Podcasts: IS CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM HALACHIC, AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? with Rabbi Chai Levy Wednesdays, 6:00–7:30 PM   PODCASTS,  HANDOUTS, BOOK LIST December 9 • Podcast is in two parts:   Part 1   Part 2 • Handout: Click to download PDF. December 2 • Podcast: Listen to Dec. 2 class. • Handout: Click to download PDF. November 18 • Podcast: Listen to Nov. 18 class. • Handout: Click to download PDF. November 11 • Podcast: Listen to Nov. 11 class. • Handout: Click to download PDF. November 4 • Podcast: Listen to Nov. 4 class. • Handout: Click to download PDF. October 28 • Podcast: Listen to Oct. 28 class. • Handout: Click to download PDF. Booklist, as discussed by Rabbi Levy in class: • Dorff, Elliot, The Unfolding Tradition: Jewish Law After Sinai  • Dorff Elliot, Conservative Judaism: Our Ancestors to Our Descendants • Gillman, Neil, Conservative Judaism: The New Century • Emet V'Emunah: Statement of Principles of Conservative Judaism Rabbi Levy writes: During next week’s class on November 11, we will look at how theology informs the halachic process in the Conservative movement, specifically by comparing the 2006 teshuvot on homosexuality by Rabbi Joel Roth and Rabbi Gordon Tucker. We will look at excerpts of their papers, but if you want to read the whole thing, you can find the texts here: • http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/teshuvot/docs/20052010/tucker_homosexuality.pdf • http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/docs/Roth_Final.pdf • To read other Conservative opinions on homosexuality, click here and look for the section on “Interpersonal Relations” http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/law/teshuvot_public.html IS CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM HALACHIC, AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? Conservative Judaism has always claimed to be a halachic movement (following Jewish law), but in recent years, Rabbi Neil Gillman has famously challenged this notion. Through readings, text study, and discussion, we’ll explore these questions: What does Conservative Judaism stand for? How does halakha function in theory and in practice in Conservative communities like Kol Shofar? What’s the spiritual and theological significance of questions of halachic obligation for a Conservative Jew today? Wednesdays, 6:00–7:30 PM · Free RSVP: Hagar Ben-Eliezer, 388-1818 ext 111 Oct. 28, 2009 Nov. 4, 11, 18 Dec. 2 & 9 Davidson Middle School Annex 150 Lovell Ave. San Rafael