samet@sfmag.UUCP (A.I.Samet) (02/24/85)
> Conservative Judiasm, and I am a Conservative Jew, has certainly issued > rulings which make permissible (rather than require) changes in how a > Conservative Jew may behave -- drive to shul on Shabbat, women in the > minyan, women as bal torah and as rabbis, BUT in all cases have issued > responsa justifying these decisions al pi halacha. It turns out that > many conservative rabbis, and virtually all orthodox rabbis do not > agree that these are al pi halacha... To someone who has invested years in yeshiva, studying the Talmud, etc. the exploitation of the term "halacha" by conservativism is a colossal deception. It's like equating "witch doctors" with medical doctors. Many sincere people, like the writer of the above article, would be shocked to discover the extent of the misnomer. Yitzchok Samet
kenw@lcuxc.UUCP (K Wolman) (02/25/85)
Would you perhaps like to inform some of us well-intentioned people of the "extent of the misnomer," i.e., Conservatism using the term "halacha"? Try if possible to avoid the comments about driving to shul on Saturday; counting women in a minyan; and the RA's admission of women rabbis to membership. I for one would like to hear some new variations. I'd like to know a bit more about how I imperil my share of the Olam Haba by davening on Shabbos in a Conservative shul (not temple). -- Ken Wolman Bell Communications Research @ Livingston lcuxc!kenw "Maybe, and that's final!"
samet@sfmag.UUCP (A.I.Samet) (02/26/85)
> Would you perhaps like to inform some of us well-intentioned > people of the "extent of the misnomer," i.e., Conservatism using > the term "halacha"? Try if possible to avoid the comments about > driving to shul on Saturday; counting women in a minyan; and the > RA's admission of women rabbis to membership. I for one would > like to hear some new variations. I'd like to know a bit more > about how I imperil my share of the Olam Haba by davening on > Shabbos in a Conservative shul (not temple). The misnomer is roughly similar to calling your remarks "well-intentioned". Y.S.