Conservative Judaism. Purpose: To present an overview of the foundations and ethical principles of a religious or philosophical tradition; to summarize and evaluate the major sources of the tradition

Conservative Judaism. Purpose: To present an overview of the foundations and ethical principles of a religious or philosophical tradition; to summarize and evaluate the major sources of the tradition that contribute to how ethical/moral choices are determined. Length: The paper is to be 1500-2000 words – do not be fooled by word processor word-counts, they often count very small words, letters, numbers and citations as ‘words’ when they are not. An easy way to get a true academic word-count is to add up the major words on a single line of random text and to multiply it by the number of lines per page, then multiply the result by the number of full pages. Requirements: Facts must be supported by information obtained from your research. Sources used must be properly cited – YOU MUST USE A PROPER STYLE GUIDE (APA or MLA) to format your in-paper citations, bibliography, and the essay in general. Any use of other person’s materials or prior assignments from previous sections, terms, or online sources will result in an automatic F and an investigation into plagiarism. This assignment requires that you make use of a minimum of 4 academic sources in writing your paper; a real ‘academic’ source is something that has been peer-reviewed and published in the field – if you are uncertain if a source is proper to use you should always ask. As per the evaluation sheet, ½ of the paper will be evaluated on proper written English.What to answer and how to organize the assignment: To get full marks in each of the sections of the evaluation sheet for this assignment make sure your paper has answers to the following:  Who was involved in the origins of your assigned religion/philosophy?  Where did it develop?  When did it start? When were major changes or developments put into place?  What are the major sources of authority that it offers people for making moral/ethical choices in life?  What was the time period and setting like? Was society different than today?  Are certain of its sources of authority more reliable today as compared to others?  How do the major ideas of this religion/tradition compared to neighboring ones?  What are the strengths and weaknesses of the religion/tradition?  Are there any specific subjects/issues that present large challenges to your tradition today?