On 16 Mar 2003 at 18:10, Han Tacoma wrote: > On Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:10 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: >
> I realize that Rabbi Schorsch's views are his. While you don't > indicate what you mean by "proportion" (i.e. a percentage), it seems > to me that you are using the word as an implication -- that it is a > minority -- to justify your opinion that one should not read a stance. > While holding the posistion he does, I would hardly see him offering a > view that would contradict the feelings of the majority of that branch > of conservatives, and therefore I accept his statement as > representative of that branch. Understand that conservative Judaism is not especially internally coherent in it's views (and while I would describe myself to Americas as conservative) is is not precisely a large organisation even among American Jews. The word "conservative" is somewhat of a misnomer, really. We essentially believe much as the ortherdox do, but we go back to the source (the bible) for rabinical interpretations rather than re- interpret allready old rulings. And we're more interested in the spirit rather than the letter. That's not how all Conservative/Masorti would put it either. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
