Reform Judaism

Origin of Reform Judaism

• Reform Judaism was born at the time of the French Revolution, a time whenEuropean Jews were recognized for the first time as citizens of the countries inwhich they lived. Many Jews settled outside of Jewish districts, and began to live like theirneighbors and speak the language of the land. In 1815, after Napoleon's defeat, Jews lost the rights of citizenship in severalcountries. Many rabbis believed the way to address this was to force Jews to keep awayfrom Christians and give up public schools and universities. Geiger, a skilled scholar in both Tanach and German studies, investigatedJewish history. He noticed these changes often made it easier for Jews to live in accordancewith Judaism. Many leaders of the Reform movement took a very "Rejectionist" view of Jewishpractice and discarded traditions and rituals.

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year and growth

rabbi Abraham Geiger

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splits in reform Judaism

• After a successful revolt against their Greek rulers in the 2nd Century BCE, the Jewish people reacted in different ways to their newly-won freedom.
• The Sadducees maintained elements of the former Greek culture, as well as the custom of sacrificial offerings.
• The Essenes were ascetics who lived apart from society, thus beginning a tradition which some believe Jesus of Nazareth later embraced.
• The Pharisees believed in education, with the aim of better understanding the written Torah, or Old Testament.

The religion is related to judaism

13 million

usa,Israel,And uk

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