Orthodox Judaism

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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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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

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Kabbalat Shabbat observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Three Weeks observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Seventeenth of Tammuz observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Lakewood Township, New Jersey, United States hasDominantReligiousOrientation Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Rashi veneratedIn Orthodox Judaism
Pikuach nefesh normativeIn Orthodox Judaism
Beit midrash practicedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Rabbi presentInBranch Orthodox Judaism
Beit din usedIn Orthodox Judaism
Family purity laws observedBy Orthodox Judaism
Nine Days observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
The Family Moskat hasSubject Orthodox Judaism
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada associatedReligion Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery
Pinchas Menachem Singer denomination Orthodox Judaism
Kew Gardens Hills religiousCommunity Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Jewish Canadians religiousDenomination Orthodox Judaism
Fast of the Tenth of Tevet observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Yisrael Salanter denomination Orthodox Judaism
Jewish theology developedWithin Orthodox Judaism
Shir Shel Yom observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Kesef Mishneh movement Orthodox Judaism
Mesillat Yesharim studiedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Kedushah associatedMovement Orthodox Judaism
Mitnagdim religiousOrientation Orthodox Judaism
Ger denominationWithin Orthodox Judaism
Belz denomination Orthodox Judaism
Bobov religiousDenomination Orthodox Judaism
Karlin-Stolin branchOf Orthodox Judaism
Lithuanian Jewry religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
Ramban Synagogue denomination Orthodox Judaism
Mishneh LaMelech tradition Orthodox Judaism
Biur Halakha movement Orthodox Judaism
Shaar HaTziyun religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
Asher ben Jehiel movement Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Judaism (proto-)
Four Rows isPartOfTradition Orthodox Judaism
Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Beit Yosef
Bayit Chadash (Bach) by Rabbi Yoel Sirkis denominationContext Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Bayit Chadash
Magen Avraham religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
Taz denomination Orthodox Judaism
Pri Megadim religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
Radin religiousTradition Orthodox Judaism
Yisrael Meir Kagan movement Orthodox Judaism
Avkat Rochel religiousMovement Orthodox Judaism
Bedek HaBayit religiousLawSystem Orthodox Judaism
Shlomo Ganzfried movement Orthodox Judaism