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Rabbi '''Avraham Jacobovitz''' (1952) is an [[Israel]]i-born [[Haredi Judaism|Charedi]] [[rabbi]], who founded |
Rabbi '''Avraham Jacobovitz''' (1952) is an [[Israel]]i-born [[Haredi Judaism|Charedi]] [[rabbi]], who founded ://.machonltorah.org and [[Jewish Awareness America]] (JAAM), to educate Jewish college students about Jewish heritage and values.<ref name="ou">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ou.org/index.php/jewish_action/article/64253/|title=The New Face of Jewish Outreach|author=Steve Lipman|newspaper=Jewish Action Online}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Born in 1952 in [[Tel Aviv]] to |
Born in 1952 in [[Tel Aviv]] to Yehuda Jacobovitz and Sheina Dvora, Jacobovitz studied in the [[Slabodka, Belarus|Slabodka]] [[yeshiva]] of [[Bnei Brak]]. |
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seventeen his family moved to [[Brooklyn]], where his father [[shiur]] in the [[Mir Yeshiva (Brooklyn)|Mirrer Yeshiva]]. |
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A few years later married Bayla. |
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==Learning in Kollel== |
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It was in Detroit where the Rosh Kollel Rabbi Moshe Schwab זצ"ל encouraged Rabbi Jacobovitz to enter the [[kiruv]] world. |
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==Career of Kiruv== |
==Career of Kiruv== |
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Starting with |
Starting with in the Kollel's basement, in the summer of 1980 he founded [[Machon L'Torah]], the Jewish Learning Network of [[Michigan]].<ref name="ou"/> |
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In the summer of 1988, Machon purchased its own building in [[Oak Park, Michigan]], and its weekly [[Shabbos]] [[minyan|congregation]] moved there. |
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Throughout the years, Machon flourished to be a world-class kiruv organization, where Rabbi Jacobovitz lectured to college students throughout Michigan, primarily at the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], and [[Michigan State University]] in [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]]. As a result, hundreds have found their faith, and became [[baalei teshuva]]. He has also become an expert on the topic of intermarriage, and has authored a book titled [http://books.google.com/books?id=aP40keJMUlIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=perfect+strangers+jacobovitz&source=bl&ots=TVQ0m3NVxD&sig=_6w3BpZEctakmPwBrEM4Dd3g5Dg&hl=en&ei=X2wLTIrrJsGYOPqfnSI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Perfect Strangers: Redefining Intermarriage]. |
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In 2001 he founded [[Jewish Awareness America]] (JAAM). |
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Machon also had a weekly [[Shabbos]] [[minyan]], which started in Rabbi Jacobovitz's private basement. Following [[Mussaf]], Rabbi Jacobovitz teaches a few [[halachos]] from the [[Shlomo Ganzfried#Kitzur Shulchan Aruch|Kitzur Shulchan Aruch]]. |
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In 2004, he launched the Yeshivalite program project, a yeshiva for those with a limited time in which to study. |
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In the summer of 1988, Machon purchased its own building in [[Oak Park, Michigan]], and the minyan moved there. A Sunday morning 9:00 AM [[Shacharis]] was added in the new building. (Prior to the purchase of the new building, Machon held its Sunday morning minyan at Rav [[Leizer Levin]] זצ"ל's [[shul]], "Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah" in Southfield.) |
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In 2010 Jacobovitz announced he was moving to Israel, where he lives and teaches in [[Ramat Bet Shemesh]].<ref name="classes">{{Cite web|url=http://www.btya.org/|title=Classes|publisher=Beis Tefillah Yona Avraham}}</ref> |
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In 2001, Rabbi Jacobovitz founded [[Jewish Awareness America]] (JAAM), whose aim is to produce knowledgeable future Jewish leaders who will help out assimilated college students. |
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In 2004, Rabbi Jacobovitz launched the Yeshivalite program project, a uniquely designed Yeshiva for individuals who desire to gain learning skills and experience the Yeshiva life in a warm environment with caring, focused, and high caliber staff. It is specifically tailored for those with a limited time period in which to accomplish the above. After its initial extraordinary success in the summer of 2005, this project offers more options and a further improved curriculum. |
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In 2010, Rabbi Jacobovitz announced that his family will be making [[Aliyah]] (moving to [[Israel]]) in the summer, to continue his [[kiruv]] efforts in [[Eretz Yisrael]]. Rabbi Jacobovitz currently lives in [[Ramat Bet Shemesh]] and is active in giving classes there.<ref><www.btya.org></ref> |
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Rabbi Jacobovitz is known for his unique take on classic Jewish tunes, as well as for coining the phrase "Hoidu LaHashem Ki Toiv" (הודו לה' כי טוב) as a substitute for the familiar "[[Baruch Hashem]]" reply to questions such as "How are you?". |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [://.machonltorah.org Machon L'Torah] - The Jewish Learning Network of Michigan |
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* [http://www.yeshivalite.com/ YeshivaLite] - The Jerusalem Short Term Yeshiva |
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* [http://www.jaam.net JAAM] - Jewish Awareness AMerica |
* [http://www.jaam.net JAAM] - Jewish Awareness AMerica |
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[[Category:People from Tel Aviv]] |
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[[Category:Mir Yeshiva alumni]] |
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Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz (1952) is an Israeli-born Charedi (ultra-orthodox) rabbi, who founded Machon L'Torah[1] and Jewish Awareness America (JAAM), to educate Jewish college students about Jewish heritage and values.[2]
Early life
[edit]Born in 1952 in Tel Aviv to Rabbi Yehuda Jacobovitz and Sheina Dvora, Jacobovitz studied in the Slabodka yeshiva of Bnei Brak.
When he was seventeen his family moved to Brooklyn, where his father lectured in the Mirrer Yeshiva.
A few years later he married Bayla.
After spending a few years in the Mirrer kollel, he and his wife moved to Detroit, where he studied in the Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit.
Career of Kiruv
[edit]Starting with lectures in the Kollel's basement, in the summer of 1980 he founded Machon L'Torah, the Jewish Learning Network of Michigan.[2]
In the summer of 1988, Machon purchased its own building in Oak Park, Michigan, and its weekly Shabbos congregation moved there.
In 2001 he founded Jewish Awareness America (JAAM).
In 2004, he launched the Yeshivalite program project, a yeshiva for those with a limited time in which to study.
In 2010 Jacobovitz announced he was moving to Israel, where he lives and teaches in Ramat Bet Shemesh.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141217174055/http://machonltorah.org/
- ^ a b Steve Lipman. "The New Face of Jewish Outreach". Jewish Action Online. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Classes". Beis Tefillah Yona Avraham.
External links
[edit]- Machon L'Torah - The Jewish Learning Network of Michigan
- JAAM - Jewish Awareness AMerica