Conservative movement

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The Conservative movement is a major modern Jewish denomination that seeks to balance traditional Jewish law and practice with contemporary scholarship and modern life.

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Conservative movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish denomination ⓘ
Jewish religious movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Conservative Judaism ⓘ
Masorti Judaism ⓘ
linked to: Masorti movement
approachToHalakha uses historical-critical methods in halakhic decision-making ⓘ
views halakha as binding but evolving ⓘ
approachToScripture accepts historical-critical study of the Bible ⓘ
approachToTradition seeks middle ground between Orthodoxy and Reform ⓘ
coreGoal balance traditional Jewish law with modern life ⓘ
integrate contemporary scholarship with Jewish practice ⓘ
educationEmphasis Jewish day schools ⓘ
adult Jewish education ⓘ
youth movements ⓘ
emphasis Jewish peoplehood ⓘ
Zionism ⓘ
halakhic observance ⓘ
historical study of Jewish texts ⓘ
foundedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
geographicScope Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
governance synagogue-based movement with lay and rabbinic leadership ⓘ
influencedBy Jewish Theological Seminary of America ⓘ
Solomon Schechter ⓘ
Zacharias Frankel ⓘ
kashrutPractice encourages observance of kashrut ⓘ
keyInstitution Jewish Theological Seminary of America ⓘ
Masorti Movement in Israel ⓘ
linked to: Masorti movement

Masorti Olami ⓘ
linked to: Masorti movement

Rabbinical Assembly ⓘ
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism ⓘ
languageOfPrayer primarily Hebrew with some vernacular ⓘ
liturgy uses traditional Hebrew liturgy with some modifications ⓘ
majorDevelopmentRegion United States ⓘ
membershipTrend experienced growth in mid-20th century United States ⓘ
ordinationPolicy ordains LGBTQ clergy in many regions ⓘ
ordains women as cantors ⓘ
ordains women as rabbis ⓘ
originRegion Central Europe ⓘ
positionWithinJudaism between Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism ⓘ
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
SabbathPractice encourages Shabbat observance ⓘ
stanceOnGender supports egalitarian worship in many congregations ⓘ
viewOnIsrael strongly supportive of the State of Israel ⓘ
viewOnRevelation Torah is divinely inspired but mediated through human history ⓘ
youthMovement NOAM ⓘ
USY ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conservative Yeshiva → religiousAffiliation → Conservative movement ⓘ