Can a rabbi marry someone of another religion? Debates of the American Reform movement whether intermarried rabbis can lead Reform congregations
Traditionally, rabbis were expected to marry women who were devoted to Judaism. The convention was a logical one. As a symbolic exemplar of Judaism, everything a rabbi does should reflect his commitment to the Jewish religion. Instead, over the course of the modern period, non-Orthodox denominations...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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[2017]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Año: 2017, Volumen: 32, Número: 1, Páginas: 15-31 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
USA
/ Judaísmo
/ Legislación sobre la celebración del matrimonio
/ Rabí
/ Matrimonio misto
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Modern Jewish Thought
B Intermarriage B Contemporary Judaism B rabbinate B American Religion B Reform Judaism |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Sumario: | Traditionally, rabbis were expected to marry women who were devoted to Judaism. The convention was a logical one. As a symbolic exemplar of Judaism, everything a rabbi does should reflect his commitment to the Jewish religion. Instead, over the course of the modern period, non-Orthodox denominations have deviated from many traditional positions. This has included the Reform movement's allowance that rabbis can determine whether they will officiate at interfaith marriage ceremonies. However, while many Reform rabbis have conducted such ceremonies, they were nevertheless expected to have married within the faith themselves. Recently, some rabbis have begun advocating for Reform rabbis to marry gentiles who have not converted to Judaism. The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the academic institution serving the Reform movement of North America, which has campuses in the United States and Israel, went through a process of discussion, debate, evaluation, and decision making. At the end of this process, the decision was made to retain the policy of prohibiting intermarried students from matriculating or graduating. This article outlines the development as well as the resolution of the current controversy. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2016.1256643 |