Orthodox Jewish
Torah-following religious community
Orthodox Jewish describes adherence to traditional Judaism, emphasizing strict observance of Jewish law (halakha), including Sabbath rest, dietary restrictions (kosher), and daily prayer.
Orthodox Jews maintain that the Torah was divinely given and its commandments are binding.
The term distinguishes traditional practice from Reform and Conservative branches: an Orthodox Jewish family, Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn.
- yarmulkeJewish ritual headcovering
- shulJewish house of worship
- mezuzahCased scripture on doorframe
- HalakhaFormal Jewish legal system
- JudaismReligion following Mosaic law
kosher · challah · Hasidism · tallit · Shabbat · matzo · tefillin · yeshiva · mikvah · Torah · Torah scroll · synagogue · kippah · black hat · Passover · Talmud · bris · rebbe
Orthodox JewishReform Judaism
Progressive Jewish religious movement
Orthodox Jewishsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
assimilated · modernist · progressive · liberal · Reform
Orthodox Jewishatheist
One denying gods exist
irreligious · secular · agnostic · non-religious · gentile
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