Modern Orthodox Judaism
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Modern Orthodox Judaism is a Jewish religious movement that combines strict adherence to traditional Jewish law with a positive engagement with modern secular culture, education, and society.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Modern Orthodox Judaism canonical | 11 |
| modern Orthodox Judaism | 2 |
| American Orthodox Judaism | 1 |
| Centrist Orthodoxy | 1 |
| Open Orthodoxy | 1 |
| Torah uMadda Orthodoxy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Modern Orthodox Judaism Context triple: [Jonathan Sacks, movement, Modern Orthodox Judaism]
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A.
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern Jewish religious movement that seeks to conserve Jewish tradition and law while allowing for historical scholarship and limited adaptation to contemporary life.
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B.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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C.
Contemporary Judaism
Contemporary Judaism is the modern expression of the Jewish religion and culture, shaped primarily by rabbinic tradition and encompassing diverse religious movements and practices worldwide.
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D.
Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.
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E.
Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism is the mainstream form of Judaism that developed after the Second Temple’s destruction, centered on the authority of the rabbis, the Oral Torah, and the interpretation of Jewish law and tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Modern Orthodox Judaism Target entity description: Modern Orthodox Judaism is a Jewish religious movement that combines strict adherence to traditional Jewish law with a positive engagement with modern secular culture, education, and society.
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A.
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern Jewish religious movement that seeks to conserve Jewish tradition and law while allowing for historical scholarship and limited adaptation to contemporary life.
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B.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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C.
Contemporary Judaism
Contemporary Judaism is the modern expression of the Jewish religion and culture, shaped primarily by rabbinic tradition and encompassing diverse religious movements and practices worldwide.
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D.
Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.
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E.
Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism is the mainstream form of Judaism that developed after the Second Temple’s destruction, centered on the authority of the rabbis, the Oral Torah, and the interpretation of Jewish law and tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious movement
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denomination of Orthodox Judaism ⓘ stream of Judaism ⓘ |
| approachToGenderRoles |
some communities expand women’s Torah study
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some communities support limited women’s ritual leadership ⓘ varies by community ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Conservative Judaism
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Haredi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Haredi Judaism
Reform Judaism ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
Torah uMadda
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participation in general society ⓘ positive engagement with modern secular culture ⓘ religious Zionism (in many segments) ⓘ strict adherence to halakha ⓘ value of secular education ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion |
Central Europe
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Germany ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
integration of religious and secular knowledge
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observance of mitzvot ⓘ professional careers in wider society ⓘ study of Torah ⓘ university education ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Modern Orthodox Judaism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Centrist Orthodoxy
Open Orthodoxy ⓘ Religious Zionism ⓘ
surface form:
Religious Zionist Orthodoxy
Modern Orthodox Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Torah uMadda Orthodoxy
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| influencedBy |
Haskalah
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surface form:
Enlightenment (Haskalah)
Neo-orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Orthodoxy
Abraham Isaac Kook ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer ⓘ Joseph B. Soloveitchik ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch ⓘ |
| institutionalExpression |
Bar-Ilan University
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Bnei Akiva ⓘ
surface form:
Bnei Akiva youth movement
Orthodox Union ⓘ Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary ⓘ Rabbinical Council of America ⓘ Yeshiva University ⓘ |
| languageOfReligiousTexts |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| majorCenter |
Israel
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South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousBranchOf |
Judaism
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Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| sacredText |
Shulchan Aruch
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Talmud ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ later halakhic responsa ⓘ |
| selfDescription |
engages with contemporary culture while remaining fully halakhic
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seeks synthesis of Torah and modernity ⓘ |
| typicalPractice |
daily prayer with traditional liturgy
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family purity laws ⓘ keeping kosher ⓘ modest dress codes ⓘ observance of Shabbat ⓘ wearing of kippah by men ⓘ |
| viewOnDemocracy | generally supportive ⓘ |
| viewOnHalakha |
binding and authoritative
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open to some halakhic responsa addressing modern conditions ⓘ |
| viewOnScience | generally accepting of modern science ⓘ |
| viewOnSecularStudies |
positive
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sees secular knowledge as valuable ⓘ |
| viewOnStateOfIsrael |
often aligned with religious Zionism
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often supportive of the State of Israel ⓘ |
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Subject: Modern Orthodox Judaism Description of subject: Modern Orthodox Judaism is a Jewish religious movement that combines strict adherence to traditional Jewish law with a positive engagement with modern secular culture, education, and society.
Referenced by (17)
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