History of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
... was never refused to those who asked, and the members of the Congregation made sure that the poor were cared for in many ways. The congregational minutes indicate that at almost every meeting the Board voted to give relief to some poor stranger or to someone “who had grown poor in our midst.” Twice ...
... was never refused to those who asked, and the members of the Congregation made sure that the poor were cared for in many ways. The congregational minutes indicate that at almost every meeting the Board voted to give relief to some poor stranger or to someone “who had grown poor in our midst.” Twice ...
B`NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE - B`nai Israel
... The Torah and Jewish tradition explicitly command us to feed the hungry. The Talmud explains that each Jewish community must establish a public fund to provide food for the hungry, and our sages explain that feeding the hungry is one of our most important responsibilities on earth: “When you are ask ...
... The Torah and Jewish tradition explicitly command us to feed the hungry. The Talmud explains that each Jewish community must establish a public fund to provide food for the hungry, and our sages explain that feeding the hungry is one of our most important responsibilities on earth: “When you are ask ...
Carthage College The Reform Movement and Abraham Geiger
... movement is the most revolutionary and least restrictive of all the movements. In the reform movement each Jew get to make their own decision on what rules they would apply to their everyday life. They had the choice of how involved and activity practicing they want to be in their religion, somethin ...
... movement is the most revolutionary and least restrictive of all the movements. In the reform movement each Jew get to make their own decision on what rules they would apply to their everyday life. They had the choice of how involved and activity practicing they want to be in their religion, somethin ...
HISTORICIZING ORTHODOXY
... this particular case and with regard to other maters by privileging the earlier Talmudic sources, much as Rabbi Elijah b. Solomon Zalman (1720–1797), the Gaon of Vilna, did in his own halakic writings. The transition to a more rigid, politicized Orthodoxy in the nineteenth century was embodied in th ...
... this particular case and with regard to other maters by privileging the earlier Talmudic sources, much as Rabbi Elijah b. Solomon Zalman (1720–1797), the Gaon of Vilna, did in his own halakic writings. The transition to a more rigid, politicized Orthodoxy in the nineteenth century was embodied in th ...
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... Reform movements. In their public comments (and contrary to Rabbi Stolper there have been public comments, one emanating from the organization for which he works — the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations), some Orthodox spokesmen see only evil in everything done by other groups. This is a basic d ...
... Reform movements. In their public comments (and contrary to Rabbi Stolper there have been public comments, one emanating from the organization for which he works — the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations), some Orthodox spokesmen see only evil in everything done by other groups. This is a basic d ...
Parashat Naso: Rabbi Yanoff goes to the White House!
... Now, I‟ve often warned you when I speak from this pulpit of things that have politics as an angle: You are going try to discern my politics, what I think of President Obama, how I have voted or am going to vote. I know that; it‟s the occupational hazard of talking about important, relevant issues. ...
... Now, I‟ve often warned you when I speak from this pulpit of things that have politics as an angle: You are going try to discern my politics, what I think of President Obama, how I have voted or am going to vote. I know that; it‟s the occupational hazard of talking about important, relevant issues. ...
Sinai Edition, Revised - Chicago Sinai Congregation
... This new contemporary edition of the Union Prayer Book Sinai Edition Revised, carries forward a vision that originated with the first publication of this work in 2000. Our hope has been to provide a liturgy for contemporary Reform Jewish worship that reflects the broad, progressive spiritual values, ...
... This new contemporary edition of the Union Prayer Book Sinai Edition Revised, carries forward a vision that originated with the first publication of this work in 2000. Our hope has been to provide a liturgy for contemporary Reform Jewish worship that reflects the broad, progressive spiritual values, ...
REFORM JUDAISM®
... Reform Judaism with every Reform Jew. RJ covers developments within our Movement while interpreting world events and Jewish tradition from a Reform perspective. Shared by 305,000 member households, RJ conveys the creativity, diversity, and dynamism of Reform Judaism. ...
... Reform Judaism with every Reform Jew. RJ covers developments within our Movement while interpreting world events and Jewish tradition from a Reform perspective. Shared by 305,000 member households, RJ conveys the creativity, diversity, and dynamism of Reform Judaism. ...
FOCUS_Ironies
... nondenominational, unified American Judaism would not happen. The number of Yiddish-speaking Jews streaming in from Eastern Europe would soon surpass the number of German Jews in America, and the cultural gaps between the two groups—in religious practice, language, education, social status, and accu ...
... nondenominational, unified American Judaism would not happen. The number of Yiddish-speaking Jews streaming in from Eastern Europe would soon surpass the number of German Jews in America, and the cultural gaps between the two groups—in religious practice, language, education, social status, and accu ...
Contemporary Reform Judaism Reform Judaism
... communities as Brit Ahava (covenant of love).The main reform rabbinical seminar in the United States, Hebrew Union College – Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), ordains male and female rabbis since 1990. ...
... communities as Brit Ahava (covenant of love).The main reform rabbinical seminar in the United States, Hebrew Union College – Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), ordains male and female rabbis since 1990. ...
Auburn FINAL - Jewish Community Legacy Project
... made the difficult decision to close its doors. On hand to assist in this process was the Jewish Community Legacy Project (JCLP) and its partner organizations, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Developi ...
... made the difficult decision to close its doors. On hand to assist in this process was the Jewish Community Legacy Project (JCLP) and its partner organizations, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Developi ...
(grandson of Rav Breuer) regarding Rabbi Joseph Elias
... school and of other Jewish institutions. Though this essay was written over six decades ago, it should stimulate thought and discussion among thinking Jewish readers today.” The omission --- unexplained but otherwise of no import --- of the essay from the original 1911 Gesammelte Schriften (Collecte ...
... school and of other Jewish institutions. Though this essay was written over six decades ago, it should stimulate thought and discussion among thinking Jewish readers today.” The omission --- unexplained but otherwise of no import --- of the essay from the original 1911 Gesammelte Schriften (Collecte ...
I`m going to tell you a true story of two Rabbis – you decide who
... school of Shammai. They had certain differences in their emphasis, but they were the two main kind of Pharisees of the day. Now around the early common era period, the school of Hillel under Rabbi Gamaliel who was Rabbi Hillel’s grandson, had a number of very famous graduates, famous Rabbis who were ...
... school of Shammai. They had certain differences in their emphasis, but they were the two main kind of Pharisees of the day. Now around the early common era period, the school of Hillel under Rabbi Gamaliel who was Rabbi Hillel’s grandson, had a number of very famous graduates, famous Rabbis who were ...
NewsViews_ActionConversion
... “Reform congregations have a real opportunity to be proactive,” says Rabbi Zachary Shapiro (photo #6) of Temple Akiba (templeakiba.net) in Culver City, California, who takes to heart the “bold vision of Outreach” pioneered by former URJ President Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, z’l. Rabbi Shapiro simp ...
... “Reform congregations have a real opportunity to be proactive,” says Rabbi Zachary Shapiro (photo #6) of Temple Akiba (templeakiba.net) in Culver City, California, who takes to heart the “bold vision of Outreach” pioneered by former URJ President Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, z’l. Rabbi Shapiro simp ...
NEWSVIEWS_Noteworthy
... Guidance on Pre-K Funding: The trend toward state and federally funded Pre-K programs, which enables parents to send their children to Pre-K for free, is adversely affecting 83% of Jewish early childhood programs in the U.S., including those of URJ member synagogues. In 31 states, faith-based organi ...
... Guidance on Pre-K Funding: The trend toward state and federally funded Pre-K programs, which enables parents to send their children to Pre-K for free, is adversely affecting 83% of Jewish early childhood programs in the U.S., including those of URJ member synagogues. In 31 states, faith-based organi ...
Glimpses Into American Jewish History (Part)
... Orthodoxy, Rabbi Drachman was forced to make it clear to the congregants of Temple Emanuel that he would only serve an Orthodox congregation. Despite the fact that Reform rabbis usually earned considerably more than Orthodox rabbis, he chose the less lucrative career of being an Orthodox rabbi. The ...
... Orthodoxy, Rabbi Drachman was forced to make it clear to the congregants of Temple Emanuel that he would only serve an Orthodox congregation. Despite the fact that Reform rabbis usually earned considerably more than Orthodox rabbis, he chose the less lucrative career of being an Orthodox rabbi. The ...
GafniSupportLtr
... systematic campaign to besmirch his name. Their primary method has been to keep alive and distort two very old and long discredited stories. Their attacks have recently increased in volume and intensity. He has consistently and generously offered to meet with them, but they have refused. Many people ...
... systematic campaign to besmirch his name. Their primary method has been to keep alive and distort two very old and long discredited stories. Their attacks have recently increased in volume and intensity. He has consistently and generously offered to meet with them, but they have refused. Many people ...
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... and the JRF Task Force on “The Role of Non-Jews in Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Congregations” as published in Boundaries and Opportunities (1998) o A non-Jew should not count in a minyan; o A non-Jew can and should participate in a worship service by offering appropriate readings, but never ...
... and the JRF Task Force on “The Role of Non-Jews in Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Congregations” as published in Boundaries and Opportunities (1998) o A non-Jew should not count in a minyan; o A non-Jew can and should participate in a worship service by offering appropriate readings, but never ...
Varieties of Judaism - Catholic
... modernity, whereas in Neo-Orthodoxy human experience (and modernity) are enriched by the application of Torah outlook and practice. The differences between Reform and traditional branches of American Judaism came to a head in 1883, at the "Trefa Banquet"- where shellfish and other non-kosher dishes ...
... modernity, whereas in Neo-Orthodoxy human experience (and modernity) are enriched by the application of Torah outlook and practice. The differences between Reform and traditional branches of American Judaism came to a head in 1883, at the "Trefa Banquet"- where shellfish and other non-kosher dishes ...
Ordained As Rabbis, Women Tell Secret
... congregation in Vienna. Zevulun Charlop, dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University, said, ''Orthodoxy is guided by Halakha, Jewish law, which is very emphatic about ordination, and ordination is reserved for men and not for women, since beginning with ...
... congregation in Vienna. Zevulun Charlop, dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University, said, ''Orthodoxy is guided by Halakha, Jewish law, which is very emphatic about ordination, and ordination is reserved for men and not for women, since beginning with ...