Conservative Judaism

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Conservative Judaism is a modern Jewish religious movement that seeks to conserve Jewish tradition and law while allowing for historical scholarship and limited adaptation to contemporary life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious movement
denomination of Judaism
aimsTo conserve Jewish law
conserve Jewish tradition
allowsFor historical scholarship
limited adaptation to contemporary life
approachToScripture accepts divine inspiration with historical development
differsFrom Orthodox Judaism in approach to halakhic change
Reform Judaism in view of binding nature of halakha
emergedInCentury 19th century
emergedInRegion Europe
emphasizes Hebrew liturgy
Jewish peoplehood
halakhic observance
historical development of Jewish law
encourages Jewish education
observance of Shabbat
observance of kashrut
regular synagogue attendance
hasClergyTitle hazzan
rabbi
hasEducationalInstitution Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
hasEthicalEmphasis Jewish ethical monotheism
hasLegalAuthority Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
linked to: Rabbinical Assembly
hasMembershipBase primarily in North America
hasPositionOn Jewish law and modernity
hasRabbinicBody Rabbinical Assembly
hasSynagogueUnion United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
liturgicalLanguage Hebrew
vernacular languages
majorCenter Israel
United States
nameVariant Masorti Judaism
linked to: Masorti movement
organizationallyAssociatedWith Masorti movement
permits egalitarian worship in many congregations
mixed-gender seating in most congregations
ordination of women as rabbis in many regions
recognizes State of Israel as central to Jewish life
religiousTradition Judaism
supports Jewish pluralism
Zionism
theologicalOrientation middle ground between Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism
uses critical study of Jewish texts
usesPrayerBook Siddur Sim Shalom
linked to: Siddur
usesText Talmud
Tanakh
halakhic responsa
viewsHalakhaAs binding but historically evolving

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Jews hasReligiousDenomination Conservative Judaism
Jews hasReligiousDenomination Masorti Judaism
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Judaism hasDenomination Conservative Judaism
Judaism hasDenomination Masorti Judaism
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Talmud authorityIn Conservative Judaism
Orthodox Judaism contrastsWith Conservative Judaism
Jewish diaspora hasReligiousExpression Conservative Judaism
Jewish diaspora hasReligiousExpression Masorti Judaism
linked to: Conservative Judaism
mezuzah hasLegalStatusIn Conservative Judaism
Halakha observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Reform Judaism differsFrom Conservative Judaism
Mishnah authorityIn Conservative Judaism
Ten Days of Repentance observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism includesMovement Conservative Judaism
Lecha Dodi denominationalUse Conservative Judaism
Yom Tov observedBy Conservative Jews
subject linked to: Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora hasReligiousMovement Conservative Judaism
tefillin usedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Rabbinical Assembly religiousAffiliation Conservative Judaism
Rabbinical Assembly parentOrganization Conservative movement in Judaism
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Rabbinical Assembly publishes Conservative Judaism (journal)
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Neilah observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Masorti movement associatedWith Conservative Judaism in North America
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Jewish Americans religiousDenomination Conservative Judaism
Czech Jews religiousDenomination Conservative Judaism
Jewish Theological Seminary of America religiousTradition Conservative Judaism
subject linked to: JTS
Jewish Theological Seminary of America denomination Conservative Judaism
subject linked to: JTS
Tur denominationalUse Conservative Judaism
Abraham Joshua Heschel movement Conservative Judaism
Contemporary Judaism hasMovement Conservative Judaism
Purim Katan observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Aleinu usedBy Conservative Judaism
Kabbalat Shabbat observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Three Weeks observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Seventeenth of Tammuz observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Rashi veneratedIn Conservative Judaism
Pikuach nefesh normativeIn Conservative Judaism
Beit midrash practicedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Rabbi presentInBranch Conservative Judaism
Beit din usedIn Conservative Judaism
Vidui (confessional prayer) denominationalUse Conservative Judaism
Nine Days observedBy Conservative Jews
linked to: Conservative Judaism
Ashkenazi Jews religiousDenominationsPresent Conservative Judaism