Yosef Yitzchak "Yossi" Jacobson (Hebrew: יוסף יצחק יעקבסון or ג'ייקובסון) (born June 11, 1972), also known as YY Jacobson, is an American Chabad rabbi and speaker from Monsey, New York.
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Jacobson served as editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, and as a choizer (transcriber) for Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Early life and career
editYosef Yitzchak Jacobson was born to Gershon Jacobson, a journalist, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. His family was Chabad Hasidic. He began his studies in Oholei Torah, later moving on to Tomchei Temimim,[citation needed] a yeshiva located in Chabad's World Headquarters ("770").
In 1990, at the age of 17, Jacobson was recruited by his older brother Simon to join the team that prepared the public addresses of Menachem Mendel Schneerson for publication. [citation needed] Orthodox Jews being prohibited from using recording devices on Shabbat and Jewish Holidays, they were charged with memorizing these 5 hour long talks and later transcribing them, in a role known as choizer or meiniach.[1]
As a senior fellow, Jacobson taught Talmud, Kabbalah, and Hasidic philosophy at Chabad Lubavitch Rabbinical Seminary Chovevei Torah.[2] He received semikhah (rabbinic ordination) from Zalman Labkowsky in 2011.[3]
In 2005, Jacobson followed in the footsteps of his father, becoming editor-in-chief of the Yiddish weekly Algemeiner Journal, which he contributed to for a number of years.[2] He was a mashpia (spiritual mentor) at the Chovevei Torah Yeshiva in Crown Heights, and a teacher at the Ohr Chaim Learning Center in Monsey, New York.[citation needed]
Talks
editJacobson holds public talks on many subjects. Some noted talks included:
- The role of religious leaders in today's world.[4][5]
- The Rebbe and the Rav.[6]
- Spiritual Leadership in Persistent Conflict[7]
- 2008 keynote address at the annual US military Chief of Chaplains Senior Leadership Training Conference, as the first rabbi to give this keynote[8]
Works
editJacobson authored the following series:
Personal life
editJacobson lives with his family in Monsey. His siblings are author Simon Jacobson, Boruch Sholom Jacobson—a Chabad shliach at Hunter College, Freida Hecht of Norwalk, Connecticut, and Chana Krasnianski of Manhattan.
References
edit- ^ "How the Rebbe's discourses were captured in print". jhvonline.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Yosef Y. Jacobson". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Chabad On Line (June 30, 2011). "Did Jacobson Pass the Test?". collive. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Roman Catholic Cardinals Attend Lecture by Hasidic Rabbi". The Vicious Babushka. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Chabad On Line (May 10, 2010). "Cardinals Visit Crown Heights". collive. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ ""The Rebbe and the Rav" Event Draws Hundreds". The Commentator. May 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Chabad Lubavitch Brooklyn New York NY World Headquarters". March 21, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Chabad Lubavitch Brooklyn New York NY World Headquarters". lubavitch.com. March 21, 2008.
- ^ "Tanya - A Tale of Two Souls presented by Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson". www.chassidus.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "soultweak | Rabbi YY Jacobson". Living Soul | Holy Light | Torah. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Emunah Series". theyeshiva.net. Retrieved April 14, 2019.