| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 456 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
JPS Anthologies of Jewish Thought
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JPS anthologies of Jewish thought.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A Conservative Movement insider's guide to the evolution of Conservative Jewish thought and practice over the last half century, offering insight into the diverse (and occasionally contentious) thought processes behind the movement's most important laws, policies, and documents"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Conservative Judaism's European Beginnings -- Taking Root in America -- Rabbi Solomon Schechter's Concept of "Catholic Israel" -- Taking Off in America -- Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan's Concept of "Judaism as a Civilization" -- Articulating Conservative Judaism's Faith and Practice -- Definitions and Demographic Declines -- Reading This Book -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- pt. 1 GOD -- 1. Emunah: Theology -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Theology -- Modern Conservative Theologies -- Rationalism -- Religious Naturalism -- Process Thought -- Mysticism -- Feminist Theology -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 2. Tefillah: Prayer -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Prayer -- Introducing Conservative/Masorti Theories of Prayer -- Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan -- Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson -- Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff -- Prayer through the Lens of Prayer Books -- Mahzor Lev Shalem Offers a New Window into Conservative Prayer -- Evolving Conservative Prayer Service -- Next Frontier in Conservative Worship -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- pt. 2 TORAH -- 3. Talmud Torah: Study -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Jewish Study -- Dr. Arnold Eisen on Conservative Jewish Learning -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 4. Halahhah: Legal Theories -- 1913 Preamble to the Constitution of the United Synagogue of America -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Jewish Law (1988) -- Understanding Theories of Law -- Some Conservative/Masorti Theories of Jewish Law -- Rabbi Joel Roth on a Deductive Legal System -- Rabbi Neil Gillman on Communal Responses to Shared Myths -- Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff on an Organic System That Expresses Love and Addresses Morality -- Rabbi Harold Kushner on Jewish Law as an Opportunity for Holiness -- Rabbi Alana Suskin on Investing Jewish Law with Egalitarian/Feminist Principles -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 5. P'sak Din: Determining Conservative Practice -- Local Rabbi -- Central Communal Institution -- Movement Organizations and Local Institutions -- Custom -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Authority for Jewish Practice -- Rabbi Gordon Tucker's Rationale for Pluralism in Jewish Law -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 6. Nashim: Women in Jewish Life -- Emet Ve-Emunah's 1988 Stance -- Report of the Commission on the Ordination of Women as Rabbis -- Aftermath of the Commission Report -- Responsa on Women's Issues -- Rabbi Pamela Barmash's Responsum on Women's Equality -- Egalitarianism in Practice Worldwide -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 7. Hayyim u'Mavet: Rulings on Bioethics -- Responsum on Contraception -- Responsum on Procreation -- Responsa on Birth Surrogates -- Responsum on Abortion -- Responsum on Stem Cell Research and Cloning -- Responsa on End-of-Life Care -- Responsum on the Distribution of Health Care -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 8. Masa u'Mattan: Legal Rulings on Business Ethics -- Responsum on Intellectual Property -- Responsum on Whistle-Blowing -- Responsum on Employers and Employees -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 9. Bein Adam LaMakom: Rulings on Ritual Observance -- Responsum on Tattooing and Body Piercing -- Responsum on Forming a Minyan on the Internet -- Responsum on Playing Sports on Shabbat -- Responsa on the Dietary Laws (Kashrut) -- Magen Tzedek (Shield of Justice) -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 10. Tikkun Olam: Moral Guidance on Social Issues -- Traditional Means of Inculcating Morality -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Building a Moral and Just World -- Rabbinic Letter on the Poor -- Responsum on Capital Punishment -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 11. Hayyei Min u'Mishpahah: Moral Guidance on Sex and Family Life -- Rabbinic Letter on Intimate Relations -- Responsum on Family Violence -- Addressing Interfaith Marriage -- Addressing Gays and Lesbians -- Responsa on Transgender Individuals -- Responsum and Documentation on Divorce -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- pt. 3 ISRAEL -- 12. Am Yisrael: Peoplehood -- Developing the Doctrine of the People Israel -- Emet Ve-Emunah on the People Israel -- Emet Ve-Emunah on Judaism's Relations with Other Faiths -- Dr. Arnold Eisen on Why Our Covenant Matters -- Who Is a Jew? -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 13. Tziyyonut: Zionism and the State of Israel -- Early Religious Responses to Zionism -- Conservative Movement Responses to a Jewish State -- Emet Ve-Emunah on the State of Israel and the Diaspora -- Conservative/Masorti Life in and for Israel -- Why Israel Matters to Conservative Jews -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- 14. Teshuvot Medinat Yisrael: Masorti Responsa in and for Israel -- Responsum on Ceding Land in a Peace Agreement -- Responsum on Extraditing a Jewish Criminal from Israel to Another Country -- Responsum on the Conscription of Women into the Israel Defense Forces -- Responsum on the Conscription of Yeshivah Students into the Israel Defense Forces -- Responsum on Riding to the Synagogue on Shabbat -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Epilogue: The Ideal Conservative Jew -- Appendix: Institutions of the Conservative Movement -- Academic Centers of the Conservative Movement -- Professional Organizations of the Conservative Movement -- Lay Organizations of the Conservative Movement -- "Joint Commissions" of the Conservative Movement. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Conservative Judaism -- History -- 20th century.
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Conservative Judaism. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Modern Conservative Judaism. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018] 9780827613102 (DLC) 2017026972 |
| ISBN |
9780827613898 (electronic book) |
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082761389X (electronic book) |
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9780827613874 |
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0827613873 |
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9780827613881 |
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0827613881 |
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9780827613102 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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