17:40 • What was wrong with Nadav and Avihu’s behavior? 19:28 Tazria-Metzora • What is the relevance of the spiritual maladies in these Torah portions to our times? 24:10 • How does one find mental, emotional and psychological healing? 24:10 • Is there a connection between Mitzrayim and Metzora? 27:15 Iyar • Does Ani Hashem Rofecho include all forms of healing? 29:20 Omer • What maamar would you suggest we learn that explains Sefiras Ha’Omer? 37:25 • Why do we need to refine our emotions every year when the Jews already did that before receiving the Torah? 39:55 • Why do we only refine our emotional midos and not our intellectual midos? 42:23 • How do we understand chesed within chesed, gevurah within gevurah etc.? 45:24 • Is it inappropriate to use a phone app to remind us to count sefira? 47:38 • Why is it customary to study Mesechta Sotah during sefira? 49:28 Post Pesach and Iran • What lessons can we learn from this time period regarding world events? 52:58 • What is expected of us during these days? 52:58 • Why did G-d not protect the young soldier killed in Lebanon before Pesach? 57:59 Chof Ches Nissan – 35 years later • What is a summary and explanation of the Rebbe’s famous 28 Nissan sicha? 01:00:43 • Is there a connection between that sicha and that of Purim 5747? 01:03:55 • How did the Rebbe explain his words in a “straightforward way” in the farbrengen of Shabbos Tazria-Metzora 5751? 01:05:30 • Has anything changed since the Rebbe’s talk 35 years ago? 01:06:05 • If we are closer than ever to the geul…","meta_description":"Beis Iyar • How do we apply l’chatchila ariber in our lives? 01:30 Acharei-Kedoshim • What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4218,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mylife-chassidus-applied-882/episodes/ep-587-beis-iyar-how-do-we-apply-l-chatchila-ariber-in-our-lives/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882/ep-587-beis-iyar-how-do-we-apply-l-chatchila-ariber-in-our-lives.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}