Rabbi Yaakov Fisch

Senior Rabbi

RabbiFisch@etzchaim.org
904-262-3565 ext. 106

Rabbi Yaakov Fisch is the Rabbi of Etz Chaim Synagogue, the premier Orthodox shul in the growing community of Jacksonville, Florida. Rabbi Fisch has led the diverse and growth-oriented kehillah of 180 families for over 20 years and has been instrumental in strengthening the community through outreach, education, and building bridges to the wider community of Jacksonville’s Jews. In 2018, he launched the Jacksonville Community Kollel which serves as a resource for Jewish education and vehicle of outreach in the area, bringing in eleven families of chaverim from around the U.S. In 2017 he started the “Gesher K” kashrus organization that now certifies eleven facilities, enabling kosher options for everyone in the area like never before. He brought Daf Yomi to Northern Florida in 2005 and has personally taught the daily class for over 20 years.

Rabbi Fisch’s reach extends well beyond sunny Jacksonville as a blogger for Times of Israel, author of an upcoming haggadah that is set for new release in 2026 from Mosaica Press, and host of the monthly podcast, “Journeys of Challenge” where he identifies demanding areas of life and uncovers the opportunities for growth there. He is politically connected through his advocacy for the Jewish community and Israel, and was chosen to give the invocation for Governor Ron DeSantis’s inauguration.

When he is not busy with his career and being the father of five, Rabbi Fisch can be found running 5ks along the famous bridges of Jacksonville or crafting california rolls as an amateur sushi chef.