Massachusetts Board of Rabbis Records

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Massachusetts Board of Rabbis Records

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The Massachusetts Board of Rabbis was founded in 1938 as the Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston by Rabbis Herman Rubenovitz, Louis Epstein, Joshua Loth Lieberman, Beryl D. Cohen, and Sam Abrams. During the 1970s the Board focused on its chaplaincy work in hospitals as well as timely topics, such as social action, chevruta, and health insurance for Rabbis. This collection contains minutes, correspondence and statements regarding the Board's work around hospital chaplaincy, kashruth, Israel, intermarriage, and the Vietnam War.

7 linear ft. (14 manuscript box)

eng,

Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6345885

Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society

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