▁Conserv ative ▁movement ' s ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly . ▁Within ▁the ▁movement ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁C J LS . ▁The ▁current ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁C J LS ▁is ▁Rab bi ▁Elli ot ▁Dor ff . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁on ▁Jewish ▁Law ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly ▁( RA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Max ▁D rob ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Committee . ▁The ▁Committee ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁including ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁" Vari ous ▁t endencies " ▁of ▁the ▁Rab bin ical ▁Assembly . ▁Of ▁the ▁ten ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁committee , ▁four ▁were ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁" more ▁conserv ative ▁t endency ," ▁four ▁were ▁to ▁represent ▁" the ▁liberal ▁t endency ," ▁and ▁two ▁more ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁eight . ▁The ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁rabb is ▁on ▁the ▁initial ▁committee ▁were ▁Louis ▁Ep stein , ▁Louis ▁F inkel stein , ▁Julius ▁Green stone , ▁and ▁Chair man ▁D rob . ▁The ▁liber als ▁were ▁Mor de ca i ▁Kap lan , ▁Jacob ▁K ohn , ▁H erman ▁Rub en ov itz , ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁Gold man . ▁The ▁two ▁additional ▁members ▁were ▁Harry ▁S . ▁David ow itz ▁and ▁Morris ▁Lev ine . ▁D rob ▁viewed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁step ▁towards ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁be it ▁din ▁h ag ad ol ▁[ sup reme ▁court ▁of ▁Jewish ▁law ] ▁which ▁will ▁study ▁the