{"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":398,"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":"2026-07-28T08:19:11.355975+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 601: What Should Be Our Focus During These Days Following Tisha B’Av?","slug":"ep-601-what-should-be-our-focus-during-these-days-following-tisha-b-av","published_at":"2026-07-27T18:22:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882/ep-601-what-should-be-our-focus-during-these-days-following-tisha-b-av","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mylife-chassidus-applied-882","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mylife-chassidus-applied/episodes/Ep--601-What-Should-Be-Our-Focus-During-These-Days-Following-Tisha-BAv-e3mka2l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3a577f8/podcast/play/123397653/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F86cb6b8f-1d62-b799-b325-e522852aa998.mp3","summary":"Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus during these days following Tisha B'Av? 15 Av What is the relevance of this day? Why is it considered the greatest holiday together with Yom Kippur? Why did they break the axe after finishing the yearly wood chopping quota instead of keeping it for next year? Will this day still be celebrated after Moshiach comes? Or will the transformed 9th of Av supplant this day? What maamar or sicha do you suggest we learn explaining this day? What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha? How does Eikev allude to ikvasa d’meshicha, the heel/footsteps of Moshiach? What is the meaning of ikvasa d’meshicha – why is it called “heel”? What is its significance? What's the difference between the footsteps of Moshiach, the days of Moshiach, and the era of Moshiach? And which stage are we in today? Why is Eikev the gematria of the 172 words of the Ten Commandments? Are the seven species that with which Israel is blessed (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates) healthier for us? Why is the second set of tablets greater than the first? If we are comforted by being shown the third temple on Shabbos Chazon, why do we additionally need Shabbos Nachamu? Why is there a double expression of consolation – Nachamu Nachamu stated twice? Can we say that the first half of summer is sadder due to The Three Weeks, and the second half is happier due to the Seven Weeks of Comfort? What can one do if they don't feel consoled on this Shabbos due to the active problems that exist in the world? Why was Moshe told to stop praying to enter Israel when we are taught that prayer has the power to change G-d's will? Was Moshe praying or asking for a gift? Is it risky to ask G-d for a f…","meta_description":"Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: What should be our focus during these days following Tisha B'Av? 15 Av What is the relevance of this day…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4595,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mylife-chassidus-applied-882/episodes/ep-601-what-should-be-our-focus-during-these-days-following-tisha-b-av/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-601-what-should-be-our-focus-during-these-days-following-tisha-b-av.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}