American Rabbis Research Articles

Isaac Mayer Wise: Shaping American Judaism.

Part 1 Bohemia (1819-1854): Metternich's Europe Jewish life in an age of reaction early years departure. Part 2 New beginning (1846-1854): young Jewish life rabbi in Albany organizing American Jewry early writings sortie in Charleston backlash in Albany Anshe Emeth formulating his beliefs the Asmonean a Bible history heading West. Part 3 Cincinnati (1854-1900): queen city of the West congregation B'nai Jeshurun the Israelite Zion College conference - union-synod David Einhorn Cleveland platform - quick victory, lengthy war America the essence of Judaism fighting for Jewish rights political diversions the Civil War at North College Hill first fruits in Cincinnati wider ambitions among the gentiles (1867-1878) years of sorrow and strife (1869-1874) flirting with the orthodox reformers in conflict - East versus West (1869) establishing the union (1871-1873) call to New York (1873) We Must Have 'Union in Israel' President of Hebrew Union College. Appendix: The Principal Changes Introduced in Minhag America. Part 4 Fulfilment - years of harvest (1875-1900): duties old and new remarriage (1876) sustaining the college (1875-1883) reform moves on - the Pittsburgh platform a new American Jewish world 70th birthday - central conference of American Rabbis sunset - the legacy.

The Status of Homiletic Training in America's Rabbinical Seminaries

This study constitutes the first systematic study of the homiletic training provided to American rabbis. It describes that training, compares the training provided at the major seminaries, examines the strengths and weaknesses of that training as perceived by the faculty and administration, and concludes by examining the implications that training may hold for the future of American Jewish preaching.

Themes of Power and Control in a Pentecostal Assembly

Pilgrim, Richard B. 1978 Ritual. In T. William Hall (Ed.), Introduction to the Study of Religion. New York: Harper and Row. Reisman, Bernard 1977 The Chavurah. A Contemporary Jewish Experience. New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Sullivan, H. Patrick 1975 Ritual: Attending to the world. Anglican Theological Review 15: 9-43. Tillich, Paul 1958 Dynamics of Faith. The Cloister Library. New York: Harper Torchbooks, Harper and Row. Trilling, Lionel 1972 Sincerity and Authenticity. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Turner, Victor 1969 The Ritual Process: Structure and AntiStructure. Ithica, New York: Cornell Paperbacks, Cornell University Press. Union Prayer Book for Jewish Worship, Part I 1956 New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis. Wilson, Monica 1954 Nyakyusa ritual and symbolism. American Anthropologist 56: 228-241.

INITIATION INTO JUDAISM

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsWalter JacobWalter Jacob is Senior Rabbi of the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is Chairman of the Responsa Committee of Jewish Law of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Reform Judaism, and is the author of Christianity Through Jewish Eyes — The Quest for Common Ground. He is editor and translator of Benno Jacob's Commentary on Genesis, as well as numerous essays and articles in Jewish and general periodicals.

Joseph L. Blau, Editor. Reform Judaism: A Historical Perspective. Essays from the Yearbooks of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Pp. 519. (Ktav Publishing House, New York, 1973.) $15.

Joseph L. Blau, Editor. Reform Judaism: A Historical Perspective. Essays from the Yearbooks of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Pp. 519. (Ktav Publishing House, New York, 1973.) $15. - Volume 10 Issue 1

What Do We Want of Our Public Schools

* From an address delivered at the Institute on Religion and Public Education, sponsored by the Central Conference of American Rabbis, in New York, May 7, 1952.

Psychological Effects upon Pupils of Religious Instruction in the Schools

*Paper read at Institute of Committee on Church and State of Central Conference of American Rabbis, May 7, 1952.

The Outlook in the Struggle for Church-State Separation

*From a paper read at the Institute on Religion and Public Education of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, May 7, 1952.

The American Law and Tradition Concerning State and Church

* From an address delivered at the Institute on Religion and Public Education, sponsored by the Central Conference of American Rabbis in New York, May 7, 1952.

Disciples of the Wise: The Religious and Social Opinions of American Rabbis.Joseph Zeitlin

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsDisciples of the Wise: The Religious and Social Opinions of American Rabbis. Joseph Zeitlin Marshall SklareMarshall Sklare Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by American Journal of Sociology Volume 52, Number 1Jul., 1946 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/219943 Views: 2Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Pravin M. Visaria Sex ratio at birth in territories with a relatively complete registration, Eugenics Quarterly 14, no.22 (Aug 2010): 132–142.https://doi.org/10.1080/19485565.1967.9987713

THE TEACHING OF THE GOD IDEA TO THE CONFIRMANDS

* A digest of a paper delivered at the Conference of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Atlantic City, N. J., June 24, 1938.

The Enginemen's Strike on the Western Maryland Railway.The Department of Research and Educationof the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, The Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, The Social Justice Commission of the Central Conference of American Rabbis

<i>The Enginemen's Strike on the Western Maryland Railway.</i>The Department of Research and Educationof the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, The Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, The Social Justice Commission of the Central Conference of American Rabbis