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Conservative Judaism ... has failed to attract committed members. Only 10 to 15 percent keep kosher and observe Shabbat, most rabbis said, according to Rabbi Neil Gillman’s book, “Conservative Judaism: The New Century†(Behrman House Publishing, 1993). That disconnect between the leadership and its constituents is causing dwindling numbers.
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Conservative Judaism outside the USA is often called Masorti Judaism. Masorti rabbis belong to the Rabbinical Assembly. Other affliated seminaries outside the USA include the Marshall Meyer Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano in Argentina, and Machon Schechter (in Jerusalem.)
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December 6, 2006, was a monumental date for Conservative Judaism in America. More than a decade after the movement first considered ordaining gay rabbis and performing same-sex commitment ceremonies, the longstanding debate finally reached a resolution.
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