"We are in no need of another motto," said Schorsch, who is set to retire as chancellor in June. "What ails the Conservative movement is that it has lost faith in itself. Internally, we have already become Reform, and it will only be a matter of time before [externally] we appear like Reform."Ismar Schorsch at the Mexico City RA convention (Quoted in the Forward http://www.forward.com/articles/7539)
If it were not for the constant peeking over their right shoulder, the Modern Orthodox might have embraced certain crticial understandings of Halacha that would allow a maximal role for women. There is still time and opportunity for bold Modern Orthodox leaders to make a statement that will attract large and core groups of committed Conservative Jews, who, if not for the egalitarian issue, would find themselves very content in a Modern Orthodox synagogue. The Conservative Movement will be very unhappy when they find that the core of their movement, those who attend shul, lead services, teach, and provide the essential services to the congregation move away from the leftward shift of the movement. When there is no difference between Conservative and Reform, there will no longer be a place for those Jews whose commitment to Halacha is uncompromising.
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