Rabbi Louis Jacobs Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs
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Jewish Resurrection of the Dead
When and how will the dead will be resurrected? The debate is old, but it has not been entirely resolved.
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Abraham Ibn Ezra
A master Torah commentator who foreshadowed biblical criticism
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Bahya Ibn Pakudah
His Duties of the Hearts stressed the inwardness of Judaism.
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Rav and Samuel
Early Amoraim engaged in respectful debate.
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Gersonides
Medieval philosopher followed the rationalistic mode of Aristotle.
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Rabbi Yose
Early teacher of Jewish law and theology.
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Kohanim--Jewish 'Priests'
Descendents of Aaron the priest enjoy special privileges.
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Classical Understandings of Mitzvot and their Reasons
The rabbinic sages and later philosophers and mystics offered many ways to categorize the mitzvot and explain their significance.
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Vows and Oaths
The act of speaking an oath or a vow aloud gives it binding force in traditional Jewish law.
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The Cantor
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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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