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- From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
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- Subject: Judaism Reading List: Reform Judaism (Pt. IV)
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- Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
- Part IV: Reform Judaism
- [Last Change: $Date: 1994/08/14 18:07:05 $ $Revision: 2.7 $]
- [Last Post: Sun Aug 14 11:07:06 1994]
-
- "In keeping with the mitzvah of Talmud
- Torah... a Jewish home should have a library,
- and time should be set aside for the study of
- Torah" [GoM75]
-
- This message is intended to provide readers of soc.culture.jewish with a list
- of references to allow them to learn more about the current practices, past
- practices, beliefs, and history of the Reform Movement with Judaism.
-
- One of the four major movements within Judaism, the Reform or Liberal
- Movement (the term "Reform" seems to be more prevalent in the U.S.A.,
- "Liberal" or "Progressive" elsewhere) began in the 1800's in Germany during
- the enlightenment. Adherents to Reform typically do not follow all of the
- ritual practices of their traditional bretheren; practices that are followed
- are chosen based on how they increase the sanctity of the follower's life.
-
- In the United States, there are two principal organizations involved with
- Reform Judaism:
-
- 1) The CCAR or Central Conference of American Rabbis. Its members are the body
- of rabbis who consider themselves and are considered to be the organized
- rabbinate of Reform Judaism. Its members consist of Reform Rabbis ordained
- at the Hebrew Union College (HUC), as well as Reform Rabbis ordained at
- liberal seminaries in Europe, and some rabbis who joined the Reform
- movement sometime subsequent to ordination (most of these were ordained
- either at the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary or the
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College). Note that not all HUC graduates are
- CCAR members; some leave for ideological reasons or because they have
- joined a different movement. The CCAR publishes a quarterly rabbinic
- journal called _CCAR Journal_; see the publications part of the reading
- list (XI) for ordering information.
-
- 2) The UAHC or Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Its members are Reform
- Synagogues throughout America. It provides congregational support for
- Reform Congregations, as well as affiliated organizations that support
- Progressive Judaism outside the USA; brotherhoods; sisterhoods;
- youth activities; Jewish education; temple administrators, etc.
-
- This list is organized as a digest; it may be successfully undigestified by
- programs such as "gnus".
-
- Reproduction of this posting for commercial use is subject to restriction. See
- Part 1 (general) for more details.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Where Can I Get These Books From?
-
- CCAR All books published by the CCAR are available through
- the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Call
- 212/684-4990 for an up-to-date catalog or to order.
-
- UAHC Press 838 Fifth Avenue/New York NY 10021
- (212) 249-0100/(212) 734-2857 FAX
-
- World Union for 838 Fifth Avenue/New York NY 10021
- Progressive Judaism
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Archival and Credits
-
- Anonymous FTP:
-
- All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists are archived on
- israel.nysernet.org [192.77.173.2] and on rtfm.mit.edu, and are available
- for anonymous FTP. The locations of the parts of the reading lists on
- israel.nysernet.org are as follows:
-
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/general
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/traditional
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/chasidism
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/reform
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/conservative
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/reconstructionist
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/humanistic
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/zionism
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/antisemitism
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/intermarriage
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/reading-lists/periodicals
-
- The locations of parts of the FAQ on israel.nysernet.org are as follows:
-
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/01-FAQ-intro
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/02-Who-We-Are
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/03-Torah-Halacha
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/04-Observance
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/05-Worship
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/06-Jewish-Thought
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/07-Jews-As-Nation
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/08-Israel
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/09-Antisemitism
- ftp://israel.nysernet.org/israel/lists/scj-faq/FAQ/10-Miscellaneous
-
- If you are accessing the archives on rtfm.mit.edu, the pathname is
- pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism, instead of israel/lists/scj-faq.
-
- Mail:
- The files may also be obtained via Email by sending a message to
- mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following line in the body of the message:
-
- send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname)
-
- Where (portionname) is replaced by the appropriate subdirectory and
- filenames; for example, to get the first part of the reading list, one would
- say:
-
- send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general
-
- WWW/Mosaic:
- The FAQ and reading lists are available by following the following pointer:
-
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/bngusenet/soc/culture/jewish/top.htm
-
- Credits:
- The list below is culled from suggestions on soc.culture.jewish, an
- additional reading list developed by R. A. Levene, and the author's
- personal experience. A large portion was based on "A Basic Library for The
- Jewish Home" in [Gom75]. "Netters" that have recommended books for the list
- or made suggestions include: Mark B. Novick, John Sadowsky, Rabbi Charles
- Arian, and others.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IV.1. REFORM BELIEFS
-
- [Bae58a] Baeck, Leo. _G@d and Man in Judaism_. UAHC, 1958.
-
- [Bor84] Borowitz, Eugene. _Liberal Judaism_. Union of American Hebrew
- Congregations Press. ISBN 08074-0264-8. 1984
-
- [Coh48] Cohon, Samual S. _Judaism as a Way of Life_, UAHC Press, 1948.
-
- [Git83] Gittelsohn, Roland B. _The Extra Dimension: A Jewish View of
- Marriage_. UAHC Press, NY. 1983. #168500. ISBN 0-8074-0170-6.
-
- [Sym??] Syme, Daniel B. _An Overview of Reform Judaism_. UAHC. #280020. ISBN
- 0-8074-0260-5.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IV.2. REFORM RITUALS
-
- [GoM79] _Shaarei Mitzvah: Gates of Mitzvah, A Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle_.
- Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1979. ISBN 0-916694-37-2
- Hardback, 0-916694-53-4 Pbk. [This book summarizes the Reform position
- on the life cycle events]
-
- [GoS83] _Shaarei Mo-Eid: Gates of the Seasons, A Guide to the Jewish Year_
- CCAR. CCAR Press. ISBN 0-916694-92-5 Pbk 1983. [This book summarizes
- the Reform position on the year cycle events]
-
- [GoS91] _Shaarei Shabbat: Gates of Shabbat_. CCAR. CCAR Press. ISBN
- 0-88123-010-3. 1991. [This book provides Reform guidelines on Shabbat
- observance.]
-
- [Bar90] Barth, Lewis M. (ed.) _Berit Mila in the Reform Context_. UAHC
- #381631. Carol Pub. Group [for the] Berit Mila Board of Reform
- Judaism, Secaucus NJ. 1990.
-
- [Bia71] Bial, Morrison D. _Liberal Judaism at Home_. UAHC. #383110 ISBN
- 0-8074-0075-0. 1971.
-
- [Sch69] Schauss, Hayyim. _The Jewish Festivals: From Their Beginnings to Our
- Day_. UAHC, 1969.
-
- [Sch50] Schauss, Hayyim. _The Lifetime of a Jew_. UAHC. 1950.
-
- [Sym88] Syme, Daniel B. _The Jewish Home: A Guide for Jewish Living_. UAHC
- #142614. UAHC Press, New York. 1988. ISBN 0-8074-0400-4.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IV.3. REFORM LITURGY
-
- [GoP75] _Shaarei Tefila: Gates of Prayer: The New Union Prayerbook, Volume I_.
- Central Conference of American Rabbis. ISBN 0-916694-01-1. 1975.
- [Weekly prayerbook]
-
- [GoR78] _Shaarei Teshuva: Gates of Repentance: The New Union Prayerbook,
- Volume II_. Central Conference of American Rabbis. ISBN
- 0-916694-38-0. 1978. [High Holiday Prayerbook]
-
- [GoU77] _Shaarei Bina: Gates of Understanding, Volume I: Weekdays, Sabbaths,
- and Festivals_. Central Conference of American Rabbis. ISBN
- 0-916694-43-7. 1977. [Notes and source material for GoP]
-
- _Shaarei Bina: Gates of Understanding, Volume II: For the Days of
- Awe_. Central Conference of American Rabbis. ISBN 0-916694-84-4. 1977.
- [Notes and source material for GoR]
-
- [APH74] _A Passover Haggadah_. Central Conference of American Rabbis. ISBN
- 0-916694-05-4. 1974. [Pesach Siddur]
-
- [UPB47] _Union Prayer Book I and II_. Central Conference of American Rabbis.
- 1947. [The previous prayerbook. I corresponds to GoP; II to GoR.]
-
- There are a number of other liturgical books available from CCAR press (ISBN
- in []): Gates of Healing (for those in the hospital) [0-88123-005-7], Gates of
- Awe (for very young children) [0-88123-014-6], Haneirot Halalu: These Lights
- are Holy (Chanuka) [0-88123-006-5], Gates of the House [0-916694-35-6], Seder
- Tu Bisheval (for Tu B'Shevat) [0-88123-008-1], Gates of Wonder (for very young
- children) [0-88123-009-X], Six Days of Destruction (Yom HaShoah)
- [0-8091-2999-X], Gates of Song [8074-0406-3], Gates of Forgiveness (Selichot)
- [0-916694-74-7].
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IV.4. REFORM RESPONSA
-
- [Baz77] Bazak, Jacob (compl, annot. and arranged by); Passamaneck, Stephen M.
- (trans., annot., and edited by). _Jewish Life and Jewish Law: Selected
- Rabbinical Responsa_. 8 vols. UAHC Press, New York
- Book 1: Lawyers, Judges and Legal Ethics (#390000)
- Books 2,3,4: Contracts, Real Estate, Sales, and Usury
- (#180211)
- Books 5,6: Credit, Law Enforcement, Taxation (#180212)
- Books 7,8: Criminal and Domestic Relations (#180213)
-
- [Fre44] Freehof, Solomon B. _Reform Jewish Practice and its Rabbinic
- Background_. Vols. I and II. UAHC, New York.
-
- [Fre60] Freehof, Solomon B., _Reform Responsa_. Hebrew Union College Press,
- Cincinnati, 1960.
-
- [Fre69] Freehof, Solomon B., _Current Reform Responsa_. Hebrew Union College
- Press, Cincinnati, 1969.
-
- [Fre74] Freehof, Solomon B., _Contemporary Reform Responsa_. Hebrew Union
- College Press, Cincinnati, 1960.
-
- [Fre77] Freehof, Solomon B., _Reform Responsa for our Time_. Hebrew Union
- College Press, Cincinnati, 1977.
-
- [Fre81] Freehof, Solomon B., _New Reform Responsa_. Hebrew Union College
- Press, Cincinnati, 1981.
-
- [Jac83] Jacob, Walter, _American Reform Responsa_. Central Conference of
- American Rabbis, ISBN 0-916694-83-6. 1983.
-
- [Jac87] Jacob, Walter, _Contemporary American Reform Responsa_. Central
- Conference of American Rabbis, ISBN 0-88123-003-0. 1987.
-
- [Lau51] Lauterbach, Jacob Z. _Rabbinic Essays_. Hebrew Union College Press,
- Cincinnati, 1951.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IV.5. REFORM HISTORY
-
- [Lev29] Levy, Felix. "Moses Mendelssohn's Ideas of Religion and Their
- Relation to Reform Judaism", in _Yearbook of the CCAR_, Vol 39.
- CCAR, New York. 1929.
-
- [Mey88] Meyer, Michael A. _Response to Modernity : A History of the Reform
- Movement in Judaism_. Oxford University Press, New York, NY. 1988.
-
- [Pla65] Plaut, W. Gunther. _The Growth of Reform Judaism_. World Union for
- Progressive Judaism, 1965.
-
- [Pla63] Plaut, W. Gunther. _The Rise of Reform Judaism_. World Union for
- Progressive Judaism, 1963.
-
- [Sil74] Silver, Daniel J. and Bernard Martin. _A History of Judaism_. Basic
- Books. 1974.
-
- [Sol??] Soloff, Mordecai, _How the Jewish People Lives Today_. Union of
- American Hebrew Congregations.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: IV.6. THE BIBLE
-
- [Pla74] Plaut, W. Gunther. _The Torah, A Modern Commentary_. UAHC. ISBN
- 0-8074-0165-X/UAHC-4.
-
- [Fre57] Freehof, Solomon B. _Preface To Scripture_. UAHC. 1957.
-
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