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Hebrew school is usually taught in dedicated classrooms at a synagogue, under the instruction of a Hebrew teacher (who may or may not be fluent in Hebrew), and often receives support from the cantor for learning the ancient chanting of a student's Torah portion, and from the rabbi during their ceremony since they must read from a Torah scroll ...
Eventually they earned support from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. [3] In April 1999, Rabbi Lee Buckman of Congregation Beth Israel (Milwaukee) was named the future school's headmaster. [4] [5] In January 2000 the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit (JAMD) held an open house, helped by guests from Boston's New Jewish High School.
A mohel (Hebrew: מוֹהֵל , Ashkenazi pronunciation [ˈmɔɪ.əl], plural: מוֹהֲלִים mohalim, Imperial Aramaic: מוֹהֲלָא mohala, "circumciser") is a Jewish man trained in the practice of brit milah, the "covenant of male circumcision". [1] Women who are trained in the practice are referred to as a mohelet
The school's curriculum is a blend of traditional secular studies and religious studies. The school is a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. [1] As of 2012, it is the largest Jewish primary and secondary day school in the Detroit area. [2] The Yeshiva has a companion kollel with 30 postgraduate students. [3]
The Detroit Jewish News serves the Jewish community in Metro Detroit. In 1951 there were Jewish community newspapers in Detroit in the English and Yiddish languages. Two English-language newspapers, The Jewish News and the Jewish Chronicle, were weekly. There were Detroit editions of The Jewish Daily Forward and one other paper, two daily ...
The Tushiyah United Hebrew School, later known as the Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, is an educational building located at 609 East Kirby Street in Detroit, Michigan. This building, an important work of architect Isadore M. Lewis, was constructed as the Tushiyah United Hebrew School and served as the headquarters of the United ...
Akiba Yavneh Academy, formerly Yavneh Academy of Dallas, is a coeducational college preparatory Jewish private school in Dallas, Texas. It is guided by the tenets of Modern Orthodox Judaism . [ 1 ] In 2019, Yavneh Academy merged with Akiba Academy of Dallas (preschool through grade 8) to become Akiba Yavneh Academy (preschool through 12th Grade).
Rav" is the Hebrew word for "master". "Rav" can be used as a generic honorific for a teacher or a personal spiritual guide, similar to Rabbi. In Modern Hebrew, Rav is used for all rabbis. The word can also be used as a prefix to a profession or title to show high rank or proficiency.