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Rabbi Yaakov Youlus |
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Rabbi Yaakov was born in Jerusalem in 1931 to Leba and Arieh Youlus. Arieh’s grandfather was the former Chief Rabbi, Avraham Shag, who brought with him 300 families from Hungary around 140 years ago. From these strong roots he grew and from the time he was young until today, Rabbi Yaakov has a heart to study the Torah and has been doing so continuously for over 50 years. Rabbi has resided in Jerusalem all his life, except for a time when he taught school in America between 1950 - 1970. Rabbi’s teachings bring understanding to Christians through his knowledge of biblical Hebrew, as well as giving us insight on how our Jewish brothers and sisters interpret the scriptures. His teachings can always be applied to our daily lives and are very practical in nature. He teaches the same way he lives his life, full of enthusiasm and passion. Our desire here at Netzer haTikvah is to honor this man of integrity, by obeying the call of HaShem to return to the Torah and become one with His people in these latter days. Such a teacher rarely come to the Gentiles with a heart to teach the Holy Word with the tolerance of Rabbi Yaakov. We encourage all believers to listen and interact with him as he weekly shares the depths and beauty of Torah. In this man we find a fullfillment of Isaiah 30:20-21 “Yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see your teachers. And you ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, this is the way walk ye in it when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left”. May each one be blessed as Rabbi teaches us the Torah, and may we be a blessing to him in return. Shalom, Netzer haTikvah
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He is a rare commodity
and his name is Rabbi Yaakov Youlus. It is unusual to find someone who
stands in the position he stands in. Rabbi Yaakov is a “bridge builder”,
between Jews and Christians. As an orthodox Rabbi, who has worked closely
with Christians for many years, he works tirelessly and with passion to help
bridge the gap that has existed for far too long between the two. He has
paid a price for this vision and has been misunderstood by his own people
and Christians as well. However, Rabbi Yaakov understands the special times
we live in and the Father’s heart for reconciliation between Jews and
Christians, so this is a driving force in his life. 