How can Conservative Judaism change laws handed down from God in the Torah?
How can Conservative Judaism change laws handed down from God in the Torah? Conservative Judaism is based on a principle that combines tradition with modern life. I was wondering how the rabbis decided they could ignore what God said and change laws handed down by God? I understand that Conservative Judaism combines tradition and changes of modern times, but I’m trying to understand how that is justified by the Torah. Answer: Your question is a good one, although it is the premise that is at stake. One of the on-going intellectual and scholarly discussion in Rabbinics is the line from Sinai to the modern age. For some the entire Written Torah (Hebrew Scriptures) and the Oral Torah (including the Mishna, Talmud, Legal Midrash and even Rabbinic opinions) was revealed to Moses on Sinai and handed down as described in the Mishna Avot. For others on the other side of the range of opinions, the core of Jewish law and custom was inspired at Sinai and then evolved and unfolded over the centuri
