Talk:Louis Jacobs/Comments

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  • First of all, the article doesn't give other sources than obits, giving more reliable sources would help referencing the article.
  • Secondly, there is no reference, notes, footnotes or source section which tells the reader that all the article is original research, please name a section as such and include the material used to write the article in this named section.
*sources added --Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Please provide a picture, such is necessary to clearly identify individuals. (Fair use one would be acceptable if fair use rationale is given, but it is preferable to have a GFDL image)
*done--Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • This would give B-class status.
  • He obtained a PhD in what?
*added--Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Instead he struggled to find a synthesis that would accommodate Orthodox Jewish theology and modern day higher biblical criticism. would need to be sourced IMO.
*it is sourced in the article, which mentions the book which included these ideas --Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • In a statement such as His ideas about the subject were published in a book entitled We Have Reason to Believe, published in 1957. in which it is not wikilinked to an article about the book, it would be nice to have a 2-4 line summary to sum up the book's subject.
*see above--Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Here again, "because of his [Jacobs's] published views"., should give the reasons for the interdiction such as what passages in the book are regarded as non-orthodox/jewish views.
  • Brodie vetoed his appointment.. Why does Brodie have such a right? Is this vetoing associated with the book publication (4 years earlier) or associated with the interdiction to succede Epstein (being the same year)?
*whether Brodie had the right or not is a matter beyond the scope of this article, but in his day, he was the Chief Rabbi and his word was law. The article makes clear that the veto was associated with the book.--Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • For The defecting congregation purchased the old St. John's Wood synagogue building, and installed Jacobs as its rabbi — a post which he held until 1995 , a installment date would be ideal to know what happened between the refusal of returning to his pulpit at the Synagogue by Brodie aforementioned and his installment.
  • Jacobs was not provided the honour of an aliyah customarily given to the father of the bride, here again, why wasn't he given such a right?
*as again contained in the article, it was the grudgunf attitude of the United Synagogue which witheld this right from him --Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • The section Selected publications should be cut down to the most useful or notable publications, the other ones can be dumped in the talk page.
*done--Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Broadening the article would also help. Lincher 11:56, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
*ongoing revisions will try to do this --Smerus 16:35, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More comments/answers

  • To your above responses to the aforementioned comments, I agree with you that the sources are given though, adding footnotes would help in finding the statements in books or in the obituaries. For the other answers, I agree with the Brodie statement that would be outside of the scope of the article however, for the because of his [Jacobs's] published views statement, giving extensive passages would clearly denote what were his views and balance the present state of that section. In other words ... just add quotes from the book and it will be perfect.
  • For the Bournemouth synagogue statement where he isn't appointed aliyah, it is necessary to say that it is again partially because of the Chief Rabbi that he wasn't awarded such honor ... it wouldn't leave any doubt in those circumstances.
  • You can help yourself with the article Dovber of Mezeritch on how to add citations into the article and how to state your sources. This article can also lead you to more insight on how better this article.
  • Just for your information, personal knowledge isn't a reliable source because it may stand as original material which can't be in wikipedia.

Lincher 16:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

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