Rabbi Yaakov Labinsky is a psychotherapist and a senior lecturer at Aish Cleveland since 1999. At age 27, having worked in various clinical settings, Yaakov entered the critical juncture of having a successful career, but feeling an inward void. Yaakov attended Aish’s Jerusalem Fellowships program and discovered a true sense of Jewish and spiritual identity. Today, Yaakov inspires students from beginner to advanced with a unique psycho-spiritual teaching approach that awakens each person's spiritual root and innermost yearnings for greatness. His “Growing Through Shabbos” series highlights how Shabbos provides the ultimate framework for cultivating divine potential and closeness with G-d.