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During the Civil War (1861–1865), the city’s Jewish population grew from 200 to almost 2,000, with some soldiers staying in Washington after completing their service. Most Jewish newcomers were merchants arriving to serve the wartime boom. One newspaper reported six kosher restaurants operating in the capital during the 1860s.
So, too, today’s challenge of the rise of the feminine in society, perhaps the most significant trend of the past 400 years. Suddenly, mysteries are brought to light that would previously pass unnoticed. Take our behavior in shul (that’s what we call it. We’ve got to get past this Greek antiquity “synagogue" thing).
- Tzvi Freeman
Jun 23, 2021 · The 150-year history of organized Reform Judaism in the United States has been marked by a continuous adjustment to roles and expectations for women in Judaism that, in many ways, has been the movement’s signature defining feature. The Reform Movement has been a pioneer in forwarding women’s public engagement and leadership as Jews. At the same time, those advances have often been ...
The first synagogue in the nation’s capital was founded in 1852 in a home on Pennsylvania Avenue by 21 German Jewish immigrants. At the time, D.C.’s laws had no provisions that protected the rights of Jewish religious organizations to hold property. Fearful that this right could be denied at some point, our founders petitioned Congress.
Washington Hebrew Congregation, abbreviated as WHC, is a Reform Jewish synagogue location at 3935 Macomb Street NW, in Washington, D.C., in the United States.Established as a congregation in 1852, the congregation manages two places of worship, the temple in Washington, D.C., completed in 1955, and the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center, a community center, located at 11810 Falls Road, Potomac ...
Feb 7, 2010 · Sarah of Pisa, Hannah bat Jehiel of Pisa, and Hannah of Rieti are among such women. By far the best known Jewish women of the Italian Renaissance are Devora Ascarelli of Rome, a sixteenth-century poet and translator, and Sara Coppia Sullam, her slightly later contemporary. Known even in learned Christian circles, Sullam achieved fame, as well ...
Sep 19, 2017 · In some synagogues, only those women with a man on the inside get to have the names of their relatives and friends recited out loud in the prayer for the sick. The reason men often provide insider ...
