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| Title | Authors | SA Code | Year | SA Category | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Matter of Grave Concern | Bergman, Ben Zion | YD 367:1.1991 | 1991 | Yoreh Deah, Mourning | |
| Response to Miscarriage: An Alternate View | Eilberg, Amy | YD 340:30.1991b | 1991 | Yoreh Deah, Responding to a Death | |
| Response to Miscarriage | Blank, Debra Reed | YD 340:30.1991a | 1991 | Yoreh Deah, Responding to a Death | |
| Pidyon HaBen | Handler, Howard | YD 305:24.1991 | 1991 | Yoreh Deah, Pidyon HaBen | |
| Can Utensils Lined with Silverstone be Kashered? | Abelson, Kassel | OH 451:3.1991 | 1991 | Orah Hayim, Pesah and Kashering | |
| May a Non-Kohen Be Called First to the Torah? | Mandl, Herbert | OH 135:3.1991 | 1991 | Orah Hayim, Torah Reading | |
| In the Image of God: A Dissent in Favor of the Full Equality of Gay and Lesbian Jews Into the Community of Conservative Judaism | Handler, Howard | EH 24.1992h | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| On Homosexuality and Biblical Imperatives: A Concurrence | Reisner, Avram | EH 24.1992g | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| The Status of Homosexuals in the Synagogue: A Concurring Opinion | Abelson, Kassel | EH 24.1992f | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| Jewish Norms for Sexual Behavior: A Responsum Embodying a Proposal | Dorff, Elliot | EH 24.1992e | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| On Homosexuality | Rabinowitz, Mayer | EH 24.1992d | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| Homosexuality and the Policy Decisions of the CJLS | Kimmelman, Reuven | EH 24.1992c | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| Homosexuality | Roth, Joel | EH 24.1992b | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| Consensus Statement on Homosexuality | CJLS | EH 24.1992a | 1992 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| Kiyyam Li: A Dissenting Concurrence | Reisner, Avram | YD 374:8.1992b | 1992 | Yoreh Deah, Mourning | |
| What Should Be Jewish Practice Following the Death of an Infant Who Lives Less Than Thirty One Days?" | Dickstein, Stephanie | YD 374:8.1992a | 1992 | Yoreh Deah, Mourning | |
| Joint Aliyot | Reisner, Avram | OH 136.1992 | 1992 | Orah Hayim, Torah Reading | |
| A Principled Defense of the Current Structure and Status of the CJLS | Tucker, Gordon | HM 2.1993 | 1993 | Hoshen Mishpat, Jurisprudence | |
| The Gay Placement Question: A Dissenting Opinion | Bergman, Ben Zion | EH 24.1993d | 1993 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations | |
| A Concurring Opinion to Arnold M. Goodman's 'Placing Homosexual Rabbis in Congregations' | Mackler, Aaron | EH 24.1993c | 1993 | Even HaEzer, Interpersonal Relations |