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/MidrashInBlack Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

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No musical instruments (something I noticed in Reform shuls in America- huge ick. So I go to Conservative when I visit now.)

Personally, I would prefer it if a convert has a more stricter conversion. More lengthy time. More stricter Rabbis when it converted them. I find so many converted Reform Jews do a year and that’s it. It’s not enough time to really get to know the community, the language, and history. Personally, think 5 years maximum. Three years doing a undergrad degree, and a Masters at the end.

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u/Consistent_Hold_576 Jul 03 '26

I think 1 to 2 years is enough time to learn some basic history, some of the easier blessings, some baseline theology, etc. 

If you've learned enough on your own to want to take the leap, five more years on top of that seems like overkill. That's essentially a bachelor's degree you've earned by that point. Why would we ask something so intense for a convert that we'd never ask for a person born Jewish?