Rabbi Louis Jacobs

Rabbinic restrictions on behavior in the synagogue reveal continuing tension between ordinary Jews' sense of being at home and at ease there, and the desire of rabbis to set it apart as a sacred place.

Evidence from Qumran shows that the medieval debate about the order of biblical passages in tefillin has ancient roots.  

The details of this precept, using powerful symbols of allegiance to divine law and of membership in the Jewish religious community, have been subject to many interpretations.

The traditional rabbinate harks back to ancient practice, but is an evolving institution.

What these singing clergy members do and how they are trained.

It is more accurate to speak of Jewish philosophies than of a single Jewish philosophy.

An overview of preparing for the seder and the elements of a traditional seder.

Moral and theological implications of vegetarianism can be seen as a challenge to the rabbinic tradition.

Modern Jews balance their secular knowledge and Jewish commitments in forging attitudes toward traditional dietary laws.

Reasoning from Maimonides, Nahmanides, and the kabbalists.