Conservative Judaism Links

Want to know more about Conservative Judaism? What does Conservative Judaism say about traditional beliefs and practices or ethical issues? This list, compiled by Rabbi Levin, will help you find the answers. If you’re not able to find what you’re looking for, feel free to ask the Rabbi.
 

Introduction to Conservative Judaism 

Conservative Judaism Today
Conservative Judaism: Our Ancestors to Our Descendants
The First 100 years of Conservative Judaism
The Core Values of Conservative Judaism
Halakhah in Conservative Judaism
The Ideal Conservative Jew

Conservative Websites

Conservative Judaism
Jewish Theological Seminary
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ)
Rabbinical Assembly
Rabbinical Assembly of Israel
Jewish Educators Assembly
Cantors Assembly
North American Association of Synagogue Executives
Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
Mercaz
National Ramah Commission
United Synagogue Youth
KOACH
Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies-Israel
Responsa For Today-Israel
Fuchsberg Center for Conservative Judaism-Israel
Masorti Movement-Israel
Conservative Yeshivah-Israel
Masorti Olami-The World Council of Conservative Synagogues
Assembly of Masorti Synagogues-England
Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano

Addiction 

Dealing With Substance Abuse
Everyone Knows Jews Don’t Drink… and Other Myths about Addiction
Beit T’shuvah: Coming Home

Beliefs 

Thinking and Speaking About God
How to Talk to Your Kids About God
Biblical and Rabbinic Responses to Suffering
Medieval Responses to Suffering & Evil
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Reward and Punishment
The Free Will Problem: Medieval Solutions

College

Choosing a College from a Jewish Perspective

Conversion to Judaism 

Conversion History: Orthodox and Conservative Understandings
Considering Conversion to Judaism
Conversion According to Halakhah
Conversion to Judaism: A Guide for Jewish Parents
How to Discuss Conversion to Judaism

Ethical Issues

Jewish Medical Directives for Health Care
Artificial Insemination in Jewish Law
Surrogate Motherhood
Organ Transplants
Organ Donation
Autopsy, organ donation, and cremation
Tattooing in Jewish Law
Smoking in Jewish Law
Body Piercing in Jewish Law

Family

The Divorced-Parent Family & the Synagogue Community
Balancing Work & Home
Caring For Elderly Parents

Halakhah

Halakhah in Conservative Judaism
Conservative Halakhic Texts

Homosexuality

Rabbinical Assembly CJLS Concludes Meeting On Issue of Homosexuality and Halakha
Decision was difficult, but shows the diversity of Conservative Jews
Decision draws mixed reviews
Law committee in its gay ruling stepped outside halachic framework
Few Canadian Conservative rabbis would perform gay marriage
Masorti Movement won’t be bound by US group’s gay ruling
Overseas Seminaries Set To Reject Gay Ordination – Canadian Rabbis Mull Forming Separate Wing of Movement
Halacha demands a ‘no’

Intermarriage

Our Principles of Outreach
Al Ha-derekh: On the Path
Beyond Keruv to Edud
Keeping the Faith

Kashrut

Pesach Guide
Eating Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach
Magen Tzedek

Mourning 

The Phases of Jewish Bereavement
Questions & Answers About Funerals
What Death Should Teach Us About Life and Living
Transforming Sorrow Into Song
The Final Journey
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death
The Custom of Discarding the Shoes of the Deceased

Parenting

How to Talk to Your Kids About God
Teaching Children About Death and Dying

Religious Services

Etz Hayyim and the Conservative Jewish Perspective
The Authentic Triennial Cycle: A Better Way to Read Torah?
Fasting for a Sefer Torah which fell

Sexuality

The Purpose and Meaning of Sex in Judaism
 Procreation and Contraception
The Reality of Non-marital Sex
Masturbation
Homosexuality and Halakhah

Shabbat 

Blessing over Shabbat Candles
Shabbat as a Reminder of Creation
Shabbat as a Sanctuary in Time
Holiness in Time, Not Only in Space

Siddur 

Siddur Audio

Tzedakah

Tzedakah: Our Responsibility to the “Other”
Charity Cheaters

War

In Defense of Defense
Judging Preemptive Strikes

Women

Aliyot for Women
Women in the Minyan and as Shelihot Tzibbur
The Ordination of Women as Rabbis
The Mehitzah in the Synagogue
The Wearing of a Kippa by Men and Women