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equal services at the convention
because we believe both are
equally valid, both are equally
authentic, both should.be
respected and both should be
cherished."
Words like passion, sensitivity,
openness and honesty were
used liberally throughout the
four-day gathering in Boston,
which included a
lot of serious intro-
spection and confi-
dence, if not cele-
bration.
here were two separate
minyans (prayer quorums)
at this week's biennial con-
vention of the United
Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism: a large, egalitarian
minyan where most of the
women as well as
the men wore kippot
and prayed with
gusto three times a
day in the main con-
ference hall; and a
much smaller, heavi-
Speakers And
ly male, non-egali-
Speakers
tarian minyan that
In a closing-day
davened more
speech, outgoing
soberly down the
Jewish Theological
corridor.
Seminary of North
The dual prayer
America
services may sym-
Rabbi Nevi ns
Chancellor Rabbi
bolize a movement
lsmar Schorsch
in crisis, split by
hotly defended the
divergent opinions on key
Conservative movement's tradi-
issues such as the role of
tional emphasis on emet and
women, the ordination of gay
emunah, or truth and faith, as
and lesbian rabbis and the sta-
unambiguous and urged the
tus of non-Jewish family mem-
movement not to change its
bers in synagogue life.
positions.
But they also demonstrate
"We are the only Jewish
that the Conservative tent is
group that has the courage to
large enough to encompass a .
struggle with the polarities of
variety of views and practices,
emet and emunah," he said,
and that the leadership is will-
contrasting that stance with our
ing to take a certain amount of
friends to the left, who lack
flak from members that want it
emunah" and "our friends to
to take a stand one way or the
the right who are threatened by
other.
emet."
"The United Synagogue is nei-
Giving up either polarity
ther egalitarian nor not egali-
means, he said, "we cease being
tarian; we are pluralitic," Rabbi
Conservative Jews."
•
Jerome Epstein, the United
While the Conservative move-
Synagogue's executive vice
ment Ibng has walked a fine line
president, told the 560 dele-
between adhering to Halachah
gates at a plenary session,
(Jewish law) and embracing a
responding to criticism that
less traditional approach to
conference organizers should
Jewish observance, Chancellor
not have scheduled space for a
Schorsch - who is retiring this
non-egalitarian minyan.
summer after some 20 years at
"It's not a sign of ambiguity
the Seminary's helm - has often
or weakness to say we're
come down on the side of tradi-
respectful of divergence," Rabbi
tion.
Epstein said. "We have two
Keynote speaker Rabbi Neil
T