Question

Jewish reforms included___

stopping the rare practice of "suttee".
a loss of hope that a personal Messiah would ever come.
elevating women's status.
a rededication to the authority of scripture, especially the Torah.

Answer 1

B. a loss of hope that a personal Messiah would ever come.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jewish reforms are group of practicing Jews who are also called the Liberal Jews due to their views on various practices in Judaism which they believed should evolve as the society evolved.

They also hold the view of continous revelation should be closely interwined with reason and intellect of a given Jew. To them, reason and revelation goes hand-in-hand. One of the reform includes the their non-believe that leadership of one person is required to achieve a Messianic Age, but rather, believe in people of ordinary origin having the power to bring a peaceful and prosperous age through their good actions in the society.