In addition to being an amazing coworker, I’m privileged to think of Yaakov as a friend - as so many of us here at the company and throughout the network are. He was here from almost day 1, and he’s so generous with his time and historical knowledge that I can’t even begin to say thank you.

Yaakov was almost the first person that I talked to after taking my current role, and he has served as a steadfast source of good advice for me. The times that I have failed to take his advice, I have grown to regret it. I am personally offended that he has chosen to leave the company prior to our completion of the “clone Yaakov” program that we’ve been secretly running. Frankly, the world would be a better place with more Yaakov clones.

As we navigated the moderator action earlier this year, Yaakov was (I’m running out of synonyms for ‘invaluable’) absolutely irreplaceable. I know that there are those who credit him with explaining the company’s thinking to the mods, and the inverse was absolutely true as well. Few will ever know or realize what a tremendous rock Yaakov was for me during that time.

I appreciate the time (huge amounts of time) that he’s invested in counseling and training new staff in the history of the network (his presentation on network history is legend within the company and whenever he gave it, the virtual ‘room’ was full). But more than that, I appreciate the unfailing, unflappable courtesy with which he interacts with us all. Yaakov has been a model colleague for me, a mentor on this community, and a friend. I will miss him greatly.

If we were in person, I’d be the first to raise a glass in his honor. Thank you, Yaakov, friend, for everything you’ve done for the network, the company, and for me personally. I look forward to seeing what you do next!

One final thing: no post about Yaakov is complete without a Haiku….

Pixels bid farewell,

Zoom waves and laughter softens,

Chat echoes friendship.

In addition to being an amazing coworker, I’m privileged to think of Yaakov as a friend - as so many of us here at the company and throughout the network are. He was here from almost day 1, and he’s so generous with his time and historical knowledge that I can’t even begin to say thank you.

Yaakov was almost the first person that I talked to after taking my current role, and he has served as a steadfast source of good advice for me. The times that I have failed to take his advice, I have grown to regret it. I am personally offended that he has chosen to leave the company prior to our completion of the “clone Yaakov” program that we’ve been secretly running. Frankly, the world would be a better place with more Yaakov clones.

As we navigated the moderator action earlier this year, Yaakov was (I’m running out of synonyms for ‘invaluable’) absolutely irreplaceable. I know that there are those who credit him with explaining the company’s thinking to the mods, and the inverse was absolutely true as well. Few will ever know or realize what a tremendous rock Yaakov was for me during that time.

I appreciate the time (huge amounts of time) that he’s invested in counseling and training new staff in the history of the network (his presentation on network history is legend within the company and whenever he gave it, the virtual ‘room’ was full). But more than that, I appreciate the unfailing, unflappable courtesy with which he interacts with us all. Yaakov has been a model colleague for me, a mentor on this community, and a friend. I will miss him greatly.

If we were in person, I’d be the first to raise a glass in his honor. Thank you, Yaakov, friend, for everything you’ve done for the network, the company, and for me personally. I look forward to seeing what you do next!

One final thing: no post about Yaakov is complete without a Haiku….

Pixels bid farewell,
Zoom waves and laughter softens,
Chat echoes friendship.

In addition to being an amazing coworker, I’m privileged to think of Yaakov as a friend - as so many of us here at the company and throughout the network are. He was here from almost day 1, and he’s so generous with his time and historical knowledge that I can’t even begin to say thank you.

Yaakov was almost the first person that I talked to after taking my current role, and he has served as a steadfast source of good advice for me. The times that I have failed to take his advice, I have grown to regret it. I am personally offended that he has chosen to leave the company prior to our completion of the “clone Yaakov” program that we’ve been secretly running. Frankly, the world would be a better place with more Yaakov clones.

As we navigated the moderator action earlier this year, Yaakov was (I’m running out of synonyms for ‘invaluable’) absolutely irreplaceable. I know that there are those who credit him with explaining the company’s thinking to the mods, and the inverse was absolutely true as well. Few will ever know or realize what a tremendous rock Yaakov was for me during that time.

I appreciate the time (huge amounts of time) that he’s invested in counseling and training new staff in the history of the network (his presentation on network history is legend within the company and whenever he gave it, the virtual ‘room’ was full). But more than that, I appreciate the unfailing, unflappable courtesy with which he interacts with us all. Yaakov has been a model colleague for me, a mentor on this community, and a friend. I will miss him greatly.

If we were in person, I’d be the first to raise a glass in his honor. Thank you, Yaakov, friend, for everything you’ve done for the network, the company, and for me personally. I look forward to seeing what you do next!

One final thing: no post about Yaakov is complete without a Haiku….

Pixels bid farewell,

Zoom waves and laughter softens,

Chat echos friendship.

In addition to being an amazing coworker, I’m privileged to think of Yaakov as a friend - as so many of us here at the company and throughout the network are. He was here from almost day 1, and he’s so generous with his time and historical knowledge that I can’t even begin to say thank you.

Yaakov was almost the first person that I talked to after taking my current role, and he has served as a steadfast source of good advice for me. The times that I have failed to take his advice, I have grown to regret it. I am personally offended that he has chosen to leave the company prior to our completion of the “clone Yaakov” program that we’ve been secretly running. Frankly, the world would be a better place with more Yaakov clones.

As we navigated the moderator action earlier this year, Yaakov was (I’m running out of synonyms for ‘invaluable’) absolutely irreplaceable. I know that there are those who credit him with explaining the company’s thinking to the mods, and the inverse was absolutely true as well. Few will ever know or realize what a tremendous rock Yaakov was for me during that time.

I appreciate the time (huge amounts of time) that he’s invested in counseling and training new staff in the history of the network (his presentation on network history is legend within the company and whenever he gave it, the virtual ‘room’ was full). But more than that, I appreciate the unfailing, unflappable courtesy with which he interacts with us all. Yaakov has been a model colleague for me, a mentor on this community, and a friend. I will miss him greatly.

If we were in person, I’d be the first to raise a glass in his honor. Thank you, Yaakov, friend, for everything you’ve done for the network, the company, and for me personally. I look forward to seeing what you do next!

One final thing: no post about Yaakov is complete without a Haiku….

Pixels bid farewell,

Zoom waves and laughter softens,

Chat echoes friendship.