About the Author

Louis Jacobs is a distinguished Rabbi at the New London Synagogue. His teaching career spans both sides of the Atlantic - as visiting Professor at Lancaster University since 1988 and from 1986 at Harvard University.

Reviews

Written in a clear and concise style ... full of interesting asides, which make this very large book an enjoyable read Journal of Semitic Studies This is a wonderful work which combines [Jacobs's] great knowledge of Judaism and Jewish thought with his ability to make understandable complex and important issues in Judaism ... Dr Jacobs has achieved a uniformity of style which is illuminating, refreshing, and authoritative but not condescending Michael Neiditch, President of the Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. of the United States