The Movement for Reform Judaism

The Movement for Reform Judaism was profoundly saddened to learn of the death of Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs.

                                                                                                                                                                              Head of the Movement, Rabbi Tony Bayfield, said: "I feel absolutely desolate. I received semikhah from three towering figures within British Jewry - Rabbis Hugo Gryn, John Rayner and Louis Jacobs. Now they have all left us. Louis taught me Talmud at Leo Baeck College. He was the greatest Jewish scholar whom I have had the privilege of knowing and learning from. I will remember him, of course, for the profundity of his scholarship but also for his honesty, integrity, personal kindness and sense of humour."
 
Rabbi Jacobs was not a politician who founded a movement but he inspired many people. His death comes shortly after the issue of a report showing that the Masorti, Liberal and Reform movements now account for more than 30% of synagogue affiliations in Britain. Rabbi Bayfield added: "We should use Louis' passing to recognise the breadth of his influence and work more closely for the good of British Jewry to which Louis contributed so much".

For further details, please contact:
Andrea Newman, Movement for Reform Judaism Public Relations Officer

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