Contributed by: Edward Nathan Calisch, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
A prayerbook compiled for Beth Ahaḇa, a Reform movement congregation in Richmond, Virginia. . . .
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Edward Nathan Calisch ![]() Edward Nathan CalischRabbi Edward Nathan Calisch (1865 – 1946), born in Toledo, Ohio, was a Reform movement rabbi in the United States. He studied at the University of Cincinnati and was ordained after graduating from Hebrew Union College. After accepting a pulpit in Peoria, Illinois in 1887, he came in 1891, to Congregation Beth Ahabah in Richmond, Virginia. In 1908, Calisch earned a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. In 1915 Calisch gave a speech in support of women's suffrage from the steps of the state capitol. He was an executive member of the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Joint Distribution Committee and the Virginia War History Commission. Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Tag American Reform Movement | English vernacular prayer | George Washington | masculinity | Prayers for leaders | Prayers of Freemasons | 19th century C.E. | 57th century A.M. Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Resources filtered by LANGUAGE: “Hebrew”” (clear filter) Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? Contributed by: Edward Nathan Calisch, Aharon N. Varady (transcription) A prayerbook compiled for Beth Ahaḇa, a Reform movement congregation in Richmond, Virginia. . . . | ||
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