Forming a Anti-Zionist Denomination of Judaism

[u/NAHTHEHNRFS850]

Seeing the stickied post regarding people seeking out progressive (particularly anti-Zionist) Jewish services, I wanted to talk about the formation of a progressive anti-Zionist Jewish denomination.

While there are progressive denominations of Judaism (e.g. Humanistic), these denominations don’t explicitly render themselves as anti-Zionist in the fact that they don’t declare “that there should not be a Jewish state”.

A new denomination such as this would need to remove practices phrases, statements and literature making overtures to the Holy Land and focus on community and belief in God. I see this as parallel to how some branches of Humanistic Judaism avoid using theonyms (names associated with God e.g. Joshua).

Thoughts?

[u/Benyano]

Check out Rabbis for a Ceasefire, their organizers and those of many grassroots communities are laying the foundation for a kind of post-denominational diasporist/anti-zionist Judaism.

[u/NAHTHEHNRFS850 → u/Benyano]

Interesting, thanks a lot!

[u/Benyano → u/NAHTHEHNRFS850]

Not sure they’re making the kind of liturgical changes you recommended, but it’s all in process and I’m sure some communities are doing things that way