Progressive Judaism (Germany)
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Progressive Judaism in Germany is a community reborn from the ashes of the Shoah
. It currently has over 20 communities across Germany, belonging to the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany
and endorsing the beliefs and practices of Progressive Judaism
.
. During this period, the reformers (Hamburg Temple
) did not call for a separate organizational movement. They convened synods but did not formally establish independent denomination or rabbinical body.
By the final quarter of the 19th century, the reform process slowed down to the point that younger members of the community accused their reform minded elders of being a "ham-eating orthodoxy".. The next generation of reformers coalesced around a new name: "liberal".. This time attempts at organization gathered momentum and gained rabbinic support.
The movement took the significant step, in 1870, to create a rabbinical seminary and research center known as the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums
. In 1898, German liberal rabbis organized into the Union of Liberal Rabbis in Germany. In 1908 the liberal laity organized into the Union for Liberal Judaism in Germany. Within a year had over 5000 lay and rabbinic members belonging to some 200 communities.
After World War II the German liberal community was rebuilt through the efforts of the World Union for Progressive Judaism
.
Shoah
Shoah may refer to:*The Holocaust*Shoah , documentary directed by Claude Lanzmann * A Shoah Foundation...
. It currently has over 20 communities across Germany, belonging to the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany
Union of Progressive Jews in Germany
The Union progressiver Juden in Deutschland is a registered association, founded in 1997, that represents liberal Jewish organisations...
and endorsing the beliefs and practices of Progressive Judaism
Progressive Judaism
Progressive Judaism , is an umbrella term used by strands of Judaism which affiliate to the World Union for Progressive Judaism. They embrace pluralism, modernity, equality and social justice as core values and believe that such values are consistent with a committed Jewish life...
.
Historical development
German Progressive (Liberal) Judaism traces its roots back to the early 19th century German reform movementGerman Reform movement (Judaism)
The German Reform movement in Judaism identifies a period of disputes and innovation during the first two thirds of the 19th century. The ideas, practices, and debates of this period lead to the current denominational structure of Judaism....
. During this period, the reformers (Hamburg Temple
Hamburg Temple
The Hamburg Temple was the synagogue of the Jewish reform movement in Hamburg from 1818 to 1938. It was the first reform synagogue in Germany....
) did not call for a separate organizational movement. They convened synods but did not formally establish independent denomination or rabbinical body.
By the final quarter of the 19th century, the reform process slowed down to the point that younger members of the community accused their reform minded elders of being a "ham-eating orthodoxy".. The next generation of reformers coalesced around a new name: "liberal".. This time attempts at organization gathered momentum and gained rabbinic support.
The movement took the significant step, in 1870, to create a rabbinical seminary and research center known as the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums
Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums
The Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, or Higher Institute for Jewish Studies, was a rabbinical seminary, established in Berlin in 1872 destroyed by the Nazi government of Germany in 1942...
. In 1898, German liberal rabbis organized into the Union of Liberal Rabbis in Germany. In 1908 the liberal laity organized into the Union for Liberal Judaism in Germany. Within a year had over 5000 lay and rabbinic members belonging to some 200 communities.
After World War II the German liberal community was rebuilt through the efforts of the World Union for Progressive Judaism
World Union for Progressive Judaism
The World Union for Progressive Judaism describes itself as the "international umbrella organization for the Reform, Liberal, Progressive and Reconstructionist movements." This overall Jewish religious movement is based in about 40 countries with more than 1,000 affiliated synagogues...
.