When looking at my options for religious sites, I decided to look up temples near my house, since there are four different temples in my neighborhood. I found Temple Emanu-el, Beth Israel Congregation, Shaare Ezra Sephardic Congregation and Temple Beth Shalom. Before this assignment I was unaware that there were different branches of Judaism, and different temples for each of those branches to accommodate to the persons specific belief in Judaism. Before choosing which temple I was going to visit, I did my research in the differences between all four of them; to see which I should go to for Friday night Shabbat and I found out that each temple was in different branches of Judaism.
Temple Emanu-El was a conservative temple. Conservative Judaism means that they maintain the idea that the torah came from God, but were conveyed by humans, so they have human elements based of the rabbis interpretation of the torah. Conservative Judaism follows the Jewish laws and the ideology of the Masorti movement, which is based on three primary principles. The first primary principle is the torah and mitzvot. The word “torah” means to teach. The torah is the Hebrew bible, which is composed of the five books of Moses and six hundred and thirteen commandments. The word “Mitzvot” is translated as “commandments”. The second primary principle is Tolerance and pluralism, which means they respect other people’s religions and they believe in a peaceful existence between adherents. The last primary principle is Zionism, which is a national movement for the return of the Jewish people to what they believe is their homeland in the territory defined as Israel.
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There are thousands of religions in this world, and of those, Hasidic Judaism is the most conservative. Throughout history Hasidism has not drifted from the rules and rituals of the 18th century. From the clothing, to the food, everything involved in Hasidic daily life is geared towards becoming closer to God. Around the world there are numerous Hasidic groups, and the largest population is in New York. Hasidic people live in small towns filled with members of the same group, and they all look towards their rebbe for guidance. The rebbe or the rabbi is the teacher of his followers and is responsible for inspiring his people. For Hasidic people everyday they must live by the 613 commandments of the Torah. Hasidic history, study, clothing, food, and communities prove that Hasidic Judaism is the most conservative and orthodox branch of religion for its time.
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Judaism is one of the main religions in the world today along with Christianity and Islam. The three religious beliefs share similar patriarchs and origins that have roots to Abraham. The differences that exist between Islam and Judaism are apparent, however, these are less distinct when a comparison is made between Christianity and Judaism. Regardless of the similarities that exist in the two religions, Judaism has many interesting and sometimes puzzling features. The paper will illustrate the features that I found interesting in Judaism and those that are more difficult to grasp and understand.
Judaism just like most religions through time has separated into different branches. Some of the most important branches of Judaism are Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Conservative, and Reformed. Orthodox Judaism is the strictest of the branch of the four mentioned. They attempt to keep tradition and biblical regulations as much as possible. Their services require that men and women sit separately and that both cover their heads once they enter the synagogue. Reconstructionist Judaism is relatively new. It was founded by Mordecai M. Kaplan under the idea the Judaism is not only a religion but a combination of religion and culture. Conservative Judaism although less strict than Orthodox in certain aspects is still pretty conservative in others. They keep Saturday morning services and men, although not women, are required to cover their heads. Reformed Judaism is more flexible, men and women sit together at the service, are not required to cover their head, and certain aspects have been adapted to the modern world such as utilizing musical instrumen...
This religion is mostly spread in Israel, Europe and United States of America. Hebrew Bible also known as Tanakh with Talmud are their sacred text and their original language is Hebrew. The place where Jewish worship is known as synagogue. According to Jews they believe that there is only one god who created the nature. They mostly go to temple on Saturday also known as Shabbat. The three main religious movements followed by Jewish are Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Orthodox Judaism. In Judaism the laws of god are written in first fiv e books of Tanakh known as Torah. The spiritual leader of Jews people is rabbi.
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I will be discussing the differences between two factions of the Jewish faith know as Reform Judaism and Orthodox Judaism. Both factions have many similarities such as each trace their roots to ancient Jewish history, and seek to follow Jewish teachings derived from the revelations Moses received from God. These teachings can be found in the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures that are known as the Torah. While both share in their desire to follow the Torah’s teachings, they have differing methodologies in how they practice these laws.