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

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein movement Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Moshe Feinstein
Ne’ilah observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach denomination Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg movement Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Eliezer Waldenberg
Bein haMetzarim observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews
Rabbi Yaakov Emden movement Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Shalom Messas denomination Orthodox Judaism
Mafdal religiousOrientation Orthodox Judaism
Kazinczy Street Synagogue denomination Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Yitzchak Weiss movement Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Yitzchak Weiss
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz movement Orthodox Judaism
Talmudic sage Rabbi Meir veneratedIn Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski denomination Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Beth Medrash Govoha religion Orthodox Judaism
Lakewood yeshiva community religiousOrientation Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Yeshivish Judaism
Etz Hayyim Synagogue denomination Orthodox Judaism
French Jews mainReligiousDenomination Orthodox Judaism
French Jews mainReligiousDenomination Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Traditionalist Judaism
Synagogue of Ancona denomination Orthodox Judaism
Ritva tradition Orthodox Judaism
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) movement Orthodox Judaism
Korban Musaf observedBy Orthodox Judaism
Italian rite denomination Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Judaism (primarily)
Yeshiva associatedWithCommunity Orthodox Judaism
get (Jewish bill of divorce) requiredBy Orthodox Judaism
beit din usedInCommunity Orthodox Judaism
beth din usedInCommunity Orthodox Judaism
dayan presentInCommunity Orthodox Judaism
Rabba subjectOfDebateIn Orthodox Judaism
Nathan Englander religiousOrCulturalTheme Orthodox Judaism
Poale Zedeck religiousAffiliation Orthodox Judaism
Sforno movement Orthodox Judaism
Torat Chayim tradition Orthodox Judaism
Bernard Drachman religiousDenomination Orthodox Judaism
Remuh Synagogue denomination Orthodox Judaism
Isaac Synagogue denomination Orthodox Judaism
Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York denomination Orthodox Judaism
subject surface form: Eldridge Street Synagogue
Rejoicing of the Torah observedBy Orthodox Judaism
this entity surface form: Orthodox Jews