Long Island Board of Rabbis explained

Long Island Board of Rabbis
Type:Organization of Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, and Reconstructionist rabbis on Long Island, New York
Location:Rockville Centre, New York
Region Served:Long Island, New York
Membership:300 rabbis (approx.)

The Long Island Board of Rabbis is an organization of Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, and Reconstructionist rabbis on Long Island, New York.[1] Its headquarters, previously located in Deer Park, New York,[1] [2] [3] are currently located in Rockville Centre, New York.[4]

As of 1988, the Board represented nearly 300 rabbis. They, in turn, served an estimated 700,000 Jews on Long Island.[2] [5]

Issues

The Board has issued resolutions and policy statements from time to time on various issues. At times it has done so by itself, and in other instances it has done so jointly with other organizations, including the Long Island Council of Churches, and the Commission on Christian-Jewish Relations of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.[6] [7] [8] [9] Issues that it has focused on have included anti-Semitic incidents on Long Island, the Holocaust, taxation of houses of worship on Long Island, domestic violence, drug abuse, and anti-Black racism.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Leadership

Present day President of the Board is Rabbi Susan Elkodsi. Past Presidents of the Board include Rabbis Joel Levenson, Lena Zerbarini, Michael Stanger, Elliot Skiddell, Susan Moskowitz,Simon Resnikoff, Julius Goldberg (Plainview Jewish Center), Tobias Rothenberg (Huntington Jewish Center), Esor Ben-Sorek, Arthur Schwartz, Philip S. Krohn, Paul Kushner (Congregation Shaarei Shalom), Stuart Geller (Temple Emanuel) in Lynbrook), Bruce Ginsburg (Congregation Sons of Israel), Alan F. Lavin (Temple Hillel of North Woodmere), Ronald L. Androphy (East Meadow Jewish Center), and Moshe A. Birnbaum (Plainview Jewish Center).[2] [11] [12] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Jewish Travel Guide. 1992. Stephen W. Massil. Sepher Hermon Pr. 1-870216-10-5. August 10, 2010.
  2. News: Rabbi Urges No Change In 'Who Is a Jew?' Law . Stuart Vincent . . December 13, 1988 . August 10, 2010.
  3. News: People of Faith . https://archive.today/20130104092640/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/65875283.html?dids=65875283:65875283&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+30,+2000&author=Rhoda+Amon&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=PEOPLE+OF+FAITH&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. Rhoda Amon. Newsday . December 30, 2000. August 10, 2010.
  4. Web site: Long Island Board of Rabbis: About Us. Facebook.com. 16 March 2021.
  5. News: A New Year Begins; A time for reflection during Rosh Hashanah . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123025/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104094048.html?dids=104094048:104094048&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+11,+1988&author=By+Arnold+Abrams&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=A+NEW+YEAR+BEGINS+A+time+for+reflection+during+Rosh+Hashanah&pqatl=google. dead. November 3, 2012. Arnold Abrams. Newsday . September 11, 1988. August 10, 2010.
  6. Book: Journal of Jewish communal service. 56. National Conference of Jewish Communal Service. 1979 . August 10, 2010.
  7. Book: Jewish Currents. 45. Morning Freiheit Association. Jewish Currents. 1991 . August 10, 2010.
  8. News: Long Island Journal . . June 14, 1981 . August 10, 2010.
  9. News: Film Already Has Special Effect . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123035/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/548383521.html?dids=548383521:548383521&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+22,+2004&author=Jennifer+Smith.+STAFF+WRITER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Film+Already+Has+Special+Effect&pqatl=google. dead. November 3, 2012. Jennifer Smith . Newsday . February 22, 2004 . August 10, 2010.
  10. News: Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123055/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/103811127.html?dids=103811127:103811127&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+28,+1988&author=By+Nicholas+Goldberg&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Anti-Semitic+Incidents+Rise&pqatl=google. dead. November 3, 2012. Nicholas Goldberg . Newsday. January 28, 1988 . August 10, 2010.
  11. News: A World Apart; Segregation on Long Island; Racism. https://archive.today/20130201025528/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/77391609.html?dids=77391609:77391609&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+25,+1990&author=By+Robert+Fresco+and+Adrian+Peracchio.+The+Project's&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=A+WORLD+APART+SEGREGATION+ON+LONG+ISLAND+Racism:+Bedrock+of+Segregation+Series:+A+WORLD+APART.+SEGREGATION+ON+LONG+ISLAND.+White+Attitudes.+Last+of+a+Series&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. Robert Fresco and Adrian Peracchio . Newsday . September 25, 1990 . August 10, 2010.
  12. News: Garden City Hoops Ban Slammed . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123121/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/77394415.html?dids=77394415:77394415&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+06,+1990&author=By+Monte+R.+Young.+STAFF+WRITER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Garden+City+Hoops+Ban+Slammed&pqatl=google. dead. November 3, 2012. Monte R. Young . Newsday . October 6, 1990 . August 10, 2010.
  13. Web site: Abusers Among Us: Bringing the subject of domestic violence out from hiding is step number one. But there are serious obstacles in the Jewish community. . https://archive.today/20130125064218/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3686603.html?refid=gnews_1108. dead. January 25, 2013. Toby Axelrod. . July 14, 1994 . August 10, 2010.
  14. News: Ain . Stewart . Nassau Plans to Tax Parsonages . Rockville Centre (NY); Nassau County (NY) . The New York Times . January 14, 2001 . July 29, 2010.
  15. Book: Present Tense. 7–8. American Jewish Committee. American Jewish Committee. American Jewish Committee. 1979 . August 10, 2010.
  16. News: Groups Lament Gulf War Aftermath . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123407/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/77489210.html?dids=77489210:77489210&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16,+1992&author=By+Eric+Nagourney.+STAFF+WRITER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Groups+Lament+Gulf+War+Aftermath&pqatl=google. dead. November 3, 2012. Eric Nagourney . Newsday. January 16, 1992 . August 10, 2010.
  17. Web site: Simcha Or Wrong Signal? Sanction of same-sex union stirs debate . https://archive.today/20120904161642/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3687038.html?refid=gnews_1108. dead. September 4, 2012. Toby Axelrod . The Jewish Week . August 25, 1995 . August 10, 2010.
  18. Web site: Rabbi in New York blesses lesbian union of assistant rabbi . Toby Axelrod. Jweekly.com. September 15, 1995 . August 10, 2010.
  19. News: Rabbi Julius Goldberg, 72, Backed Egalitarian Service / Guided Growing Congregation Championed Egalitarian Services Jewish Center Developer . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123426/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/25766625.html?dids=25766625:25766625&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+01,+1998&author=Stuart+Vincent.+STAFF+WRITER.+Michael+D.+Goldhaber+contributed+to+this+story.&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Rabbi+Julius+Goldberg,+72,+Backed+Egalitarian+Service+%2F+Guided+Growing+Congregation+Championed+Egalitarian+Services+Jewish+Center+Developer&pqatl=google. dead. November 3, 2012. Stuart Vincent. Newsday . February 1, 1988 . August 10, 2010.
  20. News: Rather . John . On Sunday, 'Let Us Pray' or 'Let Us Play' . Long Island (Ny) . The New York Times . April 4, 1999 . August 10, 2010.
  21. News: Rather . John . Church, State And Tuesday Converge . The New York Times . November 5, 2000 . August 10, 2010.
  22. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/12lireli.html?pagewanted=print Allan Richter, "Religious Institutions Try Innovative Fund-Raisers"
  23. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mbQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5g8GAAAAIBAJ&pg=303,3829878&dq=long-island-board-of-rabbis&hl=en Lin Payne, Stewart Ain, and Jonathan Mark, "Spiritual Disobedience: Orlando Rabbis Arrested Protesting Iran"
  24. News: Philip S. Krohn . . November 22, 2009 . August 10, 2010.
  25. Web site: Rabbi . Farmingdale Wantagh Jewish Center . August 10, 2010.
  26. Web site: Ain . Stewart . Gov't To Move Ahead On Conversions . The Jewish Week . February 13, 1998 . August 10, 2010.

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