Do they keep the regular rules as keeping the sabbat , kosher food, etc? Do they celebrate Yom Kippur, etc.?
My best friend who is a catholic is going to marry a reformed jew. As far as I know jews cannot be involved with non jews, but my friend said that this type of jews do.
Are they a "ligth" type of jews?
2007-05-15 03:28:59 · 6 answers · asked by achoooo!!! 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the past, most Reform Jews attended services twice a year and did little else. Today they have an outreach program to bring Jews back into the fold. However, much to their surprise, many non-churched are interested and are converting -- especially Catholics!
Many Reform synagogues are much like churches, but gradually they are all moving back to earlier traditions and are incorporating more and more Hebrew.
Many adults are becoming Bar Mitzvah'd and are reading Torah on Saturday mornings. All foods at our synagogue must be kosher, and the kitchen has been kashered.
There is a University here and we have professors who teach several classes each year as well as several rabbis. One of our congregants leads a weekly Talmud study. We have a weekly Torah study led by one of our two rabbis.
Each congregation is different, but ours is VERY active! We have a Bar or B'nai Mitzvah nearly every week.
Conservative Jews are generally more observant than Reform Jews, and Orthodox Jews are sometimes observant in the extreme!
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2007-05-15 17:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Jewish" is a generic adjective. It applies to all Jews. "Reform Jews" are a specific group within Judaism. See below for an explanation. A large number of American Jews are Reform, by the way. Most people in my Jewish husband's family are.
2016-04-01 02:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
REFORM, not Reformed Jews.
Reform Judaism was established in Pittsburgh about 1877.
There are various levels of observance.
I cannot see how a Christian or a Muslim can marry a Jew.
Why?
Both Christians and Muslims believe that they are correct in their beliefs and that the entire world must believe as they do in order to please God and be saved. If you do not believe in Jesus or Allah, you are doomed.
A Jew believes that Judaism and Christianity and Islam are all OK as long as the 7 laws given to Noah are followed. Most state constitutions are based on the Noahide Laws.
IOW Jews: I'm OK and you're O.K.
Christians and Muslims: I'm OK and you are not O.K..
See the problem?
2007-05-15 03:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reformed Judaism is much like the Sadduces of the Bible.Pretty much they don't really believe in anything except keeping the Jewish traditions alive.Nothing happens after death except you go into a box.The Orthodox and Hassidics are more like the Pharisees.Most Jews will accept their kids getting into anyting like Buddisim,Hindu meditation,but let them become Christians? and they are expelled from the family.Marry a nominal Christian ,OK,but don't convert!
2007-05-15 03:36:02 · answer #4 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Reform Jews care little about their religion or culture.
For them being Jewish amounts to paying Synagogue dues and eating bagels and cream cheese.
That is why its not a surprise people a leaving.
2007-05-15 13:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the Catholics and the Protestants they ignore every rule they find inconvenient.
They should get along fine
2007-05-15 03:33:31 · answer #6 · answered by Tzadiq 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋