More than 350 Reform rabbis arrived here today to participate in the 64th annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis which starts here tomorrow. The convention, which wills last six days, will be devoted to discussions on the future of American Reform Judaism.
The convention will also discuss a new psychological approach to Jewish-Christian relationships. Major Sessions will deal with modern Bible translations; the future of the Reform Jewish theological school; practical problems of ministry and the goals of Jewish religious education.
The most heated issue at the convention will be the proposal to merge the Jewish Institute of Religion with the Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati, and require that the first two years of rabbinical training be taken at JIR in New York, the next three at Cincinnati and the final year at JIR. Rabbi Louis Newman, of New York, has warned that implementation of the HUC-JIR “Unification Plan” may lead to an opposition bid to build another Reform seminary.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
