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Re: Toldot 5770: "Unbound"

Barry Dov Lerner — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:18:22 GMT

Dear Menachem, Another thought to consider, please. I've also wondered about Isaac's preference for game rather than domestic, which is a little odd given that

Toldot 5770: "Unbound"

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Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

Rabbi Menachem Creditor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:27:45 GMT

Dear Chevreh, What a powerful conversation. Nina's analysis rings very true for me, and despite some of the historical inadequacies of JTS's rabbinic training

Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

Nina Kretzmer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:04:08 GMT

Dear Gary and chevreh, I have also heard that not enough theology, much less theology accessible for laypeople, is done at JTS, and I understand your

Re: Shmirat HaGuf: Caring for the Body of Conservative Judaism

Fred Passman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:44:44 GMT

Menachem: I confess that I’m a bit troubled by the assertion: “There is a large difference between Conservative Judaism and the Conservative Movement. One

Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

Gary Goldberg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:23:01 GMT

Dear Nina (and Shefa chevra), I guess what I am saying, Nina, is this: for a thinking Jew engaged in the modern world, interested in the latest advances in

Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

Benjamin Fleischer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:22:16 GMT

For me, the idea of the "center", which has a long history in Conservative J's philosophy, is not about being 'less strict' than Orthodoxy and 'stricter' than

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Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

lawdaddy1993 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:32:09 GMT

Perhaps this whole endeavor would be more successful, and possibly easier, if we stopped thinking of conservative judaism as in the "center", as if the

Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

Benjamin Fleischer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:31:52 GMT

I feel at home in the academic environment of Conservative Judaism. I prefer its responsa, though more that of the Israeli Masort movement. I love reading

Re: Denominationalism and the Conservative Movement

Nina Kretzmer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:30 GMT

Dear Benjamin, You touch on an issue that we have seen and discussed again and again. Thank you for giving me (and us) a new perspective through which to