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Abraham Geiger

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abraham Geiger , 1810-74, German rabbi, Semitic scholar and Orientalist, theologian, and foremost exponent of the Reform movement in Judaism. When he received his doctorate (1833) from the Univ. of Bonn, he was already a rabbi in Wiesbaden. He sought to remove all nationalistic elements from Judaism (particularly the "Chosen People" doctrine) and to emphasize the Jewish "mission" to spread monotheism and moral law. He shortened the prayerbook, permitted instrumental music in the synagogue, abolished the second days of holidays, and advocated prayer in the vernacular. However, he... Read more
Geiger, Abraham
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Geiger, Abraham (1810–74). Leader of Reform Judaism . In 1837 Geiger convened the first meeting of Reform rabbis and as rabbi of the Berlin Reform congregation, he was director of the Hochschule f... Read more
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...native language, and emphasis on the prophetic writings as the core of Judaism , and he stressed the process of change and growth in Jewish religious consciousness, a basic idea in Reform Judaism . Abraham Geiger Abraham Geiger Abraham Geiger Read more

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