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Still, they weren't offering any apologies over their most recent move. Rabbi Paul Menitoff, the executive vice president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the umbrella group of Reform Judaism, used strong language in describing why his organization had made its decision. "Can you imagine the impact on [gays] after so many negative messages from all those religious groups?" he told the Washington Post. Some saw the remark as directed at Catholics - gay rights groups have criticized the pope in recent weeks for his failure to include gays in his mass apology for the church's past sins...
...more. At major Reform gatherings, half the heads are covered; congregants hunger for once discarded traditionalism. Says Rabbi Paul Menitoff of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, who shepherded last week's new Statement of Principles: "Our grandparents' challenge was to become acculturated. Our challenge is to be more in touch with our roots...
Accordingly, his document commits Reform to continuous study of "the whole array of mitzvoth," acknowledging that certain of them "demand renewed attention." Studded with Hebrew, it recommends study of the language "that we may draw closer to our people's sacred texts." Menitoff describes it as a "radical break...
...confused. But we're nevertheless convinced that there is some purpose for this unexpected bounty. Martin C. Spechler '64 Michael N. Menitoff...
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