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THE FUTURE OF REFORM JUDAISM Where is Reform Judaism heading in the twenty-first century? This was the question before the Central Conference of American Rabbis at its historic 1999 convention in Pittsburgh as it voted on a Statement of Principles. A Vision of Holiness: The Future of Reform Judaism is an explication of these Pittsburgh Principles, the fourth in a series of comprehensive statements that the Reform rabbinate has adopted throughout its history, as seen through the eyes of the rabbi who guided the process and shaped the document. A Vision of Holiness: The Future of Reform Judaism offers challenges and opportunities to Jews everywhere. This book contains the final text of the Pittsburgh Principles along with commentary by its chief architect, Rabbi Richard N. Levy, director of the Hebrew Union College School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. Through a study of the text of this document, Rabbi Levy challenges his readers to reflect on the nature of their religious lives and deepen their relationship with God, their connection to Torah, and their commitment to the destiny of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. A Vision of Holiness: The Future of Reform Judaism illumines the manner in which Jews can envision their purpose in the world, and sets forth challenges for Reform Judaism's ongoing engagement with the question of being commanded. A Vision of Holiness: The Future of Reform Judaism is available in paperback and retails for $15.95. It can be ordered by contacting the URJ Press toll-free at 888.489.8242, press@urj.org, or by visiting the URJ Press Web site at www.URJPress.com. URJ Press is the book-publishing arm of the Union for Reform
Judaism (formerly the Union of American Hebrew Congregations), the synagogue
arm of the Reform Movement in North America. Uniting more than 1.5 million
Reform Jews in 900 congregations across the United States and Canada,
Union programs and services include music and book publishing, adult education
opportunities, outreach to unaffiliated and intermarried Jews, and the
Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C. ### 5/05
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