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    Conservative Judaism (known as Masorti Judaism outside North America) is a Jewish religious movement that regards the authority of Jewish law and tradition...
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    Conservative and Reform Judaism are more liberal, with Conservative Judaism generally promoting a more traditionalist interpretation of Judaism's requirements than...
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  • Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the major congregational organization of Conservative Judaism in North America, and the largest Conservative Jewish...
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  • branches) and modernist movements such as Reform Judaism originating in late 18th century Europe, Conservative (Masorti) originating in 19th century Europe...
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    Naomi). These rules are held as authoritative by Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism.[citation needed] Within Orthodoxy it is commonly understood...
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    roughly, it may be divided between Haredi Judaism, which is more conservative and reclusive, and Modern Orthodox Judaism,which is relatively open to outer society...
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  • Criticism of Conservative Judaism is widespread in the Orthodox Jewish community, although the movement also has its critics in Reform Judaism and in other...
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  • respect to Haredi and Conservative Judaism, have therefore become increasingly indistinct. At the same time, some elements of Haredi Judaism appear to be more...
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  • Conservative Judaism was a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America from 1945...
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    Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the...
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  • Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism. Baruch Spinoza, Mordecai Kaplan, and prominent atheists have criticized Judaism because its...
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  • been a pivotal issue for Conservative Judaism since the 1980s. A major Jewish denomination in the U.S., Conservative Judaism has wrestled with homosexuality...
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  • Judaism, and this opinion is often still maintained by Orthodox Judaism. Conservative Judaism's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, which until December...
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    religion. The movement originated as a semi-organized stream within Conservative Judaism, developed between the late 1920s and the 1940s before seceding in...
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    The Messiah in Judaism (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, romanized: māšīaḥ) is a savior and liberator figure in Jewish eschatology who is believed to be the future redeemer...
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  • to Judaism to validate one's identity as a Jew in the fullest sense. Matrilineal descent is observed in Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism, whereas...
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  • Conservative Judaism believes in a messiah and in a rebuilt Temple, but does not believe in the restoration of sacrifices. Accordingly, Conservative Judaism's...
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  • Conservative Judaism outreach refers to those organizational and educational efforts by the Conservative Judaism (also known as "Masorti") meant to reach...
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  • position of Orthodox Judaism is the view that Conservative and Reform Judaism made major and unjustifiable breaks with historic Judaism - both by their skepticism...
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  • but will not change the Halakhah; see the article on Orthodox Judaism. Conservative Judaism approaches the idea of posek, and Halakha in general, somewhat...
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    Sinai, see Deuteronomy 17:11. See Orthodox Judaism, Beliefs about Jewish law and tradition. Conservative Judaism holds that halakha is normative and binding...
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    contemporary Judaism, both Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism maintain the traditional references to it in their liturgy. However, many Conservative Jews...
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    Women in Judaism have affected the course of Judaism over millenia. Their role is reflected in the Hebrew Bible, the Oral Law (the corpus of rabbinic...
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    These practices are most commonly observed within Orthodox Judaism. In Conservative Judaism, the practices are normative, with certain leniencies and exceptions...
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  • political, genealogical, and personal dimensions. Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism follow Jewish law (Halakha), deeming people to be Jewish if...
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    relevant prayers and meditations. In 1984, Conservative Rabbi David Golinkin wrote an article in Conservative Judaism journal suggesting a program of observance...
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  • they view as halakhic reasons (Conservative Judaism) as well as ethical reasons (Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism). The word comes from the Mishnaic...
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    Interfaith marriage in Judaism (also called mixed marriage or intermarriage) was historically looked upon with very strong disfavor by Jewish leaders...
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  • Forbidden relationships in Judaism (איסורי ביאה Isurey bi'ah) are intimate relationships which are forbidden by prohibitions in the Torah or rabbinical...
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  • branches of Judaism that had until recently been less open to gay rights have made organizational changes on the issues. The Conservative Movement was...
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