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The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave" [1] (plural form: haftarot or haftoros), is a series of selections from the books of Nevi'im ("Prophets") of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that is publicly read in synagogue as part of Jewish religious practice.
The Conservative view is that both are necessary for a living Judaism. Accordingly, Conservative Judaism holds itself bound by the Jewish legal tradition, but asserts the right of its rabbinical body, acting as a whole, to interpret and to apply Jewish law. — Mordecai Waxman, Tradition and Change: The Development of Conservative Judaism
The name Shabbat Shuvah comes from the first word of the Haftarah that is read on that day; the main haftarah consists of Hosea 14:2–10 and this is all that is read in Yemenite communities; other communities add Joel 2:11–27 and/or Micah 7:18–20, and literally means "Return!" It is alternately known as Shabbat Shuvah owing to its being ...
Conservative Judaism also offers this alternative Torah reading in its machzor "Lev Shalem." The alternate individual readings for the afternoon service are: [41] Reading 1: Leviticus 19:1–4 Reading 2: Leviticus 19:5–10 Reading 3: Leviticus 19:11–18 Haftarah: Jonah 1:1–4:11; Most communities add Micah 7:18–20. In the Italian rite ...
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The liberal Rabbi Gordon Tucker, along with Gillman and other progressives, supported a far-reaching implementation of this approach, making Conservative Judaism much more Aggadic and allowing moral priorities an overriding authority at all occasions. This idea became very popular among the young generation, but it was not fully embraced either.
The liberal “do the work” position zeros in on individual self-education. And the conservative position asks us to see each other as individuals, separate from the legacy of the past.
In a recent report, YouGov found that 10% of liberals and the same percentage of conservatives considered 982 of 2,200 brands “for purchase.” And of those 982, only 284, or 29%, were ...