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Title: Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism by Michael A. Meyer ISBN: 0-8143-2555-6 Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr Pub. Date: May, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Discussion of Reform Origins and History
Comment: As a committed Progressive Jew who fluctuates between Reform and Reconstructionist affiliation, I was glad to stumble upon Michael Meyer's excellent history of the Reform Movement. Meyer traces the development of Reform from the early years in Hamburg and Berlin to recent decisions made the Central Conference of American Rabbis. In so doing, he explodes a number of horrific myths that Orthodox "Judaism" lobs at Reform: that significant numbers of Reform congregations shifted their main day of worship to Sunday; that the movement is simply "watered down" Judaism; that Reform Jews are simply "lapsed" Jews who would be Orthodox if they didn't find it difficult or knew more about Judaism. Meyer also shows that, just as there are and have been important movements and currents within "Orthodoxy", there were and are many different movements and currents within Reform. The discussions of the movement's growth and foment on German soil, and the transfer of that foment to the United States, are particularly enlightening.
Rating: 5
Summary: A fascinating history of the Reform movement
Comment: Michael Meyer's clear-eyed history of the Reform (a.k.a. 'Progressive') movement should be read by anyone who wants to understand the current fragmented condition of modern Jewry. Meyer makes eminently clear that it is the Reformers who departed from the traditional faith of Judaism and thereby founded a new religion at odds with (what they came to call) Orthodoxy. (Meyer himself is clearly favourable toward this approach, but he is at least unblinkingly honest about it.) Anyone affiliated with Reform or Progressive 'Judaism' who has not read Meyer's careful and thorough historical exposition probably does not understand the real foundations of his or her own movement.
Rating: 5
Summary: A first-rate history of Reform Judaism
Comment: Professor Meyer's history of Reform Judaism is so rich, comprehensive, and lucid, that I cannot imagine that it has much serious competition as the best single-volume treatment of the subject. Highly recommended for those interested in gaining literacy on the topic, or much insight into the creation of a modern religion. Enthusiastically endorsed!
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Title: The Reform Judaism Reader: North American Documents by Michael A. Meyer, W. Gunther Plaut ISBN: 0807407321 Publisher: Union of American Hebrew Congregations Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Jewish Living: A Guide to Contemporary Reform Practice by Mark Washofsky ISBN: 080740702X Publisher: Union of American Hebrew Congregations Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Contemporary Debates in American Reform Judaism: Conflicting Visions by Dana Evan Kaplan ISBN: 0415926297 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Duties of the Soul: The Role of Commandments in Liberal Judaism by Niles Elliot Goldstein, Peter S. Knobel ISBN: 0807406538 Publisher: Union of American Hebrew Congregations Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Entering the High Holy Days: A Guide to the Origins, Themes, and Prayers by Reuven Hammer ISBN: 0827606095 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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