On Monday, August 23, 2010, our beloved rabbi, mentor, teacher and
friend, Rabbi Lawrence "Jake" Jackofsky passed away. Jake was a person
who would never hesitate to jump on a plane to help out in a crisis, to
hold our hands in sickness or celebrate with us at a simcha. His long
tenure with the Union was marked with thousands of caring interactions
that have changed the face of dozens of congregations and thousands of
Jews.
May God console all those who knew and loved Jake with all
mourn in Zion and Jerusalem or because Jake loved Abraham Joshua Heschel
so much we offer this:
The souls of men are candles of the lord... Man is needed, he is a need of God
Rabbi Jake lived his life as a candle of the lord. He brought many of us to speak of divinity at our darkest moments.
Rabbi Jake's family has requested that donations in his memory be made to one of these three organizations:
Rabbi Lawrence Jackofsky Youth Scholarship Fund c/o URJ South District 12720 Hillcrest Rd., Suite 830 Dallas, TX 75230
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220
URJ Greene Family Camp P.O. Box 1468 1192 Smith Ln. Bruceville, TX 76630
Connect with 
Multimedia: 