“Love Your Neighbour”: Jews, Christians, and the Meaning of a (Very) Elusive Commandment Rabbi Shai Held. Ph.D. “The leader of Post Denominational Judaism and one of the most influential Rabbis in America.” President and Dean, The Hadar Institute - ... Continue Reading ➨
The Thirteenth Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Rabbi Shai Held
"Love Your Neighbour": Jews, Christians and the Meaning of a (Very) Elusive Commandment Rabbi Shai Held Ph.D. from New York “The leader of Post Denominational Judaism and one of the most influential Rabbis in America.”President and Dean, The ... Continue Reading ➨
Aaron’s Sons- Evidence of an Ancient Folk Tradition?
29th March 2019 • Harry Freedman • One of the most difficult incidents to understand in the whole Bible is the death of Aaron’s two eldest sons, at the ceremony of dedication for the Tabernacle. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion. The portable ... Continue Reading ➨
Ideas That Lie Beneath the Surface
22nd March 2019 • Harry Freedman • The Book of Leviticus discussing sacrifices far more widely than any other section of the Bible. Most of us do not find the idea of sacrifices stimulating, indeed many people are repelled by the thought of them. ... Continue Reading ➨
God, the Megillah and the real message of Purim
15th March 2019 • Simon Eder • There is much to be said for the argument that the overarching theme of the Tanach is God’s relationship with Israel. So many books of the Hebrew Bible address their covenant. This begins of course in Exodus when God ... Continue Reading ➨
What Shall We Do With The Recalcitrant Witness?
14th March 2019 • Dr Harry Freedman • “And should a person offend when he hears a voice in adjuration, he being a witness, or has seen or known, if he does not tell, he shall bear his punishment” (Leviticus 5,1, Robert Alter translation). This is a ... Continue Reading ➨
Sparkling Fringes
13th February 2019 • Dr Harry Freedman • How Language Helps Us Make Connections We Might Otherwise Miss The High Priest in the Israelite Tabernacle, and later in the Jerusalem Temple, was told to wear an object, identified as a tzitz, on his ... Continue Reading ➨
Jethro’s profound, mundane message
1st February 2019 • Dr Harry Freedman • Chapter 18 of the book of Exodus feels a little like an anti-climax. The previous chapters have been high drama: the ten plagues, departure from Egypt, splitting of the Red Sea, the miraculous descent of the ... Continue Reading ➨
The Twelveth Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
By Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo of Jerusalem Highly acclaimed internationally as one of the most thoughtful and challenging voices in contemporary Orthodox Judaism. A prophetic and profound teacher. "Radical, Brilliant, ... Continue Reading ➨
What Does the Future Hold for Halachic Judaism
Rabbi Cardozo and Expert Panel Rabbi Chaim Weiner – Head of Europe Masorti Bet Din Rabbi Lila Kagedan – First Female Orthodox USA Rabbi Chaired by Simon Eder – Director of Friends of Louis Jacobs ... Continue Reading ➨
Louis Jacobs 12th Memorial Lecture
Halachic Courage, Bold Ideas and Religious Authority How to liberate orthodox Judaism from stagnancy and confinement Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo 7.00 pm 15th July 2018 | Henriette Barnet School - Main Hall ... Continue Reading ➨
25th November – Motzei Shabbat
Siyyum and Melaveh Malkah - New London, Abbey Road, NW8 We are celebrating the completion of the major part of the Louis Jacobs web site having located, scanned, edited and uploaded all the 500 plus articles of the bibliography. There will be ... Continue Reading ➨
The Eleventh Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Benjamin Sommer
What Really Happened At Sinai? By Professor Benjamin Sommer of JTS 16 July 2017 Professor Sommer focuses on the theologically significant ambiguities in Exodus 19-20 and how they give rise to an interpretive debate that begins in Deuteronomy 4-5 ... Continue Reading ➨
The Seventh Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Lawrence Kaplan
Freud’s Moses and the Formation of the Jewish Psyche By Lawrence Kaplan ... Continue Reading ➨
Louis Jacobs 11th Memorial Lecture
What Really Happened At Sinai? Professor Benjamin Sommer of JTS Professor Sommer focuses on the theologically significant ambiguities in Exodus 19-20 and how they give rise to an interpretive debate that begins in Deuteronomy 4-5 and continues ... Continue Reading ➨
Change In English Law And Halacha
Sir Bernard Eder; Rabbi Chaim Weiner In a far-reaching discussion with two leading voices from the respective worlds of both the English judiciary and The Rabbinate our panel ask: From where may we derive legal change? How is law interpreted and ... Continue Reading ➨
The Ninth Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Karen Armstrong
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence By Karen Armstrong 21 June 2015 Quest were delighted that Karen Armstrong, one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs, made a return visit. She spent seven years as a Roman ... Continue Reading ➨
The Eighth Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture and 50th Anniversary of the New London Synagogue
The Agenda of Masorti Judaism By Jeremy Gordon, New London Synagogue 17 June 2012 On the occasion of the New London Synagogue's 50th anniversary and for the Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture, Rabbi Jeremy Gordon delivers a superb address on the ... Continue Reading ➨
The Sixth Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Jonathan Wittenberg
An Agenda for the Masorti Movement By Jonathan Wittenberg, New North London Synagogue 6th Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture, delivered by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg at the New London Synagogue in 2012. Rabbi Wittenberg presents an agenda for ... Continue Reading ➨
The Fourth Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Norman Solomon
Making Talmud Make Sense By Norman Solomon, University of Oxford 20th June 2010 4th Annual Louis Jacobs Memorial Lecture, delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Solomon at the New London Synagogue in 2010. Rabbi Solomon starts his lecture by sharing ... Continue Reading ➨