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Sandra Kochmann
Sandra Kochmann is the first female rabbi to serve in Brazil, although she was born in Paraguay. She was ordained by the Conservative rabbinical school Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in 2000. In 2003 she began work as a rabbi in Brazil, specifically as an assistant rabbi at the largest synagogue in Rio de Janeiro, called Associação Religiosa Israelita. In 2004 she became the first female rabbi invited to the bimah at the Congregação Israelita Paulista, Brazil's largest synagogue, when she attended the Conference of the Jewish Communities of the Americas in São Paulo, where she was the only woman among 25 rabbis. In 2005 she moved to Israel, where she became the coordinator of the Kehillah "Masortit Mishpachtit beBeit HaKerem" in Jerusalem. In 2008 she was appointed as Masorti Olami's coordinator for weddings and giyur Conversion to Judaism ( he, גיור, ''giyur'') is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano
Seminario is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Diego Seminario (born 1989), Peruvian actor and industrial designer *Juan Seminario (born 1936), Peruvian footballer *Miguel Grau Seminario Miguel María Grau Seminario (27 July 1834 – 8 October 1879) was the most renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the naval battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). He was known as ''el Caballero de los Mares'' (Spa ... (1834–1879), Peruvian naval officer {{surname Spanish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregação Israelita Paulista
The Congregação Israelita Paulista ( en, São Paulo Hebrew Congregation) in São Paulo, is the largest synagogue in Latin America, serving more than 2000 families. Established in 1936 by a group of refugees from Nazi Germany, it is a Reform Judaism, Reform synagogue, but also has ties with the Conservative Judaism, Conservative movement. The rabbinate of the congregation that follows the liberal movements of Judaism (although not only affiliated to the Reform Judaism, Reform Movement, but also affiliated to the Conservative Judaism, Conservative Movement), - is currently composed by rabbis Michel Schlesinger, Ruben Sternschein, Rogério Cukierman, and Tamara Schagas. There are also the chazanim (Hazzan, cantors) Avi Bursztein, Alexandre Edelstein, and Alexandre Schinazi. Because CIP is known for being the largest Jewish congregation in Latin America, in membership, they promote a diverse number of activities: religious services, Jewish study groups, informal Jewish school, choir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conference Of The Jewish Communities Of The Americas
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main purpose of conferences. History The first known use of "conference" appears in 1527, meaning "a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern". It came from the word "confer", which means "to compare views or take counsel". However the idea of a conference far predates the word. Arguably, as long as there have been people, there have been meetings and discussions between people. Evidence of ancient forms of conference can be seen in archaeological ruins of common areas A common area is, in real estate or real property law, the "area which is available for use by more than one person..." The common areas are those that are available for common use by all tenants, (or) groups of tenants and their invitees. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
