In the second half of the 20th Century, Rabbi Schulweis knew that Judaism remaining stagnant was not an option, and he pushed the Conservative movement toward embracing change.
Links to sources in our archive relevant to his role in reshaping the rabbinate
Video File: Interviews with Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Chapter 13—The Birth and Importance of the Havurah”
“Morality, Legality, and Homosexuality” –A Rosh Hashonah Sermon by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, Valley Beth Shalom Encino, CA, September 27, 1992, Audio Recording and Transcription
Audio Link:
Transcription
https://hmsi.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/morality-legality-and-homosexuality.pdf
“The Rabbi as a Sacred Goat”, Sermon on Selichot, September 20, 2003, Valley Beth Shalom
“Confessions of a Rabbi—A Sermon by Rabbi Harold Schulweis, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino CA, October 28, 1978. Audio File and Transcription.
Audio File:
https://hmsi.info/confessions-of-a-rabbi-a-sermon-by-rabbi-harold-m-schulweis/
Transcription:
https://hmsi.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/confessions-of-a-rabbi-schilweis_10-20-1978-ft4_.pdf