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posted by Shira Salamone at 12:20 AM
Once upon a time, I belonged to a left-wing egalitarian Conservative synagogue, where I was one of a number of women who wore a tallit—and one of the few members who used an Orthodox prayer book (adding the Mothers, of course). Having moved since then, I now belong to a right-wing traditional Conservative synagogue, where I’m almost always the only woman wearing a tallit—and one of the few members who adds the Mothers. I seem destined to be forever . . . on the fringe.
4 Comments:
I had a little issue with the commenter that said Reform openly say they don't follow halacha because that certainly isn't my experience. Reform do broaden the interpretation and sources of commentary and re-interpret halacha according to the times and THAT they openly admit to, but according to my experience and what the URJ website espouses, that we do not follow halacha is not true.
Thanks for the clarification. I, too, was under the impression that Reform don't follow halacha. Maybe I misunderstood the manner in which the Reform interpret.
BS"D
Halakhah is meant to be an organic way, thus its name. It's so sad when committed Jews are allowed to fall though the cracks.
I just wish that this whole situation could have been worked out quietly, rather than getting full-court press coverage. This poor kid is going to be labeled a "goy" (you should pardon the expression--it's, perhaps, not the nicest term for a non-Jew, though not the worst) for the rest of his life, no matter what he does about converting.
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