Rosh Hashanah Judgment Is Not What You Think - Rabbi YY Jacobson

Does the idea of Rosh Hashanah as the Day of Judgment make you anxious? For many people, Elul, Selichot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur can become associated with fear, pressure and the feeling that every failure is about to be placed under a microscope. But what if we are missing something essential about the One who is doing the judging? In this profound Rosh Hashanah class, we explore a radically different way to understand Divine judgment. Follow us: https://www.hidabroot.com https://www.tiktok.com/@hidabrootglobal https://www.youtube.com/@Hidabrootcom https://www.instagram.com/hidabroot_global https://www.facebook.com/Hidabroot.global/ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCYZjl1CYoa4ulQIK2q 🔔 Subscribe for inspiring Torah classes, Jewish wisdom, Chassidut, personal growth, and life-changing insights every week. One of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on six continents and in forty states, and serving as teacher and mentor to thousands across the globe. He is considered to be one of the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and making them relevant to contemporary audiences. 00:00 – Why Rosh Hashanah Can Feel Frightening 02:00 – The Emotional Weight of the High Holidays 03:12 – Can You Love a God You See as Punitive? 04:29 – “This Judaism Sounds Too Good to Be True” 08:52 – The Torah You Already Know Inside 11:38 – Why Nobody Wants to Be Judged 13:38 – Unetaneh Tokef & the Day of Judgment 14:30 – Two Truths That Change Judgment 15:21 – Imagine a Judge Who Knows Everything About You 20:31 – And Loves You Infinitely 22:18 – What Does Loving Judgment Look Like? 23:52 – Who Is Really Directing Your Life? 26:28 – Why We Sometimes Hold Onto Pain 29:32 – The Chick That Had to Break Its Own Egg 31:34 – How Much Does Hashem Love You? 35:37 – Did Your Soul Agree to Its Mission? 38:48 – The Wave and the Ocean 42:33 – You Were Never Separate From the Ocean 52:02 – What the Baal Shem Tov Said Before Shofar 54:18 – The King Behind the Walls 56:56 – Why Some Never Reached the King 57:14 – There Was Never a Wall 1:04:09 – The Meaning of the Baal Shem Tov’s Story 1:11:27 – What the Shofar Reveals 1:12:46 – “I Begged God to Change My Life” 1:15:03 – Contract vs. Partnership 1:18:57 – Reframing Your Struggles 1:21:01 – “He Was Using My Life to Change Me” 1:21:38 – So What About Judgment? #YYJacobson #RoshHashanah #JewishNewYear #Elul #YomKippur #HighHolidays #Hashem #Teshuva #Emunah #JewishFaith #JewishWisdom #JewishSpirituality #DivineLove #Shofar #BaalShemTov #JewishInspiration