Joel Jacobs is the Mekasher of Section 2 on Year Course.
What is your full name?
Joel Jacobs
How old are you (you can refuse to answer!)?
30
What is your position in the office team and can you let us in on any inside plans you may have for this year?
Mekasher (Manager) for Section 2 on Year Course
My plans for the year are to build a strong, united and educated group of Year Coursers that will return to their birth countries and make an impact positively on the Jewish community around them. How I will go about doing this? Siyurim, classes, volunteering, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, etc, etc
Do you have any nick-names?
Not really – In case you are confused, I do not have a nickname of “Not really”, I was merely answering that I do not really have any nicknames
What is your favourite FZY experience ever!?
Hard to choose between Year Course 99/00 and Sunday evening chavurot (society) meetings in Essex between 95-98
What football team do you support?
Tottenham
If you had to pick one person from throughout history that you look up to and respect more than anyone else who would it be and why?
I am not sure I can narrow this down to one person, but I will give the name of my wife’s great uncle Michael Sherbourne. He is a true Zionist and Jewish hero who has inspired me and hopefully now all of this current Year Course group into being the people that we can be and that we should always be active and fight for any cause we believe in, no matter how difficult it may seem at the time.
If you could have one band or artist on your MP3 player who would it be?
I don’t really do music but if I did I would probably say something like the Goo Goo Dolls
Who do you think will be the craziest person in the office this coming year and why?
Dave because he is a madman
Give us a final message for all the FZY-niks this year?
Always believe that you can achieve anything. With a vision and a little hard work you really can change the world. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by.
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