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Informationen zum Autor Elliot N. Dorff is rector and Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University and visiting professor at UCLA School of Law. He was an editor of the official Conservative statement of principles Emet Ve-Emunah and coeditor of the Conservative commentary Etz Hayim. He is author of twelve books, four published by JPS, including To Do the Right and the Good: A Jewish Approach to Modern Social Ethics (2002), winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Klappentext "A co-publication of the Jewish Publication Society and the Rabbinical Assembly"--t.p. Zusammenfassung A major Conservative Movement leader of our time! Elliot N. Dorff provides a personal! behind-the-scenes guide to the evolution of Conservative Jewish thought and practice over the last half century. His candid observations concerning the movement's ongoing tension between constancy and change shed light on the reasoning behind the modern movement's most important laws! policies! and documents. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, by Rabbi Julie Schonfeld Preface Introduction: The Roots of Conservative Judaism Conservative Judaism’s European Beginnings Taking Root in America Rabbi Solomon Schechter’s Concept of “Catholic Israel” Taking Off in America Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan’s Concept of “Judaism as a Civilization” Articulating Conservative Judaism’s Faith and Practice Definitions and Demographic Declines Reading This Book Suggestions for Further Reading Part 1. God 1. Emunah: Theology Emet Ve-Emunah on Theology Modern Conservative Theologies Rationalism Religious Naturalism Process Thought Mysticism Feminist Theology Suggestions for Further Reading 2. Tefillah: Prayer Emet Ve-Emunah on Prayer Introducing Conservative/Masorti Theories of Prayer Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff Prayer through the Lens of Prayer Books Mäzor Lev Shalem Offers a New Window into Conservative Prayer The Evolving Conservative Prayer Service The Next Frontier in Conservative Worship Suggestions for Further Reading Part 2. Torah 3. Talmud Torah: Study Emet Ve-Emunah on Jewish Study Dr. Arnold Eisen on Conservative Jewish Learning Suggestions for Further Reading 4. Halakhah: Legal Theories1913 Preamble to the Constitution of the United Synagogue of America Emet Ve-Emunah on Jewish Law (1988) Understanding Theories of Law Some Conservative/Masorti Theories of Jewish Law Rabbi Joel Roth on a Deductive Legal System Rabbi Neil Gillman on Communal Responses to Shared Myths Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff on an Organic System That Expresses Love and Addresses Morality Rabbi Harold Kushner on Jewish Law as an Opportunity for Holiness Rabbi Alana Suskin on Investing Jewish Law with Egalitarian/Feminist Principles Suggestions for Further Reading 5. P’sak Din: Determining Conservative PracticeThe Local Rabbi A Central Communal Institution Movement Organizations and Local Institutions Custom Emet Ve-Emunah on Authority for Jewish Practice Rabbi Gordon Tucker’s Rationale for Pluralism in Jewish Law Suggestions for Further Reading 6. Nashim: Women in Jewish LifeEmet Ve-Emunah’s 1988 Stance The Report of the Commission on the Ordination of Women as Rabbis Aftermath of the Commission Report Responsa on Women’s Issues Rabbi Pamela Barmash’s Responsum on Women’s Equality Egalitarianism in Practice Worldwide Suggestions for Further Reading 7. ¿ayyim u’Mavet: Rulings on BioethicsResponsum on Contraception Responsum on Procreation Responsa on Birth Surrogates Responsum on Abortion Responsum on Stem Cell Research and Cloning Responsa on End-of-Life Care Responsum on the Distribution of Health Care Suggestions for Further Readin...
