Instructions: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: Begun in Germany more than a century ago, the Reform movement emphasized ethics over ritual, abjuring the wearing of tallis and yarmulkes at services, for instance, and encouraging the use of local languages rather than Hebrew.
Output:
The Reform movement emphasized ethics over ritual, abjuring wearing the tallis and yarmulkes at services, and encouraging the use of local languages instead of Hebrew.