Masorti movement

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The Masorti movement is a worldwide stream of Judaism aligned with Conservative Jewish theology that emphasizes traditional Jewish law while embracing modern scholarship and egalitarian practice.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Masorti Judaism 4
Masorti Jews 2
Masorti Olami 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Conservative Judaism
Jewish religious movement
accepts critical study of halakhic sources
historical development of Jewish law
aimsTo balance continuity and change in Judaism
approachToTextStudy academic Bible scholarship
historical-critical method
approachToTradition traditional yet open to change
associatedWith Conservative Judaism
surface form: Conservative Judaism in North America

Masorti movement self-linksurface differs
surface form: Masorti Judaism in Israel

Masorti movement self-linksurface differs
surface form: Masorti Olami
emphasizes halakha
traditional Jewish law
geographicDistribution Africa
Australia
Europe
Israel
Latin America
North America
hasOrganization Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel
Masorti movement self-linksurface differs
surface form: Masorti Olami

Rabbinical Assembly
Schechter Institutes
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
languageOfPrayer Hebrew
vernacular languages
liturgicalStyle traditional liturgy with some modifications
observes Jewish festivals
Shabbat
kashrut
positionWithinJudaism between Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism
promotes Jewish education for adults and children
inclusive communities
pluralism within Jewish life
religiousTradition Judaism
scope worldwide
supports State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state
Zionism
bat mitzvah for girls
egalitarian practice
egalitarian prayer services
full religious participation of women
mixed-gender seating in synagogue
women’s ordination as rabbis
theologicalOrientation Conservative Jewish theology
uses modern scholarship
viewsOnHalakha binding but evolving
viewsOnRevelation Torah as divinely inspired and historically mediated

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

JTS affiliatedMovement Masorti movement
subject surface form: Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Masorti movement associatedWith Masorti movement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Masorti Judaism in Israel
Masorti movement associatedWith Masorti movement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Masorti Olami
Rabbinical Assembly hasMember Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti rabbis
Contemporary Judaism hasMovement Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti Judaism
Masorti movement hasOrganization Masorti movement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Masorti Olami
Rabbinic Judaism includesMovement Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti Judaism
Conservative Judaism nameVariant Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti Judaism
Kabbalat Shabbat observedBy Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti Jews
Neilah observedBy Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti Jews
Rabbinical Assembly religiousAffiliation Masorti movement
this entity surface form: Masorti Judaism