Mrs. Chana Weisberg, editor of TheJewishWomen.org, interviews people on “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Storiesm,” a chabad.org series. This is her interview with Rabbi YY Jacobson, conducted in August of 2024.

Here is the Video on Chabad.org

The description from their site:

"Perhaps the best-known speaker in the Jewish world today, Rabbi YY Jacobson grew up to Russian immigrants in Brooklyn. Learn about his personal challenges, disappointments, and victories.

"One of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on six continents, and serving as teacher and mentor to thousands across the globe. Rabbi Jacobson founded and serves as dean of www.TheYeshiva.net, teaching, via the web, one of the largest Torah classes in the world today, with thousands of students globally. Over the last 20 years, Rabbi Jacobson traveled to hundreds of communities, schools, and universities across the globe, educating and inspiring people of all backgrounds with the relevance and depth of Torah and Judaism. You can email him at: [email protected].

"Chana Weisberg is the editor of TheJewishWoman.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion."