Events Archive

Jewish Critical Biblical Studies: Past, Present, and Future Dr Edward Breuer & Professor Marc Brettler WHEN Sunday 21st June 2020 Time 5.30 to 7.30 London time VENUE Zoom online meeting. Log On details to be sent to all bookings. ... Continue Reading ➨

Quest For Judaism's Future Launch and Navigation This video is copied from Part Two and shows the launch and finding a way around the site. First Part Video Introduction Simon Eder – Director, Friends of LouisJacobs.org. Chair for the ... Continue Reading ➨

Rabbi Tony Bayfield in conversation with Simon Eder When: Sunday 15th December, 5pm Where: Bigwood Hall, Bigwood Road, NW11 ... Continue Reading ➨

This event was cancelled. ... Continue Reading ➨

“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 ➨

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 ➨

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 ➨

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 ➨

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 ➨

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 infamous Lubavitch Rebbe's Case in New York with Rabbi Jacobs as expert witness, marks the Yahrzeit of the Rebbe's death. Simon Eder explores the case that dominated so much of his life and caused such division within the Chabad family. The ... Continue Reading ➨

'Why can't we all just be nice and get along?' feels like a quaint and faintly absurd response to the political storms we are living in. But in this new series of talks, Elie Jesner will be exploring the wisdom of this suggestion, arguing that at ... Continue Reading ➨

with David Newman OBE and Colin Shindler With the birth of modern Zionism, the concept of Jewish nationhood surfaced for the first time in a few millennia, and has since re-shaped Judaism beyond recognition. The Zionist movement initially faced ... Continue Reading ➨

“Religious Authority and Individualism: can they co-exist?” Keynote Speaker – Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Chaired by Rabbi Jeremy Gordon Monday, 11th July 2016, 7.45pm, JW3 at the main hall, Finchley Road, NW3 (preceded by mincha at 7.15) Jeremy Rosen, a ... Continue Reading ➨

Can we have religious passion without Fanaticism? A rare UK opportunity to hear Rabbi Herzl Hefter, a great modern orthodox scholar!  Elie Jesner will chair the event Religion speaks to some of humankind's deepest passions and endeavours to help ... Continue Reading ➨