Reform Judaism

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Jewish religious movement denomination of Judaism

Reform Judaism is a major modern Jewish movement that emphasizes individual autonomy, ethical principles, and adapting Jewish tradition to contemporary life.

Aliases (14)

Progressive Judaism ×15
American Reform Judaism ×4
Reform Jews ×3
Liberal Judaism ×2
North American Reform Judaism ×2
Classical Reform Judaism ×1
European Reform Jewish communities ×1
German Liberal Judaism ×1
Jewish Reform movement ×1
Movement for Reform Judaism ×1
Movement for Reform Judaism (UK) ×1
Reform Jewish movement ×1
Reformed Judaism ×1
defined the classical phase of American Reform Judaism ×1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish religious movement → denomination of Judaism →
developedFrom	Haskalah → Jewish Enlightenment →
differsFrom	Conservative Judaism → Haredi Judaism → Modern Orthodox Judaism → Orthodox Judaism →
emphasizes	adaptation of Jewish tradition to contemporary life → ethical principles → gender equality → inclusivity → individual autonomy in religious practice → progressive revelation → social justice →
hasBelief	critical study of the Bible → emphasis on prophetic ethics → ethical monotheism → historical-critical approach to Jewish texts → rejection of a personal messiah in favor of a messianic age (in classic platforms) → universal moral mission of the Jewish people →
hasDoctrine	A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism (1999) → Centenary Perspective → Columbus Platform → Pittsburgh Platform → San Francisco Platform (1976) →
hasEducationalInstitution	Abraham Geiger Kolleg → Hebrew Union College Jerusalem campus → Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion → Leo Baeck College →
hasKeyFigure	Abraham Geiger → Claude Montefiore → David Einhorn → Deborah E. Lipstadt → Eugene Borowitz → Isaac Mayer Wise → Judith Plaskow → Kaufmann Kohler → Leo Baeck → Leopold Zunz → Lily Montagu → Regina Jonas → Sally Priesand → Samuel Holdheim → Stephen S. Wise →
hasMajorPresenceIn	Australia → Canada → Germany → Israel → Latin America → South Africa → United Kingdom → United States →
hasOrganization	Central Conference of American Rabbis → EUPJ (European Union for Progressive Judaism) → Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion → Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism → Liberal Judaism (UK) → Movement for Reform Judaism (UK) → South African Union for Progressive Judaism → Union for Progressive Judaism (Australia) → Union for Reform Judaism → Union of Progressive Jews in Latin America → World Union for Progressive Judaism → World Union for Progressive Judaism Beit Shmuel center →
hasPractice	bat mitzvah for girls → confirmation ceremonies → egalitarian liturgy → mixed-gender seating in synagogue → ordination of LGBTQ+ rabbis → ordination of women as rabbis → patrilineal descent (in some branches) → shortened liturgy → use of musical instruments in worship → use of vernacular languages in prayer →
hasRitualObject	siddur Gates of Prayer → siddur Mishkan T'filah → siddur Union Prayer Book →
hasViewOnAfterlife	varied and often deemphasized →
hasViewOnHalakha	Halakha is a source of guidance rather than binding law →
hasViewOnRevelation	Torah is divinely inspired but historically conditioned →
hasViewOnZionism	generally supportive of the State of Israel →
isPartOf	Progressive Judaism →
isRelatedTo	Liberal Judaism → Reconstructionist Judaism →
languageOfLiturgy	English → German → Hebrew → various vernacular languages →
originatedInCentury	19th century →
originatedInCountry	Germany →
religiousTradition	Judaism →
views	Jewish law as non-binding but guiding →

Referenced by (92)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abraham Geiger → Centenary Perspective → Claude Montefiore → David Einhorn → Isaac Mayer Wise → Kaufmann Kohler ("Classical Reform Judaism") → Pittsburgh Platform → Regina Jonas ("German Liberal Judaism") → Sally Priesand → Samuel Holdheim → Stephen S. Wise ("Progressive Judaism") →	movement
Central Conference of American Rabbis → Columbus Platform ("American Reform Judaism") → Czech Jews → Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism → Jewish Americans → Union for Progressive Judaism (Australia) ("Progressive Judaism") → Union for Progressive Judaism (Australia) → Union for Reform Judaism →	religiousDenomination
Abraham Geiger Kolleg → Eugene Borowitz → Pittsburgh Platform ("American Reform Judaism") → San Francisco Platform (1976) → South African Union for Progressive Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") → South African Union for Progressive Judaism → Stephen S. Wise →	denomination
Abraham Geiger → Abraham Geiger ("American Reform Judaism") → David Einhorn ("American Reform Judaism") → Haskalah ("Jewish Reform movement") → Leopold Zunz →	influenced
Abraham Geiger Kolleg → European Union for Progressive Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") → European Union for Progressive Judaism → Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion → Leo Baeck College →	religiousAffiliation
Columbus Platform → Eugene Borowitz → Kaufmann Kohler → Regina Jonas → Union for Reform Judaism →	religiousMovement
European Union for Progressive Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") → European Union for Progressive Judaism → Kaufmann Kohler → Sally Priesand →	fieldOfWork
European Union for Progressive Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") → European Union for Progressive Judaism → Union of Progressive Jews in Latin America ("Progressive Judaism") → Union of Progressive Jews in Latin America →	ideology
Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism → Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") → Union for Progressive Judaism (Australia) ("Progressive Judaism") → Union for Progressive Judaism (Australia) →	religiousOrientation
A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism (1999) → Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion → Union of Progressive Jews in Latin America → Union of Progressive Jews in Latin America ("Progressive Judaism") →	religiousTradition
Kabbalat Shabbat ("Reform Jews") → Neilah ("Reform Jews") → Ten Days of Repentance ("Reform Jews") →	observedBy
Central Conference of American Rabbis → Eugene Wigner ("Reformed Judaism") → Sally Priesand →	religion
World Union for Progressive Judaism Beit Shmuel center → World Union for Progressive Judaism Beit Shmuel center ("Progressive Judaism") →	associatedDenomination
Centenary Perspective ("North American Reform Judaism") → Leo Baeck College ("Movement for Reform Judaism") →	associatedWith
Lecha Dodi → Vidui (confessional prayer) →	denominationalUse
Contemporary Judaism → Contemporary Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") →	hasMovement
Jews → Jews ("Liberal Judaism") →	hasReligiousDenomination
Jewish diaspora → Jewish diaspora ("Liberal Judaism") →	hasReligiousExpression
Liberal Judaism (UK) ("Progressive Judaism") → Liberal Judaism (UK) →	theologicalOrientation
Union of Progressive Jews in Latin America ("Reform Jewish movement") →	affiliation
Orthodox Judaism →	contrastsWith
A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism (1999) ("North American Reform Judaism") →	denominationalContext
Judaism →	hasDenomination
Reform Judaism ("Movement for Reform Judaism (UK)") →	hasOrganization
Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora →	hasReligiousMovement
European Union for Progressive Judaism ("European Reform Jewish communities") →	hasScope
Leo Baeck College →	hasSpecialCollection
Pittsburgh Platform ("defined the classical phase of American Reform Judaism") →	historicalSignificance
Rabbinic Judaism →	includesMovement
Reform Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") →	isPartOf
Pikuach nefesh →	normativeIn
Union for Reform Judaism ("Progressive Judaism") →	parentReligiousMovement
Rabbi →	presentInBranch
Aleinu →	usedBy