Rabbi Louis Jacobs Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs
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Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai
According to the traditional view, this second century sage of the Mishnah also authored the Zohar.
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Eulogy, or Hesped
The eulogy delivered at the funeral honors the deceased by focusing on the person's achievements in life.
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The Great Assembly (Anshe Kenesset)
A body of spiritual leaders of Judaism dating from the time of Moses.
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Rabbenu Tam
The grandson of Rashi and leader of medieval French Jewry.
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Dov Baer of Lubavitch
Hasidic scholar wrote extensively on the mystical mind.
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Or Ha-Hayyim
Hayyim Ibn Atar was most famous for his Bible commentary with a mystical bent.
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The Brit Milah (Bris) Ceremony
The basics of this ceremony for an eight-day-old Jewish boy
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Ecological Concerns in Rabbinic Literature
The ancient rabbinic sages did not see degradation of the natural environment as a systemic problem: but we can learn from their legislation addressing the more local environmental issues of which they were aware.
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The Red Heifer
This purification ritual contains a puzzling paradox.
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The Haggadah
A brief overview of the book that serves as guide, script, and liturgy of the Passover seder.
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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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