Encyclopedia - Conservative Responsa: Encyclopedia - Conservative Responsa
The Conservative responsa is the body of responsa literature of Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism). Most Conservative r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Responsa - Responsa
In 1997 Rabbi David Golinkin wrote "As has been pointed out on numerous occasions, the Conservative rabbis of North America have written ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbinical Assembly: Encyclopedia - Rabbinical Assembly
Originally set up as the alumni association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the offi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism, also known as Masorti Judaism, is a modern denomination of Judaism that arose in United States in the early 1900s. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Committee On Jewish Law And Standards: Encyclopedia - Committee On Jewish Law And Standards
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is the central authority on halakha (Jewish law and tradition) within Conservative Judaism; it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Role Of Women In Judaism: Encyclopedia - Role Of Women In Judaism
The role of women in Judaism is determined by the Hebrew Bible, Talmud (oral law), tradition and by non-religious cultural factors. The B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia - Rabbi
Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means "teacher", or more lite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Judaism - Beliefs
For much of the movement's history, Conservative Judaism avoided publishing systematic explications of the Jewish principles of faith. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Responsa - Rishonim
With the decline of the gaonate in the first half of the eleventh century, the Jews of various countries lost the central spiritual autho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Committee On Jewish Law And Standards: Encyclopedia Ii - Committee On Jewish Law And Standards - Process
Conservative rabbis hold that the boundaries of Jewish law are determined through the halakhic process, a religious-ethical system of leg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Becoming A Rabbi
Traditionally, a man obtains semicha ("rabbinic ordination") after the completion of an arduous learning program in the codes of Jewish l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Role Of Women In Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Role Of Women In Judaism - Present Day
Role of women in Judaism - Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Judaism views men and women as having different but complementary roles, and thus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Becoming A Rabbi
Traditionally, a man obtains semicha ("rabbinic ordination") after the completion of an arduous learning program in the codes of Jewish l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - The Role Of The Rabbi In The Last 200 Years
In 19th century Germany and the United States, the duties of the rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Women And The Rabbinical Credential
Jewish tradition and law does not presume that women have more or less of an aptitude or moral standing required of rabbis. However, it h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Acceptance Of Who Is A Rabbi
Historically and until the present, recognition of a rabbi relates to the rabbi's competence to interpret Jewish law and act as a teacher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Sages As Rabbis
The rabbi is not an occupation found in the Torah (i.e the Pentateuch) as such; the first time this word is mentioned is in the Mishnah (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - History
Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis. By tradition Moses was the first rabbi of the Children of Israel. To this day he is known t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Responsa - Talmudic Era
The responsa of the first five centuries are not contained in special works; they are scattered through the writings of both Talmuds (the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Women And The Rabbinical Credential
Jewish tradition and law does not presume that women have more or less of an aptitude or moral standing required of rabbis. However, it h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - The Role Of The Rabbi In The Last 200 Years
In 19th century Germany and the United States, the duties of the rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Protestant Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Sages As Rabbis
The rabbi is not an occupation found in the Torah (i.e the Pentateuch) as such; the first time this word is mentioned is in the Mishnah (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - History
Rabbi - Moses and Joshua: The first rabbis. By tradition Moses was the first rabbi of the Children of Israel. To this day he is known t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabbi - Acceptance Of Who Is A Rabbi
Historically and until the present, recognition of a rabbi relates to the rabbi's competence to interpret Jewish law and act as a teacher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Role Of Women In Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Role Of Women In Judaism - Biblical Times
The role of women in the Bible is contradictory: few women are mentioned by name and role, suggesting that they were rarely in the forefr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Responsa - Acharonim
This section covers responsa written during fifteenth to the eighteenth century, and includes responsa of Italian, Turkish, German, and P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Responsa - Geonim
During the Geonic period (650-1250 CE), the Babylonian schools were the chief centers of Jewish learning; the Geonim, the heads of these ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Judaism - Movement Organization
In the more limited sense of the term, Conservative Judaism is a unified movement; the international body of Conservative rabbis is the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Responsa - Twentieth Century
History of Responsa - Conservative and Masorti responsa. Main articles: Conservative responsa, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Judaism - History
Like Reform Judaism, the Conservative movement developed in Europe and the United States in the 1800s, as Jews reacted to the changes bro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Responsa: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Responsa - Methodology
A prominent Conservative spokesman has written that "Reform Judaism has asserted the right of interpretation but it rejected the authorit...   » Read the article