Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism is the peer-reviewed academic journal of Conservative Judaism. It is sponsored by The Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis, in partnership with the five affiliated Conservative/Masorti rabbinical seminaries. Masorti revives and continues Conservative Judaism, the scholarly journal of Conservative Judaism published by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary between 1945 and 2014. It is published primarily online, with print copies made available on demand.
All submissions are subject to the double-blind peer review process.
While articles appear primarily in English, each journal issue will include contributions in Hebrew and Spanish.
The seminaries co-sponsoring the journal with the Rabbinical Assembly are the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York); the Schechter Institutes, Inc. (Jerusalem); the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano (Buenos Aires); the Zacharias Frankel College (Potsdam, Germany), and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University (Los Angeles).
Senior academic scholars comprise the journal’s Academic Advisory Board. Working in tandem with the Academic Advisory Board, the journal's Editorial Committee consists of rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators, and other professionals outside the Academy.
Reflective of the Masorti Movement’s global impact, the Editorial Committee currently includes members from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Israel, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The committee membership is diverse in age, gender, perspective, professional emphasis, as well as geographical origins and residence. Leading the Editorial Committee and Advisory Board as Editor is Rabbi Joseph Prouser of Temple Emanuel of North Jersey, who was a frequent contributor to the journal in the past. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum, Ph.D., serves as Associate Editor, Rabbi Michael Pitkowsky as Book Review Editor, Rabbi Felipe Goodman as Spanish Language Editor, and Rabbi Jill Hackell, M.D., as Science Editor.
Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism publishes semiannually. In keeping with its distinguished 70-year history, the journal serves as a scholarly forum for serious, critical inquiry of Jewish texts and traditions, legacy and law, refining and defining Masorti/Conservative theology and ideology, and examining the changing Jewish community and its spiritual, social, and moral challenges. The journal embraces a worldwide perspective that transcends denominational boundaries. While Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism welcomes scholarly articles on a wide variety of topics, it occasionally devotes an issue to a specific theme of compelling importance. Each issue also features book reviews.
Members of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Cantors Assembly are provided a complimentary online subscription. Print editions of each volume are available for purchase through Amazon and other book platforms, as well as from the website of Ben Yehuda Press of Teaneck, New Jersey, which produces both print and online versions. The Masorti/Conservative lay and professional community and its institutions, academic scholars, university libraries, and others interested in Jewish life and scholarship are invited to subscribe.
Issues of Masorti: The New Journal of Conservative Judaism may be dedicated. Details about dedicating an issue are available from the Editor at masortijournal@gmail.com.
Article manuscripts, as well as announcements of books for review, are welcome and should be sent to the editor at masortijournal@gmail.com. Manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review by at least two outside readers as well as the editor. Please read our Call for Submissions and Instructions for Contributors.
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