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Conservative Judaism Links

A list compiled by Rabbi Levin.
If you don't find what you are 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
The Sociological Study of Conservative Judaism in America
National Jewish Population Study 2000-01, Conservative Jews
Conservative Judaism as a Dynamic Force for the Jewish People

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
Yes Virginia, There Are Jewish Alcoholics

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: Choose Judaism for your Family
Conversion According to Halakhah
How should convert to Judaism mourn the deaths of close relatives who are not Jewish?
Conversion to Judaism: A Guide for Jewish Parents
How to Discuss Conversion to Judaism
Stories of Conversion

Disabilities

A New Jewish Approach to Disabilities

Ethical Issues

Jewish Medical Directives for Health Care
Biomedical Ethics: a Conservative Jewish Perspective
Artificial Insemination, Egg Donation, and Adoption
Artificial Insemination in Jewish Law
Surrogate Motherhood
Embryonic Stem Cells Research
The Abortion Controversy
Organ Transplants
Organ Donation
The Mitzvah of Organ Donation
Autopsy, organ donation, and cremation
Tattooing in Jewish Law
Smoking in Jewish Law
Basic Principles of Jewish Business Ethics
A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor
Fair Labor Practices
Embryonic Stem Cell Research: The Jewish Perspective
Some Basic Principles of Jewish Business Ethics
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
Halakhah – Evolving and Binding
Jewish Law Within Conservative Judaism
Conservative Halakhic Texts

Homosexuality

Rabbinical Assembly CJLS Concludes Meeting On Issue of Homosexuality and Halakha
Ordination of Gays and Lesbians and Same-Sex Commitment Ceremonies
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
We Can’t Legitimate Homosexuality Halakhically
Medical and Moral Reasons to Change the Law
Halacha demands a 'no'

Intermarriage

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

Kashrut

Kashrut: Connecting the Physical to the Spiritual
Kashrut and the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebratory Meal
A Kosher Wedding Celebration
Pesach Guide
Kosher Enough - A New Look at Kashrut
Eating Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach
Megan Tzedek

Mikveh

The Growth of the Conservative Mikveh Movement
Mayyim Hayyim - Looking for Meaning in Living Waters
I Am A Mikvah Lady
Mayyim So'arim - Stormy Waters

Mourning

Guide to Jewish Funeral Practice
The Phases of Jewish Bereavement
Questions & Answers About Funerals
What Death Should Teach Us About Life and Living
Maintaining Traditional Mourning Rituals In The Contemporary World
Kaddish: An Opportunity to Comfort
Transforming Sorrow Into Song
Hevra Kadisha: The Final Mitzvah
Forever Changed
The Final Journey
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death
The Custom of Discarding the Shoes of the Deceased

Parenting

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

Religious Services

Etz Hayyim and the Conservative Jewish Perspective
The Embrace of Keva and Kavannah in the Conservative Synagogue
The Authentic Triennial Cycle: A Better Way to Read Torah?
New Light on Prayer
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
Why Shabbat?
Seven Entry Steps to Enriching Shabbat
Shabbat as a Reminder of Creation
Shabbat as a Sanctuary in Time
Holiness in Time, Not Only in Space
Shabbat: A Gift to Yourself
Resources on Shabbat Observance

Siddur

Siddur Audio

Tzedakah

The Poor Within Your Gates Take Precedence
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