Judaism Family

All timeline entries for this religious group

Events by Name
Congregation Rodeph Shalom


George Washington's Letter to Touro Synagogue


Hebrew Union College


Jewish Theological Seminary of America


Mikveh Israel


Rebecca Gratz Founds First Hebrew Sunday School


Sally Priesand Becomes First Female Rabbi


Touro Synagogue


World Parliament of Religions


Biographies by Last Name
Ginzberg, Louis

Judaic scholar and writer Louis Ginzberg (1873-1953) trained two generations of Conservative rabbis over 50 years at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Heschel, Abraham Joshua

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was an important Jewish theologian and social activist in the 20th century.

Hirsch, Emil

Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch (1851-1923) was considered one of the great minds of Reform Judaism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Schneerson, Menachem

Rabbi Menachem Schneerson (1902-1994) was a revered leader of the Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism, building it into a prominent force within Orthodoxy.

Soloveitchik , Joseph B.

Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik (1903-1993), the leading figure of the Modern Orthodox Judaism in America, sought to unite traditionalism with contemporary thought.

Movements by Name
Reconstructionist Judaism

Founded in the mid-1930s by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, Reconstructionist Judaism became the first uniquely American Jewish movement.


Beginning in the late 19th century, Zionism gained attention as a political movement seeking the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland.

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