Yehudah Jacobs

Rabbi
Yehudah Jacobs
רב יהודה ג'ייקובס
Personal
Bornc. 1935
DiedApril 27, 2020
Lakewood, New Jersey, U.S
ReligionJudaism
Nationality United States
Parents
  • Asher (father)
  • Esther (mother)
Alma materBeth Medrash Govoha

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]

  1. ^ "Rav Yehuda Jacobs zt"l | Matzav.com".
  2. ^ "BD'E - Hagaon Harav Yehudah Jacobs, Zt"l, Mashgiach of Bais Medrash Govoha | Hamodia.com". Hamodia. April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.