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    Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the...
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  • The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) until 2003, founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer...
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    Conservative and Reform Judaism are more liberal, with Conservative Judaism generally promoting a more traditionalist interpretation of Judaism's requirements...
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    Reform Judaism, formally the Movement for Reform Judaism (MRJ) and known as Reform Synagogues of Great Britain until 2005, is one of the two World Union...
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  • The American Conference of Cantors is an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism. In 1991 Vicki L. Axe became the first woman to serve as president of...
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    Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew: גִּיּוּר, romanized: giyur or Hebrew: גֵּרוּת, romanized: gerut) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion...
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  • ultratraditionalist and Modern Orthodox branches) and modernist movements such as Reform Judaism originating in late 18th century Europe, Conservative (Masorti) originating...
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    Conservative Judaism, also known as Masorti Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות מסורתית, romanized: Yahadut Masortit), is a Jewish religious movement that regards the...
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  • Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism. Baruch Spinoza, Mordecai Kaplan, and prominent atheists have criticized Judaism because its...
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    Reconstructionist Judaism is recognized by many scholars as one of the five major streams of Judaism in America alongside Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Humanistic...
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  • Conservative Judaism, whereas Reform Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism accept full Jewishness through either parent; Reform responsa, however, requires...
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  • conversion. Reform Judaism and Reconstructionist Judaism accept both matrilineal and patrilineal descent as well as conversion. Karaite Judaism predominantly...
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    Orthodox Judaism is a collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah...
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    Humanistic Judaism was founded in either 1963 or 1965 (sources differ) by American Rabbi Sherwin Wine. As a rabbi trained in Reform Judaism with a small...
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  • there is a Reform view that the shul or synagogue is a modern Temple; hence, "Temple" appears in numerous congregation names in Reform Judaism. Indeed,...
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    Women in Judaism have affected the course of Judaism over millennia. Their role is reflected in the Hebrew Bible, the Oral Law (the corpus of rabbinic...
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  • The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ; Hebrew: התנועה הרפורמית – יהדות מתקדמת בישראל, romanized: Hatnua HaReformit – YaHadut Kadima...
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  • the Movement for Reform Judaism. It is considered ideologically closer to American Reform Judaism than it is to the British Reform movement. As of 2010...
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  • Roots of Reform Judaism is an advocacy group within the constituency of the American Union for Reform Judaism. The group's primary focus is a return to...
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    The Messiah in Judaism (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, romanized: māšīaḥ) is a savior and liberator figure in Jewish eschatology who is believed to be the future redeemer...
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    Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) is the international umbrella organization for the various branches of Reform, Liberal and Progressive Judaism, as well as...
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    Judaism does not centralize authority in any single individual or group. The formulation of principles of faith that are universally recognized by all...
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  • the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism has stated that "Jews and American Indians have much in common", citing...
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    Abraham Geiger (category German Reform rabbis)
    considered the founding father of Reform Judaism and the academic field of Quranic studies. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development through its history...
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  • Reform Judaism: A Centenary Perspective is a statement of American Reform Judaism. The statement was adopted by the Central Conference of American Rabbis...
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    Modern Orthodox Judaism (also Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and...
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    by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea L. Weiss, Union for Reform Judaism/Women of Reform Judaism, 2008 Zaklikowski, Dovid. "What does Chumash mean?". Chabad...
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    Interfaith marriage in Judaism (also called mixed marriage or intermarriage) was historically looked upon with very strong disfavor by Jewish leaders...
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    day... (Emet ve-Emunah: Statement of Principles of Conservative Judaism) Reform Judaism generally concurs with the more liberal Conservative perspective...
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  • Theologically liberal branches such as Reconstructionist, Humanistic, and Reform Judaism have all openly accepted homosexuality, homosexual intercourse, and...
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