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The synagogue was founded in 1971 by Lithuanian-born Rabbi Benjamin Bak, who led the congregation from 1972 until 1989. [1] Bak was succeeded by Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, who served as spiritual leader for 13 years before becoming head of the Orthodox Union in 2002.
Congregation Shearith Israel (Hebrew: קהילת שארית ישראל דבאלטימאר; nicknamed The Glen Avenue Shul) is a historic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5835 Park Heights Avenue, in Park Heights, northwest Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. [1]
The Religious Zionists of America (Hebrew official name: Religious Zionists of America/Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi, also known as Mizrachi, is an American-based organization that is the official body for those, mostly Modern Orthodox Jews who identify with Religious Zionism and support the goals of the general Mizrachi movement in America, Europe and Israel.
B'nai Israel Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in the historic Jonestown neighborhood, near downtown and the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The synagogue is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States. [6] The spiritual leader of B'nai Israel Synagogue is Rabbi Etan Mintz. [1]
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue; Beth Am; Beth Tfiloh Congregation; C. Congregation Shearith Israel (Baltimore, Maryland) E. Eutaw Place Temple; H.
It grew during the 1920s and 1930s to be the political, [12] [13] [14] communal, and cultural voice of those Orthodox Jews who were not part of Zionism's Orthodox Jewish Mizrachi party. [ 15 ] Rabbi Eliezer Silver , an Eastern European-trained rabbi, established the first office of Agudath Israel in America during the 1930s, organizing its ...
It was originally an Orthodox synagogue, but became Reform officially in 1871. The pressure from the Congregation for modernization was such that its Orthodox first rabbi, Abraham Rice, resigned his position in 1849 over this question. In 1845, the congregation moved to Lloyd Street under the new name, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.
Yosef Mizrachi (Hebrew: יוסף מזרחי; born 1968) is a Haredi rabbi [1] and public speaker. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Considered by many to be a leading Orthodox Jewish outreach rabbi, [ 4 ] Mizrachi's outspokenness on certain issues has led to his widespread denunciation and characterization as misguided by leading Orthodox Jewish authorities.