Reform Jewry: The Challenges and How It Prepares to Meet Them (pt. 2) - Rabbi David Ellenson
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In a general social context marked by intermarriage and cultural homogeneity among Jews, the Reform movement in the United States is growing rapidly, with almost nine hundred congregations having over 1.5 million members. In 2006, about fifty thousand new members joined Reform congregations. When American Jews under the age of forty affiliate, a large plurality join the Reform movement.
The Reform movement is obliged to address the broad swath of Jews whose life is not halakhic. Its success will be measured by whether it provides a meaningful sense of Jewish roots and thereby imparts a Jewish future to people in this category.