About
About Rabbi Yossi
- RoleChabad rabbi
- CommunityChabad of the North Shore (North Shore Chabad), Swampscott, Massachusetts
- Writing136 essays on Medium and Facebook, 2013–2026, plus a Sefirat HaOmer collection
- ClassesVideo classes on YouTube and Facebook, including the Ten Minutes of Torah and Taste of Torah series
- HumanitarianCo-founder (with Nate Dalton) of 1Mitzvah (“One Mitzvah”) (est. 2016, facebook.com/1mitzvah), leading disaster-relief missions to Baton Rouge, Savannah, New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, and Hurricane Harvey–ravaged Houston, alongside the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project
- Jewish Journal31 features, cover stories & columns in the Jewish Journal (jewishjournal.org)—Boston North’s community Jewish newspaper—including signature profiles (Honorable Menschion, Chabad’s Yossi Lipsker is a ‘Rabbipreneur’, 50 Rabbis in Houston) and his contributing columnist archive (23+ columns) ↗
- Press & Media76 verified newspaper features & television broadcasts across the Jewish Journal (31), The Daily Item of Lynn (24), The Boston Globe, Haaretz, WCVB Channel 5, CBS Boston (WBZ-TV), Boston 25 News, The Salem News, Chabad.org News, and The Times of Israel
- X (Twitter)@RabbiYossi
- AppearancesOnstage conversation with former hostage Omer Shem Tov at “Resilience” (Peabody, Oct 2026); Invocation at Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the State address; Invocation at the swearing-in of Essex County DA Paul Tucker; Chanukah menorah lighting & Hora dance with Gov. Charlie Baker at Chabad of the North Shore (Swampscott, Dec 2018); Chanukah tribute from Gov. Charlie & First Lady Lauren Baker; Ruderman Inclusion Summit; 1Mitzvah Jew Crew trip to New Orleans; Chabad of the North Shore Run-a-Latke 5K