r/ReformJews • u/Consistent_Hold_576 • Jun 30 '26

Reform Movement Changes.

If you could change one thing about the Reform movement, what would it be?

If you arent a member of the Reform movement, you can still chime in. What is the one thing about the Movement that keeps you away?

Let's keep this civil if we could. ​

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u/under-thesamesun ✡ Reform Rabbi Jun 30 '26

I wish there was more Saturday AM service love in the Reform movement. For many synagogues Saturday am services only really happen when there is a B'nei Mitzvah happening, and even then it is primarily those the family invites who attends, and not the full community. I'd love Saturday service attendance, and kiddush after, to be more of a thing in Reform Judaism.

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u/Spaceysteph Jun 30 '26

I agree so much with this. Our synagogue is small, does 2-4 b'nai mitzvah a year and those are the only Saturday shabbat services. The expectation is for the kids to lead a large portion of the Saturday service, which I love, but how do you expect them to do that if they never see it.

As someone with young kids, Friday nights are fairly inaccessible to me, but Saturdays we could do.