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Reform Judaism is a Jewish denomination in North America. It is incorporated in the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ, renamed in 2003 from Union of American Hebrew Congregations). Reform rabbis are incorporated in the Central Conference of American Rabbis. In a 2013 opinion poll, 35% of American Jews described themselves as Reform Jews, the largest single denomination. American Reform Judaism was based on the intellectual achievements of its pioneers in Germany, such as Rabbi Abraham Geiger. Organizationally, it was founded by Rabbi Isaac M. Wise in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, it is the largest Reform body in the world, far surpassing any other member of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, the international umbrella structure. The seminary associated with American Reform Judaism is the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), formed in 1950 by a merger of two rival institutes within Reform Judaism. Since 1972, HUC-JIR has ordained women rabbis. From the point of view of Rabbinic Judaism (Orthodox and Conservative Judaism), a growing number of people identifying as "Reform Jews" are not considered Jews according to traditional ''halakha'',〔This concerns Reform Jews who are Jewish only by patrilineal descent and/or convert to Judaism under a Reform rabbi. Robinson, George. ''Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. ISBN 0-671-03480-4, pgs 230-231〕 although most Reform Jews are. == History == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reform Judaism (North America)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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