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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Glimpses Into American Jewish History 66 Archived Articles Found in Glimpses Into American Jewish History Next 20 Articles > 1) Posted Sep 01 2010 Chazzan Jacques Judah Lyons: Early American Congregational Leader By Dr. Yitzchok Levine From 1654, when the first Jews arrived in North America, until 1840, when the first Orthodox ordained rabbi, Rav Abraham Rice, settled in Baltimore, American Jewry was led by chazzanim and baalei batim (private individuals) who had better than average Torah educations. These men did their best to fill the void in rabbinical leadership that characterized American Jewish life until the last few decades of the nineteenth century. Read Article 2) Posted Aug 04 2010 Jacob da Silva Solis - Advocate For Orthodox Judaism By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Jacob da Silva Solis was born into London's Sephardic community on August 4, 1780. He referred to himself as Jacob S. Silva. Arriving in America on October 25, 1803, Jacob almost immediately affiliated with New York's Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel). On April 24, 1811, he married Charity Hays, daughter of a Westchester County farmer. They had seven children, the eldest born in 1813 and the youngest in 1827. Read Article 3) Posted Jun 30 2010 The Case Of The Charleston Synagogue Organ By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In 1749 the Jews of Charleston, South Carolina established their first synagogue, Kahal Kodesh Beis Elokim (KKBE). Last month we examined the events that led some members of KKBE to establish The Reformed Society of Israelites. Read Article 4) Posted Jun 02 2010 The Reform Movement Comes To Charleston By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Last month we traced the establishment and development of the Jewish Community in Charleston, South Carolina, and its first synagogue, Kahal Kodesh (Holy Congregation) Beth Elokim (KKBE). From its inception in 1749 the synagogue was Orthodox and followed the Sephardic ritual. (This was the case with all of the synagogues founded during colonial times.) Read Article 5) Posted May 05 2010 The Early Jewish Community Of Charleston By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The English first settled at Albemarle Point in what is now South Carolina in 1670. In 1680 this settlement was moved to a peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, and became Charles Town (named in honor King Charles II). The new location was more healthful than the original settlement, and, since it was behind the islands of a land-locked harbor, provided safety from attack. The name was changed to Charleston at the end of the War of Independence. Read Article 6) Posted Mar 29 2010 Colonial Jewish Businesswomen By Dr. Yitzchok Levine There is a stereotype that many may have regarding women of the past - namely, that their place was in the home. But this was not necessarily the case for Jewish women during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Indeed, there were some women during this period who were engaged in a variety of commercial endeavors. Things did begin to change at about the beginning of the nineteenth century, when the attitude that a woman's place is in the home became prevalent. Read Article 7) Posted Mar 03 2010 Building And Dedication Of The Newport Touro Synagogue By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The January installment of Glimpses Into American Jewish History discussed the early Jewish settlement of Newport, Rhode Island.Even as the Newport Jewish community developed, its numbers were always small, especially compared to Jewish communities today. Indeed, despite growth during the middle part of the 18th century, there were probably never more than 100 Jews residing in Newport. Read Article 8) Posted Feb 03 2010 Ezra Stiles And The Jews Of Newport By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The Rev. Ezra Stiles was born on November 29, 1727 in Connecticut and graduated from Yale University in 1746. He then studied theology at Yale and was ordained in 1749. After working as a tutor at Yale for a year, he began some mission work among the Indians. In 1752 he was forced to give this up due to ill health. He turned to the study of law and in 1753 took the attorney's oath. He practiced law in New Haven until 1755, whereupon he returned to the ministry, accepting the position of pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, serving there from 1755 until 1777. Read Article 9) Posted Dec 30 2009 The Early Jewish Settlement Of Newport By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In 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. Read Article 10) Posted Dec 02 2009 The First Rabbi In America (Part II) By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Last 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. Read Article 11) Posted Nov 04 2009 Abraham Rice: First Rabbi In America By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The 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. Read Article 12) Posted Sep 30 2009 Mordecai Sheftall - Revolutionary War Patriot By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In Savannah, Georgia, there is a memorial to the American Revolution called Battlefield Memorial Park. One of the markers there is for Colonel Mordecai Sheftall. Read Article 13) Posted Sep 02 2009 Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer (Part III) By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In 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. Read Article 14) Posted Aug 05 2009 Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer (Part II) By Dr. Yitzchok Levine The 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. Read Article 15) Posted Jul 01 2009 Rabbi Simon Joshua Glazer: Early 20th Century Wordsmith By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Virtually 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. Read Article 16) Posted Jun 03 2009 Early Jewish Religious Observance In New York By Dr. Yitzchok Levine In 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. Read Article 17) Posted Apr 29 2009 N. Taylor Phillips: Scion Of One Of America's First Jewish Families By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Naphtali 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. Read Article 18) Posted Apr 01 2009 Naphtali and Josephine Phillips By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Naphtali 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. Read Article 19) Posted Mar 04 2009 Orthodox In The 'Wild West': Samuel Abraham and Miriam Kobey By Dr. Yitzchok Levine It 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. Read Article 20) Posted Feb 04 2009 Gershom Kursheedt And Sir Moses Montefiore By Dr. Yitzchok Levine Read Article 66 Archived Articles Found in Glimpses Into American Jewish History Next 20 Articles >
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