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	Conservative responsa - Wikipedia
		The Conservative movement consciously rejects the Orthodox mythology of Jewish history, whic ls near total deference to seemingly infallible rabbis, and instead holds that a more fluid model is both necessary and theologically and historically justifiable.
		A series of responsa concerning the feasibility of ordaining women as rabbis in accordance with Jewish law.
		"Responsa of the Va'ad Halakhah of the Rabbinical Assembly of Israel", David Golinkin, The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies.
	www.adath-shalom.ca /conserv_responsa.htm (705 words)

	Conservative responsa: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism) In the Conservative Jewish...four teshuvot (responsa) on homosexuality; these were used as backing sources for a unified...
		The Conservative movement consciously rejects the Orthodox mythology of Jewish history, which entails near total deference to seemingly infallible rabbis, and instead holds that a more fluid model is both necessary and theologically and historically justifiable.
		"Responsa of the Va'ad Halakhah of the Rabbinical Assembly of Israel", David Golinkin[?], The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies.
	www.encyclopedian.com /co/Conservative-responsa.html (837 words)

	Conservative Responsa in Israel - Masorti Responsa - Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies - SIJS
		Conservative Responsa in Israel - Masorti Responsa - Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies - SIJS
		He is long-time Chair of the Va'ad Halakhah (Law Committee) of the Rabbinical Assembly which writes responsa and gives halakhic guidance to the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel.
		He is the founder and Director of the Institute of Applied Halakhah at The Schechter Institute whose goal is to publish a library of halakhic literature for the Conservative and Masorti Movements.
	www.responsafortoday.com /golinkin/golinkin_bio.htm (0 words)

	Commentary Magazine - The Dilemma of Conservative Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		...For Conservative Judaism when it was begun as a movement at the end of the 19th century defined itself explicitly over against Reform, and in particular over against Reform's disregard of halakhah-so much so that for a long time Conservatism was seen by many as an American variant of Orthodoxy...
		...Conservative rabbis, on the other hand, saw themselves as the true successors of the old, pre-modern halakhic tradition, with its builtin flexibility and its ability to change with changing circumstances while still remaining within the bounds of its own norms...
		...Conservative Judaism is splitting into two antagonistic ideological camps, one of which places ever greater emphasis on tradition and ever smaller emphasis on change, while the other does just the opposite...
	www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V62I5P46-1.htm (2938 words)

	David Golinkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Golinkin is a Conservative rabbi, and a member of the Rabbinical Assembly.
		He is single-handedly responsible for uncovering and re-publishing dozens of responsa of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, making them available to the general public in a three-volume set.
		Proceedings of the CJLS of the Conservative Movement 1927-1970, iii, 1997, Jerusalem
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Golinkin (376 words)

	Judaism Reading List: Conservative Judaism (Pt. V)
		One of the four major movements within Judaism, the Conservative Movement was founded in 1886, with the establishment of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) by a group led by Rabbis Sabato Morais and Marcus Jastrow of Philadelphia and Henry Pereira Mendes of New York.
		It shares faculty with [18]The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem ([19]http://www.uscj.org/israelcenter/yeshiva/us-yesh.htm), which is a school for laypeople Outside of the US and Israel, there are two other rabbinical seminaries and schools of advanced Jewish studies that maintain formal connections with the Conservative movement.
		Most of the responsa and articles in this set were previously published in either the annual "Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly", the journal "Conservative Judaism", and similar venues, all of which unfortunately had an extremely limited distribution, and have not been readily available.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/judaism/reading-lists/conservative (4397 words)

	Conservative Judaism - Enpsychlopedia
		Conservative Judaism, also known as Masorti Judaism, is a modern denomination of Judaism that arose in United States in the early 1900s.
		Because of this potential for confusion, a number of Conservative rabbis have proposed renaming the movement, and outside of the United States of America it is known as Masorti Judaism (Hebrew for "Traditional").
		Conservative Jews therefore are obligated to observe ritual laws including the laws of Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath); the laws of kashrut (keeping kosher); the practice of thrice daily prayer; observance of the Jewish holidays and life-cycle events.
	enpsychlopedia.org /psypsych/Conservative_Judaism (3387 words)

	Rabbinical Assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rabbinical graduates from JTS, the University of Judaism (California) and The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem, Israel) are automatically members of the RA; Rabbis whose ordination is from other seminaries and Yeshivas are also welcome to apply.
		Responsa by both the CJLS and the Va'ad Halacha are equally valid, although the Va'ad's emphasis is on issues pertaining to Israeli society.
		In such cases a rabbi is free to decide which responsa to adopt.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Rabbinical_Assembly (302 words)

	Committee on Jewish Law and Standards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conservative rabbis hold that the boundaries of Jewish law are determined through the halakhic process, a religious-ethical system of legal precedents.
		Conservative Judaism teaches that one can make use of literary and historical analysis to understand how Jewish law has developed, and to help them understand how such laws should be understood in our own day.
		Responsa are generally not enforceable on rabbis, except regarding standards of rabbinic practice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Committee_on_Jewish_Law_and_Standards (1028 words)

	soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Who We Are (2/12) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Conservative Judaism believes that scholarly study of Jewish texts indicates that Judaism has constantly been evolving to meet the needs of the Jewish people in varying circumstances, and that a central halachic authority can continue the halachic evolution today.
		Conservative Theology Conservative Judaism hold that the laws of the Torah and Talmud are of divine origin, and thus mandates the following of Halakha (Jewish law).
		Conservative Judaism has issued four separate teshuvot (responsa) on homosexuality, all of which were used as backing sources for a unified movement consensus position.
	omicron.felk.cvut.cz /FAQ/articles/a123.html (11579 words)

	Mail.Liberal-Judaism Volume 11 Number 6
		Many volumes of Conservative and Masorti teshuvot and halakhic studies are now available (about 15), and more are being edited for release in the next year.
		Conservative rabbis are currently editing more volumes of teshuvot to be released within the next two years, including: (a) "Proceedings of the Committe on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement 1991 - 2000".
		The secretary of the CJLS is currently editing a large number of CJLS responsa to be published in a 2 or 3 volume set sometime within the next year.
	www.mljewish.org /cgi-bin/retrieve.cgi?VOLUME=11&NUMBER=6&FORMAT=html (808 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 6 Number 23
		I am an observant Conservative Jew who does not accept this psak and in fact thinks it was a huge mistake, especially in light of the fact that it is so widely misunderstood and abused.
		There is much that the Conservative movement has promulgated as "halakha" that virtually all Halakhic authorities are of the opinion are clearly outside what can be done within the system.
		If a Conservative Jew drives to > services, and knows that it would be better to walk, it is better than > if he did not go to services, and it is better than not knowing it would > be better to walk.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v6/mj_v6i23.html (1198 words)

	Judaism FAQs
		This code includes the decisions of the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly (RA) and Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) in the same way that rabbis of preceding generations added their rulings to older works.
		This book should not be regarded as being all that the Conservative movement has to say on any given subject; silence on any given topic should not be construed to mean that the topic is considered irrelevant.
		It is intended for those Conservative Jews who are a point on the learning curve where they may find such a short summary helpful.
	groups.msn.com /judaismfaqs/aguidetojewishreligiouspractice.msnw (570 words)

	Canadian Jewish News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rabbi Philip Scheim, who has served the traditional Conservative congregation in North York for 19 years, had just announced an imminent increase in women's ritual participation at services, among other changes he feels are necessary.
		Women would not be counted as part of the minyan, although there are Conservative responsa that permit it, Rabbi Scheim said.
		He was ordained by the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary at a time before women were admitted as rabbinical students - and when services there meant separate seating and no participation by women.
	www.cjnews.com /pastIssues/00/oct12-00/front5.asp (627 words)

	Conservative responsa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Accordingly, Conservative Judaism holds itself bound by the Jewish legal tradition, but asserts the right of its rabbinical body, acting as a whole, to reinterpret and to apply Jewish law." Source: Rabbi Mordecai Waxman Tradition and Change: The Development of Conservative Judaism
		The Conservative movement consciously rejects the Orthodox record of Jewish history, which entails near total deference to almost infallible rabbis, and instead holds that a more fluid model is both necessary and theologically and historically justifiable.
		The Conservative movement maintains that it makes a conscious effort to use historical sources to determine what kind of changes occurred, how and why they occurred, and in what historical context.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conservative_responsa (761 words)

	Jewish Delaware - Jewish Religious Texts
		As opposed to Responsa, which are considered as Guidance in the Reform Movement, these Platforms were adopted by convention vote, and are considered the enforceable policy of Reform Judaism.
		Excerpts from The Responsa of Professor Louis Ginzberg former Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
		Responsa written by Israeli Conservative/Masorti rabbis, including “Responsa in a Moment” by Rabbi Professor David Golinkin; six volumes of Hebrew responsa written by the Va'ad Halakhah (Law Committee) of the Rabbinical Assembly of Israel between 1985-1999, and their English summaries; plus other sections.
	jewishdelaware.esmartweb.com /PJewishTexts.htm (2932 words)

	Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies - SIJS
		While the responses can serve as a guideline to the Rabbis, the Conservative movement being pluralistic, a broad spectrum of opinions exists in the movement on certain subjects i.e., on the subject of equality between men and women in the prayer service.
		At the same time, the Conservative approach is historical, and looks at the evolution of halakha, and at the implications of changes regarding a specific issue in its historical social and cultural context.
		Finally, whenever it is possible, a Conservative answer tends to be lenient in the application of the Law.
	www.schechter.edu /askrabbi/theology_cons_responsa.htm (288 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 6 Number 26
		>The (Conservative) Rabbinical Assembly ruled: > "...As we have already indicated, participation in public service on the >Sabbath is in the light of modern conditions to be regarded as a great >_mitzwah_, since it is indispensable to the preservation of the religious >life of American Jewry.
		In Israel, the Conservatives declared that the conditions that existed in the U.S. in the early 50's do not exist, so the "heter" was revoked.
		A Conservative Jew may under no circumstances drive to services if it is at all possible to walk there.
	ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v6/mj_v6i26.html (1528 words)

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