Rabbi Louis Jacobs Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs
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Work in Jewish Thought
Work is not a religious obligation in traditional Jewish thought, but it is highly valued.
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Responsa
Rabbinic responses to questions of Jewish law enrich the body of Halakhic literature.
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Samson Raphael Hirsch: The Father of Neo-Orthodoxy
The 19th-century rabbi who shaped a modern Orthodox community in bridging traditional practice and Enlightenment thinking.
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Herem
Traditional ban separating a person from the rest of the community.
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Shneur Zalman of Liady
Founder of the Habad school of Hasidism.
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Isaac Herzog
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Reasons for Brit Milah
How Jewish thinkers over the ages have explained the importance of ritual circumcision.
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Hebrew: Its History and Centrality
Hebrew has undergone many changes, but as the language of the sacred texts, it has always had a special place in Judaism.
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The Law of the Parapet
Extra precautions for safe home construction.
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The Omer
Counting the Days from Passover to Shavuot
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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.
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