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Sep 3, 2018 · By. Lisa Katz. Updated on September 03, 2018. In general, Orthodox Jews are followers who believe in a fairly strict observance of the rules and teachings of the Torah, as compared to the more liberal practices of members of modern Reform Judaism.
Orthodox Jews are more than twice as likely as non-Orthodox Jews to say that being Jewish is very important to them, according to the 2013 Pew Research Center Survey of Jewish Americans. Unlike Conservative and Reform Judaism, Orthodoxy is not a unified movement with a defined ideology and a universally respected authority.
There are three basic groups of Jewish people who have a different understanding of the interpretation of the Torah. Orthodox Jews believe that all of the practices in the Torah which it is practical to obey must be obeyed without question.
Orthodoxy today is more strictly observant and better educated than at any point since before the destruction of Eastern European Jewry during the Holocaust. Children in Orthodox families are maintaining and increasing their allegiance to traditional Judaism and increasing numbers of non-Orthodox Jews are finding themselves attracted to Orthodoxy.
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Jun 15, 2023 · From Reconstructionism to ultra-Orthodoxy, Judaism is richly diverse. MendyHechtman/iStock via Getty Images. As a scholar of modern Jewish history, religion and politics, I am often asked to...
Jewish religious movements, sometimes called "denominations", include diverse groups within Judaism which have developed among Jews from ancient times. Today in the west, the most prominent divisions are between traditionalist Orthodox movements (including Haredi ultratraditionalist and Modern Orthodox branches) and modernist movements such as ...
Feb 5, 2024 · I have holy envy for certain aspects of Orthodox Judaism. I envy their commitment to Torah learning. They know Jewish texts can create a new world, a world of passion and of power. I admire the ...
