Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Solomon Schechter
Born: December 7, 1847
Died: November 19, 1915 (aged 67)
Bio: Solomon Schechter was a Moldavian-born American rabbi, academic scholar and educator, most famous for his roles as founder and President of the United Synagogue of America, President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and architect of American Conservative Judaism.
Known for:
- Aspects of Rabbinic Theology
- Documents of Jewish sectaries (1910)
- Seminary addresses & other papers (1915)