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The great contribution of Reform Judaism is that it has enabled the Jewish people to introduce innovation while preserving tradition, to embrace diversity while asserting commonality, to affirm beliefs without rejecting those who doubt, and to bring faith to sacred texts without sacrificing critical scholarship.
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Sep 23, 2020 · The idea of one God, the basis of Judaism and the essence of the covenant, means that we are all part of an ultimate, total and absolute god consciousness, and that we are bound by a moral,...
Reform Judaism believes in God. This belief has been demonstrated from the earliest days of the movement; specifically, the Pittsburgh Platform in 1885, which said, "We hold that Judaism presents the highest concept of the God-idea as taught in our holy Scriptures."
Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous revelation which is closely intertwined with human reason and not limited to the Theophany at Mount Sinai.
Among the changes Reform Judaism embraced was a radical redefinition of the Messiahand the Messianic Age. Traditional Jewish views on the Messiah could not, Reformers believed, withstand the changes of Emancipation. Reform Jews prized an intellectual outlookon Judaism and valued religious tenets that could be upheld even in a rational, secular ...
- Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman
Reform Judaism is the largest of the three main American Jewish denominations. The movement’s principal North American organization, the Union for Reform Judaism, has roughly 900 member congregations and 1.5 million adherents, and is an affiliate of the international arm of Reform Judaism, the World Union for Progressive Judaism, based in Jerusalem.
Reform Judaism & Halakhah. Seeking guidance from the Jewish legal tradition, without a belief in its binding nature—especially in light of contemporary moral sensitivies. By Rabbi Mark Washofsky
