Friday, July 30, 2010

New names for Conservative Judaism

JTS Chancellor Eisen said maybe it is time for a new name. Ideas floating aroundfrom colleagues:


some are meant to be funny


Normative Judaism

Judaism

Just Judaism

Catholic Israel

The people who have three sets of dishes

The Commandment Keepers (usually)

Bnai Hillel

Religious but not Meshugah Jews

Jews R Us

Frum in Shul Judaism

Its Okay to Drive Judaism (but not in Israel)

The Seventh Day Triennials

United Synagogue

Divided Synagogue

The Shul You Wouldn't go to if they Paid You Judaism

The Yiddin

The Chosen

Middle Class Suburban Judaism

Torah True Judaism
>>>
>>> Middle of the Road Judaism
>>>
>>> Orthodox-Lite
>>>
>>> Fanatical Moderates
>>>
>>> The Real McCoy
>>>
>>> Pretty Traditional Judaism
>>>
>>> The Responsive Readers
>>>
>>> Nisht a her, nisht a hin Judaism
>>>
>>> Hazy, not Crazy or Lazy
>>>
>>> Schecterians

Yes No Maybe So
>>> Judaism"?
> > 1.
> > Masorati - Yiddishkeit with horsepower
> >
> > 2.
> > The Absolutely Positively Hysterical School of Judaism
> >
> > 3.
> > Majority Rules, and Minority Rules too
> >
> > 4.
> > Goldilocks Judaism - our porridge isn't too
> > hot, and it's not too cold. It's JUST RIGHT
> >
> > 5.
> > Tzimtzum Judaism - Shrinking for the 21st
> > Century
> >
> > 6.
> > Tradition and Change Judaism What the flux?
> >
> > 7.
> > Jokers to the left of me; Zealots to the right
> > here I am back in the middle with Jew (okay, you have to know the song)
> >
> > 8.
> > Beth El Realty Synagogues for sale
> >
> > 9.
> > Ultra-Conservative Judaism - when being
> > Conservative isn't enough
> >
> > 10.Arnie’s Army

The Bagel Eaters

The People With Whom God Broke Every Promise Made in the Torah Judaism

The Second or Maybe Third Group to Ordain Women Judaism

The Judaism is Really Just for Rabbis Judaism

The Shul with th Pool Judaism

TzivOT Hashem

Ethical Mom-othisists

Ethical Dad-othisists

The Bar Mitzvah Factory.

Those Who Eat Chinese Food Judaism

Conservative-Liberal Judaism

Liberal-Conservative Judaism

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