Reform Judaism

American  

noun

1. Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.

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Reform Judaism British  

noun

1. a movement in Judaism originating in the 19th century, which does not require strict observance of the law, but adapts the historical forms of Judaism to the contemporary world Compare Orthodox Judaism Conservative Judaism

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Reform Judaism Cultural  

1. The most liberal branch of Judaism. In Reform Judaism, all of the Jewish law, or Torah, is subject to adaptation to fit modern circumstances. In the United States, Reform Jewish congregations have more members than those of the other two branches of Judaism. (Compare Conservative Judaism and Orthodox Judaism.)

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Etymology

Origin of Reform Judaism

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

“The words keep coming up, ‘I feel so alone and hated,’” he said in December 2023 at a Union for Reform Judaism event in Washington.

From Seattle Times

Though he was raised Orthodox, Rabbi Ellenson remained true to the beliefs and ideals of Reform Judaism.

From New York Times

Dignity is needed in accessibility as well, said Amy Asin, the Union for Reform Judaism’s vice president of congregational engagement and leadership experiences.

From Seattle Times

From Reform Judaism to many Protestant denominations, other faiths are open to the ordination of women.

From BBC

He was a senior scholar at Central Synagogue in Manhattan and an assistant to the president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now the Union for Reform Judaism.

From New York Times