World Union for Progressive Judaism
The World Union for Progressive Judaism was founded in London in 1926 . It is based in Jerusalem .
According to its own information, the Union represents 1.8 million Jews in 45 countries. Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs (USA) is President of WUPJ . Progressive Judaism includes liberal Judaism , which is particularly known in North America as “Reform Judaism”, and reconstructionist Judaism - which represents a small minority of 65,000 (2013) members. The liberals or reformers believe in a progressive revelation of God in which every generation has its share. The Reconstructionists believe in no revelation and consider the ancient Jewish manners and customs as a cultural heritage that must be preserved.
literature
- Ellen M. Umansky : World Union for Progressive Judaism. In: Dan Diner (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture (EJGK). Volume 6: Ta-Z. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2015, ISBN 978-3-476-02506-7 , pp. 452–455.
Web links
Commons : World Union for Progressive Judaism - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Founding Assembly of the World Union for Progressive Judamism; London 10-12 July 1926
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arnold Dashefsky, Ira Sheskin, American Jewish Year Book 2013 , Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 S. 198th
- ^ Elliot N. Dorff ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ); From this author: The Question of Authority: Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative Theories of Revelation .