During the final third of the nineteenth century, the American Jewish population, which dates from colonial times, differentiated into three distinct religious movements that still dominate Jewish religious life. Conservative Judaism emerged during this period, developing in tandem with several affiliated institutions: the Jewish Theological Seminary (founded 1886), the Rabbinical Assembly of America (founded 1901), and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (founded 1913). Generally... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022. 3p.