Community of Reform Judaism
The open temple.
Egalitarian service, patrilineal descent recognized, interfaith families welcomed — belonging drawn wide on purpose.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
Reform congregations are the most open in Judaism by design: patrilineal descent has been recognized since 1983 (a decision no other major movement accepts), interfaith families are welcomed, LGBTQ Jews are ordained, and conversion is actively supported. That openness is the movement's principled position and also its most contested one, since it means Reform Jews are not universally recognized as Jewish by Orthodox authorities, with real consequences in Israel.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
Ruth the Moabite.
Judaism · story
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Holi — the festival of color.
Hinduism · rite
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M
Mahapajapati — the first nun.
Buddhism · figure
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The fourfold sangha.
Jainism
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The good Samaritan.
Christianity · story
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The Hijra.
Islam · story
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