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Following is a listing of rabbinical schools, organized by denomination.The emphasis of the training will differ correspondingly: Orthodox Semikha centers on the study of Talmud-based halacha (Jewish law), while in other programs, the emphasis may shift to "the other functions of a modern rabbi such as preaching, counselling, and pastoral work.” [1] [2] Conservative Yeshivot occupy a ...
Jewish Renewal (Hebrew: התחדשות יהודית, romanized:Hitḥadeshut Yehudit) is a Jewish religious movement originating in the 20th century that endeavors to reinvigorate modern Judaism with Kabbalistic, Hasidic, and musical practices. Specifically, it seeks to reintroduce the "ancient Judaic traditions of mysticism and meditation ...
Jews arrived in Chicago immediately after its 1833 incorporation. [2] The Ashkenazim were the first Jewish group settling in Chicago. In the late 1830s and early 1840s a group of mostly Bavarian German Jews came to Chicago. [5] On Yom Kippur 1845 the first Jewish religious service in Chicago was held. [6]
A rabbi (/ ˈræbaɪ /; Hebrew: רַבִּי, romanized: rabbī) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. [1][2] 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 ...
Semikhah[a] (Hebrew: סמיכה) is the traditional Jewish name for rabbinic ordination. The original semikhah was the formal "transmission of authority" from Moses through the generations. This form of semikhah ceased between 360 and 425 CE. Since then semikhah has continued in a less formal way. Throughout history there have been several ...
Judaism portal. v. t. e. A beth din (Hebrew: בית דין, romanized: Bet Din, lit. 'house of judgment', [bet ˈdin], Ashkenazic: beis din, plural: batei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. [1] In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system. Today, it is invested with legal powers in a number of religious matters (din Torah ...
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Meshullam Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (28 August 1924 – 3 July 2014), commonly called " Reb Zalman " (full Hebrew name: Meshullam Zalman Hiyya ben Chaya Gittel veShlomo HaCohen), [1] was one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an innovator in ecumenical dialogue. [2][3]
Yahrzeit (Yiddish: יאָרצײַט, romanized: yortsayt, lit. 'year-time', plural יאָרצײַטן, yortsaytn) [1] is the anniversary of a death in Judaism. It is traditionally commemorated by reciting the Kaddish in synagogue and by lighting a long-burning candle.