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Solomon Mestel
Solomon Mestel (1886 – 21 September 1966) was an Australian rabbi. Born in Brody, Galicia (now Ukraine), he migrated to England in 1908. He passed London University matriculation in 1911, and was awarded a BA in Hebrew and Aramaic in 1914, and an MA in 1919. Also in 1919, he married Rachel Brodetsky, sister of Selig Brodetsky, and began working as a minister of religion. He migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1923, where his son Leon Mestel was born. He became minister of East Melbourne synagogue and was awarded semicha in 1926. He was an active Freemason Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities .... He was a leading supporter of the efforts in the late 1920s by the Judean league "to uphold traditional Judaism" against people who wanted to play sport on Sabbath. ... [...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] |
Raymond Apple (rabbi)
Raymond Apple (born 27 December 1935) is an emeritus senior rabbi. He was the Senior Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Sydney between 1972 and 2005. In this role, he was one of Australia's highest profile rabbis and the leading spokesman for Judaism in Australia. Early life Born in Melbourne, Apple was educated at the selective Melbourne High School. His rebbe was Dr Samuel Billigheimer (1889-1983). He continued his education at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, then at the University of New England in Australia, gaining a Master of Literature degree, and finally at the Jews' College, now called the London School of Jewish Studies, where he received a teaching diploma and a semikhah, or rabbinic diploma. Apple has received a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) ''honoris causa'' from the University of New South Wales and Doctor of the University (D.Univ.) from the Australian Catholic University. Apple is also an Honorary Fellow of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
