Selected Lecture Topics for Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Contemporary Issues

The Future of the Jewish People: What Does the Future Hold for Jews? How Do We Guarantee Jewish Continuity?

The Future of Israel and Zionism

Crisis in Israel - What Can We Do?

The New Anti-Semitism and What To Do About It

The Jewish Approach to Today’s War
Abraham, Ishmael, Esau, Jacob, Egypt: Tracing the Roots of Current Events Finding Security in an Uncertain World

The Root of the War: A Universe not at Peace with G-d
What are the Biblical and mystical texts that foretell today’s events?

The Akeidah vs. the Alkeidah

Does Religion Produce Monsters?

Why Does G-d Let Good People Suffer? Age-Old Wisdom for an Age-Old Question

Self Actualization and Personal Growth

The Great Enemy Within: Apathy

Love, Intimacy and the Meaning of Life
A Frank Discussion on Jewish Relevance to Our Lives Today

Pain and Suffering: How Can a Good G-d Cause Pain? Turning Pain into Growth

Fear and Faith in Times of Crisis

Living Spiritually: How to Balance, Work, Home, Material Life and Yiddishkeit
The Coming Together of Two Worlds

Making Positive Changes:
How the Wisdom of the Sages Can Empower Your 21st-Century Life

How to Say What you Really Mean:
Words from the Heart Enter the Heart

How to Forgive When You Can’t Forget (or, How to Forget when you can’t Forgive)

Who Are You: Id or Yid?

Social Issues

Will Women and Men Ever See Eye to Eye?
Ancient Wisdom for Modern-Day Solutions

Who is the Ultimate Shadchan – G-d or Man? Is marriage predestined or dependent on your efforts?

The Art of Love: Marriage & Relationships In the Kabbalah

The Women’s Pivotal Role in the Future of the Jewish Nation
What the Rebbe Said May Surprise You

The Great Divide...? The Mechitzah:
The Separation of Men and Women in the Synagogue and Religious Life

The Jewish Revolutionary View on Education

Is your self worth defined by your net-worth?

Judaism

Was Moses Orthodox, Conservative or Reform? The Secret to Jewish Unity and How We Can Eradicate Divisiveness

"I find Judaism to be repressive." Is There Room in Judaism for Self Expression?

Exile and Exodus: Lessons from the Parsha about Current Events
What we learn today from the Egyptian Bondage and Redemption

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism But Were Afraid to Ask:
Sexuality, Cremation, Abortion and Other Controversial Issues of Our Time

Who Gave the Rabbis All Their Power?
Is the entire spectrum of Jewish life based on the whim of a few rabbis 1500 years ago? Why should we listen to them now?

Dancing with G-d: The Ecstasy of Jewish Mysticism

For Chabad audiences

How the Rebbe Can Help You Live A Meaningful Life
The story behind the book, Toward a Meaningful Life: The Wisdom of the Rebbe, and the tremendous response from readers.

The Rebbe: An Immortal Legacy
Why the Rebbe is Relevant to Your Life Today

The First 21st Century Leader
The Rebbe’s Revolutionary Vision for Our Lives Today

The Rebbe and His Message:
A New Paradigm For Our Times Built on 3313 Years of Torah

Judaism for the 21st Century: A Blueprint for Global Transformation
The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Visionary Approach to Issues Facing the Jewish People and the World Today