Talk:Conservadox Judaism

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I expanded the stub, suing www.scjfaq.org/faq for inspiration. It's not exactly a scholarly source, but since the term Conservadox isn't a scholarly term I though it would be okay. Benami 01:04, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American jews vrs. North American Jews

I would like an explanation for the reverts, and what is ment by "again, Sam, it's not just a description of American Jews". American Jews is the broader category, and it is also the useful link. People coming to this page don't need to be linked to jews (I think they know what a Jew is by the time they come here), nor North America. They might, however find use in learning more about American Jews. Sam Spade 17:06, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

And that would be an excellent point, were the phenomenon of Conservadoxy limited to the United States. The faq that I used for guidance in expanding the stub (and cited at the bottom of the page) uses the term "North American" in describing Conservadox Judaism, presumably because the Conservative Movement (generally the starting point for people who identify as Conservadox) exists in Canada and Mexico as well as the United States. Maybe it would make more sense to have a link at the bottom of the page to the American Jews article, if there is relevant info there. Benami 18:24, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Essentially, what Benami said. American Jews are not the only Jews in North America. In fact, "North American Jews" might be too restrictive - see, for example, this: [1] Jayjg ^(talk) 18:50, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

I found this link so informative that I took the liberty of editing out "North American" altogether. Benami 19:05, 2 January 2006 (UTC).

I am very confused. Do you guys have a different definition of American than I do? For me it includes mexico and canada. Also, the mention in the article never suggested this was a phenomena exclusive to the americas. Sam Spade 20:32, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

We might have different definitions, at that. In the US, American is primarily an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to the United States." If you follow the link American, it will take you to the article on the US. The faq that I used as a reference says that Conservadoxy is primarily a North American phenomenon.Benami

My bad - the link takes you to a disambiguation page.Benami 21:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

"American" typically means "citizen of the United States". The American Jews article is only about Jews in the United States, not Jews in Canada, or Mexico, or El Salvador, or Guatemala, or... Jayjg ^(talk) 21:25, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh, ok, my misunderstanding. I assumed the American Jews article was about all Jews of the America's. Shouldn't it be? Sam Spade 23:41, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

See Talk:American_Jews#What_about_Mexican_Jews.3F. Sam Spade 23:43, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources

See edit summary. Needs good quality sources, esp academic journals or at least serious analysis in mainstream media. Also, problems with essay-style content (e.g., making an argument, expression opinions and vague impressions). Personally, I think it's of marginal significance for a stand-alone article, but there's no reason not to give folks time to pull it together IMO. Thanks. HG | Talk 20:29, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

I've added some references which discuss the term, although I agree higher quality references specifically on the topic would be more useful. It's fairly straightforward to establish that the term is in widespread use. I agree the sourcing for the present article content could be improved. --Shirahadasha 21:03, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Seating Arrangements

Where I live (Chicago), Shuls describing themselfselves as "Tradition" are the exact same as Modern Orthodox, with the exception that Men & Women sit together, and the gender-specific prayers are omitted. I don't know how common this is in other communities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.65.50 (talk) 23:07, 12 December 2007 (UTC)