DiscoverMyLife: Chassidus AppliedEp. 558: How Can Elul Help Us in Our Daily Struggles?
Ep. 558: How Can Elul Help Us in Our Daily Struggles?

Ep. 558: How Can Elul Help Us in Our Daily Struggles?

Update: 2025-09-02
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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:
 What should be our focus as we begin the second week of Elul?  

  • How can Elul practically help us in our daily struggles? 
  • Since we can do teshuva in the “blink of an eye” why do we need thirty days of Elul and ten days of teshuva? 
  • How do we apply the Alter Rebbe’s example of the “king in the field” in our daily lives? 
  • What did the Rebbe add to this example? 
  • Is there value in just wanting to be better, even if no action is taken? 
  • How can we ensure that we are creating the proper containers in Elul to receive the Divine blessings? 
  • Can we tap into Elul’s energy all year round? 
  • How does sof maaseh b'machshava techila relate to the month of Elul as the last month of the year leading into the new year? 
  • What personal and global lessons can we learn from this week’s Parsha in how to fight our life battles? 
  • How do we explain the Torah allowing taking a “beautiful woman” captive during war? 
  • What are the practical applications of remembering what Amalek did to us? 
  • Can we apply Amalek to the war against Hamas? 
  • Why aren’t more religious Jews joining this war? 
  • Why are sin offerings brought in the holy temple relevant for us to read today, as well as after the geulah when evil will be eradicated? 
  • Are we davening properly? 
  • What impact should prayer have on us and our emotional intelligence? 
  • How can we make davening a more transformative experience? 

Ki Teitzei Prayer What can Chassidus teach us about trichotillomania (hair pulling)? 
As a non-Jew, will learning Hebrew and studying Torah make my life happy? 

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Ep. 558: How Can Elul Help Us in Our Daily Struggles?

Ep. 558: How Can Elul Help Us in Our Daily Struggles?

Rabbi Simon Jacobson