Pittsburgh Platform — The Pittsburgh Platform is a pivotal 19th century document in the history of the American Reform Movement in Judaism that called for Jews to adopt a modern approach to the practice of their faith. The Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) … Wikipedia
PITTSBURGH PLATFORM — The Pittsburgh Platform was a formulation of principles agreed upon by the Reform movement in 1885 at the Pittsburgh Conference. The conference was called together by kaufmann kohler of New York and was chaired by isaac m. wise of Cincinnati, the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pittsburgh Platform (1999) — The 1999 Pittsburg Platform, formally entitled A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism , is a statement of defining principles for Reform Judaism in North America adopted by the Central Conference of American Rabbis in Pittsburgh in 1999. [… … Wikipedia
PITTSBURGH — PITTSBURGH, a leading industrial city in western Pennsylvania; in a metropolitan region of 2,500,000, the estimated Jewish population of Greater Pittsburgh (in 2002) was 54,000. Early History When the Quaker William Penn received the colonial… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
platform — platformless, adj. /plat fawrm/, n. 1. a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area. 2. a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, such as, in a hall or meeting place, a stage for… … Universalium
Plate-forme de Pittsburgh de 1885 — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Plate forme de Pittsburgh. La plate forme de Pittsburgh de 1885 est le texte fondamental de la réforme classique du judaïsme aux États Unis. Appelant les Juifs à adopter une approche moderne dans la pratique de… … Wikipédia en Français
Plate-forme de Pittsburgh de 1999 — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Plate forme de Pittsburgh. La plate forme de Pittsburgh de 1999, officiellement dénommée A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism (une déclaration des principes pour le judaïsme réformé) , est un document… … Wikipédia en Français
Columbus Platform — In Reform Judaism, a declaration issued by a conference of U.S. Reform rabbis meeting in Columbus, Ohio, in 1937. It supported the use of traditional ceremonies and Hebrew in the liturgy and reemphasized the idea of the Jewish people, a dramatic… … Universalium
Transportation in Pittsburgh — Main article: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, surrounded by rivers and hills, has a unique transportation infrastructure that includes roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, inclines, bike paths and stairways.RoadsPittsburgh has a high number of freeze/thaw… … Wikipedia
Cross-platform interchange — A diagram of a paired cross platform interchange The former and current tr … Wikipedia
