During the summer several new uploads have been made to the "Scrapbook" including several books reviewed by Rabbi Jacobs. The site is being regularly reviewed and updated, incorporating the comments our readers have made. The books in the ... Continue Reading ➨
News
Here you can read the latest news of Friends of Louis Jacobs.
New Videos in Quest and Oxford Centre sections
Many videos have been added. Please see the Quest and Oxford Centre video sections. Also have a look at the Honest Theology Project area. This already contains videos of the first lecture held at JW3 on July 12th 2015. ... Continue Reading ➨
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Light refreshments will be served. Pay online at www.newlondon.org.uk/quest or on the door. NEW LONDON SYNAGOGUE 33 Abbey Road • London NW8 0AT • 020 7328 1026 • www.newlondon.org.uk • office@newlondon.org.uk Quest are delighted that Karen ... Continue Reading ➨
New and updated content!
The entire website has now been revised and have many new videos added. There are 70 videos available to watch on the website. Two of the video sections are for Rabbi Jacobs Teaching and Continuing the Quest. There is a new section "Arguments ... Continue Reading ➨
Rabbi Louis Jacobs mentioned in the Jewish Chronicle
Dear Friend, In this week's Jewish Chronicle you may have read an article by Simon Rocker mentioning Rabbi Louis Jacobs and Rabbi Zev Farber who has challenged American Orthodoxy to face up to the same issues that majorly featured in the UK 50 ... Continue Reading ➨
Open Orthodoxy comes to the UK
Do you worry that Orthodoxy is neglecting the left? Don't miss your only opportunity to hear Rabbi Asher Lopatin, one of America's leading authorities on Open Modern Orthodoxy and the high-profile president of Rabbi Avi Weiss's rabbinical school in ... Continue Reading ➨
Full text of letter published in the Jewish Chronicle
The JC edited a letter that Ivor Jacobs wrote for publication. Dear Editor, Miriam Shaviv in her column (last week's JC) notes the "thirst amongst some orthodox Jews for sophisticated discussion on theological issues". At the same time she ... Continue Reading ➨
Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies
Orthodoxy, Theological Debate, and Contemporary Judaism: Exploring Questions Raised in the Thought of Louis Jacobs This Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies will examine the state of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Within this framework the ... Continue Reading ➨
The Legacy of Rabbi Jacobs and the Limits of Theological Debate in Judaism
The Friends of LouisJacobs.org and the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Held a very successful event entitled THE LEGACY OF RABBI JACOBS AND THE LIMITS OF THEOLOGICAL DEBATE IN JUDAISM PANEL Dr Miri Freud-Kandel Lecturer in Modern ... Continue Reading ➨
Events, News & Latest Postings Archive
Keep up to date with our latest additions and read general news about the site Dear Friend, In this week's Jewish Chronicle you may have read an article by Simon Rocker mentioning Louis Jacobs and Rabbi Zev Farber who has challenged American ... Continue Reading ➨
