"[1] Rabbi Schindler further called on the Reform Movement "to launch a carefully conceived Outreach Program aimed at all Americans who are unchurched and who are seeking roots in religion."
He envisioned a "dignified and responsible approach" aimed at "those reared in non-religious homes or those who have become disillusioned with their taught beliefs, the seekers after truth who require a religion which...encourages all questions, and...who need the warmth and comfort of a people will known for its close family ties and of an ancient, noble lineage.
The eighteen who responded reportedly "applauded Schindler's initiative as an affirmation of American religious pluralism, but several cautioned that a missionary drive might embolden Christian groups that target Jews for conversion.
Rabbi Moshe Sherer, then president of Agudath Israel of America (Orthodox) called Reform Outreach to non-Jews "a further step to undermine the identity and continuity of the Jewish people."
Focusing on the next generation, Rabbi Jacobs urged Reform congregations to practice what he termed "audacious hospitality," because "the majority of [millennials] will be the children of intermarriages, and potentially our leaders.