{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Conservative (Masorti) Judaism - Part 4: Text, process, and the ongoing negotiation of leadership","description":"Who gets to decide what counts as tradition? In Conservative Judaism, authority is never just handed down from on high. It’s debated, argued, and built through process—text, institution, and community all playing a part.\r\n\r\nThe story of authority and transmission in Conservative, or Masorti, Judaism is less about a single voice, and more about a living network. Textual authority is the foundation. Adherents look to the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah, Talmud, and a vast library of commentaries and codes—from Maimonides to Joseph Karo. But there’s a twist: Conservative scholars use modern tools—languages, history, philology—alongside classic methods. This “positive-historical” approach, linked to Zacharias Frankel, is not just about preserving texts, but understanding how they’ve changed and how they continue to guide.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/conservative-judaism","author_name":"The Archive Network"}