NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (JTA) — Following are the
10 principles for Reform Judaism included in
Rabbi Richard Levy’s proposed platform:
1.Created by the Holy One, We Are Seekers After
God.
2.Having Stood at Sinai, We Respond to the Call of
Mitzvot Amid Modernity.
3.We Were Redeemed From Egypt to Help Repair
the World.
4.We Are Committed to Shabbat, Which Elevates
Our Work and Frees Us From It.
5.We Are Committed to Learning and Seasonal
Celebration.
6.We Are Open to Expanding the Mitzvot of
Reform Jewish Practice.
7.We Are Members of a Holy People, From Whom
We Learn, Whom We Can Teach.
8.Members of a Holy People, We Are Rooted in a
Holy Land.
9.Members of a Holy People, We Are Heirs to a
Holy Tongue.
10.We Are Committed to the Equality of All the
People of God.
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