Re: [ha-Safran]: A neutral text comparing the Jewish denominations?

2008-01-21 Thread Shfirsch
Shalom Alba, Sylvia Firschein writing. You must have back issues of Hadassah Magazine to know that information. Too bad that most of us have not kept issues from so far back. Perhaps we should ask Hadassah to publish this article in a booklet for librarians or they or someone else can put

[ha-Safran]: A neutral text comparing the Jewish denominations?

2008-01-18 Thread Elizabeth Gouverneur
We've been looking for a text that compares the different denominations of Judaism in a neutral way, outlining how each views, for instance, Halakhah, Shabbat observance and gender issues without making a case for one particular denomination. Is there anything out there that you would

Re: [ha-Safran]: A neutral text comparing the Jewish denominations?

2008-01-18 Thread alba toscano
Elizabeth Check out Hadassah Magazine. Special Issue: Jewish Diversity, March 1998 The whole issue is dedicated precisely to this question. On page 21 there's a great chart that compares Orthodox, Reconstruccionist, Conservative, Reform with respect to God, tora, halaja, women, cashrut, brit