|
Moses Rintel
The Reverend Moses Rintel, S.J.M., (1823 – 9 May 1880) was a rabbi in colonial Victoria (Australia) who established the first Beth din (rabbinical court) in the British Empire outside London. Rintel was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the time that his father, Rev. Myer Rintel, was minister of the Hebrew congregation. Moses was the first duly authorised Jewish clergyman to come out to the colony. Rintel arrived in Sydney in 1844, where he established the Sydney Hebrew Academy, of which he became the principal. In 1849 he accepted the office of minister of the newly established Jewish congregation of Melbourne, subject to the approval of the Rev. Chief Rabbi, Dr. Adler, which was soon after obtained. He married, the same year, a Miss Elvina Hart, and had had a family of nine children. Circumstances compelled him to resign his charge following a split in the congregation that led to the formation of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, where he was appointed ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Rintel, A Rabbi In Colonial Victoria (Australia)
Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important Prophets in Judaism, prophet in Judaism and one of the most important Prophets of Christianity, prophets in Christianity, Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islam, the Druze faith, the Baháʼí Faith and Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions, other Abrahamic religions. According to both the Bible and the Quran, Moses was the leader of the Israelites and Law of Moses, lawgiver to whom the Mosaic authorship, authorship, or "acquisition from heaven", of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) is attributed. According to the Book of Exodus, Moses was born in a time when his people, the Israelites, an enslaved minority, were increasing in population and, as a result, the Pharaohs in the Bible#In the Book of Exodus, Egyptian Pharaoh worried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
