Trends in Conservative Judaism
Articles to Inform our Discussion
The first two links are from the 214 page Pew portrait of Judaism from 2013–the overview and chapter 3 are most apropos to our topic.
Link 2 from NYT review of 5 books speculating on the future of American Judaism.
The last 6 links more specifically address challenges faced by conservative Jewry.
- Pew Research Center – A Portrait of Jewish Americans. In particular, please read Chapter 3.
- New York Times – American Jews Face a Choice: Create Meaning or Fade Away
Five new books touch on American Jewish identity and what will sustain it into the future. - Brandeis Now – What’s the future of American Judaism?
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News – Witnessing 65 years of the decline of Conservative Judaism
- AICE Jewish Virtual Library – The State of Conservative Judaism Today
- Commentary Magazine – Saving Conservative Judaism
- Tablet Magazine – Why Social Justice is Killing Synagogues and Churches
- The Forward – Conservative Judaism’s Problem? It’s Too Conservative.