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Books on: reform rabbi

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The Quiet Voices: Southern Rabbis and Black Civil Rights, 1880s to 1990s

Book by Mark K. Bauman, Berkley Kalin; University of Alabama Press, 1997

Subjects:

African Americans--Civil Rights--Southern States, African Americans--Relations With Jews, Civil Rights Workers--Southern States--Biography, Civil Rights--Religious Aspects--Judaism, Judaism And Social Problems, Rabbis--Southern States--Political Activity, Southern States--Ethnic Relations, Southern States--Race Relations

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Floyd Dell, a close friend of the rabbi while he lived in Davenport, said...his friend, the "eloquent young Reform rabbi," into a number of his books...the "discovery" that the young rabbi "was not a preacher at all, he...
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Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the Creation of a Modern Jewish Orthodoxy

Book by David Ellenson; University of Alabama Press, 1990

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Berlin (Germany)--Biography, Hildesheimer, Esriel, Orthodox Judaism--Germany--History--19th Century, Rabbis--Germany--Berlin--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...central European Orthodox rabbis found Hildesheimers reforms in the Eisenstadt ye shiva...introduced by an Orthodox, not a Reform, rabbi. Such changes made it difficult...boundaries between Orthodoxy and Reform. Closely related to these...its students by Hirsch and Rabbi Isaac Halevy 1847-1914...
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Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement: Seeking the Torah of Truth

Book by Immanuel Etkes, Jonathan Chipman; Jewish Publication Society, 1993

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Musar Movement, Rabbis--Lithuania--Biography, Salanter, Israel--1810-1883

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Chapter 10 1. See Rosenfeld, Rabbi Yisrael Salanter , 5-8, 15; A...Max Lilienthal was an educator and Reform rabbi. Educated in Germany, Lilienthal...draw up a comprehensive plan for the reform of traditional Jewish education...
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Tormented Master: The Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav

Book by Arthur Green; Jewish Lights Publications, 1992

Subjects:

Hasidim--Ukraine--Biography, Rabbis--Ukraine--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...capital.The educational and religious reform programs of Herz Homberg, while looked...by the Galician Jewish masses and their rabbis, had found much favor in Viennas court...in touch with a number of the leading rabbis and zaddiqim in Poland and Galicia, seeking...
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Sectors of American Judaism: Reform, Orthodoxy, Conservatism, and Reconstructionism

Book by Jacob Neusner; KTAV Publishing House, 1975

Subjects:

Conservative Judaism--United States, Judaism--United States, Orthodox Judaism--United States, Reconstructionist Judaism, Reform Judaism--United States

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

17 THE REFORM SYNAGOGUE: PLIGHT AND POSSIBILITY...promise of Reform Judaism . Rabbi Levy stresses the central issues...its members. Clearly, what Rabbi Levy says about Reform synagogues...indeed will prayer express? Rabbi Levy, like Dr. Fein in the...issue of Reform Judaism, for rabbis and lay activists alike, is...

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Journal Articles on: reform rabbi

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Personality, Politics and the Price of Justice: Ephraim Frisch, San Antonio's "Radical" Rabbi

Journal article by Karl Preuss; American Jewish History, Vol. 85, 1997

Subjects:

Rabbis--Political activity, Reform Judaism--Political aspects, San Antonio, Texas--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...felt leery when their rabbi promoted liberal political...members of San Antonios Reform community were successful...conservative values. Reform rabbis often emerged from a...hold services at the Reform synagogue over the years...1914, Samuel Marks, rabbi at Temple Beth-El...benediction. In 1917 Rabbi Marks described himself...remains a comment on the rabbis perception of his role...
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Rabbi Dr Maybaum and Rabbi Dr Baeck: A Footnote to Professor David Ellenson's Lecture

Journal article by Tony Bayfield; European Judaism, Vol. 39, 2006

Subjects:

Baeck, Leo--Works, Leo Baeck Institute--Services, Maybaum, Ignaz--Works, Rabbis--Works, Reform Judaism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Rabbi Dr Maybaum and Rabbi Dr Baeck: A Footnote to Professor...brave new world of British Reform Judaism that my upbringing and teachers--Rabbis Miller and Marmur--had led...true portrait of the great rabbi. (1) Albert Friedlanders...
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Preparing Rabbis for the Future

Journal article by Marc Saperstein; European Judaism, Vol. 39, 2006

Subjects:

Church renewal--Management, Curriculum development--Methods, Curriculum planning--Methods, Jewish religious education--Curricula, Jewish religious education--Forecasts and trends, Jewish religious education--Study and teaching, Leo Baeck Institute--Curricula, Rabbis--Training, Religious reform--Management

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...meaning. We simply cannot have rabbis for the next generation who...Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington DC...it is obvious that we need rabbis who will have the professional...Hartman, I dare say of the Chief Rabbi, all rooted in the Judaism...of listening to what their rabbis preach. At the very least...
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Explorations and Responses: What a Reform Rabbi Learns from Prophet Muhammad

Journal article by Allen S. Maller; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 45, 2010

Subjects:

Islam--Comparative analysis, Islam--United States, Judaism--Comparative analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Responses: What a Reform Rabbi Learns from Prophet...fervor. As a Reform Rabbi, I can state that all Reform Rabbis would applaud this...Mount Sinai. As a Reform Rabbi I believe that Jewish...thinking of Reform Rabbis twelve to thirteen...
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The Mixers: The Role of Rabbis Deep in the Heart of Texas

Journal article by Hollace Ava Weiner; American Jewish History, Vol. 85, 1997

Subjects:

Rabbis--Social aspects, Texas--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...communal needs. Rabbis often filled the voids. One rabbi spearheaded statewide prison reform. Another founded...1943. In Galveston Rabbi Henry Cohens Reform Temple Bnai Israel...students.(129) Rabbis took root in Texas...of a long line of rabbis, rejected the orthodoxy...movement, the younger rabbi embraced Reform Judaism. The ideological...

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Magazine Articles on: reform rabbi

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Who'd Want to Be Chief Rabbi? Jonathan Sacks Has Upset Gay Jews, Feminist Jews, Reform Jews and Fans of Hugo Gryn. as the Community Fractures, His Job Is Becoming Impossible

Magazine article by Gerald Jacobs; New Statesman, Vol. 126, June 27, 1997

Subjects:

Chief Rabbinate--Management, Jewish way of life--Evaluation, Jews, British--Social aspects, Sacks, Jonathan--Social policy

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...public. Although he was a Reform rabbi he was widely respected...own, alternative Chief Rabbi. "The leaders of the Reform, Liberal and Masorti...first Orthodox female rabbi, a development beside which the Chief Rabbis attendance at the Hugo...
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Reform Rabbi Challenges Orthodoxy

Magazine article by Anat Cohen; Herizons, Vol. 17, Spring 2004

Subjects:

Israel, Judaism, Leibovich, Maya, Women

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Reform Rabbi Challenges Orthodoxy by Anat...ordainment of Maya Leibovich as rabbi of Mevasseret Zion, a town...first Israeli-born female rabbi, received threatening letters, and some Orthodox male rabbis organized a demonstration that...
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Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine (1928-2007): 2003 Humanist of the Year

Magazine article; The Humanist, Vol. 67, November 2007

Subjects:

Rabbis--Appreciation, Rabbis--Biography, Wine, Sherwin T.--Appreciation

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Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine (1928-2007...Nevertheless, he was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1956 and then volunteered...Windsor, Ontario, to organize a Reform congregation. After three years...of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist. Wines...
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Women Rabbis: A Novel Idea (1)

Magazine article by David J. Zucker; Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, Vol. 55, Summer-Fall 2006

Subjects:

Judaism--Religious aspects, Rabbis--Religious aspects, Women--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...an analysis of women rabbis developed by Rabbi Janet Marder, the first...as president of the Reform movements Central Conference of American Rabbis, from 2003-2005. (5) Although women rabbis appeared earlier, Rabbi Lynda Klein broke through...
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In 2006 Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, and Gary Ginsberg, Currently an Executive Vice President of Time Warner Inc., Began Compiling a List of the Fifty Most Influential Rabbis in the United States

Magazine article by Patricia Neal; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, November 2010

Subjects:

Ginsberg, Gary--Works, Lynton, Michael--Works, Media executives--Works, Rabbis--Evaluation, Rabbis--Influence

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...president of the Union of Reform Judaism, which represents...use in rating the individual rabbis? The two judges employ a simple...system. According to Newsweek, rabbis are awarded ten points in each...their constituencies are. Rabbis get twenty points in each of...confirmed by its exclusion of Rabbi Jacob Neusner, the Distinguished...

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Newspaper Articles on: reform rabbi

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Reform Rabbis Return to Roots: Revive 'Obligations' Such as Dietary Laws, Ways of Praying

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, May 27, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...experience for the nations 800 Reform congregations, said Rabbi Mindy Portnoy, associate rabbi at Temple Sinai in the...rituals rejected by early Reform Judaism." The new document...last platform adopted by rabbis in Reform Judaism came...who is ordained like a rabbi and sings worship prayers...
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Reform Rabbis Foresee More Religious Freedom: But Orthodox Jews May Remain Strong

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, May 19, 1999

Subjects:

Barak, Ehud

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Reform rabbis foresee more religious...Reform and Conservative rabbis said yesterday that...important," said Reform Rabbi Paul Menitoff, executive...government, however, Rabbi Menitoff said actions to curtail the work of Reform and Conservative groups...possible," he said. Most rabbis around the world are...
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Reform Rabbi Hails Deal in Israel: 'Who Is Jew' Bill Halted for Study

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, June 20, 1997

Subjects:

Israel

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Reform rabbi hails deal in Israel: Who...Israels religious life, said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the president...Congregations. In a statement, Rabbi Yoffie said the eight-member...investigate the issues. Orthodox rabbis historically have overseen...
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Students Have It Tough Now - Rabbi

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 13, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Students Have It Tough Now - Rabbi. Byline: Neil McKay RABBI Lionel Blue accepted an honorary...tougher than he did in the 1950s. Rabbi Blue, who was granted a Doctorate...and was ordained as a British Reform rabbi in 1960. He was the first...
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Students Have It Tough Now ( Rabbi

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 13, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Students Have It Tough Now ( Rabbi. Byline: By Neil Mckay Rabbi Lionel Blue accepted an honorary...tougher than he did in the 1950s. Rabbi Blue, who was granted a Doctorate...and was ordained as a British Reform rabbi in 1960. He was the first...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: reform rabbi

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Rabbi

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and...the Middle Ages, the post of rabbi became a professional one...religious life of the community. Rabbis of the Reform and Conservative movements...
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Gottheil, Gustav

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...GUSTAV got hil, 1827 1903, American Reform rabbi, b. Prussia. He served as assistant (1855 60) in the Berlin Reform Temple and as rabbi (1860 73) in...New York City. His influence on Reform Judaism in the United States was...
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Wise, Stephen Samuel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...SAMUEL 1874 1949, American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader, b. Budapest...Columbia, 1901. He served as a rabbi in New York City (1893 1900...death. Wise worked for labor reforms, world peace, alleviation...foremost leaders of Zionism and Reform Judaism. Among the many organizations...
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Einhorn, David

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...theological writer and leader of the Reform movement in Judaism in the United...Schelling. After a stormy career as rabbi of several Reform congregations in central Europe...remained the basis of American Reform Judaism for a generation, and...
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Wise, Isaac Mayer

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...MAYER 1819 1900, American rabbi, founder of organized Reform Judaism in the United States...and political views. He was rabbi of Orthodox congregations in...both of which he turned into Reform synagogues. He energetically...Central Conference of American Rabbis (1889). He presided over...

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