Word: menitoff
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...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...
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