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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: What has happened? (Do we really need another jewish newsgroup?)
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Date: Sun, 25-Aug-85 23:15:04 EDT
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Summary: 

I'll proudly admit to being raised as second generation Reform...and still
being Reform.  What's more, I just went out and bought the new UAHC
translation of the Bible into English.  (I can't read Hebrew, don't have
the time or linguistic ability to learn, and prefer reading the Bible
in modern rather than pseudo-KJV English.)

Please send all flames at me for daring to exist to /dev/null.

Let's see, about those questions.  My husband is also second generation
Reform. (Meaning his parents like mine were raised Reform.) We were married
by a Reform rabbi.  We belong to a Reform synagogue.  We don't work on
Sabbath but do use the computer, write, drive, and watch TV (as well as
reading the Sabbath portion of the Torah).  We observe the High Holidays at
the synagogue.  We observe Passover, Sukkoth, Shemini Atzeret, Shevuot, Tu
B'Shevat, Hannukah, and Purim at home, usally inviting our friends over
(also Reform Jews).  We've got a mezzuzzah on the door.  It probably
doesn't meet the kosher requirements we've discussed lately.

Anyone want to discuss the new UAHC translation of the Bible in terms of
its accuracy and/or literary felicity?

--Lee Gold