Good but overdue news from the #CCAR

#Mazeldon @mazeldon@a.gup.me #TheForward

https://forward.com/fast-forward/536228/reform-rabbi-sheldon-zimmerman-expelled-from-rabbinical-association/

I’m going to rant, sorry. I normally wouldn’t but this is my home county in the UK and this account on the birdsite is followed by #LiberalJudaism in #York and the #CCAR.

I came across them as they claim to fight #antisemitism. But they retweeted BBC news about a recent arrest of (maybe, it’s not clear in the article) a trans woman who abducted(?) an 11 year old girl. And retweeted an anti-trans account’s tweet of it.
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#transmisia #transphobia

#CCAR, the organization of #Reformrabbis, continues -

We encounter God’s presence in moments of awe and wonder, in acts of justice and compassion, in loving relationships and in the experiences of everyday life.

We respond to #God daily: through public and private prayer, through study and through the performance of other (mitzvot), sacred obligations — (bein adam la Makom) to God, and (bein adam la-chaveiro) to other human beings.

@mazeldon

In 1999 #CCAR reaffirmed -

We affirm the reality and oneness of God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence.
We affirm that the Jewish people is bound to God by an eternal (b’rit) covenant, as reflected in our varied understandings of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.
We affirm that every human being is created (b’tzelem Elohim) in the image of God, and that therefore every human life is sacred

#ReformJudaism

Belief in #God is the foundation of Judaism - this is from #CCAR, the official body of #Reformrabbis

The heart of Judaism and its chief contribution to religion is the doctrine of the One, living God, who rules the world through law and love. In Him all existence has its creative source and mankind its ideal of conduct. Though transcending time and space, He is the indwelling Presence of the world. We worship Him as the Lord of the universe and as our merciful Father.

@mazeldon

A great #shiur on #spirituality from the Reform movement. Johanna Hershenson comments on

Now Bezalel, son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, had made ALL that the Eternal had commanded Moses. (Exodus 38)

and on - Just as the Eternal had commanded Moses, so the Israelites had done ALL the work. And when Moses saw that they had performed ALL the tasks – as God had commanded, so they had done – Moses blessed them. (Exodus 39)

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mishkan-invitation-divine

#HUCJIR #CCAR #ReformJudaism

Have you used "Gates of Shabbat: Shaarei Shabbat" from #CCAR and the #ReformJewish movement? It is Reform Judaism's classic how-to guide about Shabbat observance and practices. This book is about Shabbat -- the Jewish treasure that comes around every seven days. In the midst of our freedom, Shabbat offers roots and inspiration along with joy and hope.

@mazeldon
#tefila #daven #davening

A great #shiur on #spirituality in #Judaism from the Reform Jewish movement - Mitzvot: The Road to Spiritual Health

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

@judaism @mazeldon
#ReformJudaism #CCAR #HUCJIR

@judaism @mazeldon

A great shiur on spirituality within Judaism from the Reform movement

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/mitzvot-road-spiritual-health

#ReformJudaism #CCAR

@hauntedhideaway

Here are the Reform Jews apps and ebooks 🙂

https://www.ccarpress.org/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=3754

#siddur #siddurim #ReformJudaism #CCAR