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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. In v3n60, Julia Eulenberg's response to an anonymous poster regarding his move away from Orthodoxy to Liberal Judaism illustrates a prejudice held by Orthodox and Liberal Jews. Some Orthodox consider the Reform interpretation of the Torah to be inconsiderate and even hateful of G-d's holy word. I have found that considering the Torah the word of G-d has been a personal barrier to my enthusiastic participation in Reform Judaism. It ended up being the one thing that led me away from Reform and toward an Orthodox observance.