Rabbi Louis Jacobs Articles By Rabbi Louis Jacobs
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Hermeneutics (Drash)
A method for learning Torah, developed by the rabbis of the Talmud.
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Bahya Ibn Pakudah
His Duties of the Hearts stressed the inwardness of Judaism.
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Gersonides
Medieval philosopher followed the rationalistic mode of Aristotle.
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Attitudes toward Repentance
Jewish thinking tries to strike a balance between responsibility and forgiveness.
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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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Sefer Hasidim
This medieval work describes the ideal life of the pious Jew.
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Hasidic Movement: A History
The founding and flourishing of a Hasidism.
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Mixed Dancing in Judaism
Jewish men and women didn't always dance together. Some of them still don't.
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Aristotle and Judaism
Maimonides reconciles views of the Greek philosopher with Judaism.
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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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