He laughed out loud. “Why would anyone care to read anything about me? I’m just a boring old man who retired from medicine and have been trying to learn a little bit of Torah.”
It wasn’t exactly true, though. Dr. Yaakovson lived a fascinating life as the legendary doctor of the Old City, was still providing consultations at age 86, and was a walking Shas.
I once merited having a personal audience with the Belzer Rebbe, and brought warm regards from my chavrusa. The Rebbe’s eyes sparkled as I mentioned his name, and gave me a unique brachah. “You learn with Professor Yaakovson? You should be as brilliant a doctor, as dedicated a father, and as great a talmid chacham as your chavrusa.”
Born in St. Louis to an immigrant family back in 1935, Reb Zeev (a.k.a. Dr. Warren Jacobson) grew up with a love of Yiddishkeit and Yidden.
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