Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs

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    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.


    • MJL Author Article 110

      Vilna Gaon

      Renowned scholar led non-Hasidic Jewish world into modernity.

    • MJL Author Article 111

      The Tosefta

      An 'addition' to the Mishnah--or something else?

    • MJL Author Article 112

      Hand Washing

      Jewish custom now normally associated with meals started with Temple purity.

    • MJL Author Article 113

      Yom Kippur Katan

      A fast day associated with the new moon.

    • MJL Author Article 114

      Haskalah

      Be a Jew at home and a man on the street.

    • MJL Author Article 115

      Halakhah: Sources and Development

      From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.

    • MJL Author Article 116

      Moses: In the Bible & Beyond

      The greatest of Jewish leaders and prophets.

    • MJL Author Article 117

      Malbim

      This modern Bible commentator aimed to show that the teachings of the Oral Torah are contained in the Pentateuch.

    • MJL Author Article 118

      The Angel of Death

      This concept is a creation of rabbinic literature.

    • MJL Author Article 119

      Swaying in Prayer

      The history of body movements in prayer and Torah study.


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