Chassidus Morning Class by Rabbi YY Jacobson

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  How to End the Darkness Forever - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #7 24.07.2026

  The Revolution of the Alter Rebbe on How to Transform the World at Its Core: This is the seventh and final class in a series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Friday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 10 Av, 5786, July 24, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  They Decided to Divorce -- That's When They Discovered Their Love - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #6 22.07.2026 1h 36min

  The Great Danger When You Think You Don't Need Attachment: This is the sixth class in a series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson onWednesday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 8 Av, 5786, July 22, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  Science Without Fear: Beyond the Illusion of Separation - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #5 20.07.2026 1h 50min

  The Interface: Unveiling Oneness to the Fabric of Existence: This is the fifth class in a series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Vaetchanan, 6 Av, 5786, July 20, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  True Faith Is Not Afraid of Intellectual Honesty - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #4 17.07.2026 1h 53min

  What Is Emunah? Faith and Reason -- Three Approaches: This is the fourth class in series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class, exploring the relationship between faith and reason and three different approaches to the question, was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Friday, Parshas Devarim, 3 Av, 5786, July 17, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  What a Blessing That Inauthenticity Causes Deep Pain - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #3 16.07.2026

  As consciousness collides with infinity, you crack open: our three-step journey to truth: This is the third text-based class of a historic series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a discourse presented by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, August 1, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Devarim, 2 Av, 5786, July 16, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  FINALLY! The Rebbe Cracks the Code of Anxiety - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #2 15.07.2026 2h 15min

  How Healthy Is Your Relationship with the Rebbe? The Three Levels of Bittul in the Divine Light — and What They Mean in Our Lives: How Healthy and Authentic Is Your Relationship with the Rebbe? This is the second text-based class of a historic series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a Maamar said by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, July 29, 1914, the day World War I Began. This class, exploring the three states of "Bitul" in the "Divine light," was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, Parshas Devarim, 1 Av, 5786, July 15, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  INCREDIBLE! The Rebbe’s Historic Discourse on the Day World War I Began - Mammar Keitz Sum Lachoshech #1 13.07.2026 1h 54min

  The Long Journey Toward Redemption: How Darkness Becomes the Canvas of Healing: This is the first text-based class of a historic series on the Maamar (discourse) "Keitz Sam Lachoshech -- there is an end to the darkness," presented by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av, 5724, July 18, 1964, based on a discourse presented by the Rebbe Rashab 50 years earlier, on Shabbos Tisha B'Av 5614, August 1, 1914, the day World War I Began. The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Devarim, 28 Tammuz, 5786, July 13, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  Searching for the Real Sinner: Here's Why They're So Hard to Find - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #6 09.07.2026 1h 39min

  Beyond Suppression: The Fierce Appetite of the Tzaddik: This class is the sixth and final one in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Parshas Shlach. The classwas presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Matot-Maasei, 24 Tammuz, 5786, July 9, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  Why the Strongest of Men Honor Their Feminine Core - Monday: Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #5 06.07.2026 1h 57min

  We're All the Feminine Receviers from Hashem; Then We Turn Into Masculine Givers: This class is the fifth in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Matot Maasei, 21 Tammuz, 5786, July 6, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  Torah Contains the Bliss; Mitzvos Are the Bliss Itself - Thursday: Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #4 02.07.2026 1h 45min

  I Woke Up with Anxiety... Then I Did This: This class is the fourth in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Pinchas, 17 Tammuz, 5786, July 2, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  The Soul’s Elastic Tether: Further Detachment, Fiercer Reconnection - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #3 01.07.2026 1h 39min

  When Hashem is a Vendor, You're Just a Customer: This class is the third in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," which he said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, Parshas Pinchas, 16 Tammuz, 5786, July 1, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  The ONLY Class on Judaism You’ll Ever Need - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #2 25.06.2026 2h 7min

  You're the Best Thing that Ever Happened to G-d: How We Let Go and Open Our Hearts to Joy: This class is the second in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Parshas Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson onThursday, Parshas Chukas - Balak, 10 Tammuz, 5786, June 25, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  "Laugh with the Sinners or Cry with the Saints:” Are Religious people Miserable? - Likkutei Torah Ani Hashem #1 22.06.2026 1h 56min

  Why There Is Bliss in Everything; It's G-d's love letter to us: This text-based class is the first in a series on a Maamar (discourse) by the Alter Rebbe, "Ani Hashem Elokeichem," said on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5570, June 30, 1810, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. It was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Balak, 7 Tammuz, 5786, June 22, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  "May Hashem Find His Power!" Moshe Gives a Pep Talk to G-d?! - Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #5 15.06.2026 1h 26min

  How Do You Heal Someone Who Fell So Low? You Go Much Higher: This is the fifth and final class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, Parshas Korach, 30 Sivan, 5786, June 15, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.
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  The Source of ALL Anxiety—and How to Heal It - Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #4 11.06.2026 1h 47min

  When Life Throws You a Curveball, Surrender Becomes a Lifeline: This is the fourth class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, Parshas Shlach, 26 Sivan, 5786, June 11, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores why the deepest form of performing mitzvos is without reason; we discuss the argument of Reb Yishmael and Reb Akiva, how the Jews responded to the Ten Commandments, with a "yes" or a "no," and how when life hands you a curveball which you can't fit into your framework, "bitul" becomes a blissful lifeline. We explored at length the address of the Rebbe Shabbos Shlach, 1989, how when Moshe was told he should decide for himself if to send the spies, he felt he was given a new path in Judaism. G-d was telling him to trust himself. But how do we know when to trust ourselves and when not? The answer is: Trust your divinity, not your anxiety.
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  A MUST for Educators: Why Do Young People Feel That if Judaism Isn't Miserable It’s Not Real?! - Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #3 08.06.2026 1h 21min

  Have We Deprived a Generation of EXPERIENCING Yiddishkeit & Chassidus?: This is the third class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Shlach. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave the class on Monday, Parshas Shlach, 23 Sivan, 5786, June 8, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class focused on a letter Rabbi YY received from a Yeshiva boy lamenting how so many youth experience Judaism and Chassidus as something that can't really resonate with their most authentic selves; for it to be true, it must be miserable. He addressed the proper way to communicate Judaism, Chassidus, and Tanya, igniting a fire in the eyes of our students and children. The class explores the concepts in Tanya of "the mind ruling the heart," and "pushing away your feelings and cravings with two hands," as well as the "banuni," not focusing on emotions, but on thoughts, words, and actions.
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  How Do You Know When Your Healing Journeys Are Going Off Track? - Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #2 04.06.2026 1h 11min

  Have We Distorted Torah and Chassidus to Make Ourselves Feel Better?: This is the second class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Parshas Shlach. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave the class on Thursday, Parshas Behaaloscha 19 Sivan, 5786, June 4, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores how you know when your healing journeys have taken a detour, and how we know when we are distorting Torah and Chassidus to make us feel better. Ultimately, all healing is about alignment and surrender to Source, and brings us into a deeper relationship with Torah and Mitzvos. We discuss how the Arizal and all the Tzaddikim reached their deepest spiritual experiences through the joy of Mitzvos.
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  When We Discuss G-d's Infinity, It's Not (Only) About Him; It’s About YOU - Likkutei Torah V'atah Yigdal #1 01.06.2026 1h 41min

  Compassion for the Distance Between Who I Am and Who I Think I Am: This is the first class in a series on the discourse "V'atah Yigdal Na Koach Adnai," presented by the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, on Shabbos Shlach, 28 Sivan, 5566, June 14, 1806, published in Likkutei Torah Parshas Shlach. Rabbi YY Jacobson gave the class on Monday, Parshas Behaaloscha 16 Sivan, 5786, June 1, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. The class explores the distinction between the soul before descending to earth and afterward. We explain the difference between this world and all the higher worlds, and why true growth and transformation only happen here below. The class discussed arousing profound compassion for ourselves when we discover our conscious distance from who we truly are, absorbed in the oneness of "Sovev."
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  The Highest Form of Self-Love Is Showing Up for Your True Self When You Least Feel Like It - Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #5 28.05.2026 1h 40min

  G-d Isn't Afraid of Your Bad Moods; Neither Should You Be: The Secret of the Mountain Over Our Head: This is a text-based class, the fifth and final class in a five-part series on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos pre-dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 12 Sivan, 5786, May 28, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.
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  Can I Let Go of the Need to “Reach Levels” and Accept All My Broken Parts? - Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu 5713 #4 25.05.2026

  The Muted Dove -- So Distant, Yet So Close: This is a text-based class, the fourth in a five-part series on the Maamar Beshah She'hikdemu, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the first day of Shavuos pre-dawn, 5713, May 19, 1953. Rabbi YY presented this class on 9 Sivan, 5786, May 25, 2026, at Ohr Chaim Shul, Monsey, NY.