Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
The Early Jewish Settlement Of Newport
Posted on: December 30th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn 1636 Roger Williams, after having been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for what were considered radical religious views, settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay. He was joined by twelve other settlers at what he named Providence Plantation, due to his belief that God had sustained him and his followers.
Abraham Rice: The First Rabbi In America (Part II)
Posted on: December 2nd, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryLast month we discussed how Rabbi Abraham Joseph Rice came to America in 1840 and became the rav of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (Congregation Nidchei Yisroel). Rav Rice was the first ordained Orthodox rabbi to settle in North America.
Abraham Rice: First Rabbi In America (Part I)
Posted on: November 4th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryThe first Jews arrived in North America in 1654. What is not so well known is that the first qualified rabbi to settle here, Rabbi Abraham Rice, did not arrive until 1840. One might refer to the first 186 years of American Jewish history as the "Reverend and Cantorial Age," since such men, as well as some laymen who possessed better than average Jewish educations, served as the leaders of the various Jewish communities during that period.
Mordecai Sheftall – Revolutionary War Patriot
Posted on: September 30th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn Savannah, Georgia, there is a memorial to the American Revolution called Battlefield Memorial Park. One of the markers there is for Colonel Mordecai Sheftall.
Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer (Part III)
Posted on: September 2nd, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn two earlier articles we traced the life and rabbinical career of Rabbi Simon Glazer until 1918. Rav Glazer was a rare individual in that he was a secularly educated European trained Orthodox Rov who spoke and wrote English fluently.
Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer (Part II)
Posted on: August 5th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryThe first part of the life of Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer was sketched in last month's Glimpses column. In his youth Rabbi Glazer received a first class Torah education. At the age of 18 he was ordained by Rabbi Alexander Moshe Lapidus, a lifetime friend of Rav Yisroel Salanter. In 1897 Rabbi Glazer immigrated to America where he devoted himself to mastering the English language and acquiring secular knowledge.
Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer: Early 20th Century Wordsmith (Part I)
Posted on: July 1st, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryVirtually all of the rabbonim who came to America during the latter part of the nineteenth century did not speak English. A few did master the language and become proficient at speaking and writing it; one of these was Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer, who did more than just learn to speak and write in English - he also acquired a substantial secular education.
Early Jewish Religious Observance In New York
Posted on: June 3rd, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn 1927 Captain N. Taylor Phillips1 delivered an address before Congregation Shearith Israel in New York in which he recalled some of the history and traditions of early New York American Jewry. His recollections give fascinating insight into Jewish religious life in America when the community was still in its infancy.
N. Taylor Phillips: Scion Of One Of America’s First Jewish Families
Posted on: April 29th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryNaphtali Moses Taylor Phillips, generally known as N. Taylor Phillips, was a descendent of one of America's first Jewish families. His great-great-great grandfather, Dr. Samuel Nunes (Nunez) Ribeiro and his great-great grandmother, Zipporah were among the first group of Jews to arrive in Savannah, Georgia in 1733. Zipporah married David Mendes Machado, who served as the chazzan of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York from 1737 until his passing in 1747.
Naphtali and Josephine Phillips
Posted on: April 1st, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryNaphtali Phillips, the ninth child of Rebecca Machado and Jonas Phillips, was born in New York on October 19, 1773. His great-grandfather was Dr. Samuel Nunes Ribeiro, an escapee from the Portuguese Inquisition1 who became one of the first Jewish settlers of Savannah, GA.2 His maternal grandparents were Zipporah Nunes and David Mendes Machado.3 David Machado also escaped from the Inquisition in Portugal and served for a number of years as the chazzan and Torah teacher of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York.
Orthodox In The ‘Wild West’: Samuel Abraham and Miriam Kobey
Posted on: March 4th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIt was in 1859, according to the Central City Colorado History & Historic Facts website, that "John Gregory discovered 'The Gregory Lode' in a gulch near Central City. Within two weeks, the gold rush was on and within two months the population grew to 10,000 people seeking their fortunes.
Gershom Kursheedt And Sir Moses Montefiore
Posted on: February 4th, 2009
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryLast month's Glimpses column, "The Man Who Brought Judah Touro Back To Judaism," discussed how legendary philanthropist Judah Touro's return to religious observance was influenced by Gershom Kursheedt (1817-1863). Kursheedt also convinced Touro to leave considerable sums of money to support many Jewish causes.
The Man Who Brought Judah Touro Back To Judaism
Posted on: December 31st, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryLast month's column sketched the life of Judah Touro (1775-1854), who became immensely wealthy after his move to New Orleans in 1802, using his fortune to support many causes and individuals.
Judah Touro: Legendary Philanthropist
Posted on: December 3rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish History"[Judah] Touro's name will always be numbered among the foremost in the annals of American philanthropy. His charities knew neither race nor creed, and his public spirit was no less noteworthy."[i]
Was The ‘Rabbi’ Really A Missionary?
Posted on: November 5th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryThe story of Jacob Mayer is one of the most bizarre in the annals of American Jewish history. In order to understand how such a thing could have occurred, one must keep in mind that for many years America was a Jewish free-for-all.
Bringing Torah Education To Baltimore
Posted on: October 1st, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryThere are those who have the foresight to establish institutions that leave a lasting impression on Klal Yisrael. One such man was Rabbi Abraham Nachman Schwartz, who founded Yeshiva Torah ve-Emunah Hebrew Parochial School in Baltimore.
The Founding of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Posted on: September 3rd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish History"In 1901 a few individuals who wished to give their own children an intensive Jewish Talmudical education, engaged one Hebrew teacher and one English teacher, and opened a school under the name Beth Sefer Tifereth Jerusalem (Glory of Jerusalem School).
The Character Of Rabbi Jacob Joseph
Posted on: July 30th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryWhen RJJ passed away, he was survived by his wife, Esther Rachel[i], his son Raphael, and two daughters, Mrs. Anna Brody and Mrs. S. R. Schultz.
Posted on: July 2nd, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn a recent front-page essay (May 30, 2008) and in last month's "Glimpses" column we traced the life of Rabbi Jacob Joseph (1840-1902). Rabbi Joseph, who studied in the famed Volozhiner Yeshiva, was an outstanding Talmudic scholar and one of Rav Yisroel Salanter's main students.
The Chief Rabbi Encounters Opposition
Posted on: June 4th, 2008
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryIn "Failed Experiment: New York's Only Chief Rabbi" (front-page essay, May 30), we described the warm welcome thousands of Jews gave Rabbi Jacob Joseph when he disembarked from his ship in Hoboken, New Jersey on July 7, 1888.
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