Pittsburgh Platform 1885

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Central_Conference_of_American_Rabbis
1885
gptkbp:author group of Reform rabbis
gptkbp:callsFor social justice
cooperation with other faiths
gptkbp:emphasizes ethical teachings over ritual observance
gptkbp:historicalName 19th-century American Judaism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pittsburgh Platform 1885
gptkbp:influenced subsequent Reform Jewish platforms
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment values
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:opposedBy Jewish dietary laws as binding
literal belief in a personal Messiah
return to Palestine as a national goal
gptkbp:purpose define principles of Reform Judaism
gptkbp:reaffirms Judaism as a religion, not a nation
gptkbp:significance foundational document of American Reform Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reform_Jewish_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7