Masorti Journal: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism: Summer 2026 (70:1)

Masorti’s special Sestercentennial issue (70:1) honors America’s 250th anniversary with an array of groundbreaking articles by leading scholars of American Judaism. At almost 400 pages, this dedicated work contains 18 articles, a thoughtful introduction, a review essay, and reflections on critical scholarship. From the American Revolution to the present, this volume explores the impact of the American experiment on Jewish life, religion and culture. Pressing issues like antisemitism, mental health, Jewish education, Zionism, denominational boundaries, conversion, and vernacular religion receive fresh analysis along with cultural topics like music, liturgy, prayer, and sports. The studies use traditional historiography and innovative autobiographical methodology (autoethnography). Contributors encompass a heterogeneous group of secular academic scholars; Conservative, Orthodox, Reform rabbis and laity; Jews by choice and Jews by birth.