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Congregation Hand In Hand Of Harlem
Temple Israel of the City of New York is a Reform Judaism, Reform congregation in Manhattan. It was incorporated in 1873 by German Jews. It purchased its first synagogue building Fifth Avenue and 125th Street (Manhattan), 125th Street in 1887, constructed its own at 201 Lenox Avenue and 120th Street (Manhattan), 120th Street in 1907, and constructed another at 210 West 91st Street in 1920. Its current Brutalist architecture, Brutalist style building, at 112 East 75th Street on the Upper East Side, was completed in 1967. Since its founding, Temple Israel has been served by only five senior rabbis: Maurice H. Harris (1882–1930), William Rosenblum (1930–1963), Martin Zion (1963–1991), Judith Lewis (1991–2006), and David Gelfand since 2006. Early history Temple Israel was incorporated in 1873 as Yod b'Yod ("Hand in Hand") congregation (formally Congregation Hand in Hand of Harlem), the first synagogue in Harlem. The founders were German Jews, typically shopkeepers, traditiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous search for truth and knowledge, which is closely intertwined with human reason and not limited to the theophany at Mount Sinai. A highly liberal strand of Judaism, it is characterized by lessened stress on ritual and personal observance, regarding ''halakha ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...'' (Jewish law) as non-binding and the individual Jew as autonomous, and great openness to external influences and progressive values. The origins of Reform Judaism lie in German Confederation, 19th-century Germany, where Rabbi Abraham Geige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
