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He served as rabbi of Congregation Rodef Sholom of Waco, Texas, from 1899 to 1900. He then became rabbi of Temple Mount Sinai in El Paso in 1900, serving as rabbi there until his death in 1938. He helped organize the El Paso Health League in 1905, the Memorial Park in 1920, and the College of the City of El Paso in 1915.
Martin worked as a translator for the Eastern Orthodox Churches and Ancient Oriental Churches Division of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity under Bea. Martin became acquainted with Jewish leaders, such as Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, in 1961 and 1962. [12] Martin accompanied Pope Paul VI on a trip to Jordan in January 1964. He ...
Martin A. Meyer (1879–1923), American rabbi; Martin Miller (actor) (1899–1969), ... Uncle Martin, title character from the American sitcom My Favorite Martian;
Yohanan ben Zakkai (1st century CE) 1st-century sage in Judea, key to the development of the Mishnah, the first Jewish sage attributed the title of rabbi in the Mishnah [2] Shimon ben Gamliel, was a sage and served as the nasi of the Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. (c. 10 BCE–70 CE) Judah Ben Bava, was a 2nd-century tanna that was known as "the ...
Meyer was rabbi of Congregation Beth Emeth in Albany, New York, from 1902 to 1906, Temple Israel in Brooklyn from 1906 to 1910, and Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco from 1910 until his death. While serving as rabbi in the latter congregation, he became one of the leading rabbis of the Pacific Coast.
In writing, this title is placed before the name, as in "Admor of Pinsk" or "R' (stands for Rabbi, Rav, or Reb) Ploni Almoni, Admor of Redomsk." Shlit"a 'Shlit"a' is an acronym for " Sh eyikhye L irot Y amim T ovim A rukim/ A men," "May he live a good long life" or "May he live a good life, Amen," given to a revered rabbi or to someone's child ...
Cohen also served as rabbi at 1986–1999 at Beth Tikvah Congregation in Richmond, British Columbia and from 1999 to 2002 at Congregation Eilat in Mission Viejo, California. In 2002, he became rabbi of the Shelter Rock Jewish Center in Roslyn, New York. [1] Cohen is the author of academic articles, novels, and books of essays.
Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer (March 25, 1930 – December 29, 1993) was an American Conservative rabbi who became a recognized international human rights activist while living and working in Argentina from 1958 to 1984, during the period of the "Dirty War" in the 1970s.