Your Mission, Your Purpose
For 25 years, Rabbi Simon Jacobson has advised people of all backgrounds on how to find purpose. The free resources on this page will help you to write your own personal mission statement.
P.O.P.P. is the Meaningful Life Center’s proprietary method for revealing your personal mission statement. It stands for: Personality, Opportunities, People & Places — the four criteria you’ll consider when assessing who you are. Start with the first article on this page, then dive deeper.
Vayeirah : The Mission Continues
The topics discussed include G-d’s plans “behind the curtain,” the power of prayer, and each individual’s mission in this world.
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Vayishlach: Hypocrisy
When it comes to behavior on a day-to-day level, we all fall short of our own standards.
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Vayigash: Faith and Reason
An examination of the apparent dichotomy between faith and reason in the modern world, and a realistic perspective of these two forces from a Biblical perspective.
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Vayechi: Book Ends
The story of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a blueprint that encapsulates in microcosm all the events that take place in history, both personally and globally.
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Vaeirah: Your Life: The Ultimate Journey
For what purpose did your soul come into this world? Discover your collective and individual purpose and gain insight into spiritual existence.
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Vayeirah : G-d’s Mysterious Ways
Our relationship with G-d is a two-way street: The more we immerse ourselves in our calling and the more dedicated we become to our mission, the more access we gain to the deeper mysteries of life.
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Who Needs Meaning in Life Anyway?
What is the meaning of life? Rabbi Simon Jacobson, author of the best-seller Toward a Meaningful Life, actually answers that question.
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Thank You for Giving Me Back My Life
A moving letter of a survivor of childhood abuse who found out that her life is meaningful. Example of spirituality helping with overcoming child abuse.
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Birth: The Mission Begins
Why were you born? What your birth means is that you are G-d’s child. Your birth was not an accident; G-d chooses each of us to fulfill a specific mission.
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Mission Possible: How To Discover Your Mission
How to discover your mission: Look closely at your life experiences and you will see patterns emerge that will direct you toward your calling.
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Finding Purpose in the Pursuit of a Hobby
Pursuit of a hobby can be an act of selflessness — when the soul of the pursuit is in sync.
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Two Compelling Reasons to Find a Hobby
Hobbies can profoundly improve your productivity in all areas of life.
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How to Feel That You Matter
When you know your personal mission statement, you can always return to it.
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The Journey Begins
Creating a mission statement is vital to achieving your purpose. To find it one must look at their personality, opportunities, people, and places.
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Going from Survival Mode to Living Consciously
Topic: Intuition
The trick to living consciously is to have an oasis in time to focus on your inner life, so that you can go back to your outer life with recharged batteries.
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
The great gift of Torah is that it provides us with a Divine blueprint on how to live our lives. Your unique mission statement is embedded within you.
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Why You Need a Personal Mission Statement
No business can function without a mission statement? Can you? A mission describes the reason an entity — an organization or a person — exists. It lets everyone know what the entity stands for and where it’s headed.
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Seven Steps Toward A Life Without Apathy
Learn how to preempt the indifference and complacency that sometimes sets in to your life.
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Finding Your True Passion In Life
How can you find your passion in life? You need only look inside yourself: You already have it; you only have access to it. Your very soul is a passionate ball of fire — a burning flame waiting to be released.
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Possibilities
In Eikev, this week’s Torah portion, we begin to deal with one of life’s biggest questions: “What am I truly capable of achieving”…
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How to Make Your Actions Matter
If you can expand your world to include what you cannot explain or understand, you’re on the way to making your actions matter. How? Read on.
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Daily Affirmation: I know what I need. But do I know what I am needed for?
Wherever you go and whatever you do, find ways to use your strengths, particularly to help other people. The daily affirmation, “I know what I need, but do I know what I am needed for?” will remind you to do so.
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Recognizing and Seizing Opportunities
In order to seize seize an opportunity, you first have to recognize it. While some of the opportunities given to you in life are obvious, others are hidden. What does it mean that an opportunity is hidden, and how can you find it?
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The Birth of Projection
Only through prayer and through our connection to the past do we have the power to overcome the challenges of the present. When you are stuck in a pit overwhelmed by difficulties, you cannot solve the problem alone.
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An Exercise to Find Out Who You Are
Topic: Who You Are When No One Is Looking; How to Figure Out Who You Are
Your answers to the nine questions in this exercise should help you find out who you are and what your purpose in life is.
Finding Oneness In Diversity
We are all one: Together we comprise a single organism whose various cells, limbs, and organs complement and complete one another.
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You Have Permission to Be Yourself
When you are not yourself, you are robbing the world of what you were meant to contribute to it.
Read MoreBirthday Power: Unlock Your Hidden Potential
We often overlook the treasures within, blind to the vast potential that resides in the depths of our being. It’s like having a powerful tool at our disposal, yet remaining entirely oblivious to its existence. Why? Because we don’t always look inward. We fail to recognize the profound truth that our greatest resources are not found in external acquisitions, but rather, in the untapped wells of our own souls.
Read MoreKabbalah of Dreams: Unlocking Their Meaning
Dreams. Since time immemorial, they have captivated and perplexed us. Fleeting visions that dance behind closed eyelids, leaving us with whispers of memories, fragments of stories both nonsensical and profound. What lies behind these nocturnal dramas? What secrets do they hold about ourselves, about the very nature of reality?
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Yes, You Really Actually Matter
Your worth is something that nobody can take away from you, because nobody gave it to you.
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Coping With Illness and Difficult Challenges: How to Maintain a Positive Attitude
Life happens – discover cognitive and emotional skills to successfully deal with any given challenge.
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The Anatomy of Self-Sabotage
Discover tools to transcend your blinds spots, and embrace the unknown unknowns. And when you do, you can then begin to actually know the unknowable.
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Taking One Action Changes Everything
Discover the surprising forces that lie within the quiet deed, the enormous punch yielded by a simple act.
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How to Give and Receive Blessings
A blessing is a tool, which opens up doors. Learn how to tap into this energy and bring blessings into your life.
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Are You Living Up To Your Potential?
Learn to become the person you are capable of being, not just the person you are.
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What to Do With Your Life
Learn ways how to figure out what to with your life, what questions to ask, and how to actually live the life that would make you most proud
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Unclutter Your Soul: Things to Get Out of Your Life
Discover how to free up the clutter in your life, to make room for the things that will allow you to be the best you can be.
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How to Be a Radical Warrior for Goodness & Kindness
Instead of being part of the problem, become part of the solution; become a pioneer — a radical warrior for goodness and kindness.
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Restoring Faith In Humanity
Learn how to look deeper inside yourself and others and discover tools to elicit nobility of the highest order. And in turn, restore confidence in the human race.
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Do You Have a Personal Mission Statement? Learning How to Develop Your Calling in Life
Rabbi Simon Jacobson, April 2018, Washington, DC
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How to Create a Bright Future Unhaunted by the Past
Learn how to unclog blocks that imprison your psyche — and release the enormous energy within, allowing you to build a bright new future, with beautiful new possibilities, unhaunted by the ghosts of yesterday.
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Ordinary People Becoming Extraordinary
Discover how to look beyond the glitz and glitter — beyond the modern forces which, deliberately or inadvertently, blind us — and see the extraordinary within the ordinary, the unusual within the usual, the miraculous within the natural.
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How One Inspiring Moment Can Change Your Life
Discover a new way to look at what you — and every person — can accomplish in a split second. How to see a world in a gain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
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Should We Ever Take Extreme Measures?
Discover how to navigate your life knowing when to stay the course and when to veer sharply left or right.
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Introduction to Your Inner Mystic
Theme: Your Inner Mystic
Learn how to access your inner angels and inner mystic, transforming the way you experience every aspect of life: To look at life inside out instead of outside in, and unleash a plethora of energy which has been trapped inside of you.
How to Improve Daily Living
Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson weekly podcast at 8:30pm every Wednesday as he examines life and offers a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche. Discover how to live a truly happy and meaningful life by using your divine gifts and wisdom to reach your highest potential.
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Know Your Worth
Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he breaks down the different ways we measure our worth, offering a formula for developing and cultivating a far deeper and lasting sense of value – one not subject to the shifting attitudes and moods of others or to the dependence on impermanent things?
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What It’s Like to Be Honest With Yourself
Learn tools how to uncover the shrouds that cloak the true you. Build up the courage to get to know your inner self in ways you never could have imagined.
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Stress Response: What Men Can Learn from Women
Discover how to live a truly happy and meaningful life by using your divine gifts and wisdom to reach your highest potential.
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How to Spiritually Charge Your Daily Routine
Spiritually charge up your daily quotidian, and turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Why Life Matters
If you feel that your life doesn’t matter much, then all your life choices and relationships don’t matter that much either. If your life is negligible then everything you do is also negligible.
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Do I Matter
Discover that by virtue of your very birth you are absolutely indispensable and irreplaceable. And everything you do matters now and forever. Change the way you see yourself.
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Dear Inner Child: Where Are You?
Where did our inner child go? How can we access her? That child – the holiest part of your heart and soul – represents your greatest potential and your chance to soar through the sublime.
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The Zodiac: Is My Life Predestined?
Are we pre-wired programmed machines, like the entire universe, governed by the deterministic laws of nature? Or do we humans have the ability to transcend the parameters of our defined structures?
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The Kabbalah of Health
Physical fitness is not arbitrary or optional; it is part of your responsibility to yourself. On the other hand, worshipping the body is destructive. The body is a vehicle for the soul; its value lies there, not as an end unto itself.
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Build Yourself an Ark: Riding the Waves of Uncertainty
Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he offers a 4125 year-old, time-tested formula for riding through the waves of uncertainty. Learn how to look at uncertainty in the face (without denial, retreat or fantasy) and not only not be overwhelmed, but come out stronger than ever.
Rabbi Simon Jacobson in Conversation with TikTok Exec, Michal Oshman: Bridging Faith and Modernity
Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson and TikTok Exec Michal Oshman for a fascinating discussion on the transformative and transcendent power of Jewish wisdom and spirituality.
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Your Thoughts CAN Create Your Reality
Join Rabbi Jacobson for this important pre-Rosh Hashana talk and discover new vistas of your soul, that when tapped, go beyond the usual cause and effect forces of life. Learn how your mind and mindset have the strength to change the course of your future.
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Help! I’m Drowning
Join Rabbi Jacobson and discover how to engage in life while remaining afloat and above the fray; how to transcend the stormy seas while also riding them to unprecedented heights.
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You Have No Right Not to Like Yourself
Theme: Know Your Worth
You might not feel like you like yourself, but it’s not up to you (or any other person) to decide whether or not you’re worth liking.
Does Religion Demand Conformity?
Lessons on community and individuality; how to be a unique member in a synergetic society
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Why is G-d Invisible?
Lessons on blind faith and true reality; when seeing is not always believing
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The Flame, The Cloud and the Dough: 3 Secrets to Eternal Love
Lessons from our mother Sara; how to be a selfless giver
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The Masquerade of Life
Lessons on “dressing up” for a greater cause; do the clothes make the man or the man makes the clothes?
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The Soul’s Journey to a Dark World
Lessons on the journey of life; how to transform our world with light and warmth
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The Final Showdown
Lessons on confrontation; how to deal with the perpetual battles of life.
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The Physics and Kabbalah of Chanukah
Discover how the properties of light, so powerfully reflected in the Chanukah flames, teach us the essence of who we are and who were meant to be: Transparent channels of a higher reality.
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Biblical Stories Decoded: Exodus: Let My People Go!
How to Grow through Pain and Suffering
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Biblical Events Decoded: The Land and Sea within You
Biblical Events Decoded: The Land and Sea within You
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Biblical Events Decoded: Synesthesia: Where Sight Meets Sound
Can you hear your sights and see your sounds? Discover the connection between all our senses and learn how to transcend their nature
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The Soul of the Super Bowl
Lessons on sports, competition and the deeper meaning behind the Super Bowl
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Is ChatGPT a Sign that Something Bigger is Coming?
Is ChatGBT a Sign that Something Bigger is Coming?
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Esther’s Secret: Why Jews Celebrate Her Every Year on Purim
Esther’s Secret: Why Jews Celebrate Her Every Year on Purim
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What Nobody Ever Told You About Passover
This is where it all began, when a family of tribes became a nation of people, when a body of slaves became a soul of freedom. Some people have an exit strategy; we have an exodus strategy.
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How Can I Give Charity Amid Financial Uncertainty?
How Can I Give Charity Amid Financial Uncertainty?
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Is Equality a Good Thing
As we approach July 4th, we are reminded of the revolutionary principle proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, which is really the foundation of this entire country – and the foundation of the modern world today. “All men [people] are created equal.” We are all equal and we all are entitled to equal rights.
How to Vacation With Purpose
The word vacation evokes a feeling of letting go, freedom, lightheartedness and even folly. It brings to mind visions of beaches and mojitos, frolicking in the water and relaxing under the stars. Vacation is usually associated with an escape from our reality, a runaway from the daily grind and life’s responsibilities.
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How to Find Continuity In Your Life
Topic: Your Daily Life; How to Figure Out Who You Are
You need give yourself the opportunity to transcend the minutiae that clutter your days. You have to go below the surface and think, “Why was I put there?
The Real You Is Healthy
Your birthright is a purposeful, healthy inner self. You have probably suffered traumas and been negatively effected by surroundings and events in your life — especially during childhood. But, underneath it all, your true self is healthy.
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Let’s Illuminate the World!
Meaning is the single most important ingredient in a person’s life. Help us continue to give The Gift of Meaning.
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Do You Fear Change
Do I fear change? And what can I do about it? Because if you don’t mitigate it, this fear of change will keep you from making any move in life.
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Think Different. Be Different. Think for Yourself. Be Yourself.
Think Different. Be Different. Think for yourself. Be Yourself.
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This Video Will Make You Want to Call Your Mother
The innate power and strength of a mother; lessons on love, selflessness and complete devotion.
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Youth Crime and Social Media: How Can We Stop the Trend?
Youth Crime and Social Media: How Can We Stop the Trend?
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Seize the Day: A Message to All Graduates
Are All Political Leaders Corrupt?
The very question itself, posed by many, speaks of our mistrust and negative feelings towards our leaders today. Does being a leader mean that you need to compromise, negotiate and manipulate your way through power? Can a leader even keep his values and morals intact these days?
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The Soul of Charisma
Spiritual charisma is not about seeking validation or trying to impress others. It is about embodying and radiating your authentic spiritual nature, connecting with others on a deeper level, and inspiring them to explore their own spirituality.
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The UNITED States: Why Are We So Divided?
Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson in unraveling the complexities of our divided nation, and embark on a journey towards a more united and harmonious United States. Together, let us discover the path to healing and forge a brighter future for generations to come.
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How to Wage a War Against Apathy
Apathy, characterized by indifference, can hinder personal growth and the pursuit of meaningful goals. Discover a comprehensive approach to inspire and ignite a passionate and purposeful life.
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You Were Born an Original; Don’t Become a Copy
You Were Born an Original; Don’t Become a Copy
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Why We Need Pain
The definition of growth means moving from one state to another. How is this possible? Only through going out of our comfort zone. We need to feel the discomfort in order to grow.
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Do You Feel Abandoned?
With wars waging between Israel and Gaza and between Russia and Ukraine, are nations more united or more divided than ever before? Have we made any progress between nations?
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United or Divided Nations?
With wars waging between Israel and Gaza and between Russia and Ukraine, are nations more united or more divided than ever before? Have we made any progress between nations?
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Why is the World Obsessed with Jews?
History is a witness to the fact that Jews are always at the center of world events. In every single generation the Jews have been ostracized. But why?
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What Is a Mind Without a Soul?
History is a witness to the fact that Jews are always at the center of world events. In every single generation the Jews have been ostracized. But why?
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Argentina and Israel: A Modern Day Miracle
Explore the inspiring tale of the enduring bond and remarkable collaboration between Argentina and Israel in this enlightening video.
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Rabbi Speaks Out on DEI
Discover the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and its role in fostering a more compassionate and connected society.
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Some Dance to Remember, Some Dance to Forget…
Delves into the profound impact of memory in our lives.
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The Kabbalistic Secret to Drinking Responsibly
Discover profound wisdom and spiritual insights into your relationship with alcohol.
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How to Deal with Unethical Leaders
Learn practical strategies for navigating the challenges of unethical leadership.
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Total Eclipse: Is This the End of the World?
Explore the profound insights on the total eclipse and its significance in “Total Eclipse: Is This the End of the World?”
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Exodus 2024: Gaza, Iran and Egypt
Explore the timeless lessons of Exodus amidst modern challenges in Gaza and Egypt, delving into the deep-rooted narratives that shape our world today.
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The 15 Steps in 15 Minutes
Discover the profound journey of self-reflection and transformation in just 15 minutes with ‘The 15 Steps’ video, guiding you through the Passover Seder’s spiritual significance.
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Searching for the Land of Milk and Honey
Explore the profound search for fulfillment and spiritual purpose in “Searching for the Land of Milk and Honey”.
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Memorial Day: Remember and Honor
Explore the profound significance of Memorial Day, emphasizing the importance of remembering and honoring those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
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Is World Peace Achievable? Lessons from Sinai
Discover how the lessons from Sinai can guide us toward achieving world peace in this insightful video.
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Happy Father’s Day!
Explore the profound influence of fathers on their children and society. He offers reflections on the unique responsibilities and joys of fatherhood, providing heartfelt insights and blessings to celebrate and honor fathers.
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A True Leader Creates Leaders; Not Followers
Discover that true leadership is about empowering others to become leaders themselves, by highlighting the importance of fostering growth, independence, and the ability to inspire others.
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Reacting to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
What happened?? Making sense of the attempted assassination on Donald Trump
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Was Trump Saved by G-d?
Explore the concept of divine intervention and its implications in contemporary events, reflecting on how faith and spirituality influence our understanding of political and personal occurrences.
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Why are We So Divided? How to Create a UNITED States
Explore the deep-rooted causes of societal division and offers insights on how to foster unity and create a truly united state.
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Is It Ok to Be Sad?
Explore the role of sadness in our lives, discussing how it can serve as a powerful catalyst for personal growth and deeper connections with others. He emphasizes that when handled properly, sadness can lead to profound introspection and self-discovery.
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The Mistakes We All Make
Discover and learn insightful tips on how to turn life’s common mistakes into opportunities for growth.
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What is Kabbalah?
Explore the profound teachings of Kabbalah in this class, where Rabbi Simon Jacobson demystifies its ancient wisdom and reveals how it applies to your daily life.
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The Ceasefire Hoax
Explore how ceasefires often act as temporary solutions that don’t address the deeper, underlying conflicts, urging us to seek lasting peace instead.
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Is Satan Real?
Explore the concept of Satan as not an independent force of evil, but a divine creation meant to challenge and test us, guiding us toward spiritual growth.
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Bullets, Booms and Blasts: How Will This End?
Explore the deeper spiritual implications of global conflicts, offering guidance on navigating turmoil and working toward personal and collective peace.
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How Should We Honor October 7th?
Explore how we can honor the memory of October 7th by transforming pain into purpose and seeking deeper meaning in the aftermath of tragedy.
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Post Election Reflections: The Bigger Picture
Post Election Reflections: The Bigger Picture
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The Kabbalah’s Epic Prediction about the Middle East War
Discover the Kabbalistic perspective on the Middle East conflict, exploring ancient wisdom’s insights into current events and their deeper spiritual implications.
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Tragedy in the UAE
Reflections on the tragic death of Rabbi Tzvi Kogen in the UAE, discussing the lessons of resilience, faith, and spiritual growth that can emerge from such profound tragedies.
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The Ladder of Life
Explore the profound steps to personal growth and spiritual transformation. Learn how to navigate life’s challenges and elevate yourself to new heights.
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Why is There Upheaval in So Many Countries?
Explore the deeper reasons behind global upheaval and discover timeless insights for navigating turbulent times
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Are You Exhausted?
Dive into the crucial discussion on exhaustion—why we feel drained and how to restore our energy and vitality, guiding us towards a balanced and energized life
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What’s Worse, Ignorance or Apathy? I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care
Explore the profound question of whether ignorance or apathy is more detrimental, and uncover tools to combat both in this insightful episode on living a meaningful life.
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When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Keep Going
Explore a valuable discussion on building resilience and discovering inner strength when facing life’s toughest challenges.
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Live Dispatch from Israel
Explore current events with deep insights into today’s pressing issues. Gain a clearer understanding of the complexities shaping our world.
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7 Steps to Success
Explore seven transformative steps to success through self-awareness, intentionality, and proactive action for personal and professional fulfillment.
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Emotional Overload: Are We Too Sensitive for Our Own Good?
Explore the balance between empathy and resilience—how to stay open-hearted without becoming overwhelmed.
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Those Who Stand for Nothing, Fall for Anything
Those Who Stand for Nothing, Fall for Anything
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Are You Productive?
Discover the true meaning of productivity and how to align your actions with your higher purpose.
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The Ripple Effect: The Power of One Small Act
The Ripple Effect: The Power of One Small Act
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Passover 101: The Great Escape
Explore the timeless lessons of the Exodus, offering insights into achieving personal freedom and transformation in today’s world.
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Can Ken and Barbie Ever Get Along? The Secret to True Equality
Can Ken and Barbie Ever Get Along? The Secret to True Equality
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The Difference Between the Means and the End
Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a quick, clear lesson on the difference between the means and the end.
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You Were Sent to Earth With a Mission
Your soul was sent to Earth with a purpose. Are you living up to it? If you want to change your life, start with that question.
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A Special New Year Greeting from Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Your soul was sent to Earth with a purpose. Are you living up to it? If you want to change your life, start with that question.
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Revealing Your Inner Light
Remember that you are here to refine this physical world, to elevate your specific corner of the world using the unique strengths given to you.
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Leave Your Past Behind
How can you leave your past behind? You must have a vision for the future. Without a vision for the future, you will gravitate toward the things that controlled you in the past.
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If You Want a Positive Life, Start With a Mission Statement
Theme: Personal Rebirth
The foundation of a life based on your positive values starts with a personal mission statement.
Misplaced Humility: When Pride is a Necessity
Explore the concept of misplaced humility and how acknowledging and embracing one’s strengths and accomplishments can be essential for personal growth and fulfilling one’s potential.
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How to Stop Hitting the Snooze Button
We need healthy excitement and purpose in life. Without it, we can’t defeat the snooze bar.
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Mastering the Challenge of Inspiration Every Day
How do you maintain a “for today” attitude when every day seems the same? Fight boredom with these ideas for daily and weekly activities to master the challenge of inspiration.
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