From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
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Subject: Judaism Reading List: Conservative Judaism (Pt. V)
Date: 24 Jan 1993 14:29:18 GMT
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	      Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
			 Part V: Conservative Judaism
			[Last Change: 23 January 1993]
		     [Last Post: Sat Jan 23 18:39:08 1993]

This message is intended to provide readers of soc.culture.jewish with a list
of references to allow them to learn more about the current practices, past
practices, beliefs, and history of the Conservative Movement with Judaism.

One of the four major movements within Judaism, the Conservative Movement was
founded in 1886, with the establishment of the Jewish Theological Seminary
(JTS) by a group led by Rabbis Sabato Morais and Marcus Jastrow of
Philadelphia and Henry Pereira Mendes of New York. This group was responding
to what it felt were the rationalist, antihalakhic excesses of the Reform
movement. For its first 15 years, the JTS was a colossal failure.  However,
around the turn of the century, the JTS was saved and grew into the flagship
of a major Jewish denomination thanks to the efforts of three men:  its first
president, Cyrus Adler; financier Jacob Schiff; and the brilliant Rabbi
Solomon Schecter.

In the United States, there are two principal organizations involved with
Conservative Judaism:

1) the Jewish Theological Seminary, the rabbinic school for Conservative
   Rabbis. The association of the rabbis is called the Rabbinical Assembly.

2) The USCJ, or United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism (formerly the
   United Synagogues of America). Its members are Conservative Synagogues
   throughout America.

This list is based on a reading list I developed from research at the
University of Judaism in January of 1993. Contributions and/or to this list
have been made by Paul Wolf.  Suggestions for additions or deletions are
welcome, as are *brief* annotations for the entries.

This list is archived in the mail.liberal-judaism info-files area on
israel.nysernet.org [192.77.173.2] and is available for anonymous FTP.  It
may be found in the israel/lists/mail.liberal-judaism/info-files directory.
It may also be obtained by email request to faigin@aero.org.

			     CONSERVATIVE BELIEFS

[Sch96] Schecter, Solomon. _Studies in Judaism: First Series_. Jewish
	Publication Society, Philadelphia PA. 1896

[Sch08] Schecter, Solomon. _Studies in Judaism: Second Series_. Jewish
	Publication Society, Philadelphia PA 1908.

[Sch24] Schecter, Solomon. _Studies in Judaism: Third Series_. Jewish
	Publication Society, Philadelphia PA 1924.

[Sch61] Schecter, Solomon. _Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology_. Schocken
	Books, New York.  1961.

			    CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES

[Kle79] Klein, Isaac. _A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice_. Jewish
	Theological Seminary, New York. 1979.

[Sie77]	Siegel, Seymour ed. _Conservative Judaism and Jewish Law_.
	Rabbinical Assembly, New York. 1977.

[RAA88]	Rabbinical Assembly. _Emet Ve-Emunah: Statement of Principles of
	Conservative Judaism_. The JTS, Rabbinical Assembly, and the United
	Synagogues of Conservative Judaism.  1988. 

			     CONSERVATIVE HISTORY

[Ben48]	Bentwich, Norman. _Solomon Schechter_. Jewish Publication Society,
	Philadelphia PA. 1948.

[Dav63]	Davis, Moshe. _The Emergence of Conservative Judaism_. Jewish
	Publication Society, Philadelphia PA. 1963.

[Dor77]	Dorff, Eliot M. _Conservative Judaism_. United Synagogues of
	Conservative Judaism, New York. 1977.

[Kar64]	Karp, Abraham J. _A History of the United Synagoges of America:
	1913-1963_, United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism, New York.
	1964.

[Par64]	Parzen, Herbert. _Architects of Conservative Judaism_ Jonathan
	David, New York. 1964.

			     CONSERVATIVE LITURGY

[RAA75]	Rabbinical Assembly. _Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur_.
	Rabbinical Assembly, New York. 1975.

[RAA85] Rabbinical Assembly. _Siddur Sim Shalom_. Rabbinical Assembly and
	United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism, New York. 1985.

[RAA65] Harlow, Jules Ed. _Liqqutei Tefillah: The Rabbis Manual_. Rabbinical
	Assembly, New York. 1965.

[RAA64]	Rabbinical Assembly. _(Sabbath Prayers) Seder Tefilot Yisra'el
	LeShabbat Uleshalosh Regalim_. Rabbinical Assembly and United
	Synagogues of Conservative Judaism. 1964.

[RAA62] Rabbinical Assembly. _Weekday Prayer Book: Tefillot Liyemoth Hol_.
	Rabbinical Assembly, New York. 1962.

Please mail additions or corrections to me at faigin@aero.org.

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