Reb Yoel Kahn and the World of Chabad Chassidus
How the Rebbe Taught and How Reb Yoel Remembered
5 hr 32 min
Rabbi YY interviewed by Rabbi Shais Taub
- July 27, 2021
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- 18 Av 5781
Rabbi YY Jacobson
7098 viewsDedicated in the memory of Reb Yoel ben Refael Nachman Kahn, who passed away on 6 Av, 5781. And in memory of Reb Sholom ben Simon Jacobson, who passed on 18 Av 5781.
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Rabbi Shais Taub interviewed Rabbi YY Jacobson about "The Chozer" Reb Yoel Kahn, thoughts on his life and his impact. On Tuesday, 18 Av, 5781, July 27, 2021
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Rabbi YY interviewed by Rabbi Shais Taub
Rabbi YY Jacobson
- July 27, 2021
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- 18 Av 5781
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- 7098 views
Dedicated in the memory of Reb Yoel ben Refael Nachman Kahn, who passed away on 6 Av, 5781. And in memory of Reb Sholom ben Simon Jacobson, who passed on 18 Av 5781.
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Moshe -2 years ago
A fascinating interview for so many reasons.
1. We don't hear Rabbi YY Jacobson on the receiving end of questions very often.
2. There are so many personal incidents and insights here.
3. This is a topic which so many chassidim like to side-step: when we learn a "mugadiker" ma'amar, are we learning the Rebbe's Torah or Reb Yoel's version of it? I really connected to what was said about Reb Yoel not being a tape-recorder. Exactly. But that begs the question: why did the Rebbe's Torah come through the conduit of Reb Yoel's understanding? Why did the Rebbe not write down the ma'amarim as did the Rebbe Rashab or the Rebbe HaRayatz? I'd like to suggest that the reason was 'cos the Rebbe wanted the very high-flow concepts and ideas in his ma'amarim to go through the "tachtonim", to make them relevant and binding in the physical world.
Just my 2 cents...
Yasher koach to Rabbi Taub for the open-ended questions and to you both for taking all this time (5.5 hours) to get this out there.
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shimon -2 years ago
Listening further into your discussions about Reb Yoel. Thank you so much for being so candid.
It’s always refreshing.
Your words on moshiachs coming are heartfelt and unique.
I’m just learning Rosh HaShana 20-21 about the disappearance of the moon to us at end of month etc.
Fascinating.
Then I combine your words, this gemoro and contemplate.
I see that you being born on 29 Sivan is so fitting.
You are clearly chosen from birth to lead us in Torah. The world is dark and you are lighting it up.
May you and your entire family be zoche to continue lighting up the world a Kesiva vchasima tova!
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Anonymous -2 years ago
You have to write which part you are talking about because people don't know what you are thinking and which part you are talking about!!!!!
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Anonymous -2 years ago
Amazing, Fantabouls.
Please do another one.
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Anonymous -2 years ago
Please do another one! It gives us such insight into real life
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Anonymous -2 years ago
Thank you for this. It was incredible.gave me a Re-focuser to what it means to learn and think chassidus.
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yitzi -2 years ago
Just wanted to say it was amazing!I listened to it (recording after falling asleep in middle) once by myself and a second time with my wife.
Such amazing yesodos in that presentation, and clarity on how to focus on the Rebbes Torah...achdus in Torah and congruence in our lives. Altz dart zein bachdus.
This should be required listening for every lubavitcher.
Thank you again
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Anonymous -2 years ago
Thank you Rabbi Jacobson and Rabbi Taub;
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Esther Roos-Shalem -2 years ago
What an extremly inspiring,enlightenining and heartwarming intervieuw! May we all receive the inner Light from the spoken and unspoken words we heard and expierenced and spread it around.. Thank you very much, many blessings from the holy city of Jerushalaiem.
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itche -2 years ago
A bitul kan nish botul verin
could u elaborate on that, please
i would like to know the context. Is not it come from yechidus with the Rebbe
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Anonymous -2 years ago
R Rubashkin
After listening to such an amazing speach I can appreciate how Rabbi Rubashkin had such powerful and real Emunah! Chabad is saturated with realness and therefor he was able to live with Hashem in such a real way!
Wow wow wow!!!
thank you!
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Anonymous -2 years ago
Amazing
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Danny Bergson -2 years ago
The Rebbe would always encourage creativity
Not every Chabad rabbi is gifted with every talent
some are great speakers
mivzoim
Others campaigners fundraising etc
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Sofya tamarkin -2 years ago
Unbelievable tribute..authentic and PROFOUND
THANK YOU
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Esther -2 years ago
I am up listening
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משה -2 years ago
Im in Eretz Yisroel and listening to you from 4:30 in the morning Israel Time.
אני פשוט מתמוגג!
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emes vishalom -2 years ago
aproximately @3:23:00 rabbi yy seems to indicate [ " i was raised ... i was taught ..."] that the litvish shita is , the ultimate is "self actualization" and "whats in it for me". and not bitul ....[ other lubavitchers seem to have this impression as well]. respectfully - This is a misunderstanding and distortion.
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openeness -2 years ago
what about r. yoel's shita about the rebbe being moshiach etc
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Sarah Goldberg -2 years ago
In recent years Hespedim of gedolim usually speak of their Maysim tovim,
Their acts of kindness of every sort. One rarely hears of the gadlus of their Torah knowledge even though they were giants in Torah. .
Tonight we heard of the gadlus of Reb Yoel's Torah knowledge but no stories of kindness..
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Anonymous -2 years ago
Reb Yoel was not a Gadol or even a community Rabbi. He had nothing in his life but to teach Chasidus and the Rebbe's teachings which he did for the masses of talmidim and for individual Talmidim with equal devotion.
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Cirel Lipskier -2 years ago
Guess you missed the flow of kindness throughout.
Farbrenging in Yeshiva, in their home, speaking with individuals, going way beyond time limits and constraints in dissemanating Torah, etc.
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Sarah Goldberg -2 years ago
Thank you
This reminiscent interview has the feel of a Shiva call of someone great most of us didn't know personally
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Sarah Goldberg -2 years ago
The Rebbes all spoke Torah and oral scribes memorized and later wrote it down
Why this system altogether? Why didn't the Rebbes write down their own talks before or after speaking them? Why rely on imperfect memory?
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Danny Bergson -2 years ago
Most talks were on Shabbat and Yom tov
and also one can argue that this created a responsibility for Chassidim to remember and disseminate
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Sarah Goldberg -2 years ago
Reb Yoel had to have had an amazing memory to be a chozer
Did he also produce creative Torah material on his own?
(Some people criticize Chabad House rabbis as noncreative and just repeating the Rebbe's words).
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dov -2 years ago
"Some people criticize" - the haters will always find a reason to hate, whether true or not (usually the latter).
And that's to say that non-Chabad shul rabbis are creative - right? Nonsense.
Anybody looking for creative Torah by Chabad can just look at the kovtzei chiddushei Torah that are put out by Chabad yeshivos accross the world.
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