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We see the Torah as our foundation document and love Jewish learning.
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Reform Judaism is Judaism’s most positive response to the terrain of the last 200 years.
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we serve God not just through prayer and ritual but in the way we behave towards our fellow human beings
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We understand that there are few values greater than humility in the truth claims we make and working with others to repair the world.
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While men and women are not necessarily seen as identical, they are treated equally in terms of access to leadership, learning and engagement
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'The mission of the Movement for Reform Judaism is to reach out to people and meet them ‘where they are’ in the world of the 21st century -
What unites us is our sense of Jewish identity, our determination to give it meaning and purpose, our openness and inclusivity, our commitment to the Jewish journey.
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We are there to engage with people and facilitate the individual journey, which can take many different forms and paths.
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Reform Jews are those who don’t underestimate the challenge of modernity but can also see that it offers new ways of understanding and thinking
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We share a recognition that there are many ways of experiencing the faith of Judaism, understanding Torah and loving Israel.
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We include Jews whom the outside world might call secular – Jews who have major questions about belief and who do not express their spirituality through prayer
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Efforts are made to welcome people and help them deepen their Jewish commitments and learning, without expending energy on defining the boundaries of who is in and who is out.
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Different interpretations are welcomed, and critical thinking encouraged.
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the authentic Jewish voice is maintained through an unmediated engagement with Jewish texts and tradition
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each of us is responsible for his or her personal Jewish journey and there are many of them, many paths, many ways
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There is no one pathway that everyone must follow to be authentic
Who are our Partners?
The Movement for Reform Judaism in Britain today consists of 42 synagogues with more than 35,000 men, women and children (approximately 20% of UK synagogue affiliations).
The Movement is a constituent of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and is a major supporter of the Leo Baeck College where its rabbis and educators are trained.
The Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK is the professional body that links all Reform rabbis and the Reform Beth Din deals with all matters requiring the religious court, status issues, conversion, marriage, and divorce. The Jewish Joint Burial Society provides funerals and burial arrangements for our members.
Akiva primary school is under the auspices of the Reform and Liberal Movements and Clore Tikva and Clore Shalom primary schools are under Reform, Liberal and Masorti auspices. The Movement sponsors the RSY-Netzer youth movement and supports the Jewish Cross Communal Secondary School project.
The Movement launched the Jeneration initiative in 2007 in order to engage with Jewish 18-35s on their terms.
Our work is supported by UJIA.
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