The Crossing of the Jordan: Inaugural Sermon Before the Sinai Congregation, by the Rev. Dr. E.G. Hirsch. Sept. 5, 1880

Printed Book | 19.7 x 13.7 cm
Spertus Collection
Uncovered & Rediscovered
Chapter One: Chicago's Jewish Pioneers

Members of KAM who wanted to modernize the prayer service seceded in 1861 and established Chicago Sinai Congregation. Under Dr. Emil Hirsch, a proponent of what became known as Radical Reform, services took place on Sunday, circumcision was discontinued as a "relic of barbarism", Hebrew was eliminated from the service, and the Ark was removed and the Torah scroll donated to the University of Chicago library. Hirsch represented Chicago Jewry at the Parliament of the World's Religions at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

The Crossing of the Jordan: Inaugural Sermon Before the Sinai Congregation, by the Rev. Dr. E.G. Hirsch. Sept. 5, 1880

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