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The Future of Conservative Jewry

March 15, 2010 | Arnold M. Eisen

■Conservative Jewry faces three major challenges. These concern its message, its quality control, and its structure. The definition of the message has become a priority in part because of the blurring of the boundaries with other movements.

Changes in American Jewish Identities: From Normative Constructions to Aesthetic Understandings

March 16, 2008 | Steven M. Cohen

Over the past several decades, Jews in the United States have been reshaping their Jewish identities in line with geographic dispersion, cultural changes, and generational shifts. Of special note is that Jews have fewer Jewish spouses, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and formal ties to other Jews. They feel less attached to both Jewish peoplehood and Israel, amounting to a decline in Jewish collective identity.

Are American Jews Becoming Republican? Insights into Jewish Political Behavior

December 15, 2003 | Dr. Steven Windmueller

An overwhelming majority of American Jews - 73 percent - describe themselves as moderate or liberal; 23 percent label themselves as conservative. Only 19 percent voted for Bush in the 2000 elections, but there are indications that Jewish support for the Republican Party is on the rise. The growing Orthodox communities in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere are distinctively Republican.

Judaic Inreach: Enhancing Shabbat Observance in a Suburban Congregation

August 1, 1996 | Prof. Morton Weinfeld

The Future of Conservative Judaism in the United States

March 31, 1980