Columbus Platform

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The Columbus Platform is a 1937 statement of principles that marked a major shift in Reform Judaism toward greater appreciation of Jewish peoplehood, tradition, and Zionism.

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Columbus Platform (1937) 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf religious platform
statement of principles
adoptedBy Central Conference of American Rabbis
affirms the continuity of Jewish history
the unity of the Jewish people
the value of Jewish law as religious guidance
category 1937 documents
Jewish religious statements
Reform Judaism platforms
contrastsWith Pittsburgh Platform rejection of Jewish nationalism
countryOfAdoption United States of America
surface form: United States
dateAdopted 1937
emphasizes Jewish peoplehood
Jewish tradition
Zionism
encourages selective observance of Jewish rituals
followedBy Centenary Perspective
historicalSignificance major turning point in American Reform Judaism
influenced later Reform platforms
postwar Reform Judaism ideology
language English
marksShiftFrom classical Reform Judaism universalism
marksShiftToward greater appreciation of Jewish peoplehood
greater appreciation of Jewish ritual and tradition
support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine
modifiesViewOf Halakha as non-binding but inspirational
placeAdopted Columbus, Ohio
predecessor Pittsburgh Platform
recognizes the importance of Jewish ceremonial observances
religiousDenomination Reform Judaism
surface form: American Reform Judaism
religiousMovement Reform Judaism
religiousPerspectiveOn Torah as divine inspiration rather than literal revelation
supports rebuilding of Palestine as a Jewish homeland
theologicalOrientation liberal Judaism
topic Jewish ethics
religious practice in modern society
social justice
viewsJudaismAs a progressive, evolving religious civilization
yearOfFollower 1976
yearOfPredecessor 1885

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this entity surface form: Columbus Platform (1937)
Pittsburgh Platform followedBy Columbus Platform
Reform Judaism hasDoctrine Columbus Platform
this entity surface form: Columbus Platform (1937)