Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

• The Divine Art of Healing. 7 Steps to C.O.M.F.O.R.T. Part 2 Open Your Heart and Make Space

  Finding true comfort and healing in the face of life’s challenges is never easy. Each of us carries pain — personal struggles, family difficulties, disappointments, even trauma. And we all seek relief, not quick fixes or temporary band-aids, but lasting, sustainable solutions.For that, we turn to a 3,000-year-old blueprint: what we call The Divine Art of Healing — Seven Steps to Comfort.In Part One, we discovered the first step — the “C” of COMFORT: Connect. How genuine connection becomes a powerful catalyst for healing and consolation.Now, in Part Two, we continue the journey with the next steps: the O and the M — Open your heart and Make space.Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson as we explore how these steps, embedded within the very word comfort, offer us a timeless path to healing, growth, and inner peace.

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• 7 Steps to C.O.M.F.O.R.T. -- Part 1. Connect

  In times of pain, we often struggle with what to say or do. And we all face such moments — loss, trauma, death, tragedy, setbacks.We’d like to avoid suffering, but it is part of life. In our search for comfort, we may turn to denial, therapy, medication — even unhealthy escapes that numb rather than heal.There is, however, a timeless path — a proven method of healing that goes back over 3,000 years. Let's call it The Divine Art of Healing: Seven Steps to Comfort. More than words, more than actions — it is a blueprint for genuine consolation and resolution, hidden within the very word comfort itself:C — Connect.O — Open your heart.M — Make space.F — Feel.O — Offer light.R — Reassure.T — Transform.Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson over the next several weeks as we explore each of these steps — tools to bring solace not only to yourself, but to others. Because in this world, there is no one who does not need comfort — and no one who cannot give it.This week we explore the first of these seven steps: Connect. How healthy connection and attachment is a powerful agent of healing.

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• Hope: Your Song Never Stops Singing

  Hope. What would life be without it?Without that inner confidence — that no matter what happens, things can get better. That even when something breaks, it can be mended. Rebuilt. Renewed.But where does hope come from? Why are we so drawn to it? Is it just wishful thinking — something we cling to because the alternative is too bleak? Or is there something deeper at work?Hope is not fantasy. It’s not naïve. It’s the voice of the soul — reminding us that we’re never stuck, never alone, never beyond repair.But how do we access and cultivate that voice, especially in times of darkness?These are not just abstract questions. They touch the very core of our lives. Because when you have hope, you have strength. You have direction. You have the power to rise again.Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson as we explore the mystery and the promise of hope. Because your song must never stop singing.

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• Tears as Seeds. The Soul’s Journey Through Pain to Purpose

  We’ve all cried in life.Loss, disappointment, heartbreak — tears born of deep pain and inner anguish.But the real question is: What do you do with your tears?Sadness can crush us. It can demoralize, paralyze, even break our spirit. But it can also awaken us. It can stir growth. It can become a catalyst for transformation.In truth, your life is defined not only by the joyous moments, but by how you respond to the difficult ones — how you carry yourself in the darkness, how you channel your tears.Tears are inevitable. But they are not meaningless. They can be seeds — planted in the soil of the soul, destined to bloom into something greater.Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson in this essential discussion as we explore the soul’s journey from pain to purpose.

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• Religious Hypocrisy. When Religion Hides Your Flaws -- and How to Finally Heal

  Why are some religious people so obnoxious? I hear this question often. It’s no wonder religion gets at times a bad rap. And it does seem strange, doesn’t it? If faith is meant to elevate us, shouldn’t it make us more refined, sensitive, kind, and gentle?Yet time and again, we see people—sometimes in the very name of religion—acting in ways that are anything but inspiring. Of course, no one is perfect. But this is a serious issue we can’t ignore.Religion has shaped civilization for millennia and still plays a central role in countless lives. Yet religion and faith, like all beautiful and powerful experiences, can be abused and distorted by flawed human beings, which in turn has caused so many to have a deep distrust of religion—and of religious people. Some even carry profound wounds—what we now call religious trauma. What we need to learn is how not to throw out the baby with the bathwater.Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for an honest, vital conversation to understand why religion, which should bring light, so often casts a shadow. And more importantly—how we can move past the pain, discard our toxic experiences and reclaim our spiritual integrity and rebuild a healthy faith that heals instead of harms.

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