Yosef Y. Jacobson

Yosef Y. Jacobson
Rabbi YY Jacobson, one of the most sought-after Jewish speakers in the world today, has lectured to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on six continents and in thirty states. Funny, brilliant, charming, and an exceptional orator, he has touched thousands with his deep, intuitive grasp of the human condition and his remarkable ability to bring down the ancient Jewish wisdom of the mystical texts and inspire his listeners with its relevance to their daily lives. He is the author of the acclaimed tape series, "A Tale of Two Souls" and "Captain, My Captain," and teaches Kabbalah, Chassidic spirituality and Talmud at the Rabbinical College Chovevay Torah in Brooklyn, New York. Jacobson's weekly internet essays on Judaism, mysticism and psychology are read by tens of thousands worldwide.

ARTICLES BY: Yosef Y. Jacobson

November 20, 2009 5:47 pm

Toldot: The Sandy Path to Inspiration

Free Plowing Back in the '40s, a Jewish guy was arrested for smuggling guns into Israel, then known as Palestine. He was taken into one...

November 13, 2009 5:41 pm

Chayei Sarah: The First 12-Step Program in History – And Why It Didn’t Work

Israeli "Serenity" An American tourist was riding in a taxi in Israel. As the taxi approached a red light, the tourist was shocked to see the ...

November 6, 2009 5:36 pm

Vayeira: Angels and Mustard

Out of this world? A man returning from the world's first wedding on Pluto seemed disappointed. "What's wrong?" asked his friend. "The band was no good?" "The band...

October 30, 2009 5:32 pm

Lech Lecha: Spiritual Farming – Soul Pruning and Plowing

The Pretzels An old Jewish lady sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. Every day a young well-dressed man would leave his...

October 23, 2009 5:29 pm

Noach: PR Addicts

Let us closely examine which story the Bible chooses to record following the devastating flood, the greatest natural disaster of all times, which...

October 23, 2009 5:14 pm

Bereishit: Aesthetics Vs. Ethics Was eating from the Tree of Knowledge a blessing or a curse?

A Poisonous Wife A man goes to see his Rabbi. "Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it." The Rabbi asks, "What's...

July 17, 2009 6:41 pm

Matot – Massei: Two Roads Diverged In the Wood of Jewish History – Two errors we have made in trying to bridge the old and the new

"Moses wrote their departures according to their journeys ... and these were their journeys according to their departures." -- Numbers 33:2, this week's...

July 17, 2009 5:17 pm

Matos: Soldier My Soldier

When I was a teenager, I spent my summers as a counselor at a camp in the Catskill Mountains, encouraging my campers to...

July 10, 2009 4:46 pm

Pinchas: How To Become a True Leader

Finally, some individuality A reporter was interviewing a 104-year-old woman. "What is the best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked. She replied, simply, "No peer pressure." In Search...

July 3, 2009 4:44 pm

Balak: Camping With G-d

Izzy is sitting in synagogue one Sabbath morning when he falls asleep and starts to snore. The synagogue care taker quickly comes over...

July 3, 2009 4:23 pm

Chukas: The Mystery of Death

Till my father died five weeks ago, on May 29, 2005, I never understood the real meaning of loss. Sure, I wrote about it,...

June 26, 2009 4:13 pm

Korach: A Powerful Love Story

The mutiny The narrative is dramatic, tragic and unmistakably Jewish. Four individuals -- Korach, Dathan, Abiram and On -- lead a mass mutiny against...

June 19, 2009 4:02 pm

Defiance The spies Moses sent to survey the land had done their job well. They convincedthe entire nation that the advance to the Land of Israel was doomed and thatMoses has misled them by taking them...

June 12, 2009 3:55 pm

Behaaloschah: How to Deal with the Recession – The “days” and “nights” of life

The Debate An architect, a surgeon, and economist are arguing who of them holds the most prominent position. The surgeon said, 'Look, we're the most important....