Series on the Basics of Emunah
The Emunah Series/Lecture to South Africa: Do Jews Believe In Resurrection? What Will It Look Like? A zoom lecture for the Jewish community of South Africa, Monday, 25 Adar II, 5782, March 28, 2022.
The Emunah Series: Rabbi YY Jacobson in a live zoom session with Project Light, a program of many Bais Yaakov Girls High Schools. The lecture, followed by Q and A, explored why should we embrace Torah with passion, how we know it's true, how to deal with various questions on faith, how to confront pain, and other questions from the Bais Yaakov Girls. The lecture took place on Wednesday evening, 29 Teves5781, January 13, 2021.
The Emunah Series/Women's Yisro Class: This class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Yisro, 16Shevat, 5780, February 11, 2020 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY
Women's Beshalach Class/The Emunah Series: This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Beshalach, 9Shevat, 5780, February 4, 2020 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY
Women's Vaeira Class/The Emunah Series : This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Vaeira, 24Teves, 5780, January 21, 2020, at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY
The Emunah Series/Women's Class Ki Seitzei: This women's class was presented on Tuesday Parshas Ki Seitzi, 10 Elul, 5779, September 10, 2019 at the Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY There is a strange Mishnah concerning a mitzvah in the portion of Ki Seitzei. Someone who says, Your mercy extends upon a nest of birds, is to be silenced Someone who says Modim Modim twice, Thank You G-d, Thank You G-d, is to be silenced. What is the juxtaposition between the two casesthe person who speaks of G-ds compassion to the birds, and the person who says Modim twice. Why does the Mishnah pair them together in a single sentence and dictates us to silence them both equally? The class presents a fabulous interpretation by Rabbi Yosef Chayim (1835-1909), the Ben Ish Chai, chief Rabbi of Baghdad. There is another enigmatic Mishnah in Ethics of the Fathers: Rebbi would say: Which is the right path for a person to choose for himself? Whatever is beautiful for the one who does it, and is also perceived as beautiful by other people. Both the question and answer are deeply problematic. How can the Mishnahthe primary body of the Jewish oral transition and lawwonder what is the right path for a person? For this, we were given the Torah! What is more, the Mishnah emphasizes that the person ought to choose the right path. Is this the Jewish approach? Since when did the Mishnah become so liberal as to allow each person to choose his or her path in life?! Even more strange is the author of this questionnone other than Rabbi Judah the Prince, who was the spiritual leader of the Jewish people during his day, and the editor of the Mishnahthe main body of Jewish law and tradition. His answer seems no less startling. Rebbi suggests to each person to choose a path that he considers beautiful, and that others consider beautiful. Really? What if what I think is beautiful contradicts the Torah? And what if what the street considered glorious undermines the moral system of Judaism? These questions were raised by the Lubavitcher Rebbe during his fabrengen on Shabbos Parshas Tazria-Metzora 5748 (May, 1988). I still remember the intensity of the Rebbes powerful questions on this Mishnahseemingly out of sync with what we often think of Judaism. And then the Rebbe presented one of the most beautiful and inspiring explanations. In my minds eye I can still see and hear the Rebbe share these moving insights, which reframed my perspective on Judaism.
The Emunah Series: Afterlife: This lecture was delivered at the National Jewish Retreat of JLI, in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. on Thursday, August 15, 2019 (14 Av, 5779).
The Emunah Series: Q &A: Therapy, Mental Illness, Anxiety & Faith Child Molestation When Rabbis Disappoint Why Not Get Rid of Religion? Why Do My Ancestors Obligate Me? Individuality & Chassidic Dress Talent for Acting When to Divorce What Was the Opposition to Chassidus?
The Emunah Series: Questions and Answers: The Satmar Rebbe & Chassidus; When Your Child Chooses Another Path; When Judaism Is a Source of Stress & Agony; Divine Punishment; Trump and Iran
The Emunah Series: Series of classes at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, in the tent. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to emunah@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
The Emunah Series: Series of classes at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, in the tent. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to emunah@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
The Emunah Series: Series of classes at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, in the tent. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to rabbiyy@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
The Emunah Series: with Rabbi YY Jacobson has resumed, and continues every Thursday evening (save holidays), at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, NY, followed by Q and A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to rabbiyy@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No admission fee.
The Emunah Series: with Rabbi YY Jacobson has resumed, and continues every Thursday evening (save holidays), at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, NY, followed by Q and A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to rabbiyy@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No admission fee.
The Emunah Series: with Rabbi YY Jacobson has resumed, and continues every Thursday evening (save holidays), at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, NY, followed by Q and A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to rabbiyy@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No admission fee.
The Emunah Series: with Rabbi YY Jacobson has resumed, and continues every Thursday evening (save holidays), at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, NY, followed by Q and A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to rabbiyy@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No admission fee.
The Emunah Series: with Rabbi YY Jacobson resumesThursday, Feb. 15, 2018, and continues every Thursday evening (save holidays), at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, NY, followed by Q and A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to rabbiyy@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No admission fee.
Series of classes at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, in the tent. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email to yyjacobson@theyeshiva.net or submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
May 11, 2017 at 8:30 PM, EST. 20 Forshay Road, Monsey, New York
Basics of Emunah #14: What's the Difference Between Emunah and a Cult? Were Our Grandmothers Blind? Why Did They Believe?
4 week series of classes on The Basics of Emunah at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. March 16, March 23, March 30 and April 6. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email toyyjacobson@theyeshiva.netor submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
The Emunah Series: 4 week series of classes on The Basics of Emunah at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. March 16, March 23, March 30 and April 6. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email toyyjacobson@theyeshiva.netor submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
4 week series of classes at 20 Forshay Road, Monsey. Thursdays at 8:30pm, followed by Q A. March 16, March 23, March 30 and April 6. For Men, Women and Teenagers (separate seating). You can send questions in advance by email toemunah@theyeshiva.netor submit written questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will be respected. Hot food will be served. No registration of fee required.
This class was presented Sunday morning, 24 Av 5776, August 28, 2016, at the Ohr Chaim Shul in Monsey, NY. Prophecy is a fundamental part of Jewish belief. As a matter of fact two of Maimonides thirteen principles of Jewish Faith are:the belief that G-d communicates with man through prophecy (#6), and the belief in the primacy of the prophecy ofMosesour teacher (#7). But how does one go about authenticating prophets? How can we know if G-d has really spoken to the self-proclaimed prophet or if he is a fraud, as has happened all too many times in history? The criteria usually given is this: if he has successfully proven that he can accurately foretell the future, or he performs miracles, we are commanded to believe him and follow his directives. But then there is a fascinating section in the portion of Reah (Deuteronomy 13:2-4) : If there will arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder of which he spoke to you happens, [and then he] says, Let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us worship them, you shall not heed the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of a dream; for the Lord, your God, is testing you, to know whether you really love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul. The Torah is in essence saying: The prophet may perform true miracles. He may not be a fraud or an illusionist. Yet at this point we cannot listen to him. Why? If he has proven himself to be a Spiritual Master, a miracle worker, should we not trust him more than we trust ourselves? An enigmatic comment by Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher (1269-1343), the author of the Tur, has been analyzed for generations. Some claimed that his insight granted us tremendous historical insight into these verses, and answers one of the most sensitive theological questions of all time: Why did the Jews reject Christianity and other religions? And yet, there may be a far simpler interpretation, defining the role of women as prophets.
Basics of Emunah #9: Where is G-d when it hurts?
Basics of Emunah #7
Basics of Emunah #8
Is there a rational basis to accept that some 3300 years ago G-d revealed Himself to our ancestors at Sinai? Why was Maimonides, a rationalist par excellence, so convinced of the historicity of this event? And in what way is the Jewish claim of divine revelation any different from the many thousands of claims made by various other religious groups.
Can an Intelligent Person Believe in G-d? The lecture explores the question if science has really made G-d irrelevant, or is it the other way around. The lecture goes on to explain Jewish cosmology, known as something from nothing, and its profound ramifications on our understanding of the Divine and its relationship with the universe.
This class explores the reason for so many mitzvos and laws in Judaism and the meaning of reward and punishment, paradise and hell, in Torah. You can send your questions in advance to yyjacobson@theyeshiva.net, or submitwritten questions before or during the presentation. Anonymity of the questioners will berespected.
The Emunah Series: Basics of Emunah #3: Five Features of a Faith-Based Life: Confidence, Integrity, Divine Intimacy, Joy and Love
What is faith? Can faith and reason co-exist? What is the distinction between blind faith and visionary faith?
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