James's table records the Conservative movement's acceptance of patrilineal descent in 1985, paired with the Reform decision of 1983. In the record this entry needs care: the Conservative movement's law committee debated descent through the 1980s while its standard remained matrilineal, and the pairing in the table stands here as the build list gives it, flagged for editorial review.
Tagged: Conservative Judaism Jewish
The Event
- Date
- 1985 (exact)
- Era
- Contemporary; Standard periodization of Jewish history
- Location
- United States
- Traditions
- Judaism
- Streams
- Conservative Judaism
Primary Sources
- Records of the Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
Secondary Sources
- Wertheimer, A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America (Basic, 1993)
- Sarna, American Judaism: A History (Yale, 2004)
Provenance: HIST-0134; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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