Two scholarly debates within Conservative Judaism reveal ongoing tensions around religious interpretation and Holocaust commemoration. In the first exchange, Reuven Kimelman challenges Robert Gordis's claimed novelty in interpreting a passage about scholars and peace, pointing to earlier, similar readings by Hanoch Yalon and H. Loewe from decades prior. The second debate centers on the appropriate scope and timing of Holocaust remembrance, with Aaron N.H. Krauss defending contemporary commemoration practices against Rabbi James M. Lebeau's concerns about over-emphasis. Through critical analysis of existing scholarship and observations of Holocaust education programs, Krauss examines the evolution of remembrance practices, including the widespread adoption of 27th Nisan observances, while engaging with alternative proposals such as Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik's suggestion to incorporate commemoration into Tisha B'Av. The communications ultimately argue that Holocaust rituals, like other Jewish religious practices, must balance universal and particularly Jewish dimensions while serving clear religious and educational purposes beyond mere ritualism, thereby promoting both ethical development and Jewish continuity.