I must point out that to call “reformed Judaism” Jewish is s stretch worthy of the comic book character “Plastic Man”. Having been raised in a very Conservative synagogue, which became less so as it became more affluent, I can understand how Jews changed to “get along”, to be seen as more similar to teh Christians.
Having said that, I must point out that once one gives up ones core principles, the results are almost always negative. As the British of an earlier era said, “First, Principles!”
The principles of Deformed Judaism (the accurate adjective for such soi dissant synagogues) as rather closer to Marx than Moses.
Hint: Look up “Sabateans”.
The last six of the Ten Commandments form the core of any civilized American’s behavioral principles,along with the Founding Documents.
Were we to have retained the response towards property that even a watch dog has, we would not be in the crisis we now find ourselves mired in.
Had we actually educated our children instead of warehousing them in commie controlled public schools, we would not be inundated with “Urban Ferals” who are largely unacculturated blacks and Hispanics.
Those unable to understand the difference between “mine” and “thine” can’t be allowed loose in a Republic. Just because a member of the “unacculturated” happens to have the money to buy a university department does not make said “philanthropist” any less seditious if his “gift” furthers concepts antithetical to, and irreconcilable with the American Republic’s Founding Documents.
Reminder to the “Deformed”: The Mosaic Law call for a “just society” is not the same as the collectivist call for “social justice”.
LOL, have you read Solomon Shechter's ordination papers? Pure Sabbatean. Antelman translated them in his book.