Rabbi Jacobs

Born in NY. BA from UVM. Karate Black Belt title holder. Retired officer, Major, Israeli Prison Service. Published best-selling books including on practical Talmudic law & prison work memoir, now being adapted to feature Hollywood movie. Married to Miriam, seven children, happy grandchildren.

Family Purity – Reprinted & Shortly ReStocked

Dear friends, My book, Family Purity—A Guide To Marital Fulfillment is presently at the printers, being printed, again . Sorry for the inconvenience, it should be back in stock and available in physical format within a couple of short weeks. The digitial version, of course, is still there on iTunes and Amazone (Kindle). Fishel

Two Kings – Installment One – Just Appeared In Hebrew!

Everyone, I’m totally excited. Today, after literally years of work, setbacks, scheduling, toil, the first edition of Two Kings has appeared in Hebrew. To remind everyone, that’s our “children’s” book series based on King Solomon’s parable comparing the person to a small city over which two kings vie for control. In Israel, this book is …

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Israel Behind Bars – Excerpt In Hebrew Magazine

A Hebrew magazine just printed an excerpted chapter from my book, Israel Behind Bars. That chapter’s name is Eulogy, and it’s one of my favorites. Eulogy tells my experience acting as escorting officer for an inmate whose recently deceased father is being buried. My dilemma revolves around the fact that I was expected to deliver the …

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