B A Cheque enclosed made payable to Ivor Solution Limited God Torah Israel A Tree of Life Rabbinic Thought in the Talmud A Jewish Theology Beyond Reasonable Doubt We Have Reason to Believe (also available on the web site) to be read in this series at special rates We have made arrangements for the purchase of Books Books Purchase Form Made payable to New Enclosed £ Email address/es Full name/s and address/es:- paying at the door (each I/we may attend future sessions by paying the balance or I/we would like to attend Melaveh Malkah at £12.00 each. • All administration and costs • One Jacobs Reader at project completion • Access and participation to www.readingrabbijacobs.org and refreshments at all sessions Siyyums Attendance • • The Melaveh Malkah with light supper and wine Includes:- feel free to contribute appropriately) preclude anyone interested. Likewise, if you are in a position to help others attend, (Students and the unwaged please contribute what you can. We do not want to My/our registration at a suggested £30.00 each I/we would like to register. Either complete A or B. 33 Abbey Rd, London NW8 OAT New London Synagogue Reading Rabbi Jacobs Please complete and post to:- Registration Form - Reading Rabbi Jacobs Please complete this form and return by October 30th Register Now. Postage and packing Siyyum) at £5.00 per person Subtotal £14.95 £14.95 £13.95 £12.95 £11.95 back panel details - please see Jerusalem & Chicago £9.50 Total £ Number No.of people No.of people £5.00 Total

Please cut out registration form BELIEVE REASON TO WE HAVE the writing of first Rabbi Jacobs Reader. and via the web). Become part of a unique exercise - Read the books and discuss issues (face to face [email protected] For further details contact Elliot Cosgrove at Chicago [email protected] the series. Please contact Naomi Bar-Yosef by email at French Hill in Jerusalem. The cost per person is 100NIS for The Melaveh Malkah will be held on November 4th, at Jerusalem place in the UK and abroad we will provide support. Contact us now. ** Other groups are most welcome. If you would like to host a group in any other Jacobs. expounded and based on the writings of Rabbi of Judaism to join the Quest for religious truth as together new and experienced teachers students Rabbi Jacobs, this unique series is designed to bring and finishing on 20th June 2007, the first Yarzeit of Shula Jacobs in London, Jerusalem and Chicago** Starting on November 4th 2006, the first Yarzeit of Reading Rabbi Jacobs

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The Project Rabbinic students and colleagues of Rabbi Jacobs www.louisjacobs.org will lead the programme that will consist of participation via multi media and dialogue sessions:-

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, a student • Introduction at a Melaveh Malkah at The New London and disciple of Rabbi Jacobs since Synagogue (other venues to be announced on the web childhood, said in his hesped: site) – 8.15pm on Motzei Shabbat 4th November 2006. First Reading – We Have Reason To Believe with the We your followers, Rabbi Jacobs, stand here today addition of Beyond Reasonable Doubt to those familiar

in grief and sorrow. We have devoted our lives to with the former. following“ Torah according to your teachings. We are committed to learning, to truth, to a traditional Judaism • Siyyum Sunday 3rd December at 8.00 and Introduction free from fundamentalism. “ to the Second Reading – A Jewish Theology We too are passionate about our quest and have not reneged on it. We need you to be present with us and • Siyyum late February 2007 and Introduction to the bless in spirit the work of our hands. Third Reading – Rabbinic Thought in The Talmud

• Siyyim mid April 2007 and Introduction to the Fourth Rabbi Wittenberg, together with Rabbi Reuven Hammer of Reading – A Tree of Life and God, Torah, Israel. New London and members of the Jacobs family, subsequently developed this programme in order to spread • Siyyum 29th June to mark the series completion and a www.readingrabbijacobs.org the knowledge of Rabbi Jacobs ideas to the widest possible ‘Where do we go from here discussion’ public. • An interactive web site for news and comment - The Reading Rabbi Jacobs year will be split into four www.readingrabbijacobs.org readings. Participants (Readers) are invited to read the specific book/s for that term. • A content rich web site - www.louisjacobs.org featuring articles by and about Rabbi Jacobs with access Your specific questions and comments can be addressed to the Resource Centre for the purchase of Books, on line and other Readers and Scholars invited to respond. Articles and Videos of Rabbi Jacobs Reviews and information on the books in question will also be published on the web site. • Videos on DVD of Rabbi Jacobs

During the reading period Readers will be encouraged to • Support for additional local sessions hold local get togethers to study, discuss and feedback via the web site. • Intended study sessions at Limmud Comments In traditional fashion, when a community completes a Intended sponsored lecture at Jewish Book Week and • Your comments and ideas are most welcome. Please send study course, a Siyyum is held. These evenings will be Reading Rabbi Jacobs stall addressed by Scholars who will have been involved with these in and we will consider to incorporate in the programme. We are also seeking donations and volunteers the local groups, the web site and, most likely, will have The Collection at The Oxford Centre for • who would be keen to help with the organisation and future studied with Rabbi Jacobs. Hebrew and Jewish Studies events.

Culminating in the first Rabbi I would like to comment as follows:- Jacobs Reader:

Become part of a dynamic exercise in writing the first volume of a Rabbi Jacobs Reader. Those Scholars involved will be writing up your and their thoughts for a collaborative volume for publication Reading Rabbi Jacobs is open to all. Whatever your shortly after the final Siyyum. religious affliation, whether or not you have little or much knowledge of theology, participation only requires your interest. This series is in honour of Rabbi Jacobs who was Please cut out registration form interested in helping concerned Jews in the quest for Signed Jewish knowledge.