pulpit and out are treasured by
many
families of the congregation as the utterances
was not without honor in their midst, and his name is still a source of inspiration to them, though it is nearly thirty years since he departed this lie was rabbi life and more than two score years since he left the Har Sinai pulpit. in Baltimore only from 1855 to 18G1, but in those few years the whole course of Reform Judaism in America was formed. Einhorn, it nuiy be said, was among the of a prophet wlio
Coming to this country with a brilliant repumarked him a great power. His infiuence soon became far reaching and he was deemed as authoritative in the exposition of Jewish Eeform, as Abraham Eice in his day was in the expression of Jewish or-
chief forces in shaping
direction.
its
tation, his first essay in the
Eeform
field
His infiuence, however, was rather felt by the thinkers in Jewish communities than by the general Jewish public. The popular reformer among American Jews in Einhorn's time was Isaac M. Wise, of Cincinnati, 0. The services rendered by Einhorn, important as they were considered at the time, appear now invaluable to the Eeform element of the American synagogue. His monthly Journal, the Sinnh which appeared in Baltimore from February, 1856, thodoxy.
to January, 1863, is today the greatest inspiration for the
Eeform
rabbi.
In
all
the
eight volumes that he issued the best contributions by far are Einhorn's own sermons, with their marvelously eloquent exposition of Jewish idealism from the Ee-
form point
of view.
Yet
this journal, the Sinai, is
with that other work which
is
monumental
minor in importance compared Eeform Jew-
of his great labors in the
Tamid." This prayer-book, written for Har Sinai Congregalong been regarded as the best prayer-book that has come from the Jewish Eeform movement. The congregation regards the fact with the greatest pride that Einhorn himself introduced this most notable work for congregational worship
ish cause, his "Olath tion, has
while officiating as the rabbi. Following David Einhorn as rabbis of the congregation wore Solomon Deutsch, Jacob Mayer, Emil G. Hirsch, Samuel Sale, David Philipson and Tobias Schaufarber. The rabbi at present is C. A. Eubenstein. The officers of the congregation are M. Shakman, president Xathan H. Hirshberg, vice-president; M. S. Pacholder, treasurer, and iVlbert H. Likes, sec;
:
retary.
Eeturning to the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, from Avhich the Har Sinai Congregation branched off, we find it in nowise weakened by the secession, but rather growing in numbers as new Jewish families began settling in Baltimore as a result of the general immigration movement from Europe that started in 1818. Eabbi Eice retired to private life in 1849 and was succeeded in turn by Eev. Dr. Henry Hochheimer, B. Illoway, Abraham Hofman, Maurice Fluegel, A. S. Bettelheim"^and the present rabbi, Adolf Guttmacher. The congregation worshipped in the Lloyd Street Synagogue until 1891, when its present house of worship, corner of Madison Avenue and Eobert Street, one of the most beautiful synagogues in the coimtry, was dedicated. The officers of the congregation are: Moses Frank, president;
Henry Burgunder,
vice-president;
Sody Salabcs,
treasurer,
and Solomon
Jacob Schvanenfeld is the cantor. Preiss, secretary. In 1853 there was another secession from the parent congregation, but this time along more conservative lines. It was not so much due to a desire for a change in the mode of worship as to the fact that the Jewish population was shifting towards the southwestern part of the city and great need was felt for another synaSo the Oheb Sholem congregation was organized with a place of worship gogue. in Hanover Street. The first rabbis of this congregation were: Solomon andQj)]\I.
Landsberg.
In 1859 Benjamin Syold became rabbi, serving until 1892. 30
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