Chavie Bruk interviewed Rabbi YY Jacobson on her podcast, “Totally Unexpected,” 3 Tamuz, 5785, June 29, 2025.

Chavie begins the conversation by asking Rabbi YY how he manages his output of classes and public appearances while balancing personal responsibilities. Rabbi YY shares that although he has always maintained a heavy workload, he eventually realized that constantly jumping from one thing to the next can be a distraction.

He shares a personal anecdote from when he was teaching a class to teenagers, and his own teenage children found it amusing that their father would have any relevant advice for teens. That was one of the catalysts for embarking on his own journey of self-discovery and reshaping his approach to teaching. Chavie and Rabbi YY discuss the importance of practicing an embodied Judaism and recognizing when ego or the self takes control of the task at hand.

Rabbi YY describes what it was like to memorize six to seven hours of the Rebbe’s lectures every week as a young student, and how that continues to impact him more than thirty years later. Chavie brings up how the concept of Moshiach can sometimes feel elusive. Rabbi YY offers that today, we can taste what it feels like to live in a Messianic era by letting go of the things we cannot control—the frequencies of ego, fear, insecurity, feeling overwhelmed or disassociated—and recognizing that we have the ability to touch coherence and oneness, which is the frequency of trust, surrender, faith, and love.

These are the higher frequencies of redemption, which are not pulled down by the gravity the earthiness, the frequency of guilt and shame.

This class was presented on Monday, 11 Tammuz, 5785, July 7, 2025, Parshas Balak, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

This is the second class in a series of text-based classes on the Maamar (discourse) of the Alter Rebbe, Al Ken Yomru Hamoshlim, in Likkutei Torah Parshas Chukas, presented by Rabbi Schnuer Zalma of Liadi on Shabbos, Parshas Chukas-Balak, 12 Tamuz, 5567 (1807).  

This class was presented on Thursday, 7 Tammuz, 5785, July 3, 2025, Parshas Chukas, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

This is the first class in a series of text-based classes on the Maamar (discourse) of the Alter Rebbe, Al Ken Yomru Hamoshlim, in Likkutei Torah Parshas Chukas, presented by Rabbi Schnuer Zalma of Liadi on Shabbos, Parshas Chukas-Balak, 12 Tamuz, 5567 (1807).

This class was presented on Tuesday, 5 Tammuz, 5785, July 1, 2025, Parshas Chukas, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.

This class was presented on Monday, 4 Tammuz, 5785, June 30, 2025, Parshas Chukas, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

The Chabad Centers of Washington State hosted “One People One Heart," an evening of unity & inspiration, celebrating the teachings & impact of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, featuring Rabbi YY Jacobson.

This event took place on Monday Parshas Behaaloscha, 13 Sivan, 5785, June 9, 2025, at the Westin Hotel Downtown Seattle. It was organized by Rabbi Shmuly Levitin, director of Chabad of Downtown Seattle & Chabad Young Professionals Seattle.

The lecture focused fostering Jewish pride & resilience in turbulent times -- the Rebbe's guidance for today's world.

This class was presented on Thursday, 30 Sivan, 5785, June 26, 2025, Parshas Korach, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

This class was presented on Tuesday, 28 Sivan, 5785, June 24, 2025, Parshas Korach, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.

What empowered Netanyahu? What was the difference between the October 7th failure and the incredibly successful war against Iran?

"We've all seen his videos, heard his Torah, but nothing could prepare us for the larger-than-life Rabbi YY in person, in full force, and off the cuff. We had the opportunity to hear from Rabbi YY his thoughts on the world, politics, and the current state of worldwide Jewry - a topic that is sometimes overlooked. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording."

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This class was presented on Tuesday, 21 Sivan, 5785, June 17, 2025, Parshas Sh'lach, at a new location, The Barn @ 84 Viola Rd. in Montebello, NY.