Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson (born June 11, 1972) is an American Chabad rabbi and the dean and Rosh Yeshiva of theyeshiva.net.
Life and career
Jacobson was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at the educational institute Oholei Torah.[1]
He served as a member of the team that prepared the public addresses of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson for publication, a role known as a meiniach.[2]
Jacobson served as a senior fellow at the Chabad Lubavitch Rabbinical Seminary Chovevei Torah where he taught Talmud, Kabbalah, and Hasidic philosophy. In 2005, he replaced his late father Gershon Jacobson as editor-in-chief of the Yiddish weekly Algemeiner Journal, which he continued for a number of years. He served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Beis Shmuel Chabad in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, and is the dean of TheYeshiva.net, where he presents weekly classes and lectures.[3]
Jacobson was the first rabbi invited by the Pentagon to present the annual keynote address to the US military Chief of Chaplains Senior Leadership Training Conference.[4] He is the author of the audio series "A Tale of Two Souls" on the Tanya.[5]
Family
He is the brother of author Rabbi Simon Jacobson. He is the brother of Shliach (Hunter College) Rabbi Boruch Jacobson.
External links
- google.com Chaplain's Address video
- Algemeiner Journal site
- TheYeshiva.net site
References
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- ↑ torahcafe.com Scholars
- ↑ theyeshiva.net Dean
- ↑ lubavitch.com/news First Rabbi to Address Chaplaincy
- ↑ chassidus.com A Tale of Two Souls
