Rabbi Yehudah Jacobs (c. 1935[1] – April 27, 2020) was a mashgiach ruchani (counselor) in Beth Medrash Govoha,[2] the largest yeshiva outside of Israel and the second largest in the world after the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem.[3][4]
Rabbi Yehudah Jacobs רב יהודה ג'ייקובס | |
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| Born | c. 1935 |
| Died | April 27, 2020 Lakewood, New Jersey, U.S |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Alma mater | Beth Medrash Govoha |
Biography
editJacobs was born about 1935 to Rabbi Asher and Esther Jacobs in Cologne, Germany.[1] He studied in Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood Township, New Jersey starting in the late 1950s under Rabbi Aharon Kotler.[5] He married his first wife, Ruthie, and they settled in Lakewood. He soon was appointed the mashgiach of Beth Medrash Govoha alongside Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel,[6] a position he held for many years. After his first wife died (c. 1985), Rabbi Jacobs married his second wife, Esther. In 2010, he moved to Israel, where he stayed for a few years, all the while keeping up with the Lakewood Yeshiva. He later returned to Lakewood.
References
edit- ^ a b "Rav Yehuda Jacobs zt"l | Matzav.com".
- ^ "BD'E - Hagaon Harav Yehudah Jacobs, Zt"l, Mashgiach of Bais Medrash Govoha | Hamodia.com". Hamodia. April 27, 2020.
- ^ Mark Di Ionno. "How Lakewood became a worldwide destination for Orthodox Jews". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019. It's Friday in Lakewood. A few thousand young men in black suits and wide-brimmed black hats are rushing toward Beth Medrash Gohova (BMG), the world's largest yeshiva outside of Israel.
- ^ Steve Strunsky (April 16, 2019). "Lakewood yeshiva looks to use old golf course for new campus". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Beth Medrash Gohova is said to be the world’s largest Jewish-affiliated university outside of Israel.
- ^ https://mishpacha.com/so-human-so-great-in-tribute-to-rav-yehuda-jacobs/ "He arrived in Rav Aharon Kotler’s Lakewood in the late 1950s"
- ^ Arem 2002, p. 240. Dershowitz 2006, p. 20.
- ^ "Lakewood: Petira of Rabbi Yehuda Jacobs, long time mashgiach at BMG, he was also the Leader of the Regesh Network organization, a helpline for kids, teens and young adults". theyeshivaworld.com. 27 April 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.