RELIGST 2J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Reform Judaism, American Jews, Kabbalah

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2J03
• Professor: Celia Rothenberg

Document Summary

Many people thought that since so many jews were born in america/north america, they wanted to reattach their connection to israel: zionism is a strong sense of support, a wish, for a modern state of israel. It is a progressive enlightenment process: a secular movement, jews should not wait, since other groups get their nation, jews should too. Attacked by the reform jews, the most assimilated. Reform believed that if they are born in a country, they are loyal to that countries nation. But modern zionist believe that they should leave their setting behind. Life as a diaspora is never as safe as life in a nation. Jews must govern other jews and cannot be under control by another power in israel. Birthright trip: ten day trip to visit israel and understand it: not for profit educational organization that sponsors a ten-day heritage trip to.