Branches Of Judaism

Branches Of Judaism

Reform Judaism

Rules To be a Reform Jew

• Have to observe in the language of there country
• Some dietary laws need to be followed
• if your a Rabbi you can have less Hebrew in services
• Most lenient when it comes to religious practice

Laws to be an Orthodox Jew

How does Reform stand for in modern times

• Have to follow the 10 commandments
• Have to keep kosher and do shabbat, Shabbat is a holy day of rest for Jews
• Have to accept the halachah, the halachah is a collective body of Jewish religous laws.
• That God gave Moses the torah
• No women Rabbis

• Most libral branch
• It's mission is to support and create a vibrant Jewish congregation were ever Reform Jews live
• 1.5 million Jews in 900 synogoues are members of a union for Reform Jews
• 42% of Jews identify as Reform
• largest group of American Jews

This is a picture of Reform Jews in a service.

History Behind Reform

• Reform Judaism rose in the 19 CE as and attempt to make Orthodox more modern
• They took out dietary laws because the founders thought that law was dated
• They embrace modern scholorship
• Dose not teach that Moses wrote the 5 books of the Torah

Reconstructionist Judaism

Reconstructionist in modern times

• American Jewish denomination
• 3% of Jews are Reconstructionist
• One of the most Libral branch
• Changes throughout history
• People who have a strong spiritual belief about Judaism

Laws To be a Reconstructionist Jew

• You have to be a super natural being
• God is not a being
• Jews are not chosen people
• Judaism should be inclusive
• People with Jewish fathers and not mothers are Jewish
• The driving force behind Judaism is belonging rather than believing
• God does not intervine in human life

History Behind Orthodox

• England Jews arrived in America with William the Conqueror
• When they were in England some Jews were forced to accept Cristianity by the Spanish(16 CE)
• Some Jews secretly set up synogogues in the Cromwell, in 1656.
• In any event othodoy came to Jews faithfullness to the practices of Judaism
• Have lots of children to re-populate the community/world

Bibliography

History behind conservative

Websites:

• "Mordecai Kaplan: Founder of Reconstructionist Judaism." <i>My Jewish Learning</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
• "Jewish Sects and Dominations - ReligionFacts." Jewish Sects and Dominations - ReligionFacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.
• Jacobs, Rabbi Louis. "Orthodox Judaism." My Jewish Learning. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
• "Conversion to Judaism Resource Center." Conversion to Judaism Resource Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2015.
• BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/subdivisions/reconstructionist_1.shtml>.

Books:

• Wilkinson, Philip. Illustrated Dictionary of Religions: Rituals, Beliefs, and Practices from around the World. New York: DK Pub., 1999. Print.
• Charing, Douglas. Judaism. London: DK Pub., 2003. Print.

Images:

• Womanrabbis. Digital image. Messianicjudaism. N.p., n.d. Web.
• Person. Digital image. Survey.nmajh. N.p., n.d. Web.
• Hasidic_Judaism. Digital image. Wikipedia.org. N.p., n.d. Web.
• Jewish-sects. Digital image. Weebly.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
• Smilefaces. Digital image. Toppixgallery. N.p., n.d. Web.

How does Orthodox stand modern Times?

Orthodox Judaism

• Zacharias formed conservitive from 1801-1875
• In 1960 they agreed to the use of electricity on Shabbat
• They also agreed to the use of travel on shabbat
• Conservative began as a way to return traditional value without retreating completly away from modern life

• Most traditional branch
• 7% of Jews are Orthodox
• One of the largst groups
• They play a role in social and political isssues
• One of the largest groups

What Dose Conservative stand for in modern times?

This is a picture of a typical Orthodox family.

• Middle ground between Reform and Orthodox
• Made up of various orginizations including: Rabbinical assemblies, Conservative Rabbies and a synogogue of conservative Jews
• Sticks to traditional elements, but flexiable to modern times
• Women can be Rabbis

In this image there is a woman Rabbi, because conservative Judiasm allows women to be Rabbis

Conservative Judaism

Intro

Laws to be a conservative Jew

• If your a Conservative Rabbi you will not preform or attend an intermarriage.
• Conservative Jews can travel on Shabbat.
• If you are a man or a woman you may sit together in services

In this project I will teach you about the branches of Judaism.The branches of Judaism are Judaism interpeted different ways of how to live daily life. My project contains theses questions.

• How dose this branch stand in modern times?
• What is the History behind this branch?
• What laws you need to folllow to be a Orthodox,Conservative ect..... Jew

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History Behind Reconstructionist Judaism

• Founded by Moordecai Kaplane (1881-1983)
• He was born in 1881 in a small town of Svencionys
• in 1971 he became leader of the first synogogue to imcorperate recreatinal activities (Reconstructionist)
• In 1934 he puplished his first book "Judaism as a Civilization"
• it talked about existing civilization and a call for "Reconstrusctionist"
• That lead to his second book "Reconstructionist"that talked about the impact on no Orthodox rules

This is a picture of Moordecai Kaplane