Judaism

In Germany (originally) in the mid-19th century, a new kind of Jew emerged, a Jew who accepted Halacha and Rabbinic authority but who also wanted …

Up to now we have talked of Jews who in one way or another define themselves in positive religious or theological terms but there are …

This relatively new group comes, on the whole, out of Modern Orthodoxy but has developed a more extreme religious position, echoing much of the Haredi …

From these three different categories of Orthodox Jews, we move now to the non-Orthodox part of the religious spectrum. We introduce here two liberal movements …

Haredi Jews is the general term used today for extremely religious Jews who in one way or another continue to distance themselves from many aspects …

ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING IT: ETHNIC IDENTITY – “JEWS ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHY” It is important to remember that Jews traditionally have never seen themselves as …