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Hyman G. Enelow
Hyman Gerson Enelow (October 26, 1877 – February 6, 1934) was a Russian-born American rabbi of the New York Congregation Emanu-El of New York, Congregation Emanu-El. Life Enelow was born on October 26, 1877, in Kaunas, Russian Empire, Russia, the son of merchant Leopold Enelow and Matilda Marver. Enelow moved to Liepāja with his family when he was an infant. In 1893, he immigrated to America with his family and settled in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. He intended to study at the Heidelberg University, University of Heidelberg, but en route he changed his mind and went to America. Under the influence of Emil G. Hirsch and Joseph Stolz, he went to the University of Chicago prior to going to Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College in 1895. He received a B.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1897 and was an English fellow there from 1897 to 1898. He was ordained a rabbi at Hebrew Union College in 1898, and received a D.D. there in 1900 and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisaic (167 BCE–73 CE) and Talmudic (70–640 CE) eras, when learned teachers assembled to codify Judaism's written and oral laws. The title "rabbi" was first used in the first century CE. In more recent centuries, the duties of a rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Christian minister, hence the title " pulpit rabbis", and in 19th-century Germany and the United States rabbinic activities including sermons, pastoral counseling, and representing the community to the outside, all increased in importance. Within the various Jewish denominations, there are different requirements for rabbinic ordination, and differences in opinion regarding who is recognized as a rabbi. For ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
