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Ezra's Blog Archive

Welcome to my blog, presented by the Friends of Louis Jacobs editor. Here you can find exciting updates on the content of the website and the latest events organised by the Friends of Louis Jacobs.

‘He will magnify the Torah and make it glorious’

Posted on 18th June 2017

Dear Friends, As some of you may already know, this is my last month working for the organization. Let me start therefore by emphasizing how wonderful an experience the last 19 months have been for me, exploring the legacy of Rabbi Dr Louis ... Continue Reading ➨

‘An Introduction of Words’, akdamut milin

Posted on 22nd May 2017

Dear Friends, What a month it has been since my last blog post! The deliverance from the bondage of Egypt is only the beginning of a much deeper transformation in the Jewish spirit leading up to the encounter with the divine at Mount Sinai… Or is ... Continue Reading ➨

Come forward and learn!

Posted on 7th April 2017

Dear Friends, This month’s blog comes a bit earlier than usual, in order to offer you some food for thought in preparation for Seder night. Our website is full of material than can help you engage in a thought-provoking and exciting journey from ... Continue Reading ➨

‘The rose of Jacob, thrilled with joy’

Posted on 19th March 2017

Dear Friends, I hope all of you are enjoying a joyful and exciting month of Adar! I recently discovered that a (not very widespread) custom existed, in certain circles, of sending books of Torah for mishlo'ah manot on Purim, instead of edible ... Continue Reading ➨

Seest thou a man diligent in his occupation!

Posted on 20th February 2017

Dear Friends, I’ll start my regular update with a highly symbolic figure: 22. What is the significance of this number? Or, in more familiar terms, who knows 22? The answer is very simple. Some of you might recall the blogpost I sent in March last ... Continue Reading ➨

New Year, New Resolutions, More Torah

Posted on 22nd January 2017

Dear Friends, It took me a week to recover from Limmud, but rest assured, January has been a productive month as Project Manager nonetheless! Here are some exciting updates. It should not come as a surprise to many of you that a scholar of ... Continue Reading ➨

Learning from Rabbi Jacobs: recording, reviews, and legacy

Posted on 21st December 2016

Dear Friends, This email actually marks the completion of my first year working for the Friends of Louis Jacobs! With that in mind, I have to make sure the content matches my own level of excitement… By all means, it does. Some of you might ... Continue Reading ➨

The Faces of Louis Jacobs, as Reflected through the Mirrors of his Writings

Posted on 23rd November 2016

Dear Friends, We’ve had quite a few additions to the website over the past month, as some of you will have noticed. As an editor, I get to discover new pieces written by Rabbi Louis Jacobs nearly on a daily basis. And each time, it’s a new facet ... Continue Reading ➨

Wisdom between High Holy Days and holidays

Posted on 15th October 2016

Dear Friends, The High Holy Days have passed, promptly giving way to Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah over the next two weeks. The succession of yamim tovim can be quite challenging, even when working for the Friends of Louis Jacobs! ... Continue Reading ➨

Food for thought, thoughts for action

Posted on 18th September 2016

Dear Friends, The month of Ellul is upon us, and the yamim nora’im (High Holy Days) are nigh. The time is ripe, according to our tradition, for introspection, repentance, and good deeds. Thankfully, our website has plenty of inspirational reading ... Continue Reading ➨

The Quest never rests

Posted on 19th August 2016

Dear Friends, It has been two months since my last blog post! This is because the organization of the Memorial Events over the months of June and July took so much time that Ivor and I could not dedicate ourselves to the content of the website. ... Continue Reading ➨

Torah is coming your way this summer

Posted on 22nd June 2016

Dear Friends, Another busy month has passed. The time has come, therefore, for a new blog post, with big events coming your way! First of all, many new documents have been uploaded on the website. It is certainly worth highlighting some of the ... Continue Reading ➨

Forward looking and looking forward

Posted on 29th May 2016

Dear Friends, Some important events ahead of us over the next few months, which are the main topic of this blog post! Ivor and I have been busy uploading more files on a weekly basis on the website. The number of located book reviews written by ... Continue Reading ➨

Passover, remembering, and pursuing the quest

Posted on 18th April 2016

Dear Friends, How time flies! I took the opportunity in my last blog post to wish you all a purim sameach. Now pesach is upon us! That time, fortunately, has been well spent. We've been uploading dozens of new articles on a weekly basis, ... Continue Reading ➨

The beginning of wisdom is bibliography

Posted on 20th March 2016

Dear Friends, It has been another exciting month working for the Louis Jacobs project! Compared to February, a relatively small number of new articles were put online. The fallback, however, should enable us to take many more steps forwards. ... Continue Reading ➨

More exciting updates on the content of the website

Posted on 21st February 2016

Hello everyone! Here is a second blog post from the Louis Jacobs Project editor, reviewing some of the exciting news and events which took place in the last month... And what a busy month of February it's been so far! Where should I start? A ... Continue Reading ➨

Introduction to the Editor’s Blog

Posted on 24th January 2016

Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Here's the first post for the new editor's blog on the Louis Jacobs.org website, with some exciting news about the month of December and some announcements. I started working for the Project ... Continue Reading ➨

About the Editor

Ezra MarguliesEzra Margulies graduated from Oxford University in June 2015 with a BA in Oriental Studies (Jewish Studies).

Before moving to Oxford, he spent a year studying at Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi, a modern Orthodox yeshivah in Jerusalem, in 2011-2012.

He currently works as Project Manager and Editor for the Louis Jacobs Project, as an editor for the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, and co-chairs the Torah and spirituality track on the Limmud programming team.

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