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).

Humility in Judaism

Being humble is one of the key traits that Judaism values.

Isaiah Horowitz

The Holy Shelah's great work influenced Hasidism.

Samuel Holdheim

Reform leader saw halakhah no longer as binding according to Judaism itself.

Holy Sparks

A kabbalistic concept of the light found in all creation.

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.