L’Dor V’Dor – Generation to Generation
It’s no accident that the word “Hanukkah” (which means “rededication”) is closely related to the Hebrew word “hinukh” – education. After all, how can we
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal
It’s no accident that the word “Hanukkah” (which means “rededication”) is closely related to the Hebrew word “hinukh” – education. After all, how can we
Every rabbi has a rabbi—someone who shaped them into the leader they became. For many North American Conservative rabbis, that figure is often Abraham Joshua
Explore why Conservative Judaism changed the language of the sacrifices in the prayer book. It shows more about the Movement.
Rabbi Zecharias Frankel in 1845 explores the nature of Judaism as it faces progress and highlights the nature of change in Judaism.
Rabbi Greenberg writes, many ideas matured in rabbinic thought, particularly “group of ethical values usually associated with the concept of Democracy.”
Rabbi Gordis writes, “the main current of Biblical thought and Jewish tradition is fundamentally democratic…”
Rabbi Abramowitz z”l: “…Tish’a be-Av amid the ruins of the Roman Empire [was] fraught with inner meaning and significance…in 1948”
Here are our top ten Torah resources you should know, including Conservative/Masorti organizations and resources for kids and families!
This CJLS teshuva explores where and when a tallit should be worn on the bimah. This also addresses women wearing tallitot.
What is it like being a Conservative Jew in Jerusalem and how do we understand the holiness of the holiest place in the world?
Rabbi Artson shares his “Ani Ma’amin,” the credo that he recites every day as he things about Conservative Judaism as a dynamic force.
Elevating the Matriarchs is important. Rabbi Goodman encourages this with a midrash on Parashat Shemini, urging that representation matters.
Read the explanation of the recent teshuvah, Meatless Menu, about eating in non-kosher vegan and vegetarian restaurants.
Here are 5 kavanot, intentions, for the days and weeks of Elul, approaching the Holy Days. This includes poems, books, and self-reflection.
Rabbi Max L. Forman z”‘ wrote: “the formulation of a dynamic approach to Jewish law; not to a corpus or platform, but to a methodology.”
Rabbi Max Arzt z”l wrote, “Its realistic and reverential attitude to tradition is animated by a profound concern for Jewish unity…”
Tefillin, ritual black boxes used for prayer, are a powerful and physical way of connecting to God. Here’s how to do it.