Mordecai Kaplan

Mordecai Kaplan

male, deceased (1983)
Jewish person, The Forward, Conservative Judaism, God, Jewish Theological Seminary, Centenarian…judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism, Philosopher of Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Modern Orthodox Judaism
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881-November 8, 1983) was a rabbi and the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. Kaplan was born in Lithuania and...
Gil Student

Gil Student

male, 37 years old
Yeshiva University alumni, Marine Park, Jewish, Haredi Judaism, rebbe, American publisher…Hasidic Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, judaism
Rabbi Gil O. Student (born August 8, 1972) is an ordained but non-pulpit serving American Orthodox rabbi. He has written about the interface...
Abraham

Abraham

male
haran, Abiram, Terah, quran, father, charismatic religious leader…judaism
Abraham (<small>Ashkenazi</small> "Avrohom" or "Avruhom" ;, "IbrahimGe'ez:, ') is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Quran whom Jewish, Christian...
Louis Jacobs

Louis Jacobs

male, deceased (2006)
rabbi, Conservative rabbi, judaism, English, Conservative Judaism, Jewish calendar
Dr. Louis Jacobs (b. Manchester, 17 July1920, d. London, 1 July 2006, 5 Tammuz 5766 in the Jewish calendar), was a Masorti rabbi, the first leader...
Prophets Of Islam

Prophets Of Islam

male
Muslim, Virgin Birth, Judeo-Islamic topics, Christian interfaith and secular relations, Islamic view of Jesus, Seal of the Prophet…judaism
Prophets of Islam are human beings who are regarded by Muslims to be prophets. The term for prophet in Islam is "nabi" (pl. "anbiyaa"). Islamic...

Semicha

male
rabbi, semichut, Hillel II, Jewish law and rituals, Hebrew words and phrases, Jewish courts and civil law…judaism
Semicha ("leaning [of the hands]"), also "semichut" ("ordination"), or "semicha lerabbanut" ("rabbinical ordination") is derived from a Hebrew word...
Danny Maseng

Danny Maseng

male
Law & Order cast, Brandeis-Bardin Institute, Law & Order Criminal Intent cast, Law & Order, Only Fools are Sad, Law & Order Special Victims Unit cast…Whizin Institute-University of Judaism, judaism
Danny Maseng is a multi-talented performer based in New York City, New York. An actor, singer and writer, Maseng is particularly well known as a...
Sherwin Wine

Sherwin Wine

male, 81 years old (Michigan, United States)
University of Michigan, Farmington Hills, Birmingham Temple, Reform Judaism’s, Sherwin Theodore Wine, Society for Humanistic Judaism…Humanistic Judaism, Reform Judaism, judaism
Rabbi Sherwin Theodore Wine (b. January 25, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan), founded the Birmingham Temple, the first congregation of Humanistic...

Belshazzar

male
Monarch of the Hebrew Bible, Medes, Baltasar, Akkadian, Chaldeans, Book of Daniel…judaism
Belshazzar (or "Baltasar"; Akkadian "Bel-sarra-usur") was a prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon. In the "Book of...
James Tabor

James Tabor

male
university of north carolina at charlotte, Ambassador College, Religious studies, Dead Sea Scrolls, Biblical studies, college of william and mary…judaism
James D. Tabor is Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he has taught since 1989. He...