Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs
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Vilna Gaon
Renowned scholar led non-Hasidic Jewish world into modernity.
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The Tosefta
An 'addition' to the Mishnah--or something else?
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Hand Washing
Jewish custom now normally associated with meals started with Temple purity.
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Yom Kippur Katan
A fast day associated with the new moon.
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Haskalah
Be a Jew at home and a man on the street.
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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.
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Moses: In the Bible & Beyond
The greatest of Jewish leaders and prophets.
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Malbim
This modern Bible commentator aimed to show that the teachings of the Oral Torah are contained in the Pentateuch.
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The Angel of Death
This concept is a creation of rabbinic literature.
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Swaying in Prayer
The history of body movements in prayer and Torah study.
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