Posts Tagged ‘Sephardi Chief Rabbi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’
IS THERE AN AUTHENTIC JUDAISM?
Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef recently stated that Reform and Conservative Jews practice a different religion. I get his point—but think he’s wrong in two important ways. The Reform movement started in early-19th century Germany as a response to the Enlightenment. Traditional observance was seen as outdated and preventing Jews from engaging unhindered with the rest…
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