Rabbi Ramie Arian

How can the average Reform Jew be expected to have enough knowledge to interpret Jewish law without guidance from learned rabbis?

Rabbi Ramie Arian

If Reform Judaism is about making informed choices, how can the average Reform Jew be expected to have enough knowledge to interpret Jewish law without guidance from learned rabbis?

What is the "platform" of Reform Judaism, and specifically what is it about Reform that makes some other Jews so angry?

Rabbi Ramie Arian

There have, in fact, been three occasions on which major "platforms" have been published in the name of Reform Judaism: the Pittsburgh Platform, in 1885; the Columbus Platform, in 1937; and most recently, a statement (more descriptive than prescriptive) called Reform Judaism: A Centenary Perspective, promulgated in 1976.