Rabbi Louis Jacobs

A thanksgiving hymn recited on Sabbath and holidays.

A founder of Liberal Judaism in England.

Judaism has a complex relationship with the ideal of martyrdom.

An original Jewish thinker, influential far beyond the golem he created.

The most lovable figure in Hasidic folklore.

There are many versions of the Jewish 'mourner's prayer.'

This early Rabbi of the Mishnah regularly debated Rabbi Eliezer.

Scholars warned: "Be not righteous overmuch."

Hayyim Ibn Atar was most famous for his Bible commentary with a mystical bent.

Jewish poet and philosopher (1020-1057).