Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)