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Tag Archives: Conservative Judaism
One Community, One Campus: Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 5777
Of all the enemies our ancestors faced in antiquity, perhaps none were more fearsome than the Assyrians. Around 900 BCE, Assyria began to conquer much of what was at the time the known world. The empire Assyria built stretched from … Continue reading
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Tagged American Judaism, Conservative Judaism, faith, High Holidays, High Holy Days, Jewish holidays, Judaism, religion, rosh hashanah, spirituality, synagogue, synagogues
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Where They Are – Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5776/2015
What would it look like for synagogues to truly meet people where they are? Lessons from God and Wall Drug. Continue reading
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Tagged community, Conservative Judaism, Conversion, Jewish holidays, outreach, rosh hashanah, synagogues
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Why I’m Still a Conservative Jew
My name is Michael Knopf. I grew up at a Conservative synagogue; I spent my summers at Camp Ramah in New England, a Conservative movement camp; as a teen, I was president of my Atlanta chapter of United Synagogue Youth, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, Denominations, interdating, interfaith, intermarriage, USY
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The Legal Responsibility of Jewish Hotel Patrons
Over the past few years, I had been trying to pass a teshuvah (Jewish legal opinion) in the Conservative Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards arguing that Jewish law insists we must not patronize businesses that abuse their workers. The paper … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, current-events, equality, ethics, halakhah, Jewish law, justice, social justice
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Recipe for a Renaissance – Kol Nidrei 5774
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, growth, holidays, Judaism, religion, sermon, social justice, synagogues, Torah, wisdom, Yom Kippur
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X-Mensch: Coming to a synagogue near you?
Summer is upon us again, and with it movie season. This year, as with recent years, the multiplexes are being dominated by films on superheroes – from sequels to “Captain America,” “Spider-Man” and “X-Men” to … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, ethics, Jewish People, Judaism, justice, Pew Study, superheroes, synagogues
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