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Some defense of the range on Halakhic opinion in the Conservative Movement

re: the conversation on morthedoxy I’ve posted here because I can’t find Michael/Garnel’s contact information and I think it’s off topic for that blog.

Garnel Ironheart Says:
June 30, 2009 at 7:00 pm

The real fundamental difference between Conservative and Orthodox decision making is that the Conservatives decide on the answer first and, if the halacha does [...]

Mergers. Are They Good For The Jews? – Rabbi Barry Gelman « Morethodoxy: Exploring the Breadth, Depth and Passion of Orthodox Judaism

I think there is a general trend in my generation (I’m 30) to eschew denominational boundaries.

In my experience, the majority of people who go to Conservative synagogues have gone because they are looking for something with Hebrew, a certain prayer service, and egalitarian. They aren’t necessarily familiar with the positive-historical model of JTS scholarship.

Similarly, in [...]

Some posts on Morethedoxy.org

What motivates us?

Posted by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky

Benjamin Fleischer Says:
June 18, 2009 at 3:54 pm Regarding your specific example of Shabbat, the Torah itself gives many reasons:

Exodus 23:12

יב ששת ימים תעשה מעשיך, וביום השביעי תשבת–למען ינוח, שורך וחמרך, וינפש בן-אמתך, והגר.

Six days you shall do your deeds, and on teh seventh you shall cease– in order that [...]