...and the Rationale of Refo? 1)Pittsburgh Platform, Charter of the Seminary, The Jewish State (all from Kessler) and the Rationale of Reform (Corrigan pdf, p. 209-10):
A. Compare and contrast the documents listed above (both from Kessler and Corrigan). How do each of these respond to the context described above? What general positions do they take, what are their visions for Judaism in the modern world?
B. How do each of these readings address concerns for tradition/history, practice, and nation within Judaism? What may Jewish identity stand to gain from each of these proposals, and what may it stand to lose?
A. Compare and contrast the documents listed above (both from Kessler and Corrigan). How do each of these respond to the context described above? What general positions do they take, what are their visions for Judaism in the modern world?
B. How do each of these readings address concerns for tradition/history, practice, and nation within Judaism? What may Jewish identity stand to gain from each of these proposals, and what may it stand to lose?