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David Einhorn ( November 10 , 1809 - November 2 , 1879 ) was a German rabbi and leader of the Jewish reform movement in the United States of America .1He was born in Bavaria . He was a supporter of the principles of Abraham Geiger (q.v.), and while still in Germany advocated the introduction of prayers in the vernacular, the exclusion of nationalistic hopes from the synagogue service , and other ritual modifications. In 1855 he migrated to America, where he became the acknowledged leader of reform, and laid the foundation of the regime under which the mass of American Jews (excepting the newly arrived Russians ) now worship. In 1858 he published his revised prayer book, which has formed the model for all subsequent revisions. In 1861 he strongly supported the anti-slavery party, and was forced to leave Baltimore where he then ministered. He continued his work first in Philadelphia and later in New York .2
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David Einhorn David Einhorn (November 10, 1809 – November 2, 1879) was a German rabbi and leader of the Jewish reform movement in the United States .
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David Einhorn David Einhorn (November 10, 1809 – November 2, 1879) was a German rabbi and leader of the Jewish reform movement in the United States . Einhorn was chosen in 1855 as the first rabbi of the Har Sinai Congregation in Baltimore , the oldest congregation in the United States that has been affiliated with the Reform movement since its inception.While there he created an early American prayer book for the congregation that became one of the progenitors of the 1894 Union Prayer Book .In 1861, Einhorn was forced to flee to Philadelphia , where he became rabbi of Congregation Keneseth Israel .He moved to New York City in 1866, where he became rabbi of Congregation Adath Israel.
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Einhorn . 19th-century German Reform rabbi David Einhorn (November 10, 1809 – November 2, 1879) was a German rabbi and leader of Reform Judaism in the United States. Einhorn was chosen in 1855 as the first rabbi of the Har Sinai Congregation in Baltimore , the oldest congregation in the United States that has been affiliated with the Reform movement since its inception. While there, he created an early American prayer book for the congregation that became one of the progenitors of the 1894 Union Prayer Book . In 1861, Einhorn was forced to flee to Philadelphia , where he became rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel . He moved to New York City in 1866, where he became rabbi of Congregation Adath Israel.
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19th-century German Reform rabbi For the billionaire hedge fund manager, see David M. David Einhorn (November 10, 1809 – November 2, 1879) was a German rabbi and leader of Reform Judaism in the United States. Einhorn was chosen in 1855 as the first rabbi of the Har Sinai Congregation in Baltimore , the oldest congregation in the United States that has been affiliated with the Reform movement since its inception. While there, he created an early American prayer book for the congregation that became one of the progenitors of the 1894 Union Prayer Book . In 1861, Einhorn was forced to flee to Philadelphia , where he became rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel . He moved to New York City in 1866, where he became rabbi of Congregation Adath Israel.
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19th-century German Reform rabbi For other people with the same name, see David Einhorn . David Einhorn (November 10, 1809 – November 2, 1879) was a German rabbi and leader of Reform Judaism in the United States. In 1855, he became the first rabbi of the Har Sinai Congregation in Baltimore , the oldest Jewish-American congregation affiliated with the Reform movement since its inception. While there, he created an early American prayer book for the congregation that became one of the progenitors of the 1894 Union Prayer Book . Writing and preaching in German, rabbi Einhorn denounced slavery as a moral evil, rebutting the pro-slavery theology of rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall .In April 1861, after preaching a sermon against slavery, Einhorn was driven out of Baltimore by a pro-slavery mob.He fled to Philadelphia and became rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel .In 1866 he moved to New York City, where he became rabbi of Congregation Adath Israel."David Einhorn's Response to 'A Biblical View of Slavery'" from Sinai , vol.
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