Orthodox Judaism

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branch of Judaism denomination of Judaism religious movement

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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Orthodox Jews	12
Modern Orthodox Judaism	5
Haredi Judaism	2
Hasidic Judaism	1
Lithuanian (Yeshivish) Judaism	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of Judaism ⓘ denomination of Judaism ⓘ religious movement ⓘ
adheresTo	Halakha ⓘ
basedOn	Talmud ⓘ Torah ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ
contrastsWith	Conservative Judaism ⓘ Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ Reform Judaism ⓘ
coreBelief	belief in one God ⓘ binding nature of mitzvot ⓘ coming of the Messiah ⓘ divine origin of the Torah ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ
corePractice	Torah study ⓘ daily prayer ⓘ family purity laws ⓘ kashrut ⓘ observance of Shabbat ⓘ wearing ritual garments ⓘ
emphasizes	continuity with historical Jewish practice ⓘ strict observance of Halakha ⓘ
follows	Jewish law ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Europe ⓘ Israel ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasInstitution	Orthodox synagogue ⓘ beit din ⓘ kollel ⓘ yeshiva ⓘ
hasText	Mishnah Berurah as an important commentary ⓘ Mishneh Torah as a major halakhic work ⓘ Shulchan Aruch as a central legal code ⓘ
hasViewOn	Jewish identity as matrilineal ⓘ gender roles in religious life ⓘ
historicalDevelopment	19th century response to modernity and emancipation ⓘ
includes	Haredi Jews ⓘ surface form: Haredi Judaism Haredi Jews ⓘ surface form: Hasidic Judaism Orthodox Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lithuanian (Yeshivish) Judaism Orthodox Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Modern Orthodox Judaism Religious Zionism ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Hebrew ⓘ
observes	Jewish festivals according to traditional law ⓘ Passover with traditional dietary restrictions ⓘ Rosh Hashanah with traditional liturgy ⓘ Shavuot with Torah study emphasis ⓘ Sukkot with dwelling in a sukkah ⓘ Yom Kippur with a full fast ⓘ
opposes	religious reforms that contradict Halakha ⓘ
recognizesAuthorityOf	rabbinic authorities ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
requires	acceptance of all mitzvot for conversion ⓘ circumcision for male converts ⓘ immersion in a mikveh for converts ⓘ
typicallyProhibits	female rabbis in most communities ⓘ
typicallyRequires	separate seating for men and women in synagogue ⓘ
uses	halakhic decision-making process ⓘ
usesCalendar	Hebrew calendar ⓘ
views	Halakha as binding on all Jews ⓘ Written Torah and Oral Torah as divinely revealed ⓘ

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moshe Shapira (HaPoel HaMizrachi) → associatedIdeology → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Musar movement → associatedWith → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Mishnah → authorityIn → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Talmud → authorityIn → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Georgian Jews → denomination → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

St. Thomas Synagogue → denomination → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Mishnah Berurah → denominationalContext → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Lecha Dodi → denominationalUse → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Tur → denominationalUse → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Vidui (confessional prayer) → denominationalUse → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Reform Judaism → differsFrom → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modern Orthodox Judaism

Israeli Chief Rabbinate → followsTradition → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Judaism → hasDenomination → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Haredi Judaism

Judaism → hasDenomination → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modern Orthodox Judaism

Lakewood Township, New Jersey, United States → hasDominantReligiousOrientation → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

subject surface form: Lakewood Township, New Jersey

mezuzah → hasLegalStatusIn → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Contemporary Judaism → hasMovement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Borough Park → hasReligiousCommunity → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Jews → hasReligiousDenomination → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Haredi Judaism

Jews → hasReligiousDenomination → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hasidic Judaism

Jewish diaspora → hasReligiousExpression → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora → hasReligiousMovement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modern Orthodox Judaism

The Family Moskat → hasSubject → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Orthodox Judaism → includes → Orthodox Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modern Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism → includes → Orthodox Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lithuanian (Yeshivish) Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism → includesMovement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Modern Orthodox Judaism

Beit Yosef → movement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Joseph Karo → movement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Kitzur Shulchan Aruch → movement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Rabbi Moshe Isserles → movement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

subject surface form: Moshe Isserles

Rosh → movement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Yosef Karo → movement → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Pikuach nefesh → normativeIn → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Family purity laws → observedBy → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ

Halakha → observedBy → Orthodox Judaism ⓘ