Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Rabbi Dr. Louis Jacobs (1920-2006) was a Masorti rabbi, the first leader of Masorti Judaism (also known as Conservative Judaism) in the United Kingdom, and a leading writer and thinker on Judaism.
Articles by Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Or Ha-Hayyim
Hayyim Ibn Atar was most famous for his Bible commentary with a mystical bent.
Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Jewish poet and philosopher (1020-1057).
Samuel Holdheim
Reform leader saw halakhah no longer as binding according to Judaism itself.
Rabbi Isaac Herzog
A chief rabbi in Ireland and pre-state Israel, he was the father of Chaim Herzog, a president of Israel.
Heresy in Judaism
Various movements within the religion have been viewed heretical by those who disagreed with them.
Gersonides
Medieval philosopher followed the rationalistic mode of Aristotle.
Gershom of Mayyence
German legal authority created famous ban against divorcing a wife against her will.