What is the Reform position on clergy officiating at the wedding of a Jew to a person brought up in a different faith?
I’m Jewish and my partner is not. We’d like to have a Jewish wedding and plan to raise a Jewish family. Will a Reform rabbi or cantor officiate at our wedding?
If a Jewish man marries a woman brought up in a different faith, and they have a child, would the Reform Jewish community consider their child to be Jewish?
Historically, since the Rabbinic period (post 70 CE), Jewish status was passed down by the mother.
Can a Reform Jew believe the Torah is the word of God?
In answer to your question, "Can a Reform Jew believe that God gave the Torah at Sinai?" I think that the most honest answer is, "Yes, but..." Let me start with that "but.
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Supreme Court Protection of "One Person, One Vote"
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016 – In response to the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Evenwel v. Abbott, upholding Texas’s use of total population in drawing electoral districts, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Mourns the Loss of Audre Rapoport, z"l
Washington, D.C., April 7, 2016 – This week, the Jewish community lost a visionary philanthropist. Audre Rapoport, in partnership with her husband Bernard, was passionately committed to Reform Judaism, social justice and fostering a new generation of leaders among young Jews.
Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at 'Standing Shoulder to Shoulder Against Bigotry on the Campaign Trail'
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Reform Jewish Leader Offers Prayers for Victims of Bus Bombing
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Reform Movement Statement on Recent Wave of Antisemitism
The Reform Jewish Movement unequivocally condemns the recent antisemitic statements by some public figures, yet merely condemning antisemitism is insufficient, it must also be accompanied by education.