Live at 8:00 pm: In this week’s Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What were some of the last words the Rebbe Rashab said before his histalkus? Why and when did the Seder become a mechanical ritual for many Jews? What can I do to avoid conflicts with my spouse who keeps adding more draconian Pesach chumras, traumatizing our family? And more • Watch Live

From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, director of the Meaningful Life Center: With all this talk about the global economic crisis and our other current challenges, things can get quite depressing. People everywhere, and our institutions in particular – the ones in which we placed our trust – have been, shall we say, humbled. Or worse: shattered • Full Article

From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, director of the Meaningful Life Center: Some years ago a fellow came to see me to discuss his, as he put it, “miserable life.” “As far back as I can remember,” he told me, “I was shunned. People would ridicule and pick on me.” “I don’t know what it is about me,” he continued, “but I seem to project a negative energy that elicits scorn and contempt • Full Article

From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, director of the Meaningful Life Center: Is the universe indeterministic or deterministic? Random or designed? Are our lives predestined or not? At first glance, one would assume that the answer to these questions is dependent on belief in G-d • Full Article

From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, director of the Meaningful Life Center: Trust is all over the news these days. Do we trust our political parties and media? What about our financial institutions and insurance companies? Higher up: Can we trust our government? Can countries trust each other? Will the United States remain a trusted superpower? And finally – the holy economic grail itself: Can we trust our economic system: Capitalism? • Full Article