Massachusetts Board of Rabbis

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The Massachusetts Board of Rabbis was founded in 1938 as the Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston by Rabbi Herman Rubenovitz of Mishkan Tefila, who also served as the President for several years. Rabbis Louis Epstein of Kehillath Israel, Joshua Loth Liebman of Temple Israel, Beryl D. Cohen of Temple Sinai, and Sam Abrams of Ohabei Shalom were co-founders of the organization.

In the 1970s, the organization focused on topics concurrent with the time, including chevruta, social action, and an insurance program for Rabbis. It also continued to maintain its chaplaincy services, which sent Rabbis to hospitals to provide spiritual care to patients.

1 Historical Note based on documents in the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis Collection and the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis website, http://massrabbis.org/, accessed 27 October 2008.

From the guide to the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, undated, 1970-1980 (bulk 1970-1974), (American Jewish Historical Society)

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creatorOf Massachusetts Board of Rabbis Records Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
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associatedWith Abrams, Sam person
associatedWith Cohen, Beryl D. person
associatedWith Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston corporateBody
associatedWith Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 person
associatedWith Gordon, Albert Isaac, 1903-1968 person
associatedWith Kehillath Israel (Brookline, Mass) corporateBody
associatedWith Lieberman, Joshua Loth person
associatedWith Mishkan Tefila (Newton, Mass) corporateBody
associatedWith Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 person
associatedWith Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, MA) corporateBody
associatedWith Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston corporateBody
associatedWith Rubenovitz, Herman H. person
associatedWith Temple Emanuel (Newton, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Temple Israel (Boston, Mass) corporateBody
associatedWith Temple Sinai (Brookline, Mass) corporateBody
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Boston (Mass.)
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Chaplains, Hospital
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