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From: martillo@ihuxt.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Martillo)
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Subject: Re: Assertions of jewishness by reform and Conservative Jews (long)
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Date: Fri, 25-May-84 20:22:32 EDT
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I am not sure I understand Toby Robison's use of jewishness.  I think of
jewishness as being equivalent to Hebrew Yahadut, Judeo-Spanish Judezmo or
Judeo-Arabic al-Yahud.

These terms all simultaneous refer to the Jewish world, Jewish practice,
Jewry and the quality of being a Jew.  The reform specifically deny the
existence of a separate Jewish nation.  The objective of the JTS was to
develop a specifically American form of Jewish observance.  This objective
ignored that Jewry existed for thousands of years before there was a USA
and Jewry will exist long after there is no longer a USA.  The reform
denies Jewishness and the JTS subordinates Jewishness to Americanism, lack
of Jewish assertiveness by the non-observant is hardly surprising.