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

      Ecclesiastes (Kohelet)

      A biblical book with a message for Sukkot.

    • MJL Author Article 111

      The Tosefta

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

    • MJL Author Article 112

      Ecclesiastes

      Despite the cynical tone of Ecclesiastes, it has been given a place of joy and honor in the Jewish cycle of readings.

    • MJL Author Article 113

      The Get, or Bill of Divorce

      The get is the bill of divorce that the husband gives to the wife to release her from the marriage.

    • MJL Author Article 114

      Angels

      Messengers of God who appear in traditional texts--but discomfort some Jewish thinkers.

    • MJL Author Article 115

      Jacob Emden

      Scholar quarreled with almost all his contemporaries.

    • MJL Author Article 116

      Johanan ben Zakkai

      Student of Hillel contributed to the continued study of Torah and the protection of the Sanhedrin.

    • 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

      Tzedakah & Gemilut Chasadim: Giving & Doing

    • MJL Author Article 119

      Swaying in Prayer

      The history of body movements in prayer and Torah study.


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