A center of learning in this city developed the doctrine of Torah Umadda.
A center of learning in this city developed the doctrine of Torah Umadda. A "book of devout thoughts for everyday use," Sun and Shield, was printed by rabbi Gustav Gottheil in this city. It's not St. Petersburg, but Lazare Saminsky composed lots of Jewish liturgical music while employed in this city. Doctrines codified in this city are the basis for the prayer book Kol Haneshamah. Rabbi Leo Jung played a major role in developing Modern (*) Orthodoxy at its Jewish Center. A rabbi resident in this city, Zalman Teitelbaum, claims to lead the Satmar dynasty in lieu of his brother who controls the nearby community Kiryas Joel. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the last Lubavitcher rebbe, died in this city where Mordecai Kaplan founded Reconstructionist Judaism. For 10 points, name this home city of Yeshiva University, where tensions between blacks and Jews erupted in the Crown Heights riots.
A center of learning in this city developed the doctrine of Torah Umadda.
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