Rabbi Yaakov Marcus

Rabbi Yaakov Marcus was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been involved in Jewish education professionally for over 14 years. Between 1989 and 1995, he and his wife organized and ran an outreach shul in a secular Jewish suburb of Toronto. In 1995, he and his family moved to Eretz Yisroel where he became a member of the rabbinical faculty of the Neve Yerushalayim College for women in Har Nof. He lectures there as well as running two of their levels. He is a guest lecturer for the Heritage House and often speaks on their behalf at the Hebrew University, as well as being their lecturer in residence for their Rosh Hashana / Yom Kippur outreach programs in the Old City. He is also a regular lecturer for the Darchey Bina and Afikey Torah Seminaries in Bayit Vegan. Additionally, he is a kiruv training lecturer for the Ner L-elef and Ohr L-gola programs. He and his family live in Telzstone, Israel.

What his students say

“We have become connected to the Hebrew Alphabet through Rabbi Marcus’ clear and orderly teaching style. He explores deep concepts which can sometimes leave people with many questions, but he always calmly and articulately answers them and so our understanding strengthens. Each one of us has taken so much from the class and we truly have changed through the discussion of many ideas and insights.”