Orthodox Judaism

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• Orthodox Judaism — Judaism as observed by Orthodox Jews. * * * Religion of Jews who adhere strictly to traditional beliefs and practices; the official form of Judaism in Israel. Orthodox Jews hold that both the written law (Torah) and the oral law (codified in the… …   Universalium



• Orthodox Judaism — Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a leading Rabbinical authority for Orthodox Jewry for a quarter of the twentieth century …   Wikipedia

• Orthodox Judaism — noun Date: 1904 Judaism that adheres to the Torah and Talmud as interpreted in an authoritative rabbinic law code and applies their principles and regulations to modern living compare Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Orthodox Judaism — Религия: (Judaism that adheres to the Torah and Talmud as interpreted in an authoritative rabbinic law code and applies their principles and regulations to modern living) ортодоксальный иудаизм …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Modern Orthodox Judaism — Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, a Modern Orthodox rabbi who serves as a Rosh Yeshiva in Har Etzion Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• Heresy in Orthodox Judaism — (Hebrew: כְּפִירָה‎ kefira) is principally defined as departure from the traditional Jewish principles of faith. Mainstream Orthodox Judaism holds that rejection of the simple meaning of Maimonides 13 principles of Jewish faith involves… …   Wikipedia

• Anarchism and Orthodox Judaism — While there is no organized Orthodox Jewish anarchist movement, various anarchistic ideas are common in the works of many Kabbalists and Hasidic teachers. Since the antiquity, some Jewish mystical groups were based on anti authoritarian or… …   Wikipedia

• Judaism — • Judaism designates the religious communion which survived the destruction of the Jewish nation by the Assyrians and the Babylonians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Judaism     Judaism …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Orthodox Jewish feminism — (also known as Orthodox feminism amongst Jews) is a movement in Orthodox Judaism which seeks to further the cause of a more egalitarian approach to Jewish practice[1] within the bounds of Jewish Law. The major organizations of this movement is… …   Wikipedia

• Judaism and environmentalism — Judaism intersects with environmentalism on many levels. This article addresses how the natural world plays a central role in Jewish law, literature, and liturgical and other practices. Moreover, within the diverse arena of Jewish thought,… …   Wikipedia