Mordecai Waxman, a leading figure in the Rabbinical Assembly, writes that " Reform has asserted the right of interpretation but it rejected the authority of legal tradition.

" ( Mordecai Waxman Tradition and Change: The Development of Conservative Judaism )

:( Mordecai Waxman Tradition and Change: The Development of Conservative Judaism )

* Mordecai Waxman, rabbi, Temple Israel of Great Neck

* Mordecai Waxman ( 1917 – 2002 ), prominent rabbi in the Conservative movement and of Temple Israel of Great Neck.

* Mordecai Waxman, 1969 – 1974