Rabbi Louis Jacobs Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs
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The Masoretic Text
The traditional--sometimes imperfect--Jewish version of the Torah text.
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Yom Kippur Katan
A fast day associated with the new moon.
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Tannaim & Amoraim
The great sages of the Mishnah and Talmud.
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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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Volozhyn
Home of the famous Yeshivah that operated day and night.
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Vilna Gaon
Renowned scholar led non-Hasidic Jewish world into modernity.
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Hand Washing
Jewish custom now normally associated with meals started with Temple purity.
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Levites
Even after the Temple's destruction, Levites enjoy some unique ritual privileges.
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Kashrut Themes: Contemporary Concerns
Modern Jews balance their secular knowledge and Jewish commitments in forging attitudes toward traditional dietary laws.
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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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