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22992/RA Indexes INDEX of the PROCEEDINGS of THE RABBINICAL ASSEMBLY ❦ INDEX of the PROCEEDINGS of THE RABBINICAL ASSEMBLY ❦ Volumes 1–62 1927–2000 Annette Muffs Botnick Copyright © 2006 by The Rabbinical Assembly ISBN 0-916219-35-6 All rights reserved. No part of the text may be reproduced in any form, nor may any page be photographed and reproduced, without written permission of the publisher. Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by G&H SOHO, Inc. CONTENTS Preface . vii Subject Index . 1 Author Index . 193 Book Reviews . 303 v PREFACE The goal of this cumulative index is two-fold. It is to serve as an historical reference to the conventions of the Rabbinical Assembly and to the statements, thoughts, and dreams of the leaders of the Conser- vative movement. It is also to provide newer members of the Rabbinical Assembly, and all readers, with insights into questions, problems, and situations today that are often reminiscent of or have a basis in the past. The entries are arranged chronologically within each author’s listing. The authors are arranged alphabetically. I’ve tried to incorporate as many individuals who spoke on a subject as possible, as well as included prefaces, content notes, and appendices. Indices generally do not contain page references to these entries, and I readily admit that it isn’t the professional form. However, because these indices are cumulative, I felt that they were, in a sense, an historical set of records of the growth of the Conservative movement through the twentieth century, and that pro- fessional indexers will forgive these lapses. I chose to selectively index introduction speakers, as well as those who proffered greetings at each convention. So, I apologize to Women’s League and Mens’ Club for omitting their respective heads of the organizations. I also omitted casual com- ments made by the members of the Assembly, unless I thought that the particular individual was important enough to the history of the movement that those inter- ested in history would want that record. This was my sole judgment decision and, if I left out someone who should have been included, again I apologize. I made the decision that all members of the Rabbinical Assembly who have been eulogized are included both under their own names in the author index, as well as by the individual who gave the eulogy. This even includes a mention in the “Hazkarat Neshamot,” where a number of names are listed. The rabbinical spouses are listed in the “Hazkarat Neshamot” citations. In the subject index, both eulogy entries are included. Furthermore, many other entries are double-posted under different subject categories. The most difficult decision was whether to lump committee reports into one entry, or to separate them out into individual ones. I wasn’t consistent, in the earlier years of the Rab- binical Assembly, I separated them if I thought it was warranted historically, in other years, I grouped them. I also included the author of the report, if I felt it was war- ranted. All Committee on Jewish Law and Standards reports have been separated out, as well as all the Responsa and the Resolutions. I’ve also created a separate entry for Presidents’ Messages, as well as Tributes. A major decision I made was to only index each entry by its predominant subject or subjects. References or subjects within each entry were not indexed. vii viii The Rabbinical Assembly There are some notes about the Proceedings that are to be mentioned: The 1971 and 1972 Proceedings were not published. Addresses were published in the 1972 and 1973 issues of Beineinu and the 1971 issue of Conservative Judaism. The 1974 issue of the Proceedings includes the supplement: The 1973 Kallah in Israel: Jewish Law in the State of Israel. It was edited and translated by Rabbi Mayer E. Rabinowitz. The 1975 issue of the Proceedings, edited by Edward T. Sandrow, includes the supplement: The Seventy-fifth Anniversary. The 1977 issue of the Pro- ceedings includes the revised Constitution of the Rabbinical Assembly. The 1979 issue of the Proceedings includes the supplement: Siyyum Ha-Shas of the 1978 Con- vention. The 1980 issue of the Proceedings includes the papers presented at the Kallah on Halakhah. “The Matrilineal Principle,” delivered by Dr. Shaye D. Cohen at the 1984 Convention, is published in the Review of the Association of Jewish Studies: 10, 1, 1985, as well as in Judaism, January 1985. The 1984 issue of the Proceedings includes the revised Constitution of the Rabbinical Assembly. The 1985 issue of the Proceedings includes the revised Constitution of the Rabbinical Assembly. “Torah Mi-Sinai Mi-deRabbanan,” delivered by Rabbi Burton Visotzky at the 1991 Convention is amplified in his work: Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text (New York: Anchor/Doubleday, 1991). The 1991 issue of the Proceedings includes the revised Constitution of the Rabbinical Assembly. I’d like to thank Rabbi Joel Meyers, executive vice-president of the Rabbinical Assembly, who encouraged the undertaking of this project, as well as Amy Gottlieb, Director of Publications of the Rabbinical Assembly, along with Esther Kustanowitz who worked with me to edit these indices. Most of all, I’d like to thank my husband, Rabbi Geoffrey Botnick, for all his encouragement, support, as well as use of his personal set of thirty years of Proceedings. SUBJECT INDEX ABORTION “Discussion: The Organization of the Rabbinical Assembly. American Jewish Community,” Israel “Resolutions Adopted” (includes abortion Goldstein, 24 (1960): 108–109. rights, gay and lesbian issues and organ “Discussion: The American Jewish Commu- and tissue donations), 52 (1990): nity,” Irving Kane, 25 (1961): 79. 273–283. “Discussion: The Quest for Unity in the ADULT EDUCATION. See EDUCATION Jewish Community,” Max J. Routten- AGUNAH. See COMMITTEE ON JEWISH LAW berg, 28 (1964): 154–155. AND STANDARDS; JEWISH LAW “Discussion: Teshuvah: Bingo in Conserva- AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY. See also tive Congregations,” Leon B. Fink, ORGANIZATIONS; RABBINATE; Aaron H. Blumenthal, Seymour Siegel, UNITED STATES 31 (1967): 225–226. Adler, Cyrus. Alpert, Robert. “A New Task For American Rabbis,” 2 “Discussion: The Jews in America,” Arthur (1928): 25–28. Hertzberg, Samuel Chiel, 52 (1990): 19. “Discussion: A New Task for American Rab- Arnoff, Nachman. bis,” 2 (1928): 61. “Discussion: The Rabbi and the Jewish Cen- Adler, Morris. ter Movement,” Armond E. Cohen, 7 “The Relationship of the Rabbi to National (1940): 135–136. Organizations,” 7 (1940): 89–104. Artson, Bradley Shavit. Abelson, Kassel. “The Changing Dynamics of the Jewish “Discussion: Teshuvah: Bingo in Conserva- Community: The Impact on the Rabbi” tive Congregations,” Leon B. Fink, Irwin Groner, Stephen S. Wolnek, Jack Aaron H. Blumenthal, Seymour Siegel, Wertheimer, Bradley Shavit Artson, 31 (1967): 224–225. Steven M. Brown, Alan Silverstein, 62 “Celebratory Moments,” Amy Eilberg, (2000): 65–68. Matthew H. Simon, Kassel Abelson, 62 Avineri, Shlomo. (2000): 127–128. “Morality and Policy: American Jews and Abrams, Elliott. the State of Israel,” David Clayman, “What Has Become of the Liberal Jew?” Shlomo Avineri, Yosef Goell, Daniel David Sapirstein, Elliott Abrams, 58 Elazar, Abba Eban, 50 (1988): 96–101. (1996): 135–140. Azneer, J. Leonard. Abramson, Robert M. “Discussion: The Rabbi in a Small Communi- “The Shabbat Campaign: Creating an Obser- ty,” Reuben J. Magil, 13 (1949): 198–202. vant Community,” Robert M. Abramson, Bandel, Ehud. Allen I. Juda, 59 (1997): 158–159. “Israel as the Elections Approach: What Does Agus, Jacob B. it Mean to American Jews?” Gordon Tuck- “Conservative Judaism—Its Program and er, Robert J. Lieber, Robert O. Freedman, Progress: on the Furtherance of the Ehud Bandel, 61 (1999): 90–93. Synagogue-Center Movement,” 11 “Discussion: Israel as the Elections (1947): 327–339, 353–355. Approach: What Does it Mean to Amer- “Discussion: American Jewry and the New ican Jews?” Gordon Tucker, Robert J. Jewish State,” Simon Greenberg, 12 Lieber, Robert O. Freedman, Ehud (1948): 251–252. Bandel, 61 (1999): 94–95, 95, 98. 1 2 The Rabbinical Assembly AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY (cont’d.) Bokser, Ben Zion. Bar-Zev, Asher. “Resume: Judaism and Contemporary “Science, Society, and the Jewish Tradi- Social Problems,” 6 (1939): 94. tion,” 41 (1979): 197–210. “The Future of the American Jewish Com- “Discussion: Science, Society, and the Jew- munity,” 12 (1948): 193–206, 225–228. ish Tradition,” Asher Bar-Zev, 41 Boraisha, Menachem. (1979): 210–212. “Whither American Jewry?” 10 (1946): Beals, Michael. 256–257. “Discussion: Israel as the Elections Borowitz, Eugene B. Approach: What Does it Mean to Amer- “The Prospects for Jewish Denominational- ican Jews?” Gordon Tucker, Robert J. ism,” delivered at the 1976 Convention. Lieber, Robert O. Freedman, Ehud Published in Conservative Judaism, Vol. Bandel, 61 (1999): 95. 30, No. 4, 1976. Bellin, Lowell E. Braun, Barbara. “Bureacratic Dilemmas in Medicine,” 36 “Havurah Failures and Successes,” Barbara (1974): 43–47. Braun, David Gill, Alan Shulman, Benyunes, Abraham. George Schleslinger, 41 (1979): 56–57. “Discussion: The Jews in America,” Arthur “Discussion: Havurah Failures and Success- Hertzberg, Samuel Chiel, 52 (1990): 21. es,” Barbara Braun, David Gill, Alan Bernstein, Irving. Shulman, George Schleslinger, 41 “We are One: The Challenge Facing the (1979): 58, 59, 59–60, 68. Jewish Community,” delivered at the Breger, Marshall. 1977 Convention. Published in Conserv- “Shall the Poor Ever Cease from Our ative Judaism, Volume 31, Number 2, Land?: Welfare and Immigration Winter 1977. Reform,” Leonard Fein, Marshall Bernstein, Louis. Breger, 57 (1995): 85–94. “An Address” (regarding a national Bet Brickner, Barnett R. Din, conversion and intermarriage), 47 “Discussion: Jewish Unity in America,” Ira (1985): 39–44. Eisenstein, 16 (1952): 139–147. Bernstein, Philip. Brown, Steven M. “Discussion: Jewish Unity in America,” Ira “The Changing Dynamics of the Jewish Eisenstein, 16 (1952): 125–138.
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