Orthodox Judaism
Strict Mosaic observance
Orthodox Judaism is the branch of Judaism that adheres most strictly to traditional beliefs and practices, including detailed observance of the Torah, Talmudic law, and rabbinic authority.
Orthodox Jews typically observe Sabbath restrictions, keep kosher dietary laws, and maintain traditional gender roles in religious life.
The term distinguishes these communities from Reform and Conservative Judaism, which emerged in the 19th century as movements accommodating modernity.
an Orthodox Jewish wedding, raised in an Orthodox household.
Jewish house of worship
- shulJewish house of worship
- yeshivaJewish religious study institution
- beit midrashJewish house of study
- rebbeHasidic spiritual leader
Judaism's core scripture
Jewish prayer boxes worn daily
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
- minyanJewish prayer quorum
- shofarRitual horn from ram
- mezuzahCased scripture on doorframe
kippah · yarmulke · sukkah · challah · Kiddush · Havdalah · siddur · bris
Jewish day of rest
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
- Rosh HashanahJewish calendar's start
- PesachJewish spring liberation festival
- SukkotJewish autumn harvest commemoration
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
- shulJewish house of worship
- yeshivaJewish religious study institution
- beit midrashJewish house of study
rebbe · shtetl · rosh yeshiva
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
tefillin
Jewish prayer boxes worn daily
mezuzah · kippah · yarmulke · sukkah · challah · Kiddush · Havdalah · siddur · bris · bar mitzvah
Shabbat
Jewish day of rest
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
- Rosh HashanahJewish calendar's start
- PesachJewish spring liberation festival
Ashkenazim
Jews of European descent
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Hinduism, bible
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- Abrahamic faithsChristianity, Islam, Abraham, God, Catholicism
Orthodox Judaismsecular Judaism
Jewish identity without religious belief
unorthodox, orthodox, orthodoxy, Judaism, unorthodoxy, Judaic