Fishel Jacobs

Rabbi Jacobs is a devout Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi and speaker. Jacobs has published ten non-fiction books, including works on difficult areas of practical Talmudic law.

Take a deep look at my life journey

I’ve called this blog Power Rabbi, because that’s the name of a finished, but pre-publication, literary memoir of mine: Power Rabbi — Karate Champ Prison Officer Author, A Journey.

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Top Selling Books

Family Purity—A Guide To Marital Fulfillment

The perennial best-selling book, Family Purity—A Guide To Marital Fulfillment has always been sold together with a supplement booklet, Times, which is a compendium of laws and includes a ten year calendar specially created for this subject.

Coffee Melts Bars – My Israeli Prison Service Career

In his powerful Coffee Melts Bars, Rabbi Fishel Jacobs offers his reader a glimpse into the world of the Israeli prison system.

The Blech Book – A Complete & Illustrated Guide To Shabbos Hotplates

Every kitchen–home, yeshivah, hotel, summer camp, shul or hospital–must make special arrangements to enjoy heated food on Shabbat.

About Me

Rabbi Jacobs

Rabbi Jacobs is a devout Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi and speaker. Jacobs has published ten non-fiction books, including works on difficult areas of practical Talmudic law.His interviews, articles and columns frequently appear in Jewish and mainstream media. Rabbi Jacobs was born in 1956 in Brooklyn, raised in Vermont, and has lived in Israel since 1979.In 1974, Jacobs earned a black belt in karate from the International Tang Soo Do Association. After graduating from the University of Vermont and winning many regional heavyweight Black Belt tournaments, including the 1976 YMCA mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title, he immigrated to Israel to study in the rabbinical school in Kfar Chabad.