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What You’re Most Ashamed Of May Be Your Greatest GiftThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 4 Cheshvan, 5787, October 15, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10005

Stop Building Towers to Prove You Exist: The Burden of Shame, and the Search for Your True NameView Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10004

Don't Let Your Violin Become a Doorstop: Work Hard, But Don't Surrendering Your Integrity & SerenityThis class is the first in a series on the Maamar Mayim Rabim, said by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Motzei Shabos Parshas Noach, 3 Cheshvan, 5738, October 15, 1977, in his room. Presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 1 Cheshvan, 5787, October 12, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. Do not use your violin as a doorstep, and your telescope as a soup mixer. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10003

The FlyDubai Plane Was Hijacked. He Stood Up. Would I?This class, presented on Tuesday, Parshas Bereishis, 25 Tishrei, 5787, Oct. 6, 2026. explores the extraordinary, miraculous story of the FlyDubai flight, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saved by the co-pilot who attempted to murder hundreds, maybe thousands. It speaks of twelve miracles that saved the day and caused a nation to erupt in praise and dance.  The class tells the story of sibling rivalry throughout Bereishis, beginning with Kayin and Hevel, ending with Joseph and his brothers. It contrasts the stories of Adam and Eve and Kayin and Hevel, who avoid responsibility for genuine leadership, which assumes responsibility. It shows the difference between Kayin and Yosef, and how that inspired Moshe to go out to his brothers and stand up when "there was no man." The class concludes with a lesson to each of us, even the simple ones, to have the courage to "storm the cockpit" and bring our plane home. There are moments when history asks a person a single question: Will you remain in your seat, or will you stand up and become the person this moment needs? View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/10001

My Journey to Open My Heart; The Teshuvah of Coming Back to MyselfIn this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi YY Jacobson, one of the foremost online teachers of Torah, about how each of us can experience redemptive consciousness by feeling Hashem's infinite love and presence in this moment. In this episode we discuss: —Why has there been a shift in the way we approach publicly sharing Torah? —What is the nature of the Torah approach to vulnerability? —What are we trying to achieve with our own teshuva? Tune in to hear a conversation about the pain of existing seemingly separately from the Divine. Rabbi YY Jacobson is a Chabad rabbi, teacher, and scholar of Torah and Jewish mysticism. He is the founder and dean of TheYeshiva.net, where his classes reach thousands of students around the world. A sought-after speaker, Rabbi Jacobson draws on Torah, Chassidic thought, Kabbalah, and Jewish philosophy to explore contemporary questions of faith, spirituality, relationships, and Jewish life. References: The Dance of Teshuva by David Ebner. Likkutei Torah. Ben Porat Yosef. The Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein M.D. To Live with an Open Heart: Tanya through the eyes of a Psychotherapist by Devorah Leah Nussbaum. Talmud Daily. Tzidkat HaTzadik.

The Anatomy of Ecstasy: How Joy Was Reinvented at Simchas Beis HashoavahThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on 11 Tishrei, 5787, September 22, 2026. The joy of Sukkos cannot merely mean relief that the Yamim Noraim are over. Relief is valuable, but it is not the explosive simcha described by Torah and Chazal. Every night of Sukkos in the Beis Hamikdash, multitudes gathered in Jerusalem. Great sages danced and juggled flaming torches. Light flooded the city. Before dawn, a procession descended to the Shiloach spring, drew water, and carried it upward with shofar blasts. The water was poured on the mizbeach together with the morning offering. Was this joy only because Yom Kippur is over? That seems strange. So what is the secret of this intense joy? The Mishnah says (Sukkah 51b), One who never witnessed Simchas Beis Hashoavah, the Sages declare, never witnessed joy in life. But why? And why say it in the negative? And also why be “stingy” with joy? Maybe a person did experience happiness in another setting or environment! How can anyone state that “if you did not come to my wedding, you never saw joy!” It seems very strange. The class delves deeply into the secret of the schism of the water on day two of creation and how the joy of Sukkot heals the tension that has become part of the fabric of life. The class shows how the deepest gift we can bring into the sukkah is not perfection on the table; it is a living heart, present enough to channel joy, love, and the flow of Hashem. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9995

How do I forgive Hashem? How Do I Forgive Myself? How Do I Open My Closed Heart?

What Is Teshuvah? Reclaiming Your Soul’s Forgotten BalladThe class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 4 Tishrei 5787, September 15, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9994

As I Find My Core, The Divine Bliss Is Revealed Inside of MeThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, 27 Elul, 5786, September 9, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.    View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9992

When the Wave Gets to Know the Ocean: The Essence of TeshuvahThis class explores a Rosh Hashanah discourse by the Alter Rebbe, explaining the two frequencies of the soul, Yaakov and Yisroel, Memale and Sovov, and redefining the meaning of sin and Teshuvah. The class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 26 Elul 5786, September 8, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9991

The Sound of 'Tzimtzum:' What Our Generation Is Detecting This is the fourth class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, 25 Elul, 5786, September 7, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY. In this section, the Alter Rebbe describes the greatest love story ever told; yet the ego refuses to believe it. How vulnerable and blissful to experience, in an embodied way, that I am the best thing that happened to Hashem?   How the Alter Rebbe healed the "trauma" of the "yesh," the sense of ego and separateness, which is the core of all our anxiety. Take your "yesh" seriously, but realize what is its true story: Hashem in His essence wantinbg to have an authentic relationship with YOU. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9990

How You Coronate G-d: You Feel Your Resistance and Choose Trust This is the third class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Thursday, 21 Elul, 5786, September 3, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  The Alter Rebbe explores the meaning of the Divine attribute of Malchus, responsible for generating the consciousness of separateness and finitude, which allows us to choose trust. Forget ego-death. Hold on to your ego, trauma, and anxiety and surrender it. You are my king, and I am your servant.  View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9989

What Happens to the Soul when It Departs from the Body? This is the second class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Wednesday, 20 Elul, 5786, Sep. 2, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  The class delves deeper into the two states of consciousness, Igulim and Yosher. Where we are submerged in the source, like the photon in the sun, the stop in the ocean, and the fetus in the womb, to where we emerge as "something," and the source turns into "no-thing." We discuss why Moshe did not want to be a leader, and why so severe a penalty for expressing a halacha in front of your Rebbe. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9988

The Haunting Story the Baal Shem Tov Told before Blowing ShofarThis class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Tuesday, 19 Elul 5786, September 1, 2026, at The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY. This life-changing class helps heal our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur from stress and anxiety. What is the meaning of the day of judgment? Who is judging us and why? Should I panic about what my new year will bring? We explore the powerful story the Baal Shem Tov would share before the blowing of the Shofar: As you cross over to the other side, you see there were never any walls...  The class concluded with a letter from Mr. Sender Russel about how he healed his Rosh Hashanah from desperation and frustration. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9983

If All Your Journeys Are Not Bringing You to Infinite Humility -- You're on another Ego Trip This is the first class in a series on the Maamar Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashanah said by the Alter Rebbe for Rosh Hashanah 5571, September 29, 1810, which came out on Shabbos. This class was presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson on Monday, 18 Elul, 5786, August 31, 2026, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.  The Alter Rebbe asks how the sages could cancel for the entire Jewish nation the Torah mitzvah to hear Shofar on Rosh Hashanah when it falls out on Shabbos, just because some individual may come to carry it? The maamar delves into the theme of Igulim and Yosher, the higher and lower levels of unity, two states of consciousness: In one, the creation is submerged in source, with no visible identity; in the other, it emerges as an autonomous reality. View Source Sheets: https://portal.theyeshiva.net/api/source-sheets/9982