1886Founding of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Rabbi Sabato Morais and Alexander Kohut begin to champion th...
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🏫 Hebrew Union College Founded

Reform Judaism's Hebrew Union College is founded in Cincinnati. Its founder was Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, the architect of American Reform Judaism.
Hebrew Union College Founded (1875)
Hebrew Union CollegeReform JudaismIsaac Mayer WiseAmerican JudaismCincinnati19th Century
United StatesUnited States

🏫 Founding of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Rabbi Sabato Morais and Alexander Kohut begin to champion the Conservative Jewish reaction to American Reform, and establish The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as a school of 'enlightened Orthodoxy'.
Founding of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1886)
Conservative JudaismJewish EducationReform JudaismAmerican JudaismReligious ThoughtJewish TheologyMorais, SabatoKohut, Alexander
United StatesUnited States

🕍 Solomon Schechter Reorganizes Jewish Theological Seminary

Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schechter reorganizes the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and makes it into the flagship institution of Conservative Judaism.
Solomon Schechter Reorganizes Jewish Theological Seminary (1902)
Conservative JudaismJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaSolomon SchechterReligious InstitutionsModern Judaism20th CenturyAmerican Judaism
United StatesUnited States