Reform Jew

Reform Jew
a Jew who adheres to a system of religious worship adapted from Orthodox Judaism to meet the demands of contemporary life, frequently simplifying or rejecting traditional religious law and custom. Cf. Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew.
[1865-70]

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