San Francisco Platform (1976)

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The San Francisco Platform (1976) is a key Reform Judaism policy statement that reaffirmed Jewish peoplehood and tradition while embracing modernity, pluralism, and social justice.

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instanceOf Reform Judaism platform
religious policy statement
affiliation Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
Union for Reform Judaism
surface form: Union of American Hebrew Congregations
aim to articulate contemporary principles of Reform Judaism
to balance tradition and modernity
to guide Reform Jewish practice and belief
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Reform Judaism
emphasis Jewish education
Jewish peoplehood
Jewish ritual renewal
Jewish tradition
continuity of the Jewish people
covenantal relationship between God and Israel
ethical monotheism
human rights
modernity
peace and international cooperation
religious pluralism
responsibility to the broader society
social justice
historicalContext post–World War II American Judaism
rise of Jewish ethnic and peoplehood consciousness in the 1960s and 1970s
influencedBy Holocaust consciousness
civil rights movement in the United States
establishment of the State of Israel
language English
placeOfAdoption San Francisco
predecessor Pittsburgh Platform
surface form: Pittsburgh Platform (1885)
publicationYear 1976
publisher Central Conference of American Rabbis
religion Judaism
successor Pittsburgh Platform
surface form: Pittsburgh Platform (1999)
theologicalOrientation progressive Judaism
title San Francisco Platform (1976) self-linksurface differs
surface form: San Francisco Platform
viewOnDiaspora affirms the legitimacy of Jewish life in the Diaspora
viewOnEquality supports equality for women and men in Jewish life
viewOnEthics places ethical commandments at the center of Jewish life
viewOnHalakha regards halakhah as a resource rather than binding law
viewOnHumanDignity affirms the dignity of every human being
viewOnIsrael affirms the centrality of the State of Israel to Jewish life
supports the security and welfare of Israel
viewOnPluralism affirms religious pluralism within Judaism
respects other faith traditions
viewOnRevelation understands revelation as ongoing
viewOnSocialJustice calls for active engagement in social justice
viewOnTradition encourages creative adaptation of Jewish tradition

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