Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
How do we balance reason and faith?
How do we build a relationship with G-d?
What is the power of joy? * Our polarized country - follow-up * Was the Rebbe ever in a pandemic? * Psychology and Torah
Please frame psychology, spirituality, and Chassidus in some sort of context
Is psychology antithetical to Torah?
Non-Jews
Do non-Jews have a soul and free will?
What is the difference between psyche and soul from a Chassidic perspective, and how are they different by Jews and non-Jews?
How do you explain the end of chapter one in Tanya? * Chassidus question: What are the 288 sparks? Where did they come from and what are we supposed to do with them? * MyLife 2020 Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest: 14th Place winners:
Essay English: The BT Approach: Ways to Move Past Barriers to Growth, Michoel Moshel, 25 Psychology Student, Dover Heights, Australia
Essay Hebrew (men): מעלות הנישואין, Ariel Nevai, Beitar Ilit, Israel
Essay Hebrew (women): שמחה זו לא בדיחה, Student, Miri Sudakevitch, Kfar Chabad, Israel
Creative: The World Around Us through the Lens of Chassidus (mixed media with text and visual), Fraida Raskin, 18, Student, Beth Rivkah Ladies’ College. Hometown: East Bentleigh, Australia