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By Mark Greenspan, Oceanside Jewish Center, Oceanside, NY

God of winds and waves,
Creator of mountains and marshes:

In the presence of nature's force
We are fragile and weak;
And yet in Your presence
We can...

“A Contemporary Look at the Story of Hanukkah”

by Dr. Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden CT, bible scholar who has authored 11 books and over 80 articles.

He has been the Biblical Consultant on an archaeological dig...

The Pew Research Center recently released a comprehensive survey of U.S. Jews. In this conference call for RA members, Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, one of the advisors for the Pew study, evaluated the data from the survey as related to the Conservative...

Edward Feld, senior editor of Siddur Lev Shalem, offers some guidance for using the siddur.

The Kabbalat Shabbat service has historically been one of the most fluid components of Jewish prayer, as well as an...

The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards met last week at the USCJ centennial in Baltimore. Three new teshuvot were passed.

By Carol Levithan

The October 1945 issue of Conservative Judaism featured an article by Rabbi Robert Gordis -- “A Jewish Prayer Book for the Modern Age” -- based on the paper he presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the Rabbinical...

By Ed Feld, senior editor, Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat & Festivals

As a kid, I watched my grandfather close a siddur after davening and then kiss it. It never ceased to be startling – our family was not generous with kisses, they...

By Carol Levithan

Nearly 40 years after Robert Gordis wrote about the Silverman siddur in Conservative Judaism, Jules Harlow – the editor of Siddur Sim Shalom – weighed in on the subject of continuity and change, the forces shaping any...

Introducing a new book club especially for Conservative Jews! Are you sometimes interested in learning more about issues of Jewish identity, Jewish law, Jewish rituals and traditions? Do you think and talk often about your concerns as a Jew, as a...