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A Word from the Editor

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This editorial outlines the evolving mission and goals of Conservative Judaism magazine as it transitions to a new format and identity. The editor articulates three primary objectives: providing intellectually stimulating content through scholarly articles on significant subjects, offering practical utility to active rabbis through expanded resources and suggestions, and contributing to the Conservative movement's ongoing efforts at self-redefinition. The methodology employed is a historical analysis that identifies three distinct phases in Conservative Judaism's development. The editor traces the movement's evolution from the foundational generation of Seminary scholars who established intellectual frameworks balancing tradition with scholarship, through the builder generation of rabbis who created flourishing congregations across America in the 1930s and 1940s, to the contemporary third generation. The key finding presents that the current generation faces a fundamentally different challenge: addressing religious apathy rather than providing alternatives to Orthodoxy. The analysis reveals a paradigm shift in synagogue focus from communal strengthening (rishut harabim) to addressing individual spiritual needs (rishut hayachid). The editorial concludes that Conservative Judaism must develop new approaches to serve alienated, divorced, ill, retired, and lonely congregants, positioning the journal as an active participant in this transformative process.

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    Published 1980

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    Harold Kushner