Q&A: Our Attitude Toward Reform and Conservative Jews
Our Attitude Toward Reform and Conservative Jews
Question
Hello and blessings, Rabbi,
I wanted to ask whether the Rabbi could explain his view regarding the proper attitude we should have toward the Reform movement, and also whether there is any difference in our attitude toward Conservatives. Could the Rabbi explain how to relate to these movements, and what the Rabbi thinks about the controversy that arose over Rabbi Eliezer Melamed’s meeting with the Reform woman rabbi from France.
Answer
This controversy is foolishness, and I see no point in addressing it. Ignoring a large movement of Jews throughout the world is an ostrich-head-in-the-sand policy. Rabbi Melamed did the right thing.
I don’t understand the question. What does “what attitude” mean? Does it mean to throw them into a pit and not pull them out? Does it mean not to behave toward them politely? Does it mean to drink their wine? Does it mean to count them for a prayer quorum? The question is far too general and undefined.