Louis Jacobs

Louis Jacobs
Personal
Born17 July 1920
Manchester, England
Died1 July 2006 (aged 85)
London, England
ReligionJudaism
SpouseSophie (Shulamit) (1921–2005).
DenominationConservative Judaism
Alma materGateshead Yeshiva
OccupationRabbi, writer and theologian
Websitewww.louisjacobs.org
PositionRabbi
SynagogueNew London Synagogue
BuriedWestern Cemetery (Cheshunt)
ResidenceLondon, England

Louis Jacobs CBE (17 July 1920 – 1 July 2006)[1] was a leading writer, Jewish theologian, and rabbi of the New London Synagogue in the United Kingdom. He was also the focus in the early 1960s of what became known as the "Jacobs Affair"[2] in the British Jewish community.

  1. ^ 5 Tammuz 5766 AM
  2. ^ Latchman, David (28 March 2023). "The Jacobs Affair: A Theological Storm from Within". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024. [QUOTE:] I am referring, of course, to the so-called Jacobs Affair involving Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs (1920-2006). [...]

    [...] Prior to the controversy, Rabbi Jacobs was widely regarded as a leading candidate to succeed Rabbi Brodie as Chief Rabbi [ed. note: '[...] of the United Hebrew Congregations of (Great Britain and) the Commonwealth']. It is interesting thus to speculate on how Anglo Jewry would look today if he had published "We have Reason to Believe" after becoming Chief Rabbi rather than a decade before Rabbi Brodie's projected retirement.