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  Orthodox Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud ("The Oral Law") and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh ("Code of Jewish Law").
Broadly, the subgroups of Orthodoxy comprise Modern Orthodox Judaism and Haredi Judaism, the latter comprising Hasidic Judaism and Litvish (non-Hasidic Hareidi) Judaism.
Orthodox Judaism considers all other Jewish movements to be unacceptable deviations from authentic Judaism; both because of other denomination's dubiety of the verbal revelation of Written and Oral Torah, and because of their rejection of Halakhic (Jewish legal) precedent as binding.
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 Modern Orthodox Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox, also known as Modern Orthodoxy and sometimes abbreviated as "MO") is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance and values with the secular modern world.
Modern Orthodoxy is almost uniformly receptive toward Israel and Zionism, viewing the State of Israel (in addition to the Land of Israel) as having inherent Jewish significance.
Orthodox Judaism makes clear distinctions between the books of the Hebrew Bible, holding that the first five books - the Torah - are of a special nature, being directly dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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 Judaism - Wikipedia
Orthodox and Conservative Jews hold that the prophecy of Moses is held to be true; he is held to be the chief of all prophets, even of those who came before and after him.
Judaism affirms that people are born with a yetzer ha'tov, a tendency to do good, and with a yetzer ha'ra, a tendency to do bad.
The Role of the cantor in Judaism discusses the role of the cantor (hazzan) as an emissary of the congregation.
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 Judaism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah that we have today is exactly the same as it was when it was received from God by Moses with only minor scribal errors.
Some of the reasons for the rejection of Hasidic Judaism were the overwhelming exuberance of Hasidic worship; their untraditional ascriptions of infallibility and alleged miracle-working to their leaders, and the concern that it might become a messainic sect.
Judaism developed into several distinct denominations in response to this unprecedented phenomenon: Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism, many forms of Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and a number of smaller groups as well.
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 Judaism 101: Movements of Judaism
Judaism was Judaism, and it was basically the same as what we now know as Orthodox Judaism.
It includes the modern Orthodox, who have largely integrated into modern society while maintaining observance of halakhah (Jewish Law), the Chasidim, who live separately and dress distinctively (commonly, but erroneously, referred to in the media as the "ultra-Orthodox"), and the Yeshivish Orthodox, who are neither Chasidic nor modern.
Conservative Judaism maintains that the truths found in Jewish scriptures and other Jewish writings come from G-d, but were transmitted by humans and contain a human compontent.
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 Echo magazine Gays and Judaism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Orthodox Judaism, is the most traditional denomination and obeys strict adherence to the Torah.
Orthodox Jews believe the words in the Torah were dictated by God to Moses and that any laws or directions within it are binding.
Reconstruction Judaism is an offshoot of Conservative Judaism and is similar to Reform in its liberalities.
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 Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is not a unified movement with a single governing body, but many different movements adhering to common principles.
Orthodox Judaism views itself as the continuation of the beliefs and practices of normative Judaism, as accepted by the Jewish nation at Mt. Sinai and codified in successive generations in an ongoing process that continues to this day.
Orthodox Judaism believes that both the Written and Oral Torah are of divine origin, and represent the word of G­d.
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 Modern Orthodox Judaism -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is broadly defined as the effort to adapt Orthodox Judaism to modernity and to avoid the social and/or cultural isolation which living in strict accordance with halakha would seem to impose [1].
Modern Orthodoxy traces its roots to the works of RabbiAzriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899) and to the sociological and religious condition of Western European Jewry (led by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888).
His approach may be defined as "Cultured Orthodox" and as representing "[u]nconditional agreement with the culture of the present day; harmony between Judaism and science; but also unconditional steadfastness in the faith and traditions of Judaism" [6].
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 Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox is not so much a protest against modern orientations in Judaism as it is a strict continuation of traditional Judaism.
The Orthodox believe that the content of both the Written (Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament) and Oral Law (codified in the Mishnah and interpreted in the Talmud) are eternal and cannot be changed or omitted.
The Orthodox practice their religion daily; study the Torah; follow the dietary injunctions; respect all aspects of the celebration of the Sabbath.
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 Orthodox Judaism - ReligionFacts
Orthodox is the most traditional expression of modern Judaism.
Orthodox Jews believe the entire Torah - including "Written," the the Pentateuch, and "Oral," the Talmud) was given to Moses by God at Sinai and remains authoritative for modern life in its entirety.
Orthodox Jews consider Reform and Conservative Jews adherents of the Jewish faith, but do not accept many non-Orthodox Jewish marriages, divorces, or conversions on the grounds that they were not performed in accordance with Jewish law.
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 Judaism and Jewish Theologians Today
An excellent summary of the core beliefs of Orthodox Judaism may be found in the Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith.
Early Reform Judaism was also anti­Zionist, believing the Diaspora was necessary for Jews to be "light unto the nations." Nevertheless, a number of Reform rabbis were pioneers in establishing Zionism in America, including Gustav and Richard Gottheil, Rabbi Steven S. Wise (founder of the American Jewish Congress) and Justice Louis Brandeis.
Reconstructionist Judaism is a progressive, contemporary approach to Jewish life which integrates a deep respect for traditional Judaism with the insights and ideas of contemporary social, intellectual and spiritual life.
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 Harold Feld's Tales of the Sausage Factory: I am Jack Abramoff
For me, it is a tragedy and cautionary tale that raises fundamental questions about the viability of Modern Orthodox Judaism and one of its central tennets: that a one can fully embrace modernity while fully embracing the teachings of our sages and leading a life dedicated to God.
Orthodox Judaism is the general term for Jews that embrace the traditional Jewish law and practice as set forth in the various religious codes.
“Modern Orthodox” Jews hold we should embrace modernity as a good thing in its own right, and that living fully in the modern world is completely consistent with living a life in the manner God intended.
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 Description of Judaism
Conservative* Judaism: This began in the mid-nineteenth century as a reaction against the Reform movement.
Humanistic Judaism: This is a very small group, mainly composed of atheists and agnostics, who regard mankind as the measure of all things.
Modern Orthodox, Chasidim and Ultra Orthodox share a basic belief in the derivation of Jewish law, even as they hold very different outlooks on life.
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 Orthodox Jews - Jews For Jesus - www.jew.hondapilot.be   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Orthodox Jews who condemn Zionism and the treatment of the Palestinians as a heresy and violation of the Torah.
Orthodox Jews in Fiction We have relied for too long on people disaffected with the Orthodox world to produce an "Orthodox literature" that verges on caricature.
Neturei Karta is an international organization of Orthodox Jews dedicated to the propagation and clarification of Torah Judaism.
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 Does Modern Orthodoxy Have a Future?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On its right, modern practice is rapidly losing its religious authority to the encroaching dominance of the haredim; on its left, it is losing its worldly authority to other forms of Judaism that are more willing and able to adapt to contemporary life.
Schools are at the heart of Modern Orthodoxy —; and of these two books — because being a Modern Orthodox Jew is defined by a joint inculcation into two distinctly separate worlds, and the amount of exposure to each determines one's place along the political-religious spectrum.
In the absence of a Modern Orthodoxy that aspires to be both modern and Orthodox, it is difficult to imagine a future in which the two aspects of that fragile equation do not split into their constituent parts.
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 YUTOPIA: Understanding Orthodox Judaism
As mentioned previously (and obvious to many readers), Orthodox Judaism is considered to be religious, traditional, and/or authentic, but there are several gradations and sub-categories within Orthodoxy.
The key to understanding Orthodox Judaisms, I believe, is to correctly identify the relationship between texts and tradition.
I like your use of the term "Orthodox Judaisms" (to remind your readers that Orthodoxy is not a monolith) and I'm fascinated by your theory that tradition takes precedence over text (inasmuch as halakha sometimes permits what the Talmud forbids, and vice versa).
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 The Orthodox Paradox
ADDerabbi discusses how the move to bar American Modern Orthodox conversions is stemming particularly from a suspect "Vaad HaRabbonim HaOlami LeInyanei Giyur", an entirely Charedi organization whose sole purpose is to create a Charedi hegemony over conversions.
At a time when the very legitimacy of Modern Orthodoxy is being assaulted by the Charedi leadership, one finds it ironic then that those who are being challenged then pursue a witch hunt within their own ranks.
Charedi Judaism, a product of both Eastern European ultra-Orthodoxy and Israeli political parties, needs to recognize once and for all that it is not the ONLY path to Orthodox Judaism.
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 REFORM AND LIBERAL JUDAISM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He believed that each generation should reinterpret Judaism according to the spirit of their own times and own conditions, an extreme interpretation of the Talmudic saying, that the ‘law of the (gentile) kingdom is the law-
Conversion: The Orthodox establishment's refusal to accept as Jews non-orthodox convertees, and their obstructive attitude to conversion in general, ironic, since the strictures against it were originally introduced by Christians to stop them converting to Judaism, and has since been internalised by Jews.
In my section on practical Judaism, I wrote about the non-orthodox attitude, regarding "the keeping of kashrut as a matter of the individuals conscience, but most  non- orthodox rabbis keep it, and their synagogue kitchens are either lacto-vegetarian, or vegetarian and permitted fish, in other words milky and parev.
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 Orthodox Judaism -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Broadly, the subgroups of Orthodoxy comprise Modern Orthodox Judaism, Haredi Judaism, and Hasidic Judaism.
Orthodox Judaism considers all other Jewish movements to be unacceptable deviations from authentic Judaism; both by their dubiety of the verbal revelation of Written and Oral Torah, and by their rejection of Halakhic (Jewish legal) precedent as binding.
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 RelS 363: Judaism in the Modern Age: Index of Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
RelS 363: Judaism in the Modern Age: Index of Notes
Religious Studies 363: Judaism in the Modern Age:
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